Ord 2559 12/16/1969 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT,
INC. THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE TO
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A RAILROAD
SPUR TRACK CROSSING IN, UPON, OVER AND ACROSS
MARKET STREET AND IN, UPON, OVER AND ACROSS
COMMERCE STREET, BOTH TRACKS LOCATED IN SUB-
DIVISION EXPRESSWAY EAST INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT,
UNIT TWO, TRACT 1, TRACT 2, TRACT 3, AN AD-
DITION TO THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA
COUNTY, TEXAS AND TO OPERATE THEIR TRAINS,
ENGINES AND CARS THEREON; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS :
SECTION 1. That the Industrial Development, Inc. , and
its successors and assigns be and it is hereby granted the right,
privilege and franchise to construct, maintain and operate a
railroad spur track crossing of ten feet (10 ' ) in width in, upon,
over and across Market Street at Station 14 plus 09 on a bearing
of South 77°43 ' West and a railroad spur track crossing of ten
feet (10 ' ) in width in, upon, over and across Commerce Street at
Station 16 plus 15 on a bearing of South 81°24' West and to oper-
ate their trains, engines and cars thereon. Both said railroad
spur track crossings are located in the dedicated Subdivision
Expressway East Industrial District, Unit Two, Tract 1, Tract 2,
Tract 3, an addition to the City of Wichita Falls, Wichita County,
Texas.
SECTION 2 . It shall be the duty of said Industrial
Development, Inc. , its successors and assigns to, at all times,
maintain at its expense said railroad spur track crossings be-
tween the rails thereof and for two feet (2 ' ) on each side of
said spur track crossing.
SECTION 3. Said Industrial Development, Inc. , its
successors and assigns shall save the City of Wichita Falls
harmless from all damages, or claims for damage, resulting from
the construction, maintenance and operation of said railroad
spur track crossings constructed hereunder or resulting from
any operation of cars thereon.
SECTION 4. The right, privilege and franchise hereby
granted is for a period of twenty-five (25) years from the date
of the ordinance.
SECTION 5. The fact that the making and construction
of said railroad spur track crossings is being delayed pending
the taking effect of the ordinance, and that the condition of
such railroad spur track crossings endangers public health and
safety constitutes and creates an urgent public necessity re-
quiring that this ordinance be passed as an emergency measure
and this ordinance is passed as an emergency measure and shall
be in force and effect immediately from and after its passage.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS the 16th day of December, 1969.
A Y O R
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK