Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-18
ORDINANCE NO. 305

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO
THE SOUTHERN PACI Fl G
COMPANY, A CORPORATION,
IT'S SUCCESSORS AND AS
SIGNS, THE RIGHT TO CON
STRUCT AND FOR A PERIOD
OF FIFTY YEARS TO MAIN
TAIN AND OPERA~E E A DRILL
TRACK CROSSING TIL r d
STREET, IN TIE CITY OF Ell
CENTRIC.
The Board of Trustees of the
City of FL Centre do ordan as fol
lows:
SFCTIONsI. That the right and
privilege be, and the same is, here
by granted to the Southern Pacific
Company, corporation, its sue
ccssors and assigns, to construct
and for period of fifty years
from the date hereof to maintain
and operate a drill track crossing
Third Street in the City of El Cen
fro, along and over the route, the
as follows:
Beginning at point in the
Westerly line of Third Street,
distant due North thereon 454
feet, more or. less. from its in
tcrscction with the Northcrly
line Of 8ommcrcial Avenue;
thence South 6J degrees, 2J
4 -
point in the Easterly liuc of
Third Street. distant due North
thereon 1926 feet, more or less,
from its intersection with aforr-
said Northcrlv line of CONNER
cial Avenue.
SECTION H. That the line of
said tracks across said street shall
conform to the established grade
thereof.
SECTION III IT is further made
Il condition hereof that there be.
and is hereby, expressly reserved
to said city of El Centre the right
to grade, sewer, pave, macadamlZc,
repair. improve or alter said street or
any port thereof and II lav down
pipes for water, gas or other purposes
therrin-all such work TO be done
by said CITY in such manner rs not
TO iuirro or ohStrurt the tracks of
said lailroad or interfere with the
business thereof unnecessarily.
SECTION ". The rights, privi-
l"gcs and franchises herein provid-
ed for are granted upon the con
dition and under the provisions of
the Civil Co6r of the state Of Cali
forn;a, rcGul,,' Lg the use Of sf"ccts
in Incorporated cities and towns hT
railroad companies; and upon the
further conditions that said South
crn Pacific Company shall immo-
d.iatelv upon the construction Of
the said track construct and there
after maintain during the life Of
this franchise proper crossing Of
said track and approaches thereto
the entire width of said street
suitable for the passing of vehicles
over said track-all of which shat
be to the satisfaction and apnrov9'
! of the Board of Trustees of said
city.
SEC TON V. The above rights
privileges ana franchises are
i granted upon the cypress con li-."ns
/ md provisions af'rcSaid, and nnol
each and all of them, and if tho
j said Southern raciti" Compad>-. -
succc cssors or as Gus. shall fail l,
amy particular 20 comply the"'Wth Ii
! ;hou in that cva'I. all rights. pr!
vilcgcs and franchises granted T.!
j this ordinanr" S'.'l' be fort 'lt"',.
SECTION VI. The City Clrrl
shall certify to the passage, adop
tion aud approval Of this ordinance
aud cause the same to be publish
cd once in the Imperial Vale!
Press, newspaper Of general cir
cnlation printed and published II
said City of FL Centre, and thirt'
days after such publication the or
I dinancc shall take effect and be il
force.
\. \. BUCKLIN,
President Of the Board of Trustee
Of the City of FL Centre. Cali
fornia.
(SEAL)
AttcSt:-
J. G. Ncalo. City Clerk.