Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-06


ton Of such railways
The City Of Seattle does ordain As fol-
lows:
SECTION l. That there be and hereby is
granted unto n r. Gruelle. Jehn L. Jor- |
dan and hdward .Edsoa. their sociates. |
SUCCESSORS ana assigns upon the condi- |
tons and subject 10 the reservations here
matter specified the right OF way for and |
the authority to locate. lay down and |
maintain tracks for. and to construct |
equip. oparate. maintain snd eXtends sys- |
tenn OF railways with single or double |
tracks, together with necessary and con- 1
venient switches. side tracks. turnou.s |
and turn bles. on the public sfreets /
ave nues. alleys and highways within the
boundaries Of the city Of Seattle county
of King. aud Territory Of WASHINGTON.
under the name and style Of the Queen
City Railway Company. as follows to-
wit:
Beginning at the western terminus of
Madison street, on the shore Of Ellio1t
bay, and running thence easterly along
At d upon said Madison street tothe Inter
section OF said Madison street with the
section line betwesn ections y and 5. in
township p no1th, range east
Beginning at the intersection of said
Madison street with the section line be-
tween sections , and 81 in township =
north. ranse 1 east. aud running thence
eASterly along and upon said Madison
street, IS TIE same Is now located. or as
the same may BE- her. after located end
extendsd as and for public street. to the
eastern terminus of said MadisCn street,
as the same Is new or may be hereafter
located AID thence eaSter.y and north
erly q ong and upon any OF the public
STREETS OF szid city afford'ng the most
practicable route for q raiiw ay. to The
west shore Of Lake Washington
Beginning at the int rsection of the
north oundAry line OF the city OF Seattle
with the line OF the west shore Of Lake
" ashinzton. and running the nee south
erly on the most practicable Route, as the
same msy be found at the time OF con-
sIruction of such railway either along
and upon the shore of ssia lake or along
and upon any of the pu 1lic streets, alley S,
avenues or highways which are now or
may DE hereafter established or dedicated
to pub ie use. al ny and near 10 the shore
of said lak g to Duke street.
And b. ginning at the estern terminus
of Washington street, on the shore of al
lott bay aud run ing thence along and
upon said WaShinsston st -eet TO south
Fourth street and along and upon South
hlrd street, fIom lid " ashin. ton street.
| TO King street and also along and upon
saiI south Fourth street. from said W ash
lngton street. 10 \ III street thence along
and upoa I'LL and bird streets 10 Jades
| street; theice along and upon James
street TO Four. n street thence along and
| upon Fourth street 10 Seneca street:
AAH1lCG htu "a Oh SNit|Io 7tANIt ~
seventh street; thence along and upon
SIEVE nth street to Union street: thence
al0ng ana up-n Union sire 10 Fifth
| st eet; thence along ana upon Fifth street
| 10 Battery stree thence along and upon
Battery street 10 Sixth street: thence
along and upon ; xih street 10 Depot
street; thence along and upon Depot
| street to BraDt street; thence along aud
usOn brant street TO tee shore of ELLIOTT
| bay.
Sec. That the tracks Of said railways
| shall he not more than 1ye feet between
the rails. ahich shall - of good quality
" iron ur te !. aud OF improved pattern
and co lstTuctioR, aDd laid as neatly rs
practicable in tire center and flush with
| The grade of toe str, ct. alleS, 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 coatained shall
prevent: and L rails may be used in the
/ co stfuction OF said system Of RAILWAYS.
but only In streets. alleys avenues or high
ways, or portions thereof which shall not
have bt en- graded at the time OF the con-
struction Of such railways therein and
all 4 rails used shall be taken up and re-
| pl ced wi h fat rails by the owners Of
/ said railways as soon rs that part OF any
street. alley. avenue or highway In which
1 the same ay be laid >hah be graded.
Sec & THAI the owners Of said rail
/ ways shall pave. plank. macadamize. or
| otherwise improve tnat portion of the
| street or streets, alley or alleys. avenue Ut
avenues, h ghwey or hlghw sys On which
III ir said always may he laid the en-
/ Ii g length tn reof between the rails and
| tracks thereof and fur the width OF one
foot on each side Of said tracks. of the
same materials used by the city. when.
ever the city snail plank, pave, macadam-
| ize or Otherwise improve such streets.
alleys, avenues or h Oh ways. and keep The
! same IN repair.
| Sec. That the owners OF said railways
shall be liable TO the owners OF properly
| alb ting on such streets alleys. avenues
or highways in which said always may
| be located. respectively. for any and al
| ioiur.es and damages caused thereby. the
same to be ascertaIned by agreement OF
| the parties concerned, or upon petition OF
the owners Of such property, respectively.
| in like manner as provided in chapter lsS
sect ohs 2473 to 2I57, inclusive. OF the Code
Of Washing ton Territory. for the aepTo-
/ priation OF lands for private corporate nj
aud section IL of the harter OF the city
OF Seattle, as amended by Act OF the Leg
/ islature of Washington TIE ritory, ap-
| p owed Nov. d. lsSS. the judgments and
DEGREES in all such cases TO be that the
| owners of such railways shall pay the
| damages awarded, and on such payment
shall be entitled to tho right Of way and
| II no petition Tor such compensation shall
be filed within twoyears after the tracks
| Of such railways, r. spectlvely, shall be
| laid, such claim shall be barred.
Sec. 8 That the motive power by which
/ such railways and their cars or carriages may
b. operated shall CONSIST OF horses. mules
steam dummies. traction engines or cab es
propelled by steam. compressed air. electric.
| fly or otherwise, provided that such lseam
dummies or traction engines shall ns1s be
u.ed on any Of said railways located west OF
the east line OF Eleventh street. or In any part
OF the city east Of Eleventh street after such
locality sholl bscome 20 densely Populated
that the use OF such dummies or engines viii
be dangerous to hfe or properly.
sec 8. That the cars and dummies 70 be
used upon such railways III Ill be of Improved
pattern snd sots'ructon and supplied with
moaern brakes or othss stoppass appliances.
Sec. !. That such cars dummies shall
be Iun at stated and convenient int trails, and
a. rate Of speed not 20 sSeeed sin miles
per hour on 1ay street vert OF Eiev.
yiaioss OF this section the gamers OF eaid
rail says shall ray TO the city OF seattle the
cum Of one bnLdeed dollars ~ penalty for
each ofease. the same TO be recovered in
civil Agiou Ia the name OF he city,
See (. That the rste oil fares to be charged
by the oweers OF such railways fer trans
porting passengs ~ thereover shall he not
more than nve cents Tor ach passage os1s way
bsiween tera nal poihts On saah separate line |
OF said system OF Railways. excepting the line |
AiOl = tDg AAAN s1uNN, On &NtlA tAr hAfU HAall |
not be more THAI ten cents for each passage |
one way. And be owsers OF said railways |
NAV charge sod receive for transportation Of /
packages and freight over their llpes. FessoaA-
bic ates therefor subject, however. a. regu-
lztios and limitation By or in mes OF the |
city Of ssAttis, 20 BE- hereafter seoptsSl Pro- |
vided, That within the mexnlDg OF this sc. /
ton The railway from the west cod OF Msdf |
son street to the intersection OF said street /
vi b The section tine between . ctions q and /
IS, ball be deemed oas sep2rae iine and "a /
railway exteading fTom the posst Lest men. /
tio0ad 70 the shufe o. Laks Washington /
shall be deemed one separate line: add /
the railway iron the port last Rsentiau-
ID. on the shore OF Lake Wssllingfa n Il
70 the east end Of Duke street. shali ~ deem.
ed one separate line ard tho railway rro1n
the west eud u HAshineton street. and nom
the intersection Of South Third aud King
str ess. and extenoing along and upoa. wash
Engtoa, sourh Third, south Fosrth. MIL
TART, James, Fourth. seneca seventh, Union.
FIT b. Battery, sixth. Dtpot and BEant taresss,
% the wed end Of EEa4t etresf, shah ~ deem. /
ed o1e separse line.
see ?. That nothing 10 This Crdinanae con-
tAinsi shs prevent the ely OF seattle FROM
q sgy time sewssias. psanking paving. mac