Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-08
ORDINANCE No. Gao.

tons and subject to the rsservati Tor here
matter specified the right o. way for and
TIE authority TO locs'e lay down and
maintain tracks for. ana to construct
equip. operate. maintain and extends sys-
tenn OF railways. with single or double
tracks, together with necessary and con-
venient switches. side tracks turnouts
and turn hles on the public streets.
Av' nues, alleys and h:sh Ssys within the
boundaries OF The city ot Seattle county
Of King. aud Territory of washineton,
under ne name and s'yle Of the Queen
City Railway Company, as fOllows 10.
wit.
Beginning AZ the western terminus Of
Madison street, on the shore Of EllioTt
bay, and running thence easterly alsng
aud upon said Madison street toIhe inter
section OF said Madison street with the
section line between sections = and -. in
township p moth. range east.
Beginning at the intersection Of said
Madison street with the section line be-
tween sections q and 81 in township =
north, range east. and running thence
ezsterly along and upon said Madison
street. as the same is now located. or as
the same may be her after ocated snd
eXtendsd as and for public street, To the
eastern terminus of s. id Maii N street,
as the same is new OF may be hereafter
located and thence easter,y and north
erly aong and upon any OF the public
streets OF said city affording the most
practicable route for a railway. 10 The
west shore Of Lake Washington.
BegiRning 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. thsnce south
erly on the most practicable route. as the
same m>y be found at the time OF con-
| struclion of such railway either along
and upon the shore OF sal lake or along
ana upon any Of the public streets alley 5
| a or ar ttFl ~ hi. IA nj
may be- 6el CATER established or dedicated
| TO pub IL use, al ng and near TO the shore
OF said Lab TO Duke 81 eet
And b ginning ST the estern terminus
OF Washington street, on the shore of hi
lott ba and run ing thence along and
upon said Wa~h nston ST eet to south
Fourth strtet. and along and upon South
bird street. from IL W ashins ton stree.
| to King strs ct and "a so along and upon
| s ALL South Fourth street, from SAID WASH
ingion street. 10 i'll rect thence along
and upon " i'll ani 4 bird streets 20 Jau g !,
strt ct; the. &c along and upon James
street. to Foue b trt ct THENCE along and
| upon Fourth STREET 10 Seneca street I;
theme along and VI On Seneca street to
Seventh street; theme along aud upon
Seventh street To Union rect; thence
| aleng and up / n,Ou sire 10 Fifth
| street; thence along an gpoh Fifth st.eet
to Bait ~ stree 'heuce along and upon
Battery street 10 sixth street thence
along and UPON xh street 10 Depot
street; thence along and upon Depot
| street Is Brant street: thence along aud
| uDon Fran: street tot e shore of hlltott
bay.
Sec. 2 That the acks of sail railway s
shall be TO, more than i've f,tt between
the rails Hhich shall NJ of good quality
If iron or ie l. aud Of improved pattern
and construction. and laid a. nearly as
practicable In TIE center and flush with
4 .1s. s.Ses all
| highway in which they are laid, aud so as
| TO permit the free passage Of the cars of
| any other railway crossing the sane.
| which nothing herein contained shall
prevent and I rails may be used in the
coz struction OF ssid system ef rallwai s.
| but only in streets. alleys avenues or high
ways. or portions thereof which shall not
have bs en- graded at the time OF the con-
| struction of such railways therein, and
| all i rails used shall be taken no and re-
placed wi h flat rails by the owners Of
| said railways as soon a. that part of any
street. alley avenue or highway IN which
| the same n ay he laid d al be graded.
Sec 5. Tha1 the owners of said rail-
ways shall pave, plank, macadamlze. Or
otherwise improve tn.t porti "a of the
street or ST. eets, alley or alleys. avenue II
avenues. h ghway o. highways ON which
ii e length tn -reof between the rails and
tracks thereof. and { r the width OF one
foot on each side of said tracks, Of the
| same n alter ais used by the city, when.
ever the city sail plank. pave, Inacadam.
| ize or otherwise improve such streets,
alleys, avenues or high ways. end keep he
same in repair.
Sec. That the owners of said railways
/ shall be II tble TO the owners OF property
alb ting on such streets alleys. avenues
or highways in which said railways may
be locates, respectively, for any and al
leinries and damages caused thereby. the
same TO bs esc, rtalned by agreement Of
the parties concerned. or upon petition OF
the owners OF snch property. respect vely,
| in like manner as crowded In chapt rIsS
sect oAs 247S to al inciuaivs >. OF the Code
| of WasLingtun Territory. for the appro-
priation OF lands for private corporal ms
| and section II OF the harter OF the city
OF Seattle, a. amended by Act OF the Leg.
| islature Of Washington TIE ritory, ap-
y owed Nov. 28. 1881 the judgments and
DEGREES In all such eases 70 be that 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 for such compensation shall
bc filed within two years after the tracks
of such railways. respectively, shall be
| laid. such claim shall be barred.
| Sec. B. That the motive power BY which
| such railways and their cars or carriages may
be operated shall cons st Of horses. mules,
steam dummies. traction engines or cab'es,
4 propelled by steam, compressed air, electric
| fly or otherwise, provided that such steam
dummies or trscaion engines shall not be
| used 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 sksll become so denssly populated
| that the use Of such dummies or ems lines will
be dangerous to life OF properly.
Sec 6. That the cars aud dummies to be
used upon such railways shall be of improved
| pattern and 60: structon aud supplied with
| mouern brakes OF oshec stoppaee appliances.
Sec. Z. That snch cars ana dummies shall
/ be run at stated and convenient int reals, and
| at a rate OF speed not 10 eSceed six miles
per hour on any street vert of Flew
elth street. And sor violai ous of the pro-
visions OF this section the owners OF Haid
| railways shall ray 10 the city Of Seattle the
sum Of one hut dred dollars IS q penalty for
| each ofieaae, the came 20 be recovered In =
civil action In the name of be city.
Sec 8. That the rate Of fares to b. charged
by the owners of such railways for trans
porting passengers thereover shsll h not
more than I'VE cents for aeh passagv ons way
b-tween term nal points on each separat" line
Of said systsn OF railways. excepting the lins
alo. Z the like SHORE, on which the fare shall
mot he nore THAI ten cents for each passage
one way And the owners OF said railways
mav charge and receive for transportation Of
packages and freight over their lines, reasoaa-
Ole rates ntreiuf, aJplect, nONttefs " f6ku-
lAtioa and limitation by orIin sncrs OF The
city OF Seattle, 20 b. hereafter ADOPTED Pro-
vided. That within the meaning OF thi' sec.
ton the railway from the west end Of Madi.
son street 10 the intersection Of said street
wi b the section line between 3. eti0ns 70 and
80, fpall Be deemed one sepArsie lice, and tse
railway extending non the point lssi men-
tiooed 10 the shore o. Lake WashfnRfon
shall be deemed one separate line. aud
the railway from the point last mention
81, on the shore OF Lake Wsshlngten,
70 the east end Of Duke street, shall be deem
Cd one separate line and the railway rom
the west end o. Washington street. and from
the intersection Of south Third and King
str eta. and extending along and upon wash
iDgt0n, South Third. South Fourth. MIL.
Third. James, FOURTH, eeneca, Seventh, Union,
Fif h, Battery, Sixth, Depot and Brant sirects.
20 the west end Of bfaut strsf. shsll BE deem
ed one separate line.
Sec o. That nothing In this OrdipsSoe con-
tsined shs prevent the city Of Seattle ftom
Al agy time severing. pssnkine paving. mac
sdamiriI g. grading, Iepsffing or Otherwise
I'M proving, wideaing, changing, exiendtna or
vacaiinR any OF the streets alleys, avennes or
highways 10 which sid railways may D. To-
eaie {, or establishing or changing TIE grsAes
tsareofs Provided. That such work stall be
done. a. far a. practicable. IN sneb a manner
~ not 10 obsfrvct or interfere With the opera
tho of said ra1lfORs RroFsded. fur her