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3701ORDINANCE N0. 3701. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A RIGHT- OF -WAY TO THE MISSOURI- PACIFIC 1 RAILROAD COMPANY TO OPERATE A SPUR TRACK, ETC., INTO THE NEW 02-) FAIR PARK GROUNDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS the 14issouri Pacific Railroad Company, at y� the request of the City of Little Rock and the Arkansas State Fair As` ocifation, has eonstruete l a spur track, from its main line to and into the grounds where the State Fair Association is held, which grounds belong to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and; WHEREAS it Was understood and agreed that the City of Little Rock, the owner of said grounds, would grant to the said Missouri j?aoifie Railroad Company a franchise over such part of said grounds as would be sufficient for the said Railroad Company to maintain and operate said sear track and any Switches, unloadinf- stations, and platforms necessary in convection there- with* NOM, TYTREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Little Rock, Arkansas; Sec. 1. That a right -of -way for said spur track and all switches, platforms, and unloadin7 stations used in con- nection therewith be, and is hereby granted to the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, its successors, and as igns, through, across, upon, over, and along the following^ lands, to -wit: Beginning at a point in the north-line of Eighth Street, said point being twenty (20) feet north and sixty and three- tenths (60.3) feet east of the southwest, corner of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 6, Town- ship 1 North, Range 12 West; thence northeast, by a right line making a northeast angle with the north line of Eighth Street of fifty -nine degrees twenty minutes ( 690 201) a distance of eighty -nine (89) feet; thence northeast, on a curve to the right the radius of which is nine hundred twenty -nine and seventy -two hundredths (929.72) feet and tangent to the last described course, a distance of one hundred twenty -three and seven tenths (123.7) feet; thence northeast, by a right line tangent to the last described course, eighty -five and three tenths (88.3) feet; F T Page 2 - Ordinance No. 3701. thence northeast, on a curve to the left the radius of which is nine hundred sixty -five and thirty -seven hundredths (965.37) feet and tangent to the last described coarse, one hundred twenty - eight ( 128) feet; thence northeast, by a right line tan - ent to the last described course, fifty -four and one tenth 54.1) feet; thence northeast, on a carve to the left the radius of which is two thousand nine hundred two and ninety- three hundredths ( 2902.93) feet and tangent to the last des - eri'hed course, eighty -one and six tenths (81.6) feet; thence southeast, radial to the last des oribed course, seven (7) feet; thence northeast, on a curve to the left the radius of which is two thousand nine hundred nine and ninety -three hundredths ( 2909.93) feet and parallel with the extension of the last described curve, four hundred fifty -seven and two tenths (457.2) feet; thence northeast, tangent to ths- last described coarse, fourteen (14) feet; thence northk -wwt, at right angles, fifty -five (55) feet; thence southwest, at right angles, fourteen (14) feet; thence southwest, on a curve to the right the radius of which is ttivo thousand eight hundred fifty -four and ninety -three hundredths (2864.93) feet and tangent to the last described course, five hundred twenty -eight 4nd eight- tenths (528.8) feet thence southwest, by a right line tangent to the last described course, four hundred ninety :end three- tenths (490.3) feet to a point in the north line of Eighth Street thirty -two (32) feet east of the west line of the northeast gaarter of the southwest quarter of said Section 6; t'.enoe east twenty -three and three - tenths (23.3) feet to the point of beginning. Seo . 2. That the right-of-way be, anO it iu hereby granted to said Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, for the purpose of maintaining and operating the spur track and other i -lprovement s heretofore built on and across said lands, and said franchise is to be and remain valid and binding so long as the said Railroad Company, its successors and assigns shall Maintain and operate said spur track and other irr)rovements in connection therewith. Sec. 3. That all ordinances and parts of ordin- ances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Passed: December 29, 1924. Attest: City Clerk. Approved: Mayor.