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ORDINANCE NO. 646. Railroad, Administration, a franchise to construct, operate and maintain single railroad spur track across Brown Street, in the City of Aha, County of Orange, State of California. An Ordinance granting tc the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Me Coast Lines, under operation by the United States Railroad The Board of Trustees of the City of Santa Aha do ordain as follows: Section 1. That a franchise Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, to construct, maintain and operate for is hereby granted to the its successors and assigns, a period of fifty (50) ye~s, a single railroad spur track over and across Brown Street in the City of Santa Ana, and described as follows: "Beginning at a point in the center line of the Main Track of the A.T. & S.F.Ry. Company's to San Diego,California, at Engineer's Station 259? plus 28.69, thence northerly on a Zangent curve concave to the east with a radius of ~42.291 feet, a distance of 63.9? feet to a point in the southerly line of Brown Street distant easterly y4.9y feet from the intersection of said southerly street line w~h the westerly line of said Railway Company's 100 foot right-of-way; thence continuing northerly across Brown Street on said curve a (Lis- tance of 53.57 feet; thence northerly tangent to said curve a distance of 6.? feet to a point in the northerly line of Brown Street dis- tan~ easterly 80.54 feet from the intersection of said northerly street line with the westerly line of said Railway Company's 100 foot right-of-way thence continuing northerly on said tangent a distance of 5?.39 feet; thence northerly on a curve concave to the west with a radius cf 603.805 feet a distance of ?5.26 feet; thence northerly tangent to said curve and parallel to the center line of the afore- said ~ain Track and distant 20 feet easterly therefrom a distance of 219.11 feet to the end of the track." Section 2. That no cars or locomotives shall be permitted at any time to remain upon the portion of track located in the public street except only during the time required for switching oars upon such spur trac~, and that the said spur track shal~, at all times, be so used as to obstruct the use of the said street by vehicles or pedestrians as little as possible. Section 3. That this franchise is granted the said Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad with the understanding th~ the said spur be constructed under the supervision of the Street Superintendent and maintained in such a manner as to prevent the least obstruction or inconvenience to the traveling public, and at all times keep the crossing and approaches thereto in good and safe condition, and the said Railroad will at its own cost and expense improve said track between the rails and for two feet on each side thereof with the same materials used by the City, and under the ~me specifications as the rest of the street adjacent to said track may be improved. Section 4. And it will keep the said track in repair, and shall make the roadbed conform at all times to the establish~ grade of the said street, and shall construct all necessary flumes and culverts for the free passage of water under the tracks where the same naturally flows and that such flumes and culverts shall b s constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by said Board of Trustees. Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published 3 times in the