Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-04

ton OF s2ch railways.
The City Of Seattle does ondain as fol- |
lows:
SECTION l. That there Be and hereby is |
s-Hntsd unto y. r. Gruelle. John +. Jor>
dan and sGward r. Edison, theira sociates. |
SUCCESSORS AMI assigns. upon the condi- l
tons ard suelrct Ia the reservation here
inGfter specinec he right OF way for and
tee authority TO locate. lay down and
maintain tracks for. Snd to construct.
equip operate, maintsin and extend sys-
TEN OF railways. with ngle or double
track, together with necessary and con-
Tenient switches. side tracks, turnouts
snd turn hleS. on the public streets.
svt nues, alleys and highways within the
boundaries OF the city OF Seattle county
of king. and Territory OF NashinRto ton.
under the name and style of the Queen
City Railway Company, AS fellows. to-
wit:
Beginning at the western terminus Of
Madison street. on the shore OF El!iott
bay. and running thence eAsterly aleng
ard upon said Madison street tcJhe inter,
section OF said Madison street with the
section line between ections 3 and IS. in
towr ship = no. ia. range east.
Beginning al the intersection of said
Madison street with the section line be-
tween sections - and x in township IS
north, range 1 east. ana running thence
elsteFly along and upon said Madison
street, SIS the same is now located. or s.s
eNtendsd as and fer public street. to the
eastern terminus of said Maai7,n street.
| as the same l. now or may be hereafter
located ; aud thence easteriy and north
lerly a'ong and upon any OF the public
streets OF said city affording the most
practicable route Tor a railway, TO the
west shore of Lake Washingt' II.
Beginning al The Intersection OF the
north louDdary line of the city OF Seattle
with the line OF the west shore OF Lake
| Washington. and running thsnce south
| eTly on the III est practicable toute, as the
same msy be found at the time OF CON
struction Of such railway either along
and upon the SHORE Of sAil lake OF along
and upon any OF the pu lie streets, alleJs,
avenues or highways which are now or
| may be hereafter established or dedicated
TO pub ic use, al ng and near to the shore
| OF said lake to Duke street
| And b ginning at the = es'ern terminus
| of Washington street, on the shore OF al
| lott bay, and runulng thence along and
upon said Washington ST reet to south
Fourth street, and along and upon South
| ! bird street. fIom lid W ashin. ton stree,
| to King street and also along and upon
| Saii South Fourth street, from said Wash
ington street. TO vii rect thence along
and upon ail and hird streets 10 Jal es
| street. thaEce along and upon James
street to Four h str, eT : thence along and
| upon -Four. str Ell 10 Seneca street;
| thence slong and u On Seneca street TO
| Seventh street; theme along aud upon
| Seventh street to Union rect; thence
| aleng md up l Mon sire to Fifth
| street thence along am upon Fifth street
/ to Bait ~ stree thence along and upon
| Battery street 10 : xth stree thence
along and upon : XII street ID Depot
| street; thence along and upon Eepot
street te Brant street: thence along and
| upon brant street To shore of hlliott
bay.
Sec. That the tracks of sail railways
| shall he not mul than five feet between
the rAls. which shall be of good quality
of iron or tte | asd OF improved pattern
and construction, aud laid as nearly as
| practicable in tire 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 II rails may be used In the
CO, struction of ssid system Of railway $.
but only in streets, alleys avenues OF high
4 ways or portions thereof which shall not
have be en- graded at the time OF the con-
| struction of such railways therein, and
| all I rails used shall be taken up and re-
| pls ced with fiat rails BY the owners OF
said railways as soon as that part of any
| street, eiley, avenue or highway in which
the same may be laid hail be graded.
Sec. ;. That the owners of said rail
ways shall pave. plank, macadamize, or
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street or streets, alley or alleys. avenue IT
avenues, 'ghway or highw ~ys on which
tn ir said rail ways may be laid, the en-
ii e length tn reof 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 h gh ways and keep the
same in repair.
Sec. Tha. the owners OF said rail- ways
| shall be liable TO the owners OF pro, erty
alb ting on such streets. alleyR. avenues
| or highways in which said IA lways may
be located, respectively. for any and all
Injuries and damages caused thereby, the
| same to be ascertaned by agreement Of
the parties concerned. or upon petition Of
the owners OF such property, respect vely.
| in like manner as crowded in chapter 1s3
| sect ons 2f7S to 2ifT, inclusive, OF the Code
of Washington Territory. for the appTo-
priatiOn OF lands for private corporal ms.
\ and section IL of the harter of the city
| OF Seattle, as amended by Act Of the Leg
islature of Washington Te ritory, APP
d owed Nov. %, 1883. the judgments and
DEGREES in all such eases TO be that the
owne' 5 of such railways shall pay the
/ damages AWARDED, and on such payment
shall be entitled 10 ths right Of way and
| If no petition for such compensation shall
be FLED within twoyears after the tracks
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| laid such claim shall be barred.
Sec 8 That the motive power by which
/ such railways and their cars or carriages may
/ be operated shall consist OF horses, maes
steam dummies. traction engines or eab.es,
| ropelled by sIeam compressed air. electric
| ity or otherwise, provided that such steam
dummies or traction 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 snch
locality shall become so densely populated
/ that the Use of such dummies or engines will
be dangerous to life or properly.
sec 9. That the cars and dummies to be
| used upon such railways shall be of improved
pattern and Construction and supplied with
| mosern brakes or Other stopplFe appliances.
Sec. Z. That such cars ana dummies shall
be run st stated and convenient int reals. and
| at rate of speed not 10 eSceed six miles
| Der hour on any street west OF Flew
epth street. Aud Tor viola oRs Of the pro-
visions OF this section the Owners OF said
railways shall ray to the city of Seattle the
each ofense, the same 10 be recovered in a
civil aeiion in tbs name OF the city,
See S. That the rate OF fares TO be charged
BY the owners OF such railways for trans
porting passengers thereoyer shall be not
moretha al ave rnts for each passage one way
between term nal points on each separate line
of said system Of railways. excepting the line
alor the Like shore. on which ths fare shall
not be more THAI ten eents for each passage
one way. And the owuers OF said railways
may charge and receive for transportation Of
packages and freight over their lires, reasola-
bic rates therefor subject however, 70 regu-
lation and limitation by ordinances Of the
city OF SEATTLE, 10 BE- hereafter ADOPTED Pro-
vided. That within the meaning OF ihit sc
ton the railway from the west end Of Madi. |
son street 10 the intersection Of said street
vi h the section the between ctions - and |
80, tBall BE- deemed one sepAfsfe line. and tie
railway extending from the point last men-
tioaed TO the shore % Lake Washfngton
shall be deemed one separate line: and |
the railway from the point last mention |
3D. on the shore of Lake WashiDgton |
to the east end OF Duke street. shall 10 deem.
ed one separate line add the raIlEay from |
the west end Of Washington street. and from |
the intersection Of South Third snd King /
streets, and extending along and upoa Wash. |
ington, south Third. south Fourth. MIL |
Third. James, oursh. seneca. Seventh. Onion, /
FIT b. Battery. Sixth. Depot aud Brant streets,
10 the wet end Of hrant street shsI be deem. /
ed one separsie line.
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