Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-30
ORDINANCE NO. Gao.


An Ordnance SUPPORTING the locs-io1
and laying down Of tracks for STREET
railways h certain streets OF the e1ty OF
Seattle, and the equipment and opSTs-
ton of szch rsllwsys-
Tie City o. SEATTLE does o-csln As FOL
loZs:
SECTION 1. That there be and hereby IS
granted Gnto y. r Gruelle. JshE Z Jor-
dan and edward p. Edison. their = -Soci2feS
successors and assigns upon the condl-
tons and susiect 70 the reserEa1loLs here
matter speci ned the right OF way for and
TIE authority 10 locate. lay down and
maintain tracks for. and 70 construct.
equip. operate. maintain and exte1aa sys-
TEN Of railways. with single or double
tracks. together with necessary and con-
venieHt switches, side tracks rurno1ts
and turn hlesS On the public streets.
avenues. alleys and high WAYS within the
boundaries Of the city Of Seattle, county
Of King. aad Territory Of Washington,
under the name and style of the Queen
City Railway Company. a. follows. To-
wit,
s2eSinniux az the western terminus Of
Madison street. on the SHIRE Of Eliott
bay. and running thence easterly Aisng
aud upon said Madison street toths inter
section Of said Madiso street with the
section line between sections = and s.. in
township . north. range east
Beginning ST the intersection OF said
Madison street with the section line De-
tween sections y aud 81 in township .
north. rance east. and running thence
ezsterly along and upon said Madison
street, as the same il now located. or as
the same may Dc hereafter located and
extsndsd as and for public street, TO the
eastern terminus Of ssid Made street.
as the same is now or may be hereafter
| located and thence eAsteriy and north
eriy along and upon any Of the public
streets of said city affording the most
practicable route for a railway. to The
ives. shore Of Lake Washington
| Beginning at the int rsection OF the
north boundary line Of the city OF Seattle
with the line Of the west shore Of Lake
| " ashington. and running thence south
/ erly on the most practicable route. as the
same mag be found al the time of con-
| sIruction Of such railway either along
and upon the SHORE Of sal lake or along
and upon any OF the pu bile streets, alley 5.
avenues or highways which are now or
/ may be hereafter established or dedicated
| 10 public use, along and near TO the shore
Of said lake TO Duke street
And beginning al the y estern terminus
/ OF Washington street, on the shore Of nj
lott bay. and runBing thence along and
upon said Washington street to south
/ Fourth street. and along and upon South
1 1 bird street. fIom Aid Washin. ton street
/ 20 King street and also along and upon
; Ala South Fourth street, from said Wash
1
and upon Mill and Third streets to James
street; thence along and upon James
| street 70 Four h street, thence along and
/ upon Fourth street 10 Seneca street
| thence along and upon Seneca street TO
| Seventh street; thence along and upen
Seventh street to Union street; Themes
/ along Snd upsn Union sire to Fifth
street thence along and upon Fifth street
TO Battery street thence along and upon
| Battery street 10 Sixth street; thence
along and upon Sixth street to Depot
street: thence along and upon Depot
street to Brant street /; thence along and
| upon Brant street to the shore of Elliott
bay.
| sec. 2 That the tracks Of said railway:
| shall he not more than five feet between
the rails, which shall be of good quality
| of iron or steel. aud of improved pattern
and construction. and laid as nearly a
practicable in tie center and flush with
the grade OF tie street. alley, avenue OF
highway in which they are laid, and so al
TO permit the free passage of the cars Of
| any other railway crossing the SINE
| which nothing herein contained shall
prevent /; and 7 rails may be used in the
60 struction of ssid system eff railway 5
but only in streets, alleys avenues or high
ways. or portions thereof which shall no;
have been graded at the time OF the con
struction of such railways therein. and
all 7 rails used shall be taken up and re
plzced with fiat rails by the owners oil
said railways as soon as that part of any
street alley, avenue or highway in which
the same nay be laid shall be graded.
Sec. z Thar the owners of said rail
| ways shall pave. plank, macAdamiZe. OF
otherwise improve that portion of the
street or streets, alley or alleys. avenue u
avenues. highway or highways on which
thzir said railways may be laid the en-
| tie length thereof between the rails and
tracks thereof. and for the width OF one
foot on each side of said tracks, of the
| game materials used by the city when
ever the city snail plank, pave, Inaeadam
| ize or otherwise improve such streets
alleys, avenu es or highways. and keep he
| same IN repair.
Sec. That the owners Of said railways
/ shall be liable 10 the owners OF PROPERTY
alb thing on such streets. alleys. avenues
or highways in which said "a lways may
be located. respectively, for airy and al
| IoiUries and damages caused thereby. the
same TO be ascertained by agreement Of
the parties concerned. or upon petition OF
the owners OF such property. respect vely
in like manner as crowded in chapter lsS
sect ons 2473 10 247T. inclusive. of the Code
of Washington Territory. for the appTo
1 priattUn of lands for private coTpoT4i rs
and section IL of the harter of the city
| OF Seattle, rs amended hy Act 0f the Leg
stature of Washington Te ritory. az
1
DEGREES in all such eases 10 be that the
owners of such railways shall pay the
i damages Awarded. and on such payment
shall be entitled to the right of way and
II no petition for such compensation shall
be filed within two years after the tracks
| OF such railways. respectively, shall be
laid. such claim shall be barre1.
See. 5 That tbs motive power by which
such railways and their cars or carriages mar
be opersted shall consist of horses. mules,
steam dummies, traction engines or cables
/ PROPELLED hy steam, compressed air electric
ity or otherwise. provided that saeh steam
dummies or trEe,ion engines shall nos be
/ used on any of said railways located west OF
/ the cas-: line OF Eleventh street. or IN any part
OF the city east of Eleventh street after such
locality shall becoms so densely populated
| that the use OF such dummies or engines Nill
be dangerous 70 hfe or properly.
Sec 6. That the cars sid dummies TO be
| used upon such railways shall Be Of improved
| pattern and Construction aud supplied with
noaern brakes or other ssopp3gs appliances.
Sec. I. That such cars ana dummies shall
/ be tun at stated and oonvepient int rsals, and
AZ rate Of speed not 70 exceed six miles
Per hour on any stree; west Of Flew
eath street. AID Tor viola oas of TIE rro-
/ vtsioas OF this section the owners OF said
! railways shah ray 10 the city Of seattle the
| sum OF oDe hu7dred dollars IS q penalty for
each ofsnse. the szme TO be recovered IN
sec ;. That the rate OF fares to Be charged
/ by the owners of such railways for Trans
porting Passengers thereovsr shall be not
more than ave cents for sch passage onz way
between term mai points on each separate line
| OF said sysseEa Of railways. exceptiuE the line
/ alor Z the Like shoTe, on which the fare shall
net BE- more thaa ten cents fos each passage
| ore way. And the oEsers OF ss5A railways
may charge and receive fer transportation Of
packages and freight over their Ntss. reasoaa-
BILE rates therefor subject, however. 20 regu-
l4tiOa and limitation by oriaGncss OF the
city Of Seattle, to b. hereafter sdopts5 Pro
vided. Thst within the meaning Of shis sse-
| ton the railway rom the west end Of Mali.
son stress to the intersection Of said street
wi the section hns heswsen etiens = and
s., sesii BE- deemed one ssparsis hne. and tae
railway extending fron the posut LAST msa.
tioped 70 the shore % Lake Washington
shall BE- deemed one separate lias: and
the rsiluky fron the pofzt last Incntion-
Cd. on the shore of Lake washiDgfcn.
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