Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-11
ORDINANCE NO. aes

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO
THE INTER-CALIFO MIA
RAILWAY COMPANY, A COR
PORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS THE RIGHT TO
CONSTRUCT AND FOR A PER
IOD OF FIFTY YEARS TO
OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A
SPUR TRACK CROSSING
BRIGHTON AVENUE IN THE
CITY OF Ell CENTRIC.
The Board of Trustees of the City
of Ell Centre do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That the right and
privilege be, and the same is, here
by granted TO the California
Railway Company, a corporation,
its successors and assigns, to con
struct and for a period of fifty
years from the date hereof to main
tain and operate spur track cross
ing Brighton Avenue in the City of
FL Centro along and over the route,
the center line of which is deserib-
ed as follows:
Beginning at point in the
southerly line of Brighton Ave
nue., said point being distant 70
feet more or less westerly along
said line of Brighton Avenue
from its intersection with the
westerly line of Third Street;
thence northerly on straigh:
line a distance of 81 feet more
or less to a point in the North
erly line of Brighton Avenue,
said point being distant 81 feet
more or less measured westerly
along said line of Brighton
Avenue from its intersection
with the westerly line of Third
Street.
SECTION II. That the line of
said track across said avenue shall
conform to the established grade
thereof.
SECTION III. It is further made
condition hereof that there be,
and is hereby, expressly reserved
to said City of Ell Centre the right
to grade, sewer, pave, macadamize,
repair, improve or alter said avenue
or any part thereof and TO lay
down pipes for water, gas, or other
purposes therein-an such work to
be done by said City in such man
ner as not to injure or obstruct the
tracks of said railroad or interfere
with the business thereof unneces-
sarily.
SECTION ". The rights, privi-
leges and franchises herein provid-
ed for are granted upon the condi-
tions and under the provisions Of
the Civil Code of the State of Cali
fornia regulating the using OF
streets in incorporated cities and
towns by railroad companies; and
upon the further condition that said
Inter-California Railway Company
shall Immediately upon the CON
struction of said track construct
and thereafter maintain during the
life of this franchise proper cross
ings of said track end approaches
thereto the entire width of said
avenue suitable for the passing Of
vehicles over said track, all of which
shall be to the satisfaction and ap
proval of the Board of Trustees Of
said City.
SECTION V. The above rights,
privileges and franchises are grant
ed upon the express conditions and
provisions aforesaid, and upon each
and all of them, and if the said In
California Railway Company, its
successors or assigns, shall fail in
any particular TO comply Herewith,
then in that event, all rights, pri-
vileges and franchises granted by
this ordinance shall thereupon be
forfeited.
SECTION VI. The City Clerk
shall certify to the passage, adop-
tion and approval of this ordinance
and cause the same to be published
once in the Imperial Valley Press,
a newspaper of general circulation
printed and published in said City
of FL Centro, and 80 days after such
publication this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force.
Passed and adopted this 9TH day
of December, 1923.
c. +. PITZER,
Acting President Of the Board of
Trustees of the City of FL Cen,
tro, California.
Attest
]. S. LOoFBOUROW,
(SEAL) City Clerk.
l hereby approve the foregoing
Ordinance No. 263, this 5th day of
December, 1923.
c. f. PITZER,
Acting President of the Board of
Trustees of the City of Ell Cen
tro, California.
State of California,
County of Imperial, ss:
City of I'll Centre.
/, j. S. Loofbourow, City Clerk
of the City of El Centre, California
do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 263 was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees Of said City of
Ell Centre, held on the 5th day OF
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