Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-03
4. oRD.nAncE.

An ORDINANCE.
An ordinance granting to the
Chicago Northwestern Railway
Company privilege to lay, con-
struct and operate, for certain
purposes, track across Ninth
street in the City of Missouri Val
ley, Iowa.
WHEREAS. C. H. Deur has pur-
chased a certain tract of land or
lot in Seaton's Addition to the
City of Missouri Valley, Iowa, the
same lying east of Ninth street,
and abutting upon and adjacent
to the. right of way of the Chi
cago Northwestern Railway Com
pany, for the purpose of erecting
buildings, sheds, etc, and equip
ping, maintaining and operating
a coal yard for the sale and dis
tribution of coal, and
WHEREAS, in order to proper
" operate said coal yard and keep
and maintain the same, with
proper facilities for receiving and
distributing the property to be
handled therein, by the said C. H.
Deur. it is necessary to have a
side track from the Chicago
Northwestern Railway Company
constructed thereto, which side
track, if constructed, must cross
the west line of Ninth street with
in eighteen feet from the center
line Of said proposed track and
the south rail of the present
switch track as now constructed,
running thence east across Ninth
street. and crossing the east line
|of said Ninth street within thirty
six feet of the south rail of the
switch track as heretofore men,
toned, and,
WHEREAS, the said G. H. Deur
has petitioned the City Council
that a right of way be granted to
the said Chicago Northwestern
Railway Company, and permis-
sion granted, to construct in and
across said street and keep and
maintain thereon such sidestgack,
spur or switch for the i. pniHese
above referred to, and finding
that such request is reasonable
and that such petition shouldf-be
granted, therefore:
Be it ordained by the City
Council tof,the City Of Missouri
Valley, IayyS,
Section That the Chicago
Northwest Railway Company,
its suceessops: and assigns, be
and is hereby granted the privi-
lege to construct, maintain and
operate q side track, siding or
spur or railroad track in and
across Ninth street at such place
as it may find proper to connect
said coal yard, buildings, sheds
and warehouse erected or to be
hereafter 8 erected, constructed,
kept and maintained by the said
G. a. Deur, his successors and
assigns, with.;its line Of tracks,
siding and. Faiiway, operated by
the said Chicago, Northwestern
RailYay Company, and use the
same for all purposes and at all
times for the purpose of trans
porting to andffrom said coal
yard, building, sheds or ware
house all goods, wares, merchan-
disc and property of every de-
lscription as may be required or
as properly. pertains to or may be
incjdentalFt to said business.
Section 81 For and in consid-
Grafton of the privilege above
granted thessaid Chicago North
western Railway Company shall
keep and maintain the street at
the point where said track crosses
Tue same IN a SAFE and paSsable
condition, at all times so far as
the presence or operation of said
siding would affect the usual, or
binary and proper uses of said
street by the public.
Section 8. This ordinance be-
ing deemed of immediate impor-
|tance shall take effect and be in
force from and after five days
after its passage by the City
Council and its publication as re-
|qpised BY law.
Adopted and approved this tst
day of May, A. D., 1917.
J. C. PRATHER, Mayor.
J. F. Glinkenbeard, City Clerk.
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