Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-31
ORDINANCE No. GAO.


ton Of such railways
The City OF Seattle does ordsin as fol-
lows
SECTION /. That there be and hereby Is
granted anio y. r Gruelle, John L. Jor-
dan and Edwari 2. EdscR. their SoclaieS.
successors and assigns. upon the conci-
tons and subject to the resery ailoLs here
matter specified The right or way for and
tue authority 10 locaFe. lay down snd
msintain tracks for. Sad 10 construct
equip. operste maintain and extends sys-
TEN OF railways with single or double
tracks. together with necessary and con
venient switches, side tracks. turDo1tS
and turn hies. on the public streets
avenues. alleys and highways within the
boundaries of the city OF Seattle county
OF King. and Territory Of Westminster.
under the name and Style OF the Queen
City Railway Company. as follows To-
Wit:
Beginning al the western terminus OF
Madison street, ON the sh re Of Elliott
hay, and running thence eaSterly aleng
section of said Madison street with the
section line between sectiOns y and 80. in
township 25 north. range 4 east.
Beginning ST the intersection of said
Madison street with the section line be-
tween sections = and & in township .
north. rRnse I east. and running thence
essterly along ami upon said Madison
street, as the same is now located, or as
the same may De hereafter located snd
eNtendsd as and for 8 public street, TO the
eastern terminus Of ssid Madi on street,
rs the same is now or may be hereafter
located and thence easteriy and north
erly along and upon any of the public
streets OF said city affording the most
practicable route for a railN ay. TO the
west shore Of Lake Washington.
Beginning at the int rseetion of the
north boundary line Of the city of Seattle
5E~sf kesl linz. fgf akA 1 al
" ashington, and running thence south
erly on the most practicable route, as the
same may be found st the time OF con-
strecti0n of such railway either along
and upon the shore of saiI lake or along
and upon any Of the pu bile streets. alleys.
avenues CT highways which are now or
may be hereafter established or dedicated
10 pub ic use. al, ng and near TO the shore
of said lake 10 Duke street
And beginning al the v estern terminus
of Washington street, on the shore of al
lott bay. and runoing thence along and
upon said Washington street to south
Fourth street. and along and upon South
l bird street. from said washins ton street,
10 King street and also along and upon
s4id South Fourth street, from said Wash
ington street, to Mill street thence along
and upon Mill and third streets 10 james
street; thence along and upon James
street 10 Fourth street : thence along and
upon Fourth street TO Seneca street !:
thence along and ucon Seneca street to
seventh street: thence along and upon
Seventh street TO Union street thence
aleng and upsn Union street. to Fifth
street thence along and upon Fifth street
TO Battery street; thence along and upon
Battery street to 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 hlliott
bay.
Sec. 2 That the tracks of said railways
shall be not more than five feet between
the rails, which shall be of good quality
Of iron or ste-l. and of improved pattern
and construction. and laid as nearly as
practicable in the center and flush with
The grade Of the str 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 san e,
which nothing herein contained shall
prevent; and T rails may be used in the
Coz struction of said system of railway s.
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 I rails used shall be taken up and re-
placed with fiat rails by the owners Of
said railways as soon a. that part Of any
| street. alley. avenue or highway in which
the same may be laid shall be graded.
q
ways shall pave, plank. macadamize. or
otherwise improve that portion of the
street or streets, alley or alleys, avenue "
avenues. highway or highways on which
the r said railways may be laid. the en-
tire length thereof 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 snail plank, pave, macadam-
ize or otherwise improve such streets
alleys, avenues or highways, and keep the
same in repair.
Sec. l. That the owners of said railways
shall be liable to the owAers of properly
ab stting on such streets. alleys, avenues
or highways in which said railways may
be located. respectively, for any and all
injuries and damages caused thereby, the
same to be ascsrtalned by agreement Of
the parties concerned. or upon petition OF
the owners OF such property, respect veiy,
in like manner as provided in chapter isS
sect ohs 2l73 TO 2I77, inclusive, OF the Code
of Washington Territory. for the appro-
priation OF lands for private corporal MS
and section Ii of the harter OF the city
OF Seattle, as amended by Acto of the Leg
islature of Washington TIE ritory, az
y owed Nov. Is. 1883, the judgments and
DEGREES in all such eases to be that the
owners of such raiiwsya shall pay the
damages awarded, and on such payment
shall be entitled to the right OF way and
If no petition for such compensation shall
be flied within two years after the tracks
or such railways, respectively, shall be
laid, such lain shall be barred.
Sec. That the motive power by which
such railways add their cars or carriages may
be operated shall consist Of horses mules
steam dummies, traction engines or cab es
propelled by steam, compressed air electric
ity or otherwise, provided that such steam
dummies or traction engines shall not be
uRed N nf aafd rat NJ tad rnaa ~
the east line of Eleventh street. or IN any part
Of the city east Of Eleventh street after such
locality shall become 80 densely Populated
that the use Of such dummies or engines WILL
be dangerous to life or property.
Sec. 9. That the cars and dummies 70 be
used upon such railways shall be of improved
pattern snd construction and supplied with
moaern brakes or Other stoppaRe appliances.
Sec. Z. That such cars anu dummies shall
be run At stated and convenient Int reals, and
at rate of speed not 20 exceed six miles
per hour on any street west of Flew
cath street. And Tor yiolst onA of The pro-
visions OF this section the Owners ~ said
railways shall pay 10 the city OF seattle the
cum OF one huEdred dollars ~ a penalty for
each o6ense. the same 10 be recovered In a
civil action in the name OF the city,
See 5. That the rate Of fares 70 BE- charged
BY the owners Of such railways for trans
porting passengers thereoyer shall be not
more than Ave cents for zach passage ons way
b-tveen teEzz nal points on each separate Iine
OF said system of railways. excepting the line
Alot & the hke shore, ON which the fare allall
not BE- more shs1 ten cents for each passage
one way. And the owaers OF said railways
paF charge and receive for transportation Of
packages and freight over their liues, reasoaa-
bic rates therefor subject, however. 10 regu-
IAtion and limitation by or IinEncts OF the
city of Seattle, 10 BE- hereafter ADOPTED Pro-
sfded, That within the meaning of tkis sec
ton the railway rom the west end Of Msai.
son street to the intersection OF said stree;
vi b the section lins between s. etions p and
80. nall be deemed one separate lice, and sDe
railway exteadsDg from the point last men
tiO8ed 10 the shUre % Lake Washington
shall be deemed Quo seTAfate line: and
Ibe railway from the point last mention-
ed. on the shore Of Lake WsshingtoB.
to the East end OF Duke street, shah be deem.
ca one separate line and the railway ron
the west end Of WashinRton street, and from
the intersection Of South Third and King
streets. and extending along and upoh Wash
ington, south Third. south Fourth. Mill.
Third. James, fourth, seneca Seventh, Union,
nth. battery. Sixth. Depot and Bfant stresfs,
% tns west cod Of bTsnt street shsIl be deeEn.
ed ope separse line.
See g. That nothing In this Or.lfaaace nar