The record-union., 1891-07-22

TINHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
i City of Sacramento do ordain as follows:
SECTION l.. There is hereby granted 10 the
sacramento Railway and improvement
Company" and its assigns, subject 10 the pro-
visions OF the statutes governing the City of
Sacramento, the right to construct Law down
repair, maintain and operate, for the term of
! fifty years from and after the passage OF this
/ ordinance, single or double track street rail
way or railroad, with all necessary or con-
| venient tracks Tor curves, turn-outs switches,
side-tl acks, stations, turntables and append
ages TO propel cars thereon by wire rope or
cable running under the streets moved bV
| stationary steam engines, or by electricity or
electric lOWer, or by gas engine or other
motive power except moving steam engines
and to collect, receive and retain fares and
compensation therefore for the use the reof in
| through, on, over. upon and along the follow
| Ing streets in the said City of Sacramento ::
| commencing at the 1nterSeC ton OF X and
Third streets; thence south along Third street
TO the intersection OF Third street with O
street; thence east along street to Tenth
street TO connect with the present railway on
y street.
SECTION ?. The rat, of fare on such rail-
road or Ialway must not exceed five cents for
! q single fare.
SECTION 3. The grantee herein named shall
| pay 10 the City of Sacramento an annual
! license of five dollars in advance upon each
/ car run and operated upon said railroad or
| railway, which shall license and cntite him
| to run. manage and operate said railroad or
railway every Cay in the year.
SECTION H. Inc grantee herein named may
| at any time abandon any part or portion of
! the franchise hereiu granted upon filing with
! the Board OF Trustees of the City OF Sacra-
mento a written declaration OF Ich abandon
! ment, particularly describing the part or por-
tfon intended 10 be abandOned: and In the
event of sucn abandonment the grantee and
! its assigns snail within ninety days thereafter
remove the tracks, rails, ties, poles, wires and
! other materials from such street, streets or
portion of streets SO al andoned, ana place the
portion of streets so alb indoned in good order
and rerair like the adjoining portions of tie
street and TO the, stJfSfaction OF the Street
Commissioner, and II su IN work be not done
! by the grantee or its assigns, ii may be done
/ by the Street Commissioner at the expense Of
/ the grantee, his heirs and assigns.
! SECTION .. The rate OF speed on said rail-
! road or railway must not be greater than eight
| (S) miles per hour.
SECTION g. The grantee herein named shall
pay and be assessed for the costs of imLr9ving
the portion OF the street or sire, Is embraced
/ bctween the rails OF the track or tracks OF said
railway or railroad and for two feet on each
side thereof, and such assessment shall be u
! lie4 on against the franchise and railroad of
said grantee from the date ofsuch assessment
and may be collected in the same manner as
| other assessments for improving streets are
| collected, and said grantee and its assigns
shall keep said portion of said street or streets
! constantly in good repair and flush with the
/ street ana with good crossings.
SECTION z. The franchise hereby granted is
/ granted upon the condition that said grantee
/ and its assigns shall commence the conStruc-
! tion OF the street railway on said street within
| sixty days, and complete the construction of
such railway within six months from the
passage OF this ordinance, and that when said
railway is completed, the ears shall be run
regularly and daily Gnevitable accident ex-
/ cepted), over the whole of said road as often
| as once every fifteen minutes between the
! hours of seven o'clock in the forenoon and
! seven O'Clock in the afternoon of each day
| and failure TO comply with any of the terms
! and conditions hereof by the grantee, its sue
| cesSors and assigns, shall work forfeiture OF
this franchise, and said grantee, its successors
| and assigns shall thereupon remove said rail-
way and restore that art of said street made
n &c iTufo
! and leave the same in as good order and repair
! as the balance OF the street and to the salts
faction OF the Street Commissioner, and ii
! such work OF removal be not done within
! ninety days rom and after such forfeiture by
| the grantee, its heirs or assigns, then IL may
be done by the street Commissioner NJ the nX-
pense of tho grantee, its successors or assigns
| and the city shali have a lien upon such street
railway and all the materials thereof for the
/ expense of such removal and of repair of the
street made necessary by the putting down or
/ removal of such railway.
SECTION s. Should the ears on said railway
be propelled by overhead wires in connection
/ with am electric system of motive power then
the overhead wires used as electric conductors
shall be hung from cross-wlres, and shall not
be less than twenty feet, measuring vert tcalIy
from the surface of the roadway, and shall be
| supported by double line of Loles, one on
! each side of the street; and the poles shall be
/ smooth, Weli-painted wood, or round cast
iron. and shall be painted before being set up
and said grantee and its assigns shall keep
and maintain in good order and condition, at
It's own PSiiaNs VI eiiS SIiSttS Oc-
| cupied by such poles, so that the same at the
| surface about the poles may be safe and con-
venent to travellers with teams and vehicles
at all seasons OF the year, ana so that there
shall be no obstruction TO the proper flow OF
water along and over the cutters constructed
at the places where the poles may be set up.
| And all such poles shall be set at such
places along the inner curbing OF the sidewalk
us the Street Commissioner shall direct, and
if by reason OF setting up such poles ii shall be
necessary 10 alter the water courses, cutters,
culverts or entrmc = 10 culverts such changes
or alterations shall be made at the expense OF
the grantee. its heirs or assigns.
SECTION 8. This ordinance is granted ant