HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3214 ORDINANCE N0.3/Z1�1-1
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY
COMPANY, A FEDERAL CORPORATION, THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE
AND FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN
INDUSTRIAL SPUR TRACK UPON AND ACROSS NORTH SERVICE
STREET AND THE WALKWAY ON THE NORTH SIDE THEREOF,
APPROXIMATELY 335 FEET EAST OF MONTGOMERY STREET, FORT
WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND TO OPERATE TRAINS, ENGINES
AND CARS THEREON AND PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF SAID FRANCHISE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That The Texas and Pacific Railway Company, its successors and
assigns be and are hereby granted the right, privilege and franchise to
construct, operate,and maintain a spur track in* upon and across the
following described property in the City of Fort Worth, Texas:
Beginning at a point in the south line of North Service
Street of East-West Freeway about B feet westerly from
center line of existing spur track known as "Camp Bowie
Spur" and about 335 feet easterly from Montgomery Street,and ex-
tending northerly across said North Service Street and the
north walkway of said Service Street to a point on the north
line of said walkway approximately 12 feet westerly from
center line of aforesaid Camp Bowie Spur, as now located on
the ground, as shown on map attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
That upon the completion of said spur track, Railway Company, its suc-
cessors and assigns shall have the right, privilege and authority to
operate trains, engines and cars thereon and thereover.
SECTION 2.
Before said Railway Company shall be authorized to construct laid
track, it shall apply to the City Engineer of the City of Fort Worth and
obtain a proper grade of said street and walkway and said track shall
be constructed under the direction and mpervision of the City Engineer
and shall conform to the grade given by said Engineer before said Rail-
way shall be permitted to use said crossing.
SECTION 3.
It shall be the duty of said Railway Company, its successors and
assigns, to, at all times, maintain the street crossings by said spur
track between the rails thereof and for two (2) feet on each side of
said spur track, at its expense, with like material and in like manner
as the balance of said streets so traversed and crossed by it, and to
also maintainat all times the sidewalk crossing by said spur track
between the rails thereof and between the spur line and the Camp Bowie
Spur Line and for two (2) feet on the north side of the spur track and
for two (2) feet on the south side of the Camp Bowie Spur, at its expense,
with like material and in like manner as the street crossing.
SECTION 4.
If at any time said Railway Company, its successors or assigns,
shall fail or refuse to keep said track and the streets between the rails
thereof and for two (2) feet on each side of said spur track in good order,
or it shall fail or refuse to keep in good order said track and the walk-
way between the rails of the spur track and the Camp Bowie Spur and for
two (2) feet on the outer sides of said tracks as set out in Section 3
hereof, or it shall fail or refuse to repair the same when requested so
to do by the City Council, then the City Council may, after sixty (60)
days written notice to Railway, repeal this ordinance and all rights,
privileges and benefits granted said Railway Company hereunder shall be
withdrawn.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of , 1954.
APPROVED AS TO ORM:
Assistant City Attorney
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THE TEXIl S PAC/F/C RY. CO.
Easfern Division
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OUT OF CAMP BOW/E SPUR
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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