The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.
AN ORDINANCE rcpcoling ordinances
with reference TO franchise OF Houston


With reference TO franchise OF Houston
Gas LigM Company go.
Whercos. The franchisc hitherto grant
OF the CITY OF Houston. on February IA.
1861. FOR thu purpose of maintaining
nipea:se system III supplying consumers
viii, gas. has cxrlrtd: and
Whereas. Tho Houston Gas iigl,t
Con,nny now has no rights 10 the use
and o<cunaBcy OF thu strcets OF the ttty
OF Hnus,os for maintaining sucn pipe
are svS GU and ras rlan2, ana
Whereas Said Houston Gas, Light
Company has refused 10 comply Win
the conditions ana stpulnNonS rcautrei
by the City OF Houston for tho renewal
al their franchise. thcrfore
he II ordained bv the city Council OF
the Cav OF houston section l. That no
ordinance nassed by this council on tho
17th day OF May. iS7, the provisions or
ngnstoh GaS Light company. and any
other ordinances granted the Houston
Gas 1yght Company aftccting the usc
and occupancy of the streets OF the
Civ OF Houston for maintaining a gas
AMI pipeagc system FOR supplying con-
ermers with cas. I've and the same are
hereby rcpculed
Section >. This ordnance to takc cnect
from and after its rNssagc,
l. II. II. Warner, city Secretary OF the
CITY Of uouston. certify that the arrows
anh foregoins Is q true cory Of "a 9ra,, ~,
Jul, u. A. II. 1877,
Witness sny official signature this the
I'D day of Juno, a. ID. lSu'.
~ Il X. WARMER city SECRETARY.
AN ORDINANCE rranting the right OF
way over Col tain streets IN the. .f,y OF
houston to tho Galveston and Houston
Electric Railway Company.
BE ., otdHincd by the CITY Council OF
tho CIV of Houston
section /. That the right of way :,
hereby grantcd 30 the Galy.Sion and
Houston Electric RAILWAY Company tt
construct. maintain mud orermtc its lin.
houston ever the following natucl
streets of the said city. to-wit. HoS,n'
ming on the east s.de OF Main stree
thence castwsrdly along Waller avenue
tu te eastern limits, thence on 10 ST
Agatha street. thence along 81. Agatha
street to the eastern boundary OF the
CITY Of Houston.
Section .. That the said railway com.
MANY shall have the right 10 purchase
ward and dcpu, grounds adjoining TIL,
right Of way hereby granted, at such
point MS II may dCcm most eNpedent
and II shall have ihe right 10 construct
and erect sdctracks aaui buildings ON Its
denot grounds as n may deem conveni-
s i %nd necessary, and shall have ,hS
switches on grades 10 he iiNei 10y tbs
civ Engineer over and across all street.
which may ctves and iu'e'v'csi Its depo,
grounds. ana TO connect .ts depot
nrounds by necessary tracks with thc
nain line In the s,rol!S herelnheforc
named.
Section 3, that all TRACKS TO be laid In
tts streets over which right of way X
hereby GRANTED shall he ms near as prac-
ttNabie In the center of this street as the
same shall he designated by the Guy
Engineer AMI all tuacks g he laid IN
the streets Of the city shall be laid ac'
co'dnc to the grades and tsNeiS FUR
mshod by the CITY Engineer, the rails tc
he laid 90 that ,he top Of the rails shall
lie on a level With the street, and shat
be kctt N such condition and lltl II
such p Mariner ns shall not lnt"rlcrt
with travel on the same All such tracks
10 be constructed under tho hnmedlat'
COMMITTEES and the CITY Engineer, .
Srrtiun said railway company shall
at IT'S own Coz. end ,Npense, conform "a
and comply with nil the general regula
lions and ordinances of tho GUY oil
Houston now In force or which may
hereafter I've adopted relating to the con
structlon and orefali of railway
within tho coTpotatn hmsts Of satd city.
ell should determine 10 pave OF ether
wise Improve any portion az The stree
iIpon which said railway company mas
have It's lines constructed. thai SAL
comnai,v Srall ten porarily take up NJ
improvements FOR such purposes, tina
all lines of sSA,d road he put In thorough
rormr; and maintained IN GOOD orier'
and All work OF repairs that shall N
done upon any of It's Ines which ma!
IN, ANY manner affect rhe ,sp OF IN
fitrerts by the public may he done In ,
snanuei TO meet tho appnlgyaI OF In,
CIV Engineer. and shall bn altered o.
chnuped hy said cnmnnny when notltct
directly TO do so hy said CITY Engineer.
S,t. Ton & Said midway comuauy agrees
TO grade ana pave or otherwise lmprov,
The portion of the street. or intersectio or
uaed or o,cuIi cd nv such company MT IL,
own expense, and the cost of .lich I'M
movement shall be n lien upon the prop
crtv md the franchise of said company
Tho poroion OF the slriroI occupied 10y
snld company shaiI he deemed 10 NEAR
an that pur.tion of the same between III,
rails OF AN I'M, tralclta laid and extcndinl
T. inches bevond the outer edge OF III,
rails of sitch rpnd
SECTION 7 Sntd railway Germany agrcc,
10 fnln,sn mad oneratc MI Ws own COS
mn ma Gle, tric u,ht at oa,,h area cross
tup crossrh liz eaid road tnr1Ilqhoi.t III,
bsnrth OF Tho greet oUg,,tl~l M IA
Sociion s rhnt snij railway comJan,
shall nat haul freieht mr. be- onvnnel IN
any freip MT tra fflr an its line OF ra,lwn,
m the CIV of Houston az any poln
west OF 81 I,nail,tl street. and tina.
cars shall MOI bo allow Ell to stand on
Walker nvfnuo an nnv no.,nt ,y,st al
ST Emanuel stset for any lime longe,
fhan wnnt h uItolutrlv required Ia tnk,
On and off passengers, ana shnll not b,
the onpration of sa!d road tho stonna o.,
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