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Ord 257 5/22/1919 i tR DINANCE NO, 251 AN ORDINANCE GIVING AND GRANTING TO TEE WICHITA FALL$ TRACTION COVAAY, IT8 SU00ESSOR'8, AASSIOI'S, A` SMW, THE RIGHT TO OPERATE, 00 U'CT Ate? IINTA A STREET CAR LI1M 0VER ADD AEG CERT 10 :STREETS OF TIN CIS OF WICRGM. F LS TEXAS, AND REPEALING SO OF ORDINANCES NO1. lob AND 1.87 ©R TEE C ITS' Off' WI RITA FALLS, TEXAS AS REQUIRES THE NIORITA' FAZLS TRACTION OOMPH, ITS SUCCESSOM ASSI&NS, AND IESSUS TO PA ANY PART! OP THE STMTS OF t ICHITA FALLS bCOUPTED BY, SAID STREET RAILWAY BELONGING TO TUB WICHITA FALLS TRACTION COMPANY AND Sp MUOR OF SAD 010tNA10E AS REQ.t IM 8 M, PAYVM OF A. OROSS REORIPTS TAX OF TWO PER OZV TO SA, CITY WER " ITS POPULATION REAORES TWENT -VIVE THOUSAND AND PROVIDING THAT A GROSS IM,CEIPTS TAX OF TWO IEROM MULL RE PAID 'BY SAID W109ITA. PALS TRACTION COMPANY ITS SUCCESSORS ASSIGNS AND MOUS V= ITS NET EARNINO8? EZfiCI;U'Z� E G F ALL TAXES Pt ID SHALL AXOMT 00 SIMT PZR CENT Old' T'RE AMODST OF ITS ACTUAL IIST MO Seal, I* BE IS ORDAINED by thaeBoar& of Al"rmez* of the City of wlohi.ts Falls Texas that from and after that passage of this ordi"noot the Rohits "allae Traotion. Compmy, Its st poess.ers tLesigno, ant laessos ahall have the right to extent, a o str ot, operate anal maintala a standard ga`a.ge street oar track along an& upon all street* of the Oita of Wichita Falls* Tetas,, now o*oupied by the street oar tracks of sai.t Chita Falls Traction Oompa ny in the said Oity of Wi0bi.ta Fal l8 a, t o-w j; Ohio Aver, Sixth Street, Indi a Avenue, Tonth Streei �►r Ave , Thirteenth Street, DroaQ Avenue, Ninth 8taeoett Ze Boulovar-At Seventeenth Street, Dovni.ng Street,, Grace Aver, aaA6 Collins Av#,=e in th:e0ity of Wichita Falls,, Texas# go** S. The said Wichita Falls Traotion Compa r, its sues» +e04841ro sal 469100 vAA Ieaeoeo shall, op6raetog extend ooa truo�t, ialWA ito aea A otroeta"o an& s*reot railway s riotlp aoeora- + that tom Of 0rummoes l'os* 100 rind Is? of the 00y of wiobi.tw 1.040+010, saw a ui. ' t so ra li of sail or . anaos as are by this ordinana expressly r+epeaa soo « Be m<uoh of or&1nameo Noso lab and 1.87 as provide that ,Iose%kU .A* XOM ant Prank Xell., their associates and assigns and. that the Wi,a Nita Fsellae %raotion. 0oxTax r, its suooessors s a,ssig s, and Lessees, e►h01 at their own and sole cost and expense pave or repave, or of r- wine surface an& resurface and keep constmat iy in good order ant con- dition with the saw material with ft thesttreet outside is pavoi or surfaos4, all of that part of each street, oocupied, by the*. or their assipw which lies between the rails of said trao and for ej;ghteen inoh+es on each aide thaeraeof, and they shall also conform their tracks, and eve part thereof to the proper grade of eaoh street 8z4L oha a that lev� of said. track as often and: whena�yer the grade of such. a�t�"eat�1: a ohange& so that every part of saoh traok shall alwae be kept as t the matabli,shod gra&* line or aav near thereto as the stalrfaa oo of the &at* of the street antsido of said 'trao� will permi.tj and. tbey a'MXF6 0,100 restoro all, streets ant orossings to the same conditions as fo=4 b� then aenMc■T�y(sojymmu,Toyh�y of saai./d�./'�ortii�na oe►e�y aas`�y�,�provide that said :,,A* yy a 'ra, p Fell` rAMi7.}M M f41� � �^'�I ooia tes and assigns ant the Wiiohi ' o Traction Company, its sucoessors, assigns and lessees shall, h eyer the Oity of Wi,a blta Falls as now or hereinafter imoorporatel, e OU hays aaipopulation of Twouty-Five Thousand (28,000) people or more 1 that the said Jr.A. Kemp and Frank KG11, their associates and assigns shan pay to the City of Wichita Falls, two per cant of thy. gross re- ve os derived from the operation of Braid street railway within the said. 0ity as now or hereinafter Incorporated, to be ja id quarterly" is hereby expressly repeal.el and held to be avoid and of no farther effect with the following exceptions, - the said IW A. Keay and Frank Kell., their assoolates, and a-si as, and the said Wichita Falls Traction* its one- oessors, assigns and lessees shall at their sole cost an$ expense When requested to do so b the 0i y of Wtdhita Falls, bring that part of uith Street and t �a1 par$ of Kemp Buul.evard which is used by the To�ation Comp to grade, for the purpose of paving said streets, and. shall real mrlve l suipplus dirt from sajd streets, and the said. J.A. Kemp nz* -tlrank tell, their assooiates an4 assigns, and the Wichita Falls Traction Oom- , o Its s oessors, assigns and 3a sseoo, tit their sole cost and. pence s b ,last said track for the purpose of paving Bald streets and should the paving on said streets after theft have been paved through some dof'eet In the ballast beoome defective, It shall be repaired at the sole cost of said. 3,A., TRM and Frank Kell.., their associates assign ag, and the Wichita 'Falls Traction Cilzpanyr its sU1M$ssors, assigns, and 'Ze ssees, Soo* 4� The said Wichita Falls Traotion. OompaAy, its su coessors, assl, a :and. lessees shall, however as oomponsation for this franchise tey th+e Cl.ty of Witthita Fa .10 texas, a sum equal. to two per cent 01 he gross rec.ei`ats aid even'ces kertVea from the b-asinsse of operating a street railway within the Oity of Wichita Falls, Texas, said oomper►sa- *ion to be payer to on the stoond day of ;anvar` of saoh guar, pr©ylto& that said borne or compensation shall be exclusive of and in addition ib 01 ad valerea taxes upon the value of the #rancahise or other property. of t holder thovoofq and lawftl e4cupati€ll tames imposed upon the eo,anpatL.Qn or calling of the holder of mch franchise and provided Sher that no boms or oomponsation shall: be paid: to the City until tUo froaphlee holder shall be earning a net in.aome Of eight per center +d the eae� ivoetw "t nor shot. any such bozratr IJjjjojhslow, sued olght per cent* the ; 8 t N'etblus in this orainexoi shall, be constrao , to extent franoUee of the MOW* , slle TraOt ou OcmpaA7. its sac oossore, assi lossoos be end the term grantod In Ordinates Noss 10$ of tho 1j"ty"of Wichita PeU0 , Taxsel and this franchise shall, extend any for the unexpired tom of the time stated in said Ordinance 108 Of the; 0ity of Wichita Palls, ToXass, Nor shall, this ordinates be oonst so as to prevent the Board of Aldermen from enforcing their right to #sue* the said Wichita Palls Traction Oomph;, at their oven: cost an& expense to oonstrat an& maintain proper foundations undow2their rails Passed this the 22nd day of M4. A.D. 191 {