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OliDINANCE NO. 3549
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 876, entitled,
"An
Ordinance granting a
right of
way
over certain streets of
the
City of Little Rock,
Arkansas,
to
the Little Rock Trac-
tion and Electric Company, for the construction, operation
and maintenance of a street railway system, and to grant to
the Arkansas Central Power Coripany a right of way over Eleventh
Street between Lew�a Street and Jackson Street, and on Jackson
Street, between Eleventh Street and Eighth Street, and in the
new City Park, in the City of Little Hock, and for other
purposes."
BE IT ORDAINrZD BY THE CI l"Y C O to I C I L OF THE CITY OF
LIT`T'LE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and operating its street railway system, with the
necessary side tracks, switches and turnouts on and along
the streets hereinafter named, the City Council of the City
of Little Rock, does hereby grant unto the Arkansas Central
Power Company and its successors and assigns, upon the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth, for the period beginning
at the date of the passage and acceptance of this ordinance
and extending until the 27th day of September, 1951, the
exclusive right to construct, maintain and operate its elec-
tric street railway system of the overhead single trolley
type on and along the following streets:
A single or double track with all switches, curves
and sidetracks and turnouts, on Eleventh Street from Lewis
Street west to Jackson Street, and on Jackson Street from
Eleventh Street north on the east side of Sackson Street as
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it shall hereafter be laid out by
hundred feet, to Eighth Street to
City Part: and State Fair grounds;
a tract of land within said City
Beginning at a point on
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the widening thereof three
an entrance into the New
thence a right of way over
ask described as follows;
the north line of West
Eighth Street forty (40) feet west of the west line of tionroe
Street extended north, thence north for a distance of 390
feet to a point; thence west 210 feet to a point; thence
south parallel to the east side of Jackson Street extended
for a distance of 315 feet; thence in a southeasterly direc-
tion a distance of 90 feet, more or less, to a point on the
north line of vilest Eighth :street; thence east 160 feet to
the point of beginning, containing one and nine- tenths acres,
more or less.; said Company being hereby granted the right to
build its tracks with all necessary and proper loops, curves,
stniitches and sidetracks within said Park.
Section 2. This grant is made subject to all the
terms and conditions of said Ordinance lNo. 876, and all amend-
ments thereto, except as herein specifically modified..
Section 3. Said Arkansas Central Power Company
shall be exempted for a period of **64mwn years from paving
between its rails and two feet on the outside thereof, as
required by said Ordinance No. 876, on Lewis Street from
Thirteenth Street to Eleventh Street, and on Eleventh Street
from Lewis Street to Jackson Street, and shall be exempted
during the life of this grant or franchise from paving
between its tracks and two feet on the outside thereof on
Jackson Street from Eleventh Street to Eighth Street, and
on the right of way within said Park described by metes and
bounds in Section One hereof.
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Section 4. Said Company shall not be required to
operate its cars regularly further than Eleventh and Monroe
Streets; but shall operate its cars from Eleventh and Monroe
Streets into said Park and around the loop therein on such
occasions as justify 'and demand street railway service.
Section 5. Said Company is hereby authorized and
directed to discontinue operation of its cars over its tracks
on Lewis Street between Eleventh Street and Eighth Street,
and to take up and remove its said tracks, poles and wires;
provided, however, it shall not be required to remove the
dump or roadbed in said Lewis Street between Eleventh and
Eighth Streets.
Section 6. Said Company shall not be required to
construct the tracks hereinabove provided for until the City
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of Little Rock shall have establisP ednthe grade on Lewis Street,
beginning at a point on the north property line of West Twelfth
Street and the center line of Lewis. Street to be fixed at an
elevation of 204.4 feet; thence north 116 feet to an eleva-
tion of 205.15; thence north 160 feet to an elevation of 204.5,
to a point on the south property line of West :eleventh Street;
thence north 25 feet to a point at the inte-rsecti,,n of the
center lines of Lewis and West Eleventh Streets, to an eleva-
tion of 204; -the
eeE and shall have established the grade on
Zest Eleventh Street, beginning at a point on the test property
line of Lewis. Otreet and the center line of `hest :eleventh
Street, to be fixed at an elevation of 203.4; thence viest on
'Nest Eleventh Street a distance of 75 feet to an elevation of
202; thence west a distance of 201 feet to an elevation of
107, at a point on the east lire of Abigail Street and the
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center line of West Eleventh Street; thence wrest a distance
of 389 feet to a point at the east lire of Peyton Street and
the center line of idlest Eleventh Street to an elevation of
192.10; thence wrest a distance of 389 feet to a point on the
east line of Washington Street and the center line of 4est
Eleventh Street to an elevation of 185.5; thence west a dis-
tance of 321 feet to an elevation of 180; thence west a dis-
tance of 200 feet to an elevation of 180; thence wrest a dis-
tance of 204 feet to a point at the intersection of the center
lines of Jefferson and West Eleventh Streeta to an elevation
of 182.5; thence vest a distance of 385 feet to a point on
the west line of Lladi s on, and the center line of `molest Eleventh
Street to an elevation of 188.3; thence west 100 feet to an
elevation of 180,; thence wrest a distance of 250 feet to an
elevation of 186 at a point on the wrest line of Conroe and the
center line of Wiest Eleventh street; thence west a distance
of 140 feet to an elevation of 184.3 at a point on the east
line of alley between Monroe and Jackson streets and the
center line of 'lest Eleventh Street; thence wriest 160 feet to
a point on the east line of Jackson and the center of Jest
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Eleventh Street to an elevation of 180 and-
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All elevations herein fixed in this ordinance refer
to the BENCH 1,MK on top of south nut at top of f ire hydrant
of the assumed elevation of 206.82 feet, at the northeast
corner of Lewis and Nest Twelfth Streets.
Section 7. Said Company shall not be required to
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construct its tracks until said City shall have fixed he
distance between the inner faces of curbs on Lewis Street
from the north line of 'hest ninth Street to the north line of
'ffest Thirteenth Street as follows:
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From the south line of Eleventh 0 -treet south for a
distance of forty -six (46) feet, the east curb shall be ten
(10) feet from the property- line, and the west curb six (6)
feet from the property line, making the distance between curbs
forty -four (44) feet; thence south for a distance of one hundred
eighty -four {184) feet, the west. curb shall be ten (10) feet
east of the property line, and the east curb shall be ten
(10) feet west of the property line, making the distance
between curbs forty k40) feet; thence south for a distance of
forty -six (46) feet to the north line of ffest Twelfth atreet,
the west curb shall be sip: (6) feet east of the property line,
and the east curb ten (10) feet west. of the property lire,
making; the distance between curbs forty --four (44) feet; from
the south line of `Jest Twelfth Street to the north line of
Vilest Thirteenth Street, the distance between curbs shall be
thirty -six (36) feet, the west curb being eight (8) feet east
of the property line, and the east curb, six (6) feet west of
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the property lire; and shall have fixed the distance between
the inner faces of the curbs on West Eleventh Street from the
'pest lire of Lewis Street to the west line of Jackson Street
as nov.r laid out or as heretgr widened, at thirty -six (36)
feet; and shall have fixed the radii of Ll curb corners at
street intersections at ten (10) feet on Lewis Street, from
the south line of 'west Eleventh Street to the north line of
Jest Thirteenth Street, and on Yest Eleventh Street from the
west line of Lewis Street to the east lire of Jackson street,
except the southwest corner of West Eleventh Street and Lewis
Street and the southeast and northwest corners of West Twelfth
Street and Lewis :Street, and the northeast corner of�4West G - ey-�
Thirteenth Street and Lewis Street, which shall be fixed�\at
fifteen (15) feet radii.
S ction 8'e Said Company sha�}S 49t be ec,uired to
extend its tra s on Elevent, tre oresai until
se.iZ --qty sh '�1 have `"e � ructed n a good d s u tT 4' alti
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manner a rete br ' 'ge or a vert cv the r n or
"64tch 44ar the 1 ersecti of gdamF d El ,'jenth St ets,
and , h` 1 ha put sa ridge culver h,-a, go,pfl and
sppfe candit for the oper4ahion of said Comparfy's cars
th er e ov er .
Section. That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict here..1th arc hereby repealed, and this,
ordinance being for the immediate protection of the public
peace, health and safety, and for the support and mainten-
ance of the municipal government, and in the exercise of its
public powers, an emergency is hereby declared, and this
ordinance shall take effect and be in force aa a binding
contract between the City of Little mock and the Arkansas
Central Power Company, its successors and assigns, from and
after its passage, and its acceptance by said Arkansas Central
Power Company within 30 days from the date of its
passage.
PASSED: June 15, 1924.
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CLMK.