The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-20


ORDINANCE NO. 1,772-AN ORDINANCE
" granting 10 Fred +. Sander. his successors and
assigns. franchise TO build and operate a street
railway In the city OF Seattle.
BE it ordained by the cts of Seattle as follows:
SECTION ]. That there be and hereby are
granted 20 Fred T.. Sander, of the city of Seattle
aud to his successors and assigns the right. priyll
eye: authority and franchise for and during the
period Of twenty-five years from the date Of the
passage OF this ordinance, and subject TO all the
conditions, provisions aid reservations thereof, to
lacate. lay down and maintain tracks for street
nhNay, and 10 construct, equip, maintain and
operate street railway line in the city OF Seattle
sato carry passengers and freish t thereon and TO
uafse and collect fares and freight for such car
nase on and along the folcwIng designated route,
hfhe csty OF Seattle to-wit: Beginning at the i'm
hnec,ion Of south Third street and Yesler avenue;
aence south on South Third street to Main street:
ihence east on Main street Sixth street: thence
souh on sixth street to King street; thence east
On King street 10 seventh street: thence south on
seventh street to Mikado or Dearborn street. Sec
ono street south of Weller; thence east on Mikado
or Dearborn street to Eighth street; thence south
on Eighth street to Grant street. thence south on
vrant street To city limits. Provided. however,
nat nothing In this ordinance contained shall be
deemed or construed TO amount to warranty
on the part ofthe city OF Seattle that any part of
ihe above designated route is legally established
existing street. bus said city of Seattle
hereby grants the right to construct and operate
saa railway line only insofar said city now has
or hereafter may have control over said route or
any part or parts thereof, by reason OF the same
wing within the limits of any street streets of
ssa city Of seattle now legally existing OF that
y hereafter be legally established, and subject to
~ rights OF any owners or private property COM
prised Ia said route
sec 2. That there be and hereby are granted to
said Fred r. sander and TO his SUCCESSORS and
sssgns, the further right, privilege authority and
hanchise for and during the period OF twenty five
years from the date OF the passage of this ordnance
70 run his and their street railway cars and
seroagh any If the streets and avenues Of the city
oi Seattle over the street railway tracks of any
other person or corporation that shall grant per-
mission so to do, To the same extent aud under the
ssme conditions and restrictions that shall govern
the right aud franchise of such other person or cor
Porsuon whose tracks shall be so used.
Sec. 3 That before the track of said grantee
herein on the above designated route shall be laid
aown all damages to be occasioned thereby 20 prop
sis aoatting on any street, avenue or public place
Aong which such track Is 10 be laid down. so far
= any such damages shall be claimed by the
owner of or any interested in any such prop
WY, shall be ascertained and compensation made
law "
sec l. That said street railway on the above
eeslgnated route may consist of either single or
@nble track. or partly single and partly double
sack aud any portion or portions thereof may be
ehhnged from single odouble track at any time or
times, all al the option of said grantee herein his
sn ss or assigns. All such single track
may oe laid shall be constructed, with all the
sMnenes, tnrnoais. turntabie and side tracks nee
enS sss,S 70 .he tull and proper equipment thereof
anu so situated said grantee. his success
VI asslghs may deem expedient for the conven-
The So" Psops vi operation of said street railway.
stan,as, % SAID street railway shall be of the
Nsnuatu, or forts-two-inch guage ard where single
aN sns oe iald the nearest rail thereof shall not
" .ua -FOUR ieet more than Ave feet dis
ani nom the center line Of the street an which
we same shail De laid; and where double tracks
s st ~ 80 Icy snail be nearly "a may be
equ-dstant ffoln the center line of The street ON
which The same shall be laid and tbar Inner rails
sna De not less than eight feet nor more than Ten
ieet distant nom one another; provi5ed however
tnat said grantee shall construct Yn eiofain ana
Keep IN repair fourteen feet OF anv hriy or efN-a
eu roadway, az his own expense and frae Of cost
o. srantor that may be necessarily conSfrnctpd
Along any portion Of said route for tha ne. - = ala
sIantee' aud provided further thar the norton ~
Ad elevated roadway SO 10 be Constructs hx, s.tj
gsentee, shall be located along outside Of s5a- 81
!aeent 10 one OF the marginal lines OF that norticn
said oficge or elevated railway Constructed ana
maintained by the grantee said grantee shall
SO build, maintain and keep in repair a fence ~
nhlnE on the outer side Of said bridge or elevated
sv41wsy. on which their tracks are laid. The rstis
SAD tracks shall be of iron or steel and OF ti,e
, nest improved pattern of girder or cps
49, ana shall be laid so that
ne tops thereof viii be as nearly As
ptacticsblc at the height OF the established grase
}. me street al the place where they are laid or
wen with the surface of the Travelled roadway i'm
sases not brought 10 the established grade. pro-
eo, that the said grantee, his SUCCESSORS or as
n r.. may NJ his or their option, construct and
A. IN AN SAID TRACKS with 'T rails until such time
ssae CITY or Seattle shall grade pave or macada-
49, NY street or streets forming part of the
sss designated route when such 'sIp, rails alons,
sal such street streets so improved shall he rs
49, ana gtrded rails above prescribed shall
~ s.u IN their stead by said grantee his sueeeSs
orh~ sssignS Whenever said tracks shall cross
sanyy crossed by the tracks of any other line of
.as nails OF each shall be 30 altered or cut