Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-06-13

days; ProUided, however, The Council
may, at its discretion, extend the tim
as aforesaid. The tracks OF said railwa
shall be SO laid, that carriages and vehi
cles can, with as little obstruction a
possible, cross and run parallel upon tn
same, and nothing in this Ordinance
nor any privileges granted hereby, shall
be construed 10 prevent the municipal
authorities from grading, paying, sewer
ing, macadamizing, improving, alterin;
or repairing or changing the grade o
any OF the streets, avenues or thorough
fares over which the said company ma,
extend its lines, but all such work shall
be done so as to offer as little obstruc
ton as possible to the operations of saiC
railway, and the owner or owners o
such railway shall, at their own expense
raise, lower or change its track so as t.
avoid as much as possible the liability
of obstruction during the progress o
street repairs, improvements or altera
tons. And whenever said company
shall construct its track upon any stree
prior to the grading of such street, sale
company shall, whenever the City o
Olympia shall desire to grade sucl
street, remove such track entirely from
such street, and not relay the same unit
such street or part OF a street shall have
been graded.
SEC. 3. The track of all railway.
shall be laid even with the established
grade of the streets, and the City o
OLYMPIA hereby reserves the right t
direct upon what part of any street sucl
railway or railways shall be located.
SEC. 4. Said railways may be oper
ated by cable, electricity, or any othel
approved motive power, except that NJ
steam motor shall be used without the
consent OF the City Council. And the
City Olympia hereby reserves the righ
to compel said company to use safe anC
approved motive power, and to forblt
the use of animal power upon the whole
or any part of said railways.
SEC. 5. Ii any of said railways shall
be operated by electricity, the right is
hereby granted to said company to erecl
and maintain upon and along said
streets, avenues and thoroughfares
upon and over which said railways shall
be located, all necessary poles and sup
ports and the track, wires and other ap-
pendages thereof, for the purpose of ope.
rating its railways; PrOrided. The City
of Olympia shall regulate the part of the
street where such poles shall be erected
and also the size, height and color OF
such poles; also the height of all over
head wires above the surface of the
street; Provided, however, Such regula-
tons shall be reasonable and not incon'
sistent with the object of this grant,
except that after ten years from the ap
prevail of this Ordinance the city shall
have the right to require the removal OF
all poles and wires above the surface OF
the ground.
SEC. 6. The owners or lessees Of
such railways shall plank that portion OF
the street occupied by them between the
rails and to the width Of eighteen inches
outside the rails, and shall keep such
planking in good repair during the con-
tinuance of this franchise, and such
planking shall be laid at the time OF
the construction of such railways
SEC. Z. The cars to be used shall be
frstclass and provided with all modern
appliances for the protection of life.
SEC. 8. The fare upon such railway
shall not exceed five cents for each pas.
senger, including ordinary hand baggage,
one way, over any part of said line OF
lines of railway within the limits of the
city; PrVrided, That nothing herein
shall be SO construed as to prevent the
City Council from regulating the fare
and charges over said railway by proper
ordinance, at any time after one year
from the completion and operation OF
any portion OF said railway.
Sec. 9. Said Olympia Railway Com.
pany shall be deemed to have abandoned
all rights and privileges conferred by
this Ordinance unless it shall, within
thirty days after the approval of this
Ordinance file in the office of the City
Clerk an acceptance, in writing, OF the
rights and privileges hereby conferred,
subject to the terms and conditions of
this Ordinance.
Sec. 10. It shall be the duty OF said
company, its successors and assigns, to
stop and take on or let off passengers at
all street crossings where practicable,
but such cars shall not stop across any
street, nor shall any car obstruct any
cross wslk, except for sufficient time to
allow the passengers to get on or off,
and any violation of this section shall
subject the resident manager of such
company, or of any company that may
have such road in charge, and also the
person who shall have such car in charge,
each to q fine of not less than five dol
lars, or not more than twenty-five dol
lars.
Sec. IL. The grant Of the privilege of
laying two tracks under this Ordinance
Bhall be deemed severable, and the right
to lay each track separate franchise,
and the same forfeiture shall apply to
the second track as to the first track.
Sec. II. The City Of Olympia hereby
the right to declare the whole
or any part of this franchise forfeited, if
the said company, or its successors or
assigns, shall, after reasonable notice,
fail to comply with any of the provisions
Of this Ordinance, or with any rule or
regulation that the City of Olympia may
lawfully make in the premises.
SEC. -. The grants contained in this
Ordinance shall be deemed severable,
and it the said company shall fail to con-
struct its line of railway within the time
specified, whether upon the
whole of its franchise, or upon any street
or streets, or. section Of street, of six
blocks or more, as hereinbefore specified,
then, in that event, this franchise, as to
30 much Of said streets, shall he taken
and deemed as forfeited without any
further action upon the part of the City
Of Olympia. .f.
SEC. IA. From the time of the COM
pletion of any section of six blocks of the
for which franchises are hereby
given. said company, or its successors or
assigns, shall cause its cars to make at
least two round trips over the whole
thereof daily.
Sec. Is. The City of Olympia hereby
the right to make such rules
and regulations as it may deem neces-
sary to regulate the speed of cars or
motors upon the streets, and also to reg
llate the manner of crossing by the cars
Or motors Of this company of the tracks
Of other persons or corporation.
Sec. IL. The City of Olympia hereby
reserves to itself the right to adopt and
enforce all necessary Ordinances to con-
troll the performance of the conditions of
his charter, and also of amending, or in
any manner altering this charter, having
due regard for the vested rights of said
Olympia Railway Company, its success.
,Ors and assigns. 1t also reserves to
itself the power to revoke, this charter if
any of the. cQn6 tions thereof are not
with.
Sec. IL. All rights and privileges
conferred or acquired by or under this
Ordinance shall expire at the end OF
years from the date of the
approval of this Ordinance.
Approved June 9Th, 1890.
r~ JOHN 1. CONVEY,
Attest: RoBT. MARI, Mayor.
City Clerk
Ordinance No. 397.
An Ordinance granting TO the Olympia