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.. Paris Railway Company Rigllt-of- Way. 69 CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT. ( RIGHT-OF-WAY. 1\ NORDIN ANCE granting right of way to the Paris Railway Co. Be it ordained by tile city council of the city of Paris.. 1888. ::::EC. 1. That the right of way be and the same is hereby granted to the Paris Railway Company to build and operate its street railway from the southeast corner of the public square, west on Grand Avenue to Division street; thence south on Division street to Kaufman street to the union depot; also from the north- east corner of the public square north on Main street to the track of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway; also beginning on North Main street at the intersection of Houston and J'vIain street; thence east on Houston street to Jefferson street; thence north on Jefferson street to Pine Bluff street, to the line of the corporation, with all necessary switches, spurs, turnouts, and curves, including a curve at the southeast corner of the public square connecting the north and west track. SEC. 2. That said railway company is hereby authorized to use the T. rail on said streets till the same are paved, and when said streets, or any part of the same are paved, said railway shall pave between its tracks, and upon request of the city it shall re- place on such streets as the same are paved to the limits of the pavement, the T with the flat rails, such pavement between the tracks to correspond with the pavement in the remainder of the street, provided that a failure to put down said flat rail as herein stipulated on the part of the said railway company, shall forfeit the right to the use of such streets. SEC. 3, Said extension shall be made within twelve months from the passage of this ordinance. The said railway company shall forfeit the right to all of such streets upon which the railway is not completed by that date. SEC. 4. That said track shall be built on a level with the streets, on a grade to be established by the city, and the ties sunk below the surface and a wooden guard not less than 2x4 inches ¡ HARVEY, City Sec. :N. Paris.