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

enIn street, and running thence with
straight line to the southeast cor.
ner OF Block 62, at the intersection OF
the north line of 3D. OF Main street
with the west line OF Eighth street.
said line crossing Blocks g., So and G2,
as SHOWN by the black portion OF a
map attached hereto, and initiated
and signed by me for purposes OF
| Identification.
We would also ask that the open-
ing OF said ground to the public as
aforesaid shall be upon the condition
that none OF the trees now standing
upon said ground shall be DESTROYED.
and that your honorable town coun-
Gil shall take all proper and necessa-
~ precaution to preserve said trees
from injury.
IL Will be seen that the public will
sufier no Inconvenience by this ar
rangement. Very respectfully,
SHREVEPORT AND RED RIVER VALLEY
RAILROAD COMPANY.
By p. McILvRIED.
First Vice President.
Therefore, Be it ordained by the
Town Council of the town of Colfax-
louisiana, in legal session convened,
Ihat the above and foregoing propo-
sitl0n OF the Shreveport and Red Riy-
er Valley Railway Company be and
the same is hereby accepted. and that |
said railway company, it's successors |
OF assigns, shall be and and are here |
Dy authorized to take possession Of /
all that portion of Eighth street w.
ing and being between the north line
Oh street and the south line of |
North street In said town. and to
close same up and erect thereon its
depoc buildings, necessary platforms.
and other necessarv
and that said portion Of
Eighth street be and the same il here
Dy transferred and dedicated to said
railway company, it's successors and
assigns, for such purposes.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
mat all those portions OF Blocks 81.
", " and GA, described in the foreQo.]
ng petition and proposition of the
and Red River Valley Rail-
way company, be, and and the same
hereby accepted, and dedicated and
opened TO public use, In the manner
ma on the terms and conditions sta
ed In said proposition of said rail-
way company, and that all proper
measures and action necessary for
ne protection and preservation of | 6
ne trees growing thereon shall I've I
AIKEN by the town marshal of the 6
own OF Colfax..
Section 3. Be it further ordained
nd provided, That In case it shonId
ccur from any cause whichever by
ne act OF either party to the forego-
az agreement, or by the Judgment I
1 any court of competent jurisdic- n
ION, tirat said railway company '
mould be deprived of the privilege OF
osing and occupying said porrionl
! SAID Eighth street, as hereiniefore
greed 70 and provided, or from using I
ne same as therein provided and n
greeu, then this ordinance shall be- q
1me null aud void In all resp Is. and :,
nd grounds in said Blocks 81, 90. 63 a.
M Of, open to public use az afOre- II
No, snail revert and be restored to tr
lid railway company, and said COM sc
any placed In statu quo as to the la
lme. h,
Section 4. Be 1t further ordained. p
nat the map attached to the forego- G.
g proposition and petition, show =
g the portion of said street herein
'anted to said railway company for .
e use as aforesaid, and the grounds ?
,ened to public use by said compa- =
:, be filed az a public record Of said y
wn, and that this ordinance be in y
rec and take effect from and after u
passage; subject, however, to all x
e conditions set forth in the deed u
'm :. II. McNeely to the Shreveport Q
ia hed River Valley Railway Com 9
ny, donating said grounds to said =
ilway company for depot and sta p
IN purposes. x
adopted by unanimous vote. <
This being the only purpose of the
citing, the council adjourned to X
xt. regular meeting. .
W. L. RICHARDSON, Mayor. 9
!. O. LoNG, Secretary. .