HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 272 AN ORDINANCE GRA ING TO THE '.'.'> '.,
RAILROAD CONPANY, A CORPORATION, ITS. SU~:CESS0RS . ": '~'
EGE T0 LAY, NAINTAIN A~ 0P~ATE ~"DRILL TRACK
0F STA~D GAUGE R~I~0~ TOGET~ ~WITH TE
ESSAY C~VES, SWITCES, CROSSOV~S...A~..][.App~TEN-
ANCES FOR THE C0~ENIEE USE T~EOF, '~UPON A~
ACROSS "Q" STREET, J~ES STREE AE ~t~"~EET
IN THE CITY 0F B~RSFIE~, COU~ 0F-..-.ERN~STATE
BE IT 0RDAIE BY THE COUNCIL 0F THE CITY 0F ~AERSFIE~,
as follows: "-....~
SECTION 1. """~'-.
The Council of the City of Bakersfield, hereby:'~nts to
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, a corpora:-tion, organized and
incorporated under the laws of the State of California, its successors
and assigns, for the te~m or period of tWenty-five (28) years from
the I~/~ day of~, 1926, subject to all the terms, condi-
tions and limitations hereinafter made and expressed, the franchise,
right and privilege to lay, maintain and operate a drill track of
standard gauge railroad, together with the necessary curves, switches,·
crossovers and appurtenances for the convenient use thereof, upon'and.
across "Q"'Street, James Street and 2~th Street,' in the City of Bak,
ersfield, County of Kern, State of California, more particularly
described as follows:
Center Line Description Of Track"'A".
Commencing at the intersection of the northerly line of 26th
Street with the westerly line of "Q" Street as shown on that
certain map entitled "Homaker Park". Said map filed f-or record
April 1, 1918 in the office of~eounty Recorder in Map Books3,
page 9, Kern County Records. Thence northerly along'said west-
erly line of "Q" Street a distance'of ~30 feet to point of be-
ginning of center line of track "A" beingdescribed; thence in
a southeasterly direction alomg a circular curEe to the lef-t
having a radius of 17208.8 feet, parallel and.20.O feetmeasured
a~..right ang!qs southweSterly.from the center line of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company,S mai~rai.lr0ad..track, a'
distance of 100 feet to an intersection with the easterly line
of said "Q" Street ~ a,p~int 2V8 feet measured northerly along ·
said easterly line of 'Q Street from· its'intersection with ..-"
said northerly line of 26th Street; thence across private
property to an intersection with th~ northeasterly.line o~
County Road Number 142 (now known officially .as J~e'a."'::~~
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according to City of Baker~i'el'~ Ordinance No',~.i98 'N~.':. ~.-.~:~j~..;:~:~.'.~i.~:.~
s'ou.~heasterly along said nort~eas'terly line o~' Jame'~'~"St~!6'.''- .
from its intersection with ' ' '
said ea'sterly line of
thence in a southeasterly direction along'a circula~.':.'~ur~.e~-.,.'~......-
to ~be right having a radius of 461.4 feet a distam~i~o~.'-"~:..
65..92 feet to end of curve; thence continuing in a'~.a.~thea~t,
erly direction t gent to last described curve-- e,e·
75.9 feet to beginning of curve; thence continuing inca South-
easterly direction along a circular curve to the right having..
a radius of 273.57 feet a distance of 65 feet to-an ~nterseC
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line of James Street from its intersection with the southerly
line of 26th Street ss shown on said map; thence in a south-
easterly and southerly direction across private property to
an intersection with the northerly line of 24th Street at a
point 98~°25 feet measured easterly along said northerly line
o~ said 24th Street from its intersection with the easterly
line of "R" Street as shown on that certain map entitled
"Sales Map of the Kern County Land Company, Showing subdivi-
sions of its ~idittons to the City of Bakersfield, Kern County,
California." Said map filed for public record, April 19th,
1904 in the office of County Recorder in Map Book. Thence con-
tinuing southerly at right angles to said northerly line of
24th' Street.a distance of 82.50 feet'to an intersection with
the southerly line of said 24th Street to end of center line'
of track "A' being described.
Center Line Description of T~ac~ "B".
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Commen~ing at the intersection of the said easterly line of
"Q" Street with said northeasterly line of James Street;. thence
southeasterly along said northeasterly line of James Street a
distance of 285 feet to point of beginning of center line of
Track "B" being described; thence in a southeasterly direction
along a circular curve to ~be right having a radius of 461.4
feet a distance.of-10 feet to end of curve; thence continuing
in a 'southeasterly-direction tangent to last described curve
a d'istance of 168.69 feet to beginning of curve; thence con-
.tinuing in a south~asterly direction along a circular curve to
the right having a radius of 260.57 feet a distance of 50 feet·
to. an intersection wi~h said southwesterly line of James ·Street
at a point 40 feet measured easterly along the ,sOutherly line
of 26th Street from its intersection with the easterly line of
"~" Street as shown on said map entitled "Sales Map of the Kern
County Land Company showing subdivisions of its additions to
the City of Bakersfield, Kern County, California." Thence in.a
southeasterly and southerly direction across private property
Jo an intersection with said northerly line of 94th Street at
a point 85.25 feet measured easterly along said northerly line
of '24th Street from its intersection with s aid easterly line of
"R" Street. .Thence continuing southerly at right angles to said
northerly line of 24th Street a distance of 82.50 feet to an
intersection with the southerly line of said 24th Street to end
of center line of Track "'B" being described.
SECTION 2.
The rights, privileges and permission heroin granted to
said-Corporation are-dependent for-their continuance and va'lidity
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upon the performance of said Corporation of all the conditions herein-
after set forth, to-wit:
(1) Said Corporation shall construct suitable culverts for the
passage of water at such points as may be necessary on the road bed
of said railroad and shall maintain the same in proper repair.
(2} Said Corporation shall keep all of its road bed and tracks
in said City at the crossings on said 24th Street, "Q" Street and James
Street in good condition and repair, with proper slopes to enable
vehicles to pass and repass thereon and thereover at all places where
crossings shall be maintained and whenever the streets, which cross
any of the tracks at such.crossings are paved or repaved said Corpora-
tion shall likewise immediately pave or repave said crossings and two
feet on the outside of the outermost rails and thereafter keep and
maintain such crossingSand two feet on the outside of the outermost
rails in good condition and repair.
(3) Said Corporation shall adhere to the official grades as
are established by the City of Bakersfield. All rail elevations
crossing streets shall meet the crown grade of said streets, and
approaches at the'gutter lines shall be so constructed so as to make
the approach. to the tracks on any portion of the roadway, safe and
of proper slope to eliminate abrupt elevations in the roadway.
SECTION 3.
If said'Corporation shall fail within 100 days from the
date of the taking effect of this ordinance to commence in good faith
and duly prosecute the construction of the work under the franchise,
privilege and permissinnherein granted, or to fully complete such
wor~ within six (6) months from and after' the day this ordinance
becomes effective, then this ordinance shall be of no further f.orce
or !effect as a grant unto said Corporation, its successors or assigns.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly
introduced, passed and adopted by the Council of the City of ': 7~!.
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B~kersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3/ day
of ~ , 1926~ by the following vote:
A.ves' Bain ' ~u,, C~.l:~e-Carlock, Griftith, Martin, Stouer
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk. of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield,
California.
California.