Ord 26 2/13/1890 ORDINANCE NO. XXVI
AN ORDINANCE GIVING AND GRANTING TO THE WICHITA FALLS
RAILWAY COMPANY RIGHT-OF-WAY OVER MICHIGAN AVENUE, MILL
STREET, OHIO AVENUE, EIGHTEENTH (18TH) AND NINETEENTH
(19TH) STREETS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS AT A
REGULAR MEETING THEREOF, THERE BEING PRESENT OTIS T. BACON, MAYOR, R.E.
HUFF, C.W. WORD, W.E. BROTHERS, J.C. ZEIGLER AND G.U. HUMPHREYS, ALL OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SECTION 1. That the Wichita Valley Railway Co. is hereby granted the
exclusive right-of-way for as many as two (2) railroad tracks over Michigan
Avenue, beginning at the point where said Michigan Avenue crosses the Fort
Worth and Denver City Railway Company's track, and running North with said
street for one half (1/2) mile, and also running South with said street to
the intersection with Mill Street, and also over Mill Street for as many
as two (2) tracks, beginning at the point where said Mill Street intersects
the said Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company's track, and running
thence South with said street to its terminus at S.W. corner of Ballow and
Granger's addition to the City of Wichita Falls, also the right-of-way for
as many as two (2) railroad tracks over Ohio Avenue from its intersection
with Mill Street on South to its terminus, as laid out by Barwise and
Jalonic, and over said street as extended between between McBride's add-
ition and Jalonick's addition, also over both Eighteenth and Nineteenth
Streets, beginning at the intersection of both streets with Ohio Avenue,
and running thence West with said streets to their termination.
Also giving and granting to said Railway Company the right to con-
struct upon either or all of said streets such sidings as may be needed
to connect with said two railroad tracks on said street.
Provided, however, that if said Wichita Valley Railroad Company shall
fail to occupy said streets or so much of them as may be necessary for an
outlet from the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company's track to the
Southern limits of the City by January 1st, 1891, that the Council shall
have the right at any time after said date to remove the privileges here
tofore granted.
Approved February, 13, 1890.
Otis T. Bacon
Mayor
ATTEST:
Robert E. Huff
City Secretary pro tem.