Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-03
ORDINANCES No. $40.

granted unto y. X. Grueiie. Jehn r JOT~
dan and hdwsrd P. Edison. their 8 socisies.
Successors and assigns. upon the condi-
tons and subject TO the reservations here
matter speciued the right OF way for and
toe authority to locate, lay down ana
maintain tracks for, and TO construct,
equip. operate. maintain and extenas sys-
TEN Of railways. with single or double
tracks, together with necessary and con-
venient switches. side tracks. turnouts
and turn hles. on the public streets.
svt nQes, alleys and highways within the
boundaries OF the city OF Seattle county
Of King. and Territory Of Washington.
under the name and style Of the Queen
City Railway Company. as follows to-
wit.
Beginning 8; the western terminus OF
Madison strSAet, on the shore Of Elliott
hay. and running thence easterly alsng
ard upon said Madison street tothe inter
section of said Madison street with the
section line between sections p and g, in
township p north. range east.
Beg inning al the intersection of said
Madison street with The section line be-
tween sections p and 81 in township .
north, rance east. and running thence
eAsteriy along AMI upon said Madison
street, as tue same is now located. or As
| the same may be hereafter located and
| eXtendsd as and for public street. to the
eastern terminus of ssid Mad, Il n Street
| as the same is now or may be hereafter
located and thence easterly and north
erly along and upon any OF the public
streets OF said city affording the most
practicable route for railway. 10 the
/ west shore of Lake Washington.
| Beginning at the int rseetion OF the
north boundary line of the city OF Seattle
| with the line OF the west shore Of Lake
| Washington. and running thence south
erly on the most practicable route. as the
same msy be found at the time of con-
structiun of such railway either along
| and upon the shore of sAia lake or along
and upon any OF the pu olc streets. alley 3
may be hei eafter established or dedicated
To pubic use along and near to the shore
of said lake to Duke street.
And beginning at the estern terminus
| of Washington street, on the shore of III
| lott bay, and running thence along and
/ upon said Washington st eet TO south
Fourth street and along and upon South
bird street, from said WaShins ton street,
| to King street and also along and upon
| 5 ala South Fourth street. from said Wash
ington street, to n i'll street thence along
and upon Mill and Third streets 10 Jau.es
street; theLce along and upon James
street TO Four h street thence along and
upon Fourth street 10 Seneca street !;
| thence along and u9on Seneca street TO
Seventh street; thence along and upon
/ Seventh street to Union street; thence
aleng 2nd upsn Union sire 10 Fifth
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/ To Battery street: thence along and upon
| Battery street 10 Sixth street; thence
along and upon ; xth street 10 Depot
street thence along and upon Depot
street to Brant street; thence along aud
upon Brant street TO tie shore Of hlliott
bay.
Sec. That the tracks of said railways
shall be not more than five feet between
the rails, which shall be of good quality
IF iron or rte !, aud OF improved pattern
and construction, and laid as nearly as
practicable in tie center and flush with
| the grade of tee stre ct. alley, avenue or
highway in which they are laid, and so as
to permit the free passage Of the cars Of
any other railway crossing the sane.
| which nothing herein contained shall
prevent; and 7 rails may be used in the
CO struction of said system Of railways.
but only in streets. alleys avenues or high
| ways or portions thereof which shall not
have been graded at the time of the con-
struction OF such railways therein. and
| all Il rails used shall be taken up and re-
placed with fiat rails by the owners of
said railways as soon as that part of any
| street, alley. avenue or highway in which
the same may be laid shall be graded.
Sec. z. That the owners OF said rail-
| ways shall pave. plank, macadamize. or
otherwise improve that portion OF the
street or streets. alley or alleys, avenue OF
avenues, highway or highways on which
tn ir said railways may be laid. the en-
ii e length tn ,reof between the rails and
tracks thereof, and for the width OF one
foot on each side of said tracks. OF the
same materials used by the city, when
ever the city shall plank. pave, maeadam-
iZe or otherwise improve such streets,
alleys, avenues or high Says. and keep The
same in repair.
Sec. That the owners of said railways
shall be Ii able to the owners of property
alb ting on such streets. alleys. avenues
or highways in which said ra ways may
be located, respectively, for any and all
1oiuries and damages caused thereby, the
| same to be ascertalned by agreement of
the parties concerned. or upon petition OF
the owners of such property, respect vely.
| in like manner as provided in chapte lSS
sect ohs 2i73 to 2lT7, inclusive. OF tho Code
of Washington Territory. for the appro-
and section IL OF the harter OF the city
of Seattle, as amended by Act Of the Leg
islature of Washington TIE ritory, ap-
D. owed Nov. 2S ISS2. the judgments and
DEGREES in all such eases to be thGt the
owners of such railways shall pay the
damages AWARDED. and on such payment
shall be entitled TO the right of way and
il no petition Tor such compensation shall
| be filed within two years after the tracks
of such railways. respectively. shall be
laid. such claim shall be barred.
Sec. That the motive power by which
I
be operated shall cons 1t Of horses. mules,
steam dummies. traction engines or enb'es,
| propelled by steam, compressed air, electric.
| ity or otherwise. provided that such steam
dummies or traction engines shall not be
| used on any of said railways located wast of
the east line of Eleventh street. or 10 any part
of the city east of Eleventh street sitter such
locality sbsll become so densely populated
/ that the use OF such dummies or ensines will
be dangerous 10 life or properly.
/ Sec 6. That the cars aud dummies TO be
used upon such railways shall be of improved
pattern and eopstruot on and supplied with
modern brakes or other stoppaRe appliances.
sec.J. That such cars anu dummies Shall
/ be run ct stated and convenient int rails and
at rate Of speed not 20 exceed sin miles
per hour on any stree, west OF Flew
/ cath street. Aud Tor Violations OF the pro-
visions OF this section the owners OF said
| railways shall pay 70 the city of Seattle the
sum OF one huu dred dollars a. a penalty for
| each Offense the same 60 be recovered In 4
civil actioo in tbs name OF the city.
See S. That the rate OF fares to b. charged
By the owners Of such railways for trans
porting passengers thereover shall be not
more than ave cents for sach passage ons way
between terR nal points on each separate line
OF said system of railways. excepting the line
alor & the Like shore, on which the fare shail
not be more-thao ten cents for each passage
one way And the owners OF said railways
may charge and receive for transportation OF
packages and freight over their lioes, ressoaa-
BILE rates therefor, subject, however. TO regu-
lntiou and Limitation by ordinances OF the
city OF Seattle, TO be hereafter adopted Pro-
vided, That within the meaning Of this sec.
tloa the railway nom the west end Of Madf-
son street 10 the intersection Of said street
wi b the section line between etions - and
50, spAll be deemed oae separa.e line. and the
railway e1teading from the poiut last men.
uooed to the shore % Lake Washington
shall be deemed one separate list: and
the railssy from the point last mention-
Cd, on the shore Of Lake Washipgt0n,
TO the east end OF Duke street. shall be deem
ed one separate line add the rAllwAy from
the west end Of WASHINGTON street. aad from
the intersection OF south Third and King
strsets and extending aloag and upon wash
lpfon. soufh Third, South Fourth. Mill.
Third, James. FOURTH Seneca, Seventh, Union,
Flf h, Battery. sixth. DEPOT and Bsant streets,
70 the west end 81 BrAni street. shall be deem
ed one sspsrale line.
Sec =. That nothing In this oriiaasce con-
tanned aha prevent the city of Seattle from
al aoy time sewsrlag p'anklDs. paving. mac
adsmiEii s. gradiogs repairing. or otherwise
tmprov ne. widening, changing, extending or
v4caiing any OF the streets, alleys, avenues or
highways 10 which said railways may b. 10 |
essef, or estab3l sbing or changing the grades |
thereof PROVIDED. That saes work sssli BE-