The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-07

An ordinance authorizing the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company To construct,
maintain and operate tracks across Cd
Manchester road, Tower Grove avenue,
Kings highway. Race Course avenue, and
along lesson street and across Seventh
S.T''t. IVORY avenue, Virginia avenue. Mich
f-I1t avenue, Minnesota avenue, Icunsyi-
V1nti avcIIe afa IN. alleys in City Blocks
three thousand one hundred and sixty-iive
at1G three thousand one hundred and sixty
four.
BE 1t ordained by the Municipal Assembly
of the City OF st. Louis. as follows:
Section l. The Missouri Pacific Railway
Company is hereby authorized to construct.
maintain and operate a track. being an eX-
tension Of its northernnost track, Westward
BY across the Old Manchester road, Tower
Grove avenue and king'S highway, and also
Il track across Race Course avenue; and
also "A track from i point on the north line
Of city Block three thousand one hundred
and six,y-eisht, along lesson street and
across seventh street. Ivory arenue, Flr-
ElniI avenue. Michigan avenue. Minnesota
aF,uli" and Pennsylvania avenue, through
City Blocks three thousand one hundred and
s,Atv-tiVe. three thousand one hundred ard
s!Nty-tour, three thousand one hundred and
siNty-tnrtc. three thousand one hundred and
siHiN-twn, three thousand one hundred ard
slNty-on" ana three thousand one hundred
ana sixty. and across the alleys in City
hl-vks thr,c thousand one hundred and six
iE-lEc and three thousand one hundred and
SCI. Z. The tracks herein authorized shall
h." laid under The supervision and to the
satisfaction OF lie street commissioner, ON
a grade even with the street. and the space
between the rails and for two feet outside
thereof shall lee kept in good repair by the
Missouri Pacific Railway COMPANY. Should
ID, said Missouri Pacific Railway Company
il5i o.; any time to keep ia repair the tracks
aHi sil, :ihcyc specified, the Street Com
missioner shall, after ton days motto. in
writing to said company. MAKE such repairs
tS may -" required at the expense of the
81! Missouri Pacific Railway Company. Any
failure of said company to comply with the
provisions of this ordinance shall work A
forfeiture OF all rights and privileges herein
granted.
SEA. 5. The Missouri Pacific Railway Com
ltny. before availing itself of the privileges
granted 10y this ordinance. shall file with
the City Register its written acceptance
thereof, and shall also file with said Regis
ter its penal bond in the sum of five thou
sand dollars, TO be approved by the Mayor
and Council. conditioned that the said Mis-
-ouri Pacific Railway Company Will save
'Ae city Of st. Louis harmless from any and
an damage that may arise from its con-
Structton, maintenance and operation of said
tracks. and That the said Missouri Pacific
ana carry out the provisions of this orii-
nance in each and every respect. Said bond
shall be renewed from time to time as the
Mayor OF 81. Louis may direct, and any fall
ure TO make such renewal within reason
able time, when so ordered. shall operate
as a forfeiture OF all the rights and privi-
leses granted by this ordinance.
Sec. 4. The City Of St. Louis reserves the
right to alter. amend or repeal this ordi-
nance ut any time.
' approved April 5, 1902.