The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.

AZ ORDINANCE granting to the Houston.
YAK Lawn and Magnolia Park Railway
company the right 10 construct. mafl.
van, tam ana operate certain spur and side,
tracks ana connections on Commerce aud
Austin streets.
he 4 ordained by the city council OF the
city q Houston;
granted the Houston. Oak Lawn and
Magnolia Park Railway Company to con.
struct, maintain and operate a track to
run In westerly direction along. upon
ana across Commerce and Austin streets
from its main line on Commerce street
NJ or hear Austin street, to block No. IL,
south side Buffalo bayou. and also 70
construct. maintain and operate ccunect.
Ing tracks leading therefrom along, upon
and across said streets to said block No.
IL, south side Buffalo hayou.
Sec. ?, said railway is also granted
the right to construct maintain and or
crate side or spur track from q point
west OF In Branch street to a point east
OF Austin street and side or spur track
from pein, vest Of austin street to op
track extending from point at about
east OF san Jaclnto street.
See. & rhnt should said railway com
pnny avail itself Of the franchise hereby
granted, Il win do all necessary drain
age on said streets required of u accord.
Ing to the provisions q The charter OF
sideration for the franchises hereby
granted II. said railway company also
agrees, NJ It's own expense, that y VIII.
In connection with the construction OF
said tracks and under the supervision o.
the city engineer and the street nni
bridge committee OF the city council VII
and grade Commerce street from Austin
60 Caroline street and gravel Commerce
street from La Branch TO san Jacnto
street
See 4. Subject to the ordinances cover.
ing the construction and operation OF rail.
tracks he gitN pf IInngtpn
Sec. 8. This ordinance to take eject
and be In force from and after its pms
sage.
Sec. q. Re Il further ordained that the
railroad company be required to pave
Commerce street from San Jaclnto up to
and Including intersection of Commerce
and Crawford streets, With gravel not
less than eight inches deep street Go
be curbed with stone four Inches thick at
the top aud show eight Inches above
grade level and twelve inches covered
Sec, {, De II further ordained that "
the said railroad company accepts the
franchise granted by and under this ordl
nance, that the said railroad company
Its successors and assigns will hold the
city OF Houston harmless Of any and all
damages that said company may cause
TO property or person OF whatever Kind
name, nature or description by reason q,
the construction, maintenance aud op
Grafton and that II viii dcfend amy aud
all damage suits brought against the city
of Houston which are caused by the said
railroad company building Its tracks or
running Its trains over aud upon said
right OF way.
See s. BE Il further ordained that In
paving the streets MS agreed To by VA.
railroad company, that Il shall not ex-
empt II from any and all taxes due or
that may become due hereafter. II T.
distinctly understood that the said pay
Ing of street Is In no wise 10 be consid
cred as n consideration for the right OF
way granted hereby, that the paving
given by the donor and accepted by the
donee Ia as n bonus.
l. Arthur Upper, city secretary of tn
city Of Houston, Texas. hereby certify
that the above and foregoing ordinance
was duly passed by the city council OF
said city at u regular meeting held Feb.
runry 10, IDOL.
Witness my official signature and seal
of said city, this the 2lst day OF Fchru
airy, 1901. ARTHUR Upper,
City Secretary.