Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-09-05
Ordinance No. 446.

An Ordinance granting the right Of
way to the Portland and Puget
Sound Railroad Company over GER
tain streets.
Tile City Of Olympia docs ordain as tol0rs:
SECTION l. That the Portland and
Puget Sound Railroad Company, its
successors and assigns, are hereby
granted the right and privilege of con-
structing, maintaining and operating
its line of railway through and across
the following streets, tO-wit: Com
mencing at Pacific street at or near its
intersection with Plum street, running
thence in a generally northwardly di-
rection upon or in the vicinity of Plum
or Chestnut street to First street Said
company to have the right of locating
its line of railway across all streets
and alleys, running parallel with First
and Pacific streets, and also in and
along either Plum or Chestnut streets,
or the alleys in the blocks adjoining
said streets within said City of Olym-
pia, and i'll aud along Front street
through Sebree's addition, and also
through Simmons subdivision OF block
A, OF Sebree's Addition.
Sec. 2. Before its franchise shall
take effect SO as to authorize said rail-
road company to take possession or do
any work upon any of said streets,
they shall file in the Office of the City
Clerk map OF said part of said City
of Olympia showing thereon the parts
OF said streets to be occupied by said
line of railway, which map shall con-
form to the provisions of this orli-
nance, and shall be approved by the
City Council. Thereafter this fran
chise shall be confined to the right of
way SO designated, Provided such
right of way shall not exceed thirty
feet in width on Plum street.
Sec. 3. That said railroad, at its
intersection with Fourth street on
Chestnut street, may cross the same
upon its grade, as the same has now
been established, that is, about four
az feet below the grade of said Fourth
street.
Sec. 4. That all points where said
line of railway shall cross any street
OF the City of Olympia that has been
graded, said company shall maintain
at its own expense a safe and proper
crossings and wherever said railroad
crossing shall be above Or below the
grade Of such street they shall main
tain at their own expense suitable APP
proaches at such crossing And the
provisions of this section shall apply
to all streets hereafter graded when SO
graded
Sec. 5. The City of Olympia here
by reserves the right to alter or amend
this ordinance in any and all respects
not inconsistent with the purposes of
this grant; and to require said rail-
road company to make such changes
and to take such precautions as may
be necessary from time to time to pro-
tect the lives and property OF the citi-
zens of Olympia.
Sec. &. No part of any streets shall
be INSTRUCTED at any one time in the
construction or repair of such railway
for longer period than thirty working
days. And the City of Olympia here
by reserves the right to exercise such
supervision over the work on its streets
aforesaid as may be necessary to pro-
tect the citizens of Olympia from any
unreasonable interference in their
hnsiaesss s.-.- =
Sec. Z. All ordinances heretofore
enacted granting the right OF way to
the Portland and Puget Sound Rail-
road Company, not in accordance
herewith, are hereby repealed.
Approved August %, 1890.
JOHN F. GowEY,
Attest; RoBr. MARI, Mayor.
City Clerk.