The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-01-31
CITY ORDINANCE

A BIZ for an Ordinance toGrant the
ST. Louis, South Western Rail.
wal Company the Right ot Way,
aud the Gight b Maitain Its Pre-
sent T1ck over aud Through
Front Street, for the Purpose of
Maintaining and Operating Its
Railway Track Along Said Street
from the State Line 10 the East.
eTn Boundary of Walnut Street
lu the CITY OF TeXarkana, Arkan-
sas, for the Period of 10 Years
From Dec. 20, 1896.
BE II Ordained by the City Coun-
ell Of Texarkana, Arkansas, in reg
ular session assembled.
SECTION l. That the St. Louis
Southwestern Railway Company Is
hereby granted the right OF way,
and the right TO maintain It's pre-
sent railroad track Overland through
Front Street OF Texarkana, Arkan-
sas, for the purpose of maintaining
and operating its one railway track
for and during the period
of fifteen years from Dec.
20, 1896; provided. however, that
said railway company shall so main.
tain its said track as not TO inte-
tere with the free passage OF all
wagons aud vehicles.
SIC. .. That the grant of the
right of way, and the right TO main
tain said railway track therein, is
not to exceed a strip OF land 10 feet
wide and is in that part of said
Front street upon which the line of
said ST. Louis, Southwestern Rail-
way Company is now situated and
adjacent to the right OF way grant.
ed TO the St. Louis, Iron Mountain
& Southern Railroad Company; and
that the said ST. Louis, Southwest
ern shall aid in keeping the balance
of said Street in good repair, as
prescribed by the Street Commits
sioner so long as it may continue to
use said Street, and shall at all
times keep its track free from all
standing cars at the crossing of
Pine, Vine, Elm and Walnut
Streets.
Provided, however, that it said
st. Louis, Southwestern RAILWAY
Company shall fail, for thirty days,
after being notified by the proper
officers of the city of Texarkana, to
begin aud push, to speedy compile
tion, any repairs or work which the
Street and Alley Committee of said
city of Texarkana may deem neces-
sary to be done upon said Front
Street, then, in that event, all
rights or privileges granted by said
original ordinance and hereby re-
vived shall terminate and cease,
and
Provided further, that the said
st. LOUIS, Southwestern Railway
Company shall not have the right
to prevent any person or persons
corporation or corporations, to
whom the city of Texarkana has
heretofore granted or may hereaf-
ter grant the right, from building
across its tracks, on said Front
Street, or otherwise to enterfere
with such persons or corporations
in carrying out the privileges grant
ed them by.said city of Texarkana.
SEC 3. Provided, however, that
at all times during the continuance
of this ordinance or franchise the
said St. Louis, Southwestern Rail
road Company shall with its own
employees, appliances and machin-
cry switch all cars for or desired by
the Texarkana & Ft. Smith Rail
road Company from the connection
of the tracks of said two companies
to points on said Front Street
track or to any track connecting
herewith controlled by said ST.
Louis, Southwestern Railway Com
pany, and shall give to service the
same care and attention it does it
does to the handling of It's own
cars and work. For such services
the Texarkana & Ft. Smith Rail-
road Company is to pay said St
Louis, Southwestern Railroad Com
pany sum not to exceed S137!
for each loaded car so switched in
either direction, but its empty cars
switched for it shall be so handled
on said tracks free of charge. This
proyiso shall be in force until the
expiration of this franchise.
SEC. 4. That this ordinance take
effect and be in force from and af-
ter its passage.
State of Arkansas,
County of Miller,
City of Texarkana.
|, j. 7. Murphy, Recorder within
and for the city OF Texarkana, Ar
kansas, do hereby certify that the
above foregoing ordinance was duly
and regularly passed by the coun-
Gil of the aforesaid city, on the 25th
day OF January, 1898, the same be-
ing a regular session of said coun-
Gil.
In witness whereof, | set my hand
and caused the seal Of said city to
be affixed.
This, the 29th day of January,
1898. j. T. MURPHY,
City Recorder.
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