The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-05-12
AN ORDINANcE

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AN ORDINANCE,
Accepting from the Shreveport an,
Red River Valley Railway Compan,
certain grounds, and dedicating tn
same to public use, and granting I,
4 said company the right to close ant
| occupy a portion OF Eighth street.
| WHEREAS, The following communi
cation and proposition has been adj
dressed by the Shreveport and Rec
River Valley Railway Company 70
the Mayor and Council OF the towr
OF Colfax, Louisiana, to-wit:
Shreveport. La, April 20. 1900.
To the Honorable Mayor and Town counc;, =,
i the Town OF Coifax. Louisiana
! Gentlemen-On account of the In.
cation of the line of our railway
track through your City, it will be
| necessary for us to use a portion of
Eighth street for the erection Of our
Depot building, necessary warehous-
es' platforms and buildings. and for
US 10 close that portion of Eighth
street between the north line of 'sB''
street ana the south line of North
street. We therefore ask you to per-
NIT us TO take possession of and use
ali that portion OF Eighth street, and
10 close 1T and erect said necessary
buildings thereon.
In consideration thereof, we pro-
pose and agree to permit the open
ing to public use all that portion of
block 81 lying west of the Shreveport
and Red River Valley Railway Com
pany's one hundred foot right OF
way, SO long as we may make use of
or possess as Aforesaid the portion of
Eighth street above described: also.
10 open to public use those portions
OF Blocks 81, 6S and GA lying west OF
SAID right OF way and extending to a
me Deginninfng at the northeast cor
ner OK Lot One of Block GA, on the
south line OF North street 1885 feet
from the intersection OF said line of
said street with the east line of sew
enth street, and running thence with
straight line to the southeast cor
ner OF Block 81, at the intersection Of |
the north line of 80" or Main street
with the west line of Eighth street
said line crossing Blocks 81. G3 and 81 |
as shown by the black portion of n
map attached hereto, and initiated /
and signed by me for purposes OF |
Identification.
We would also ask that the open-
ng OF said ground to the bubble as
iloresald shall be upon the condition
nat none OF the trees now standing
lpon said ground shall be DESTROYED.
lnd that your honorable town coun-
II shall take all proper and necessa-
y precaution TO preserve said trees
rom injury.
IL VIII be seen that the public win
uffer no inconvenience by this ar
angement. Very respectfully.
AND RED RIVER VALLEY
RAILROAD COMPANY.
BY Il. MCILyRIED.
First Vice President.
Therefore, Be it ordained by the
own Council of the town of Colfax.
louisiana. in legal session convened.
nat the above andforegOing propo-
ltlon OF the Shreveport and Red Eiv-
I valley Railway Company be and
ne same Is hereby accepted, and that
aid railway company, it's successors
assigns, shall be and and are here.
y authorized to take possession OF
II That portion Of Eighth street w.
y ana being between the north line
"B' street and the south line Of
Orth street in said town. and to
ose same up and erect thereon its
'pot buildings, necessary platforms.
arenouses, and other necessary
liidlngs; and that said portion OF
lghth street be and the same Is here
Y transferred and dedicated to said
hlway company, it's successors and
signs, Tor such purposes.
SectlOn z. BE Ii further ordained
hat all those portions of Blocks 81.
, % and "a, described in the forego-
g petition and proposition of the
lreyeport and Red River Valley Rail-
ay company, be, and and the same
hereby accepted, and dedicated and
'eIesf to public use, in the manner
ia On the terms and conditions sta
z In said proposition OF said rail
ay company, and that all proper
easures and action necessary for
g protection and preservation of
trees growing thereon snail be
ken by the town marshal of tbei
wn OF Coiiax.
Section 8. Be 1t further ordained
q provided, That in case it should
cur rom any cause whichever by
act Ol either party to the fOrego-
agreement, or by the Judgment
any court OF competent jnrisdic- /
N, that said railway company 4
ouid be deprived Of the privilege OF
sing and occupying said portion Il
salQ Eighth street, as hereinbefore 4
reed to and provided, or from using I
same as therein provided and
reed, then this ordinance shall be- \,
ne nun and void in all respects, and "a