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ORDINANCE NO. 9 10
05-12-1..9 4-9
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE PANHANDLE & SANTA FE RAI:UVAY COMPANY,
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ITS ASSIGNERS, SUCCESSORS AND U:SSEES THE RIGHT, POWER AND PRIVIlEGE
OF LOCATING, CONSTRUCTING, OPERATmG AND MAINTAINING A RAILROAD
TRACK, AND TO OPKRaTE ENGINES, CARS AND TRAINS THEREON, UPON, ALONG
AND ACROSS 1ST STREET, EDNA STREET AND THE ALLEYS IN BLOCKS 13 AND
14, ACUFF HEIGHTS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AT LOCATION SHOIIli
BY SKETCH DBOS No • 2352-R SHOWING PROPOSED LOCATION TO SERVE WEST
TEXAS COMPRESS AT LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAllm'D BY THE CITY COM1USSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
:~· SECTION 1. That the Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Company, ita
asaigna, successors and lesseea be and they are hereby granted the
right, power and privilege of locating, conatructing, operating and
maintaining a railroad industry track or spur track, with necessary
tum-outs, switch stands and other neces~ary appliances connected
therewith, and to operate engines, cars and trains thereon, upon,
along and across lst Street, Edna street and the alleys in Blocl:s
13 and 14, Acut!' Heights ' Addition, ~t the points indicated by a
sketch (DEOS No. 2352-R) showing a ~roposed tract to serve the
West Texas Compress at Lubbock, Texas.
SECTION 2. That the Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Company, its
assigns, successors and lessees are .hereby required and by the accept-
ance of this Ordinance agree that they will construct~ maintain and
operate said track and awitches, tum-outs and other necessary ~pplian•
eea incident thereto, so 88 to contor.m to the grade o£ said streets
and alleys to be established by the City Engineer of the City Of Lubbo k
1 and in such manner as to interfere as little as possible with the ·
I public use and enjoyment, ingress and egress of the abutting premises
by the owners and other lawful occupants thereof', and ·pay the cost
of paving the spaces occupied by said tracks if said alleys or streets
should be paved and will maintain and operate said tracks and other
facilities incident thereto in accordance with the law of the state
o£ Texas and the lawful ordinances &nQ resolutions o!' the ~ity o.f'
Lubbock in such cases needed and provided.
SECTION 3. By the acceptance of the rights herein granted the
Pallhandle & Santa Fe Railway Company, its assigns, successors and
lessees agree that the City of Lubbock shall never be liable to any
person £or d~ges done or property taken on account of this grant,
and that a aid Railway Company will reimburse the City o£ Lubbock
and save it harmless from all claims arising on account o.f' such grant.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed and approved by unanimous vote o£ the City Commission
this 29 day of APril , 1949.
Passed and approved by unanimous vote o.f' the City Commission
this /:z.:tg da}" o£ ~)4ir , 1949.
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