Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-08
Ordinance No. 300.

An ordinance granting to The Olympia
and Tumwater Railway, Light anu |
Power Company, and To their asso-
ciates. successors and assigns, the right
to construct maintain and operate
street railway upon certain streets,
avenues and thoroughiares III the City
of Olympia, Washington Territory.
The CITY Of Olgnp,a does Orddm as todo'rS:
SECTION l. That there be and is
hereby granted unto The Olympia and
Tumwater, Railway, Light and Power
Company and their associates, success
ors and assigns, the right to lay down
and maintain single or double IRON OF
steel track. with proper sidings, ana the
right To- operate street railways thereon
within the City OF Olympia, upon the
streets hereinafter named, to wit:
Main street, Fourth street, mon
street, and such other streets as may DE
deemed most practicable Tor construct
ing and operating said railway, 10y said
company. Provided that the provisions
OF this ordinance shall not prevent
the laying Il single track on Fourth
street ca st from Main street and north
! from Fourth street, on such street is
NAV be selected by other person, per-
SOILS OF coi idtloii
SEC. 2. Said railway may be operated
by cable, electricity or other motive
power, and in the event OF the same
being operated by electricity, the right
is hereby granted to said Company TO
erect, construct and maintain upon ana
along the streets hereinbefore named all
necessary poles and supports, and the
string thereon and aifiX thereto the
necessary wires, or other appenuaScs
for the purpose Of operating their rail-
way by means of electricity as aforesaid
provided, however, that said poles shall
be erected and maintained by The
Olympia and Tumwater Railway, Light
and Power Company, their associates
/ and assigns; and provided further, that
/ said poles shall be so erected not more
/ than one foot from the curb of the side
walk or pavement used by pedestrians
along said streets, avenues or thorough
fares.
SEC. 3. The construction Of said lines
of railway shall be commenced within
three months from the date this ordl-
nance takes effect, and that portion OF
said line, beginning at and extending
| from the foot of Main street to the inter
section of Thirteenth street with said
Main street. and from the west end OF
Marshville Bridge, along Fourth street
to the intersection OF Eastside street
with said Fourth street, shall be COM
pleted and in operation within eighteen
/ months from the date this ordinance
takes effect.
SEC. 1. For the purpose OF laying
down or operating snch railway, no
| street or thoroughfare shall be INSTRUCTED
at any one place for a greater length
than two blocks at any one time, nor for
alohger period than thirty working days !;
provided, however, that the Council
NAV at its discretion extend the time
aforesaid. The track of said railway
shall be so laid that carriages and We
licles can, with as little obstruction as
possible, cross the same, and nothing
in this ordinance nor any privileges
granted hereby, shall be construed to
prevent the municipal authorities from
grading, paving, sewering, planking,
macadamizing, improving, altering or
repairing any of the streets, avenues or
thOroughfares over which the privilege
of constructing q railway is granted by
this ordinance, but all such work shall
be done so as to offer as little obstruc-
ton as possible to the operations of
said railway, and the owner, or owners of
the railway shall have the privilege of
raising or shifting the rails, SO as to
avoid rs much as possible the liability
to obstruction during the progress OF
street repairing, improving or altering.
SEC. 5. The cars to be used shall be
first-class and provided with brakes and
other necessary appliances and rails
shall be of good iron or steel.
SEC. 6. No cars shall be allowed at
intersection of streets for longer per-
iod than five minutes, and any violations
of the provisions of this section shall
subject the owners of said railway to
Il fine of not less than five nor more than
twenty-five dollars, for every offense. on
conviction thereof before any court Eav-
ing jurisdiction.
SEC. Z. The fare upon said railway
shall not exceed ten cents for each pas
senger, including ordinary personal
hand baggage, going on way, over any
part al laid line or lines OF railway
providing that nothing herein shall be
so construed as to prevent the City
! Council from regulating the fare and
charges Tor travel over said railway, by
proper ordinance, at any time after ont
year from the completion and operation
Of any portion of said railway.
The tracts of said railway shall he
laid upon the established grades Of the
streets, avenues or thoroughfares, and
it shall be the duty of the Committee on
Streets and Public Property to see that
in the construction of said railway the
! provisions Of this ordinance are observed
and carried out
, Sec 8. The said Olympia and Tum-
water Railway, Light ard Power Com
pany, their associates, successors or as
signs shall be deemed to have aband-
oned all rights and privileges granted by
this ordinance, unless they shall within
thirty days after the passage thereof file
: in the office of the Clerk Of this City a
written acceptance of the rights, powers
and privileges hereby conferred, subject
: to the terms and conditions herein con-
tanned, and unless they shall, within six
! months from the date of the acceptance
: of the terms Of this ordinance, have ex-
pended in material or labor the sum OF
one thousand dollars.
SEC. 8. All rights, powers and privil-
eyes hereby conferred shall expire at the
end of twenty-five years from the date
this ordinance takes effect; provided
that nothing herein shall be SO con.
strued as to prevent the City Council OF
this City from passing all ordinances
and resolutions necessary for the pro-
lection of the interests OF the City.
and to carry out the spirit and provis-
ions Of this ordinance or franchise.
Approved March Z. 1889.
JOHN F. CONVEY,