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<br />& ' -, . ~ <br />"" . <br /> <br />~1 <br />~~ <br />\) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I ~~ <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />~ ~ '0 :I <br /> <br />AN ORDINltNCE GRANTING THE GALVESTON,%~RRISBURG & SAN <br />A~TONIO RAILWAY CO~~A}TY THE RIGHT AND PEm~ISSION TO CONSTRUCT AND <br />!l:AINTAIlf A DEPOT" PI,ATFORIII nr AND ALONG PARK AVxtWE BET'!rETml THE <br />IIl:AIN TRACK OF THE Fl.AILWAY POMP,ANY AND THE EAST 'LINE OF PARK AVElifUE <br />AND IR FRONT OF BAY SHORE PARK AND PRESCRIBING THE l{ANNml IN \~{ICH <br />SAID PLATFORM SHALl. BE CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED Al-rD PROVIDING FOR <br />CHANGING PRESEil'r DITCH ALOUG PARK AV:illNU:ii: AND THE EXCAVATION OF A <br />NEW DITCH TO TMCE CARE OF DRAINAGE IN SAID STREET: <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOVm COUNCIL OF THE TOVm OF LA PORTE <br /> <br />Tr~XAS : <br /> <br />SECTIOU 1. That the right privilege and fra,nchise be a,nd <br />) <br />i'~ is hereby granted The Galveston, Harrisburg & SanAntonio Railway <br /> <br />Cc)mpany to construc't an open gravel depot platform, measuring 8 feet <br /> <br />ill width e.nd 600 feet in length wi th an off set of 12 feet by 100 <br />fnet, a,s shown outlined red on!nap attached hereto. The said platform <br />shall be constructe<l in a substantiEl,l manner and kept in good repair <br /> <br />b~' the Railwa.y Company. The Railwa,y Company shall ha.ve the right <br />te, c~nge the charac:ter of construction of said platform at any time <br /> <br />it may wish to do so. <br /> <br />SECTI01T 2. In constru,cting the said platform the Ra.il- <br /> <br />,/ way Company 1 s aU thori zed to cha.nge the present drainage of Park <br />/ <br /> <br />"'>j. :" <br /> <br />Avenue in the vi cini ty of the platform herein mentioned, a,nd in <br /> <br />order that the proper drainage me.y be provided the Ra,ilway Company <br />is hereby gra,nte d the right and permission to fill in the present <br /> <br />di'tch and to excave.te a new one in lieu thereof e,t the place shown <br />by black lines on sa,id map attached hereto, which new ditch shall be <br /> <br />ma:Lntained by the Railway Company. <br />SECTION 3. When in the opinion of the Railway Company <br /> <br />the traffic from said station willjustify the construction of a <br /> <br />Pe,goda Shed or placing e, cover over sa,id platform, the Ra,ilway <br />Company shall ha.ve the right to ma.ke such a.l tera tion, but shs,ll <br />not be obligated to do so until in its judgment the traffic shall <br /> <br />, <br />justify such additional facilities. <br />SECTlo:tr 4. It being deemed to be to the best interests <br />of the Town of La Porte that said platform be con~tructed as soon as <br /> <br />possible, that e.n emergency and imperative necessity exists, tha.t the <br />reading of this ordinance at three meetings of the Council be <br /> <br />-1- <br /> <br />. <br />