The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-18
EXTENSION OF TIME.
The Amended Franchise of the
Lake Shore Road.
THE TIT FOR TAT PROVISIONS.
Reoueet Of the Railroae HedEed In b.
Constructing ReguIations-Ierms
OF Compensation.

franchise shall be thAt ING ..,Ss~.or r,aaa
srross the Cascades to Eastern washington nesu
80 - Mil, until 1905 The company submits
e ! resson that Il has built CONSIDERABLY molc
track taan was stipulated Tor, ana 'nss ~ nas
Aeen IN the direction OF . conuecidou Win Va.
Canadisn Pacific. which has indirectly Deen vi
great service to Seattle. o.t
The ordinance drafted to cover tne tequ as'
win probably come up for consoela1on a. sns
city council this evening ana may possAD's 4sA-
20 very important discussion.
The ordnance bears the appearance OF having
beau drawn by two hands, because II mas KITE
eail.1fke provisions tackled on nrsf IN inc .h-
terest al the CITY and then Of the railroad. FOR
insfauce. n the seventh subdivision OF secuon
OF the old ordinance - amenoea, anerc ~ l.iss
I stipulation that the railroad small cohsen. "
Join other railroads in operating . .erminai
company on railroad avenue aaa .a saa. ~ 10.
1eracted By another condition, evioehsly on pe.
ialf OF the Seattle d Lake Shore road' tnas
ssother railroads must do the same"
A similar cs,id pro quo is apparent In the sac
eeedinr clause. The ordinance follows in full:
ORDINANCE NO. -
A oydinaure to amend section OF ordinance
No s6 entitled ian ordinance granting TO the
seattle. Iake shore 4 Eastern Railway Com
pauy. it, successors and assigns, the rignt ana
authority to locate. lay down. construct main
:uin and operate railway consisting OF one or
public streets and alleys of the city OF Seattle"
approved the 9TH day Of January, 1881.
me city Of Seattle does ordain Is follows:
srcrror i. That section OF said ordinance No.
SOS be and the same is hereby amended so as to
read a. follows:
Sec. 8 That the rights herein granted to said
eaatfle. Lake Shore Il Eastern Railway Com
pany. it, successors and assigns, are upon the
following conditions. towit:
First--That said company. its successors and
Assigns, shall allow each owner and occupant OF
= wharf contiguous to said railway or to the
street In ana along which said railway shall be
constructed, . sidetrack connecting said rail-
way with the warehouse upon such wharf: pro-
vided, however, that such sidetfaeks shall be
constructed and kept In repair bs ana at the ex.
penoe of such wharf owner or occupant, ana
the ssme shall be subject to such reasonable
sogulations as to the opening and closing OF
switches Is said company may from
time to time establish; and for the pur.
nose OF affording such wharf owners
and occupants free access 70 and from
their WhGzges warehouses and MANUFACTURES,
situated On either side OF said railway. such
wharf owners and occupants shall have the
rieht TO put in and maintain switches and rail-
way crossings over the tracks of said company
In such manner al may be reasonable. at the ex-
pense Of the person desiring to use the same as
% construction and repair, and also subject to
like reasonable regulations
second-That the rights herein granted BY
this ordinance shall not operate to deprive any
person or company owning or claiming lands,
wharves OF other improvements of any riparian,
water front or littofal rights. or Of any rights.
except to land and space expressly granted to
said railway company, its successors and as
signs BY this ordinance.
Third--That said railway shall be constructed
on common level with the wharves along said
Yightof-way, ~ said level now IL or may be es-
tablished BY ordinance Of the city OF Seattle
Fourth-That wherever said track or tracks
shall cross or be crossed by . wharf now con-
structed or hereinafter 70 be constructed, said
company. Its successors or assigns, shall plank
and keep in repair at least fifteen u5) feet OF its
way q such crossing: and whenever double
track ID constructed ACROSS any such wharf, said
company. it, Successors or assigns, shall plank
and keep in repair the full thirty 30 feet across
sach wharf. and the owners or occupants OF
such wharf shall have the right to use said
right-of-way at ell times, except when trains are
passing over It,
Fifth-That said railway company, Its succes.
poSs or assigns, shall not allow it, locomotives
0f cars to stand upon the tracks on
any wharf along said water front
longer than may be necessary
TO make switchings, make up or divide trains.
or to receive and land passengers, or to load and
owner or occupant of such wharf. unless in case
Of accident or unavoidable delays.
sixth-That on or before March l. 1887, said
Beattle, Lake shore and Eastern Railway Com
pany, its successors or assigns, shall begin the
construction OF Q standard-gauge railway, to run
from Columbia street In the city of Seattle to
some point east Of the Cascade mountains In
Eastern Washington.
eeyenth-That unless stopped or delayed by
injunction or restraining order in procuring or
using Its rightof-way, or any part thereof, or in
constructing or operating any part of its road or
unless delayed by an unusual or extraordinary
occurrence,or by storms freshets. snow blockade
or the act Of God. said railway company, its
successors or assigns. shall have forty miles of
its said railway constructed and ready for oper-
alton on or before July !, 1885, and shall have a
continuous line from Seattle over, across or
through the Cascade mountains to some point
In Eastern Washington. constructed aud ready
for operation on or before December l, 1895: pro-
vided, however. that IL the said railway com.
pany shall refuse to join the other railroad
companies In organizing and operating termi-
nal company on Railroad avenue upon equal
and fair terms, and upon receipt of the value of
its Improvements in said avenue, and without
any compensation whatever for any franchise
held by IL, granted or given by the city OF Seattle
then all the rights and privileges conferred upon
said railway company by the city of Seattle
shall be subject TO forfeiture provided the other
railroad companies having franchises In said
avenue shali participate in the organization and
operation OF said terminal company upon like
terms and conditions.
And 1t 10 further provided that hereafter anv
other railroad company, having received fran
chise from the city Of Seattle therefor. shall
have the right to the common use of said track
or tracks over said rightof-way heretofore
granted said Seattle. Lake Shore d Eastern RAN.
way Company upon said Railroad avenue for
the running OF trains thereon. upon the pay.
ment 20 SAID grantees or their assigns OF such
monthly or annual rental or compeusation as
may be agreed upon by the several comnanies.
provided. that should said companies be unable
70 agree on the amount of such compepsstin,
or as 90 terms or conditions as to such comrror
use, then the said compensation and an snch
differences shall be determined by tha eoyrr,,,,
council OF the city OF Seattle, whose decision
shall be mai Ana In arriving at the compen.
sation to be paid for such use the said commo,
council OF the city OF Seattle shall not tate tn,
account any value OF the franchise harasv
granted: provided. other railroad co,nnan,as
havfng franchises on said Railroad sysnne vriu
consent 70 the insertion Of q like p-ov,.,o,, IN
their franchises, and the city causes the ssros
10 be inserted.
Kishth-Thas from and after the construction
Of said railway ~ aforesaid. the said s-st,la
Lake Shore q Eastern Railway comnenv its
successors or assigns, shall continually oner.,s
the same, or cause 10 to be onsrs,a,
and shan ran At least tive ,rsin.
IN each secular dsy, one each
way, over the entire completed nor,io,
OF the main line of such railway from, columhi.
street. In the city of Seattle. TO the es.,arn ter
minus of raid railway rs aforesaid, unless nre.
vented therefrom by accident. nnuSusI OF ,xfra.
ordinary occurrences. storms. freshets, snow
6loeksdes or the act OF Col.
Sec That section OF ordinance No sos en-.
titled. "An ordinance grsntiag 70 the sesttle
Lake Shore & Eastern RAILWAY Cnrnn.nr -