Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-05
ORDINANCES No. Gao.

SECTION i. Ihaf there be ana hereby Is
sTAnted unto \; r. Gruelle, Jshn = Jor-
dan and sdwsrd z. Edison. their q soeisieS
SUCCESSORS ana o. signs. upon the condi-
tons and snsis Ct TO the Reservations here
insfter specified he right OF way for and
TIE authority to locate. lay down and
maintain tracks for. and 70 construct.
equip. operate. maintain and extends o. =
TEN o. railways. with nsle or double
track. together with necessary and con-
yenient switches. side tracks, turnouts
and turn { bies. On the public streets.
avt nues. alleys and high wsys within the
boundaries Of the city OF Seattle county
of King. and Territory Of WzshinGtan,
under the name and ssyle Of the Queen
City Railway Company, as fellows, to-
Wit:
aeSinninS 81 the western terminus Of
Madison street. on the share OF El!iolI
bay, snd running theHce easterly a,sng
40 upon said Madison street to The inter
section OF sad Madison street with the
section line between ecfiors = and g, in
township = no. tn. range east.
Beg inning AZ the intersection Of said
Madison street with the section line BE-
tween sections y and 81 in township 3
north. rams 4 east. and running thence
e2steriy along and upon said Madison
street. As q { same is now located, or a.
the same may be her. after locsied and
eNtendsd as aud for public street. TO the
eastern terminus OF s. id Ma1i n street
as the same i new or may be hereafter
located {; and thence easter y and north
erly ohg and upon any OF the public
STREETS OF said city atfording the mot
practicable route for a railway. 10 he
west shore OF Lake Washington
Beginning az the int rsection Of the
north boundary line Of the city OF Seattle
with the Inns Of the west shore OF Lake
" ashin9ton, and running tn nee south
erly on the a osT practicable Ioute, "a the
50 rsN- h.af At he faF
struetion OF such railway either along
and upon the shore Of sail lake or along
and upon any of the pu lie streets. alley s,
avenues or highways whirh are now or
may be hel eater established or dedicated
10 pub &c use. al ng and near 10 the shore
OF said ial e TO Duke st est
And b ginning al the Is eTn terminus
OF Washington stIees, on the shore OF HI
lott ba and runEing thence along and
upon said Washington ST Get to south
Fourth street and along and upon South
bird street. II ON s. il Washin- ton stree
TO King street snd a so along and upon
sai1 South Fourth street. from said Wash
ington street. TO n III rect thence along
and upon Mill and bird streets 20 Jane
street; theLce along and upon James
ST. eet 10 -Four h str, It thence along ard
upon Fourth street 10 Seneca street !;
theme along and On Sen~ca street to
seventh street theme along and upon
SIEVE nth street to Uhion street; thence
aleng and mp, n Mon sire 10 Fifth
street: thence along ant Spoa Fifth ST. eef
10 Battery stree thence along and upon
Battery stree; 10 Sixth street; thence
along and upon : XIII street u Depot
street: thence alcnS and upOa Iiepot
street te Brant street: thence along aud
uBvn bTant rect to- shore Of hlliott
hay.
Sec. . That the acks CT said railways
shall b. noi more than i've feet between
the rails. y hica rhail se Of good quality
Of iron or e. L aad u imprSy ed pattern
snd CO lstrucJioR. a-e laid a. nearly as
practicable in tie center and flush with
the grade OF tee str, ct. alley, avenue or
highway in which they are laid. and 50 as
TO permit the fn passage OF the cars Of
any other railway crossing the stu c,
which nothing heretu contained shall
prevent: and z rails may be used in the
CO struction Of said system Of RAILWAY 5.
but only In streets. alleys avenues or high
ways or portions thereof which shall not
have been graded al the time of the con-
struction OF such railways therein, and
al rails used shall he taken up and re-
plsced wi b nat rails by the owners Of
said railways a. soon a. that part OF any
street, alley avenue or highway in which
the same " sy l.e laii sh u be graded.
Sec. Z That ihs OWNERS Of said rail
ways shall pave, plank. mHcadamize. or
otherN Use improve that pOrtien OF the
-
avenues. b .hNsy o. highways ON which
tn ir said rail y ays may b. laid. the en-
Ii lengt tn sTCof between rhe rails and
tracks ihertOf. snd the width OF one
foot on each side of said tracks, OF the
same Ia arerlals used by the city. whs a
ever the lily all plank, pave, nlacadaIn-
lze o. o. heI wise improve such streets.
alleys, av snues or h,ghs ays, and keep .he
same in repair.
Sec. { That e wneTs OF said railways
shall b. Il lble to the owners of properly
ab ting on such strcefa. alleys. avenues
or highways in which said railways may
be locate :. respective.y. foe any and all
IuiurIes and os nages caused thereby. the
same to be- ascertained by sgreem3nt Of
the parties concerned. CT upon petition OF
the owners Of such property. respect vely.
in ike manner as Broviced in chapt IS
sect oAs 2475 10 2ti7, inclusive Of the Code
OF WASHINGTON Territory. for the apDTo-
priatiUn OF lands for private Corporaii rs.
and 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. 2S. lss3. the judgments and
DEGREES In all such eases 70 be that the
owners of such raj ways shall pay the
damages awarded. and ON such payment
hall be entitled 70 the right Of way and
II no petition or such compensation shall
be filed within two years after the tracks
of such railways, r. spectlVely, shall be
laid, such lain shall be barred.
sec. 5 That The motive power by which
sEeh railways and their ears or carriages may
b. operated shall cons 81 Of horses, mules
steam dummies. traction engines or eab'es
tfoPelied By steam, compressed air. electric
ity or otherwise. provided that saeh steam
dummies or tEse'fon engn shall not BE-
used on any of said railways located west OF
the sszt line OF EsyeDth ST Get. or In any part
Of tue city east Of Eleventh street after such
locality shsl become so deusxly poVnlHsed
that the use OF surh dummies or engines vii
Be- dangerous to life or properly.
sec 6. That the cars aud dummies 20 be
used upon such railways n all be of improved
pattern knd construction aud supplied with
mO1ern or5 kes OF otheT storp8ee appliances.
Sec T. That sneh cars sna dnmn1ies shAil
be run 81 stated and eo0veaient int reals. and
AZ rate Of speed not 90 exceed zlx miles
pc hour on any street wet of Eiev-
~uth street. Aud Tor viola oss Of tie pro-
visions OF this section he osneFs OF said
railways shall cay 10 the city of seattle the
sum OF one hutd bred dollars ss q penalty for
each oeense, the same 10 Be recovered In \
civil Arioa in tbs name OF he city
See $. That the rate OF fares to b. charged
by the owners Of such railways for trans
porting Passengers thereover shRll be not
more tbAa Eve osnts for sach passzgs ons way
b-sweea term mai points o. each separate iine
Of said systsn OF railways. excepting the line
AloT & the Ike shore. on shich the fare shah
rot b. mors THAI ten cenfs for each passage
one wsy. And The owners OF said railways
NAV eha &c ard receive for transportation Of
p&cksges and freight over their lpes, reasoaa-
hls rates therefor subject, however. 10 regn-
iAtioa and Limitation By orIia sncss OF the
city OF sssttis, 20 be keresfter aaopted Pro-
vided, That within the meaning OF thtr SO
iion The RAILWAY nom the west end Of Madi.
son street. to the intersection Of said street
vi b the section AHs betwean ctlosis - and
IS, pail b. deemed Doe separse hrs. and tGs
railway exteaaing fron ths point isst mea-
tiosed 80 the shUrs % Lake WazhinRfOn
shall. be deemed one separate listes aDd
the railway from the poist LAST uerfton-
%, Ga the ahore Of Laks WaahieEt n.
TO the east end of Duke street. thail he dsszn-
"a che separste liBe sBd the Fallaay ron
tbs west end u = AsAtnFton street znd from
the Intersection q south Third and King
str els. and extendtDg ssoag and upoL WAsh-
fpRtOa. souih Third. Soath FoaTt.k. MN
Third. James, Fourth, seneca, esvsarh, Unson,
f1f b. Battery. sixth. Dspot sp1 BrAns stresss
o the vest end u bsaut STREET shsil H. deFEn-
ed sse ssP9rss linz.
Sec =. That nothing in the Or1iosncs con
tEine1 shs preventth city Of seattle from
a say ssEas seSsriag painting paving msc-
Adsmixii 3. gradiag. Iepai4iBg. or ofA@rsiss
I'M .rov na. widsainz. shRaging. ex1esldina or
yseasink ans Of tbs stFeets. Alleys ss,baass or
a