The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-15
Ordinance 10. l.i57.

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a. city af -esssie tsees orsiaas1 A. Fss9sv.S.
>k1TseN !. IEaf there IN aass heY..lax q
xsAnfcsa a. j. NJ. THOMPSON aasi his .<sa.
siaasss ulsas saaecsssors ard ssSSns. IN.
$50. Psis issae and s1aEasasfty 30 ,s~caie lay
soAh and Msinfsin srsskx for street rail-
49, !, sasSa - construct operate c,srsp asssf
e1saakssa sfs.sa Of street sssfsss y<
A1N 80 cary Passengers thereon ssas5
- 80 - aiss1 essttsE faESs Eaegelor. Withsa
as.s sly ~ SEATTLE, IS foslews, sowIf:
over. upaa aud ssang Madison street.
frara Us fsg.ssf o. inferseesioss with tns
DIS boundary os tie cry isfaiss OF sasa
ssss y seAssla, n SECTION q. township -
Esasss range east. sseace alens ~
sfFsSt 10 the est magical ls~ ..ss'a
street II .sss city Qs sss- - q West
.hass ae bsiis 81 So e said feaa
~ r~ar~s rails OF the E,osi approved
=. wlsh such switches, tnraonts and
.aeses necessary 10 the full ard proper
s4aipmeat q the rossi. As may ~ >xetsoned
- tire cpEnn1a,s council 81 the essy vi
>eat tile. and shall ran ssrces ears thereon.
al convenient hours 81 every dss
aud night. ever said read ser
the transportation Of passengers.
Provided. that asess4se any such railway
trasA te laid sssawn. ali lalRry or damages
- h esceassosae&. thereby Ia property aeut
ss9g ga any sITret, alley or puolsc plaee
aEneai which il Is proposed TO locate said
railway. shall De aseevtasnezi aud coanpen-
stated far By said ]. VI. Thompson anu his
associates, their SUCCESSORS and a.
signs. III the manner provided for ~
the laws al Washington territory, a III snx
chartss aud ordinances OF ths eisy Of seat
rs@
Seg. :. The rights and privileges herein
wF4afs<s shs ! continue feE period q.
tsents ave years trous aud after tn. pas
sage of tAis ordinance; prov .aeSi that sise
IL " 4 anil tat.
taeir SHSgssssEs atsa assigns. shall exIn.
sNeAes 1ne construction III sail road within
tga months alter the passage OF taiS ort.G
nance. snd shat prcseegts the Nsorx ni
construction continuously thereafter uatil
csla s.le.ed. sus. S>sai sal5Taaa shah t,s coma
pseisd over shs eaisre distance 81 the Inc
nercin pres sded, a. d ia ols~ratiaa eantaa-
soasIy - ranling u car ssr the sfausgurts-
I i.oa I'll pas ssNsas over the who4t uf said
IL 3 sAr+. was IS often as oaeS each aalE
agus nom r. III, 10 /, p. IA, vi each day,
Within nsale months asscs sac passage us
THIS uiusnaaSe. thai said railway, after
being tal!y completed. shall h-s os~Fstes;
spontaneously BY running i ear for the
sporiailon oil pasSen ecFs ~ "a the " hole
ol said i4ns> hefrsn gle ailoagd each way us
81 eu as case saca hal hour from ooisseA
3, IA. h II p. M, Cf eaga day. aud In she
csse ui sle Iailaro of said J. u. Thompson
and his assoc a'es, their successors a. q So
signs, 70 toiuply with the pros sSiuas 81 gais
( SECTION. or aas OF said prus stems. then Gil
the rights privileges aaa fFanca, i~es Agrehy
granted snail Be ae1niea ~ b and sAsli De
iNEfNlFsg ani las city eAaucii 81 The city
o. Seattle shsa have the right ny eral
nance Upon giving - days notice III writing
{ - SAID J. VI. Thompson saa his associates,
their successors aas. assigns, 10 declare that
/ the rights, .sSIs llegcs aud franchises hereby
gtaased have been forever forfeited aiId
abandoned by said j. II. Thompson, his as
soe!atss, their sseee sSurS and assigns. and
I such actions o. tht city council shall sareyer
/ ioF.sil ailsl TAKE from said J. NJ. auni psul,
and bis associates, tae.s sucees soFs ana as
stsiis, ell rights privileges and franchises
which lacy have obtained ~ may obtain
+ hezeax and hereunder: Provided, how
sAeE. shas II the said grantee shat. he PR.
/ ven "a srom building saia railway by the
+ ast OF Cos. or inevitable accident, he shall
have an extension OF tsme Tor the compile.
+ ton II said scrS equal Ia the time That
/ tae con tfucison oi said railway shall be
/ Impeaed or prevented BY any OF said
causes.
See. 5. Tia, the tracks Of said roa,i shall
+ ae three feel six iuenes leiaeea Toe rails
I ana flush with IN ; level "a the sire, I. ana
/ 80 as g efes no obstruction &C. the crossing
/ OF fenleles, and where the road herein
PROVIDED lor shall iaterseet sny other Tall
roads. tne rails of each shall ~ so altered
( or cut as to permit fsS ears To pass with
+ out obstruction. and nothing Ia this oTsiI-
tsslsve shall be 50 Construed rs 10 prevent
any otne: railroad company hereafter
I ioEmeti from crossing tile load herein men
Toned IN ike lraaref in the city OF Seattle.
The Tracks o1 said railway shall he laid
sluan AID constructed AS Rear a. kossie ie
III the center OF the street. ana shall be
placed a. near 70 eaeh other a. practicable
/ fer The running ul ears thereon. The own
ess oi said road shall, within aud between
I The tracks complete said road on the level
81 the street with ssahsltuln. aud Tor one
foot OH each side of the tracks thereof
s pave, plank or maca6amize said ea.iI in
Ike manner, and on the same level and
with tne same material as the city OF ~
attic saay psoEtdc Tor the improvement OF
+ said streets where the lines OF said ROAD
aFe located. And Oh such streets or por-
tons OF streets n are not paved, planked
or tnaesdaniZcd, shall plank The street Tor
one foot on each side OF the tfack When
+ ever the grade 81 any OF shu 81 6. IL over
which the iines OF Sai8 road shall extend
1 shall be Changed by sAid city. the said
( y.lasi shall be 50 adjusted and changed as
/ io conform To the grade, such change Ia be
made al the expense OF the owner or owI,-
es> al said road.
I SCI. |. Thai said J. NJ, Thompson aud his
associates, their successors aud as
signs, shau K ep said street railway
ia repair, aud shall, upon the
+ completion of the construction thereof or
any portion thereof, and upon thS eemple.
/ lioa 81 say repairs thcfeoa, or apou any
+ portion thereof. leave the streets through
which u eN,esds aud upon which such
1 cohsit action or reiaifs may he done,
+ IL. ~ COED condition Tor travel as the same
were before the CONNIE ace ment OF sli.a
I construction or repairs.
see. .. That the cas- III SAID railway shall
oe moved hf cehles propelled by steam,
F sad the cars used upon said road shall b.
j st the most approved patterns and con.
+ stf9etioa ioE the comfort, .s,g3sen once and
SAFETY % passsn Eet-, aifd sha be provided
I WITH hgakcs GElG all necessary appliances
+ iar stopping the same when required.
i riley shall move AT rate of speed mol ex
/ oteding ten miles az hour: and la case ~
, violation OF this provision, tue owner III
( said road shall be- subject "a d fiae IN auy
sum not exceeding one huudrefdollars
Tor eaeh aud every violation of said pFoy,.
s4uns ana tast the CITY Of seattle hereby
rsesrses tae right 10 lllnst by ordinance the
! cate OF speed at which cars shall be rua
ever Tue whole or hny part OF - Id road Ia
/ less rate than ten miles ar hour and 10
stca rate Of sped as in the jndsraeut az
the common countii OF said say shall
seem desirable and Tor the Interest OF said
city.
sec. 6. Any person wiifally ohs.r,,e,lup
/ said railway shall b. aesm med guilty as a
RiAbcsneai,oF, siid shall b. punished by q
bae ID any sim Net exceeding one han
dfed dollars 80 imprisonment In tht. itv
jail not "a exceed thirty days, or both.
see 2, that The rate 20 te charged for
single fares shalt not tie more ti1an fiv.,
cthIs Ter n e0uE tnuonS passage one gay
eFtF The line pf said cable street railway.
aud tue eity ~ Seattle hereby reserys.s
the right 81 al aus time reduce, modify or
+ HAahsa the rates OF fare ufun said railroad
provide always fhsf such mod aeaflon
{ iebufH0ii uS change ali he reasonab .
sec 8 That the owner OF said road shall
pay shnuslly 10 the city 81 seattle a sYs. iat
license upon each ear IA Use ~, tn, lines al
railway herein mentioned. such sum not
eScee 1853 twenty-five dollars as shall So
hked ey ordinance of said city of Seattle
SAID special license 10 be in addition n, the
ordinary taxes imposed by law bat such
special license shall not be Imposed, levied
or collected until the expiration al fVe,
years tlofa the date of tie passage al this
ordinance
sec. . That the rights and privileges. and
franchises herein granted shaIl not -
dtsFm, exclusive, and the right II hereby
Ell 10 The city Of seattle "a gran: 10
ghy other psfsoA or persons company ~
companies, the right and privilege 70 CON
stfaft. lay down masutsiH and operate, "a
slne or lines al rsiiway through, along aud
over the streets herein mentioned.
rec. 10 That hereafter any other pefxnn
81 pcfssIts, company oT tsfH pauies that
s'sal! have obiaifed tue right to eotistrpci
lay down. maintain and operate line s,r
aiies % railway upon, over OF along any
~ tae streets herein me Gft efat 4 shall Hays.
fhs right and privilege ~ rne esin fYlog, as.
- 3t's tracks 81 10 laid by sal NJ
TaoEsIsssta and his associate their spe-
portion u said trAek. for the Ynnui,ay II
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