The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-26
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run Text OF the Or.sinanee ~ Adopted
by the Committee

The FRANCHISE.
run Text or the Ordinance ~ Adopted
by the Committee.
Following 10 the fais teri OF the ordinance
granting the Northern Pacific Ire franchise,
as adopted by the committee OF the whole:
An ordinance granting to the Northern Pa
elhc d Puget Sound Shore Railroad Com psny,
~ s0errssors or assisns. the right and sufnority
" locate, construct, lag down and msintaia .
standard gauge railroad. corsssiag Of one or
more tracks. upon Aad along strip Of Land
hereinafter described. and ~ operate such rail-.
o asI sDaa the conditions rfrisea in this
sEcriosl That there Is hereby granted unto
tie Northern Pscihc a Puget Sound shore EaiI-
foaa Company. ifa successors or assigns the
sixhf and authority to locate construct lay
aown ana maintain . standard sange raiiroad,
consisting Of ono or more tracks upoa aud
Along strip Of land hereinafter described and
70 operate such railroad upon tbs conditions
prescribed In this ordinance
sec- The following Is description Of the
tfacf OF land upon aud along which said com
pany, its Successors or assigns, IL hereby author
izeo 20 locate. construct lay down. maintain
ana operate track or tracks Of ratIroad To- wit:
commencing effhe southern extremity of Rail.
road avenue south, ~ established by Ordinances
no. ---. passed -----. 1880. thence north
on the westerly thirty tao) feet of said Railroad
avenue south To point thi rfy 800 feet north Of
. point where the south line OF Railroad ave-
nue.. - established by Ordinance No. -. inter-
secS Railroad avenue south. thence westerly on
the souiheriy thirty fso1 feet OF Railroad avenue
west 70 tho westerly city limits
Also tract OF land commencing NJ the point
wsere Railroad avenue \, ~ established by or
dinanee No 49,. DIVORCES from said Railroad
avenue south. thence westerly on the souther.y
thirty fS0l feet Of said Railroad avenue to the
point where said Railroad avenue intersecu
the line OF Railroad avenue west. - established
by ordinance No. -, passcd ----, lsao
Sec ). That the rights herein granted 10 the
said Northern Pacific a Puget Sound shore Rail-
road Company are upon the following eondi.
tons, to-wtt.
Firxs-That said grantees ana their assigns
shsii allow each owner and occupant of O wharf
contiguous 20 said railroad, 10 The street In
and along which said railway shall be con-
strsicfct. . sidetrack connecting said railway
with warehouses upon the said wharf: provided.
however, that said sidefraek saall be constructed
and kept In repair by and ~ the expense of said
wharf owner or occupant, and the same shall
be subject to such reasonable regulations a. 10
the opening and closing of switches
as said company may from time In time essab-
ish; and for the purposs Of sffording such
wharf owners and occupants free access 20 and
from their whsrves. warehouses and manufac-
tories, situated on either side of said railway,
such wharf owners and occupants shall have
the right to pat IN and maintain switches and
railway crossings over the tracks OF said COM
pany, or the tracks Of any other company hav-
ing righfs-oi-way In sal avenues, IN such man.
ncr may be reasonable at the expense OF the
person desiring to use the same ~ 10 construc-
ton and repair and also subject to like reason
able regulations
second-ThAf said railway shall be 50 con-
ssracted ON . common level with the wharves
and streets along the said right-of-wsy. as the
said level now IL or may hereafter be estao-
lished by ordinance of the city Of Seattle.
Third-That wherever the said tracks shall
cross or be crossed ty . wharf or street now con-
structed or to be hereafter constructed. said
grantees their assigns shall plank ana keep
in repair at least fifteen tl5l fee, of its way at
each crossing: and whenever doable track 10
constructed across any such wharf or street.
said grantees or their assigns all plank and
keep in repair the fali thirty 800 feet across
said wharf or street. and the public shalt have
the right 70 said rightofway At all times except
when trains are passing over it
Fourth-Thai said grantees and their assigns
shall not allow their locomotives or cars to
stand upon the tracks on any wharf OF street
crossing along said avenues longer than may be-
necessary TO make switches, or TO receive and
land passengers. unless In case OF accident
Fifth--Thst within sixty t6o) days after tho
passage Of this ordinance. these said grantees es
their assigns shall begin the construction of Q
98AnuNfu kauGc faAfn8u Va run 0ttt. c1"Ass
upon the routes bersinbefore described, and
shall. unless stopped or delayed by any IN
usual occurrence. or by inevitable accident.
or tho act of God. complete one continuous
track of said railway and commence the crers-
ton thereof over the right-ofway hereinhefore
described. By the LIST day OF December. ls9o.
Sixsh--That from aud after the construction
OF said railway, a. aforesaid, the said grantees
or their assigns Shall continuously operate The
same. or cause the same % be operated a. part
OF the main system of the Northern Pacific rail
road, and shall ran az least two trains on each
secular day. one each way, over the entire por-
ton OF said road hereinbsfore des -ribed. unless
prevented therefrom by unusual or extrsordia-
airy occurrences. storms, freshcts. snow hlcck-
AIDES or the act OF Cod
seys n,o-That the city of seattle reserves the
right to ct any time compel the owner OF own
ers Of such railway tracks 20 plank or otherwise
ravs and keep Ia repair the whole Of ssch right
ot.wav. and to resume fgll possession of saeh
rlght-of-wsy at any time by paying Just CON-
pensasion fer the Improvements thereon, as pro-
yssied BY the ei y charter Of the city OF Seattle
as II now exists or may hereafter be amended,
made or adopted. ~ provided BY Law for the
incarceration OF cities Of mere than 500 In
hshitants or BE- any ordinance Of the legislative
body OF the city 81 Seattle passed aud providing
fer the forfeiture Of thls other franchises. and
providing for making coz eeasstion therefor In
such cases.
sec. 4 Ihat the said city OF SeastIe snail To
tain the sarne control over the streets aud a.
lew in which said railway shall be laid down ~
over tie other streets aud alleys In the esty, and
shxli have the right o. regulate the sreed of
trains within the timIfs az right-oi.way herein
granted. aud said grantees and their assigns
sha.i not run trains over said rtghtofway q. q
higher rate Of sresd taso ten miles per hour. or
A. nav hs hereafter prescribed by ordinance.
Sec ! That hereafter sny railroad company.
having received q frsnehiss from the casy 81
seatte therefor shsll have toe rsghtto the CONF
taan use Of said track ar tracks over said hight
of.way sog the running cs its trains thereon,
upasn the payment 30 SAID grantees or their
.sstsax. OF suva monthly 81 annual rental or
csauaoaasmt!on - may Dc sSrsesi on by the sey
era uapsniess provided, tssi sAe0.e SAID CON-
rsnis. es unable Ia agrees or the sraoan; Of sad
somperssflon the said compensation shall hs
as,sfmine<s by the eonaEson eosneii Of TIE city
~ seattle. whose decision shall be aBsl
sec. &. Tsas said grantees. OF shes assigns,
a. al have the rtgAs 10 censsraet. maintain sad
ou~rase spurs or ssdesrseks frvA her sais
trsek or tracks 20 the adjacent or ccaiasaoas
whsrxes warehouses Or osAer eai diaxs &C
sstnss side of the sxad Eatirus6 sSenas. and 30
connect with the tracks Of other railroad con-
rxnisx on said aveaas. snd in - doing 70 erass
he track or tracks al say eseer railway eoHs-
rsnrvt provided sAst tn no case shall The sad
ear.pnny It's Successors as assigns sske OF kssp
y,nrs intervening space az sad kslsfO&i aseHae
tar .Yen snar or ssteyscs tAsn Eusy - Isses.
.s-x - cse.s ovsr e. snea wharf warehouse or
-.sir.s. trark noe shall sacA srpr ssssgs&ex
ever be used Cor aay es1er rSzPase fass tss