The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-06
CITY NOTICES.

Sessors and assigns shall AT all times ri,,,, - a
n lance OF the franchise so granted bv this orli
naliSe permit any other person or coroTa,a, a.,
-, al pe authorized By the city of Sea tie an In 40
any main tI ~ street railway cars and along
nn,,, .s acR or tracks of said grantee herein
& tne ABOVE designa ed routes with the RIGHT 70
be recessar, f ,lle same such appliances may
c oseeil vi railway, upon such rate and terms Of
he 1850 On lor Such use of such tracks as may
seAeeu upon between said grantee herein his
successors or assigns and such other narsons or
100 or in the event of their Inability so 10
asice as the city council of said CITY shall fin unon
a. reasonable therefor and subject to nrorty Of
OF sald grantee herein his successors and as
bera3 ,a 70 reasonable regulations by said grantee
,leIil ms successors or gnS Of the usa ~ such
rack or tracks by such other person or corporation
srued SO as TO deprive the civ OF seattle Of any
koMers, rights or privileges which IL now has or
may receive TO regulate the use and CON
troi OF the streets and alleys of said cItv and
."tInS hereln contained snail be SO construed "a
ingp she CITY OF seattle from sewering. grad
ais9rj aiaIhlzlLg paving planking, repairing
aeIhg or improving any ofthe streets of said city
he; the city OF Seattle be Liable TO the grantee
~, ~ ms successors or assigns, for damage
mat ne or they may suffer by reason of the ner-
~ h OF any such work of street improvement
In this section. - e ' ~
The city Of Seattle the right 70 itself at
any an. ana al times. whenever it may deem IL ad-
vlsable, TO change the grade of any Street avenue
OF public place over OF along which said street
runway shall have been constructed or to con-
2IucI sewers or make any other improve
avenSe IN IN or upon any such street.
purposes 10 suspend temporarilv the Iunning
OF cars on said railway and ii necessary to remove
temporarily and afterward replace anv portion Of
sLIe trach structure, poles wires # said railway
nLtuoul thereoy mourning any liability 10 said
Sinaee, ms successors or assigns and from receiv
ihg notice from said CITY TO do said grantee his
successors or assigns shall promptly and al his
% inelr own expense change the structure of said
runway upon any street. avenue or public place
~hereofthe grade shall have been changed and
~ the event of his or their failure TO do witt hin
tnlfty t3Ol days after receiving such notice then
said city may change the structure of said railway
SO as TO conform the same to such change of grade
ana shal not be liable To said grantee his success
sors or assigns, Tor any resulting damage but said
grantee ms successors and assigns, shall liable
20 SAID city Tor and shall upon demand pay to said
structure of said railway.
fNsec IA. That all and singular the grants of
rights privileges, authorities and franchises in this
oiuihahce contained are and shall be subject the
rght OF the city council of said city of Seattle
any tne hereafter TO repeal, change modify said
grant, and there is hereby expressly reserved said
rght OF said city council 10 repeal amend modify
this ordinance with due regard To the rights of the
parties concerned and to the interests of the public
ana that nothing in this ordinance contained shall
De oeeIned 10 grant any exclusive franchise
privilege for the use of any street, alley highway
or other public place or any part thereof.
sec 10. hat said grantee, his successors and as
signs shall pay annually to the city of Seattle such
special license upon each car in use upon said
street railway not exceeding twenty-five 1921 dol
lars per car per year may be fixed by ordinance
OF said city, which special license shall be in addi
tlon 10 the ordinary taxes imposed by law.
Sec 10. That all and singular the rights. privi-
legeS authorities and franchises by this ordinance
granted shall be in force and continue Tor the
period OF twenty-five years from the date of the
pa sage OF this ordinance, except as provided in
section fourteen (l4) of this ordinance and except
that the same and ALI thereof may, at any time
upon the failure of either or any of the following
specified conditions, or within sixty 900 days
thereafter, upon thirty 900 days notice said
grantee, his successors assigns, make good
or their default in respect to such condition
ow cause why forfeiture should not be declared
oy the city council OF the city of Seattle be for
feited, and thereupOn and thereby shall become
forfeited, that is to say:
First-Unless within fifteen Tl5l days after this
ordinance shall take effect the grantee herein, his
successors or assigns, shall file in the Office of the
clerk OF the city of Seattle his or their acceptance
CT the rights, privileges authorities and franchises
herein granted subject to all the conditions pro-
visions and reservations herein contained and
shall also within fifteen [l5l days deposit with
said clerk gold coin or a certified check on any
bank in said city payable to the order of the city of
Seattle to the amount OF one dollar, which shall be
forfeited to the city OF Seattle in said grantee,
his successors or assigns, shall not begin and COM
plete the construction of said line of railway
said above designated route within the time pre-
scribed, or within the period of any extension OF
such times either thereof that may be granted
by the city council of said city, but otherwise shall
be returned to said grantee, his successors or as
signs, upon the completion of the construction of
said line of railway in this paragraph mentioned.
assigns, shall egin work upon the construct on
OF said Ii ne of railway within thirty 800 days
after this ordinance shall take effect and hencefr-
ward sha prose cute said work continuously, sub
Ject only to unavoidable Interruptions, till the
completion of said line OF railway
Third-Unless the grantee herein, his successors
assigns shall fully construct and equip and begin
TO operate said line of railway along the whole of
Fourth-Uniess from and after the time of COM
pleting the construction and equipment of sa d line
OF railway as aforesaid said grantee herein, his
successors or assigns, shall continuously. except
when and during such time as he or they shall be
prevented therefrom by Irresistible forces In
evtab e accident maintain and operate such COM
pleted line of railway by running at least one
for the transportation OF aSsengerS the whole
length of said line once each way often
every fifteen (15) minutes between the hours of
seven o'clock a. and nine O'Clock D. m. In each
day and during such further hours not earlier than
six o'clock a m. nor later than twelve O'Clock p.
m. as said city council may by ordinance pre-
scribe
Fifth-Unless said grantee herein. his successors
assigns shall all times faithfully keep and per-
form the covenant of indemnity on his or their
part created by section seventeen ll7l of this or
dinance.
Sec II. That the grantee herein, in and by
cep' ing the benefits of this ordinance covenants
for himself his successors and assigns, with the
city of Seattle its successors and assigns that said
grantee, his SUCCESSORS and assigns Will nj all
times keep and save harmless said city of Seattle
and its success from and against any and all la
biIity. loss, damage, costs, trouble and expense
which may at any time arise or occur by reason of
the construction operation of said line of rail-
way in this ordinance authorized or by reason Of
ANYTHING that at any me may be done by said
grantee. his successors or assigns by virtue OF TINS
ordinance.
sec IL. That this ordinance shall take effect and
be In force from and after the expiration of
ten 1O) days after its passage, approval and pub
LEGATION.
Passed by the board of aldermen this 2lst day of
October 1891 GEORGE w. HALL.
President Board of Aldermen.
Passed house of delegates this list day OF DC
tober, 1891. X w: JONES,
President House of Delegates.
Approved by me this Slst day of October, \. ID.
1891 HARRY WHITE, Mayor.
Filed by me this 3lst day of October. \. ID. 1891.
IL. w MILLER. city CLERK
Published this 9th day of November A D. 1891.