The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-16
CITY NOTICES.

ORDINANCE No. l.s60-AN ORDINANCE
~ granting TO James Street Construction Com
pany, its successors. associates and assigns ~.
right 10 locate and Law down tracks for rand street
@ "a on certain streets of the city Of seattle
De i ordained by the city OF Seattle as follows:
SECTION !. That there be. and hereby is granted
70 JANIS street Construction Company its asso-
GATES. successors and assigns, the right privilege
ana authority 10 locate, lay down and maintain
ate, equip and maintain system of street rail-
NAYS anu TO carry passengers thereon and TO
Seattle as follows ro-wIt: ' -
. commencing upon and at the intersection of De
FORREST and oak streets In the city Seattle King
county, Washington: and running thence along
lnrougn and upon Oak street 10 Case street. thence
m,a,iam street; thence along, through and upon
walnut or Hallam street to st Lawrence Main
street And also commencing at the beginning OF
Iingard street on the south line OF Broadway sec
ono addition to the city Of seattle King county
washington and running thence along through
hHd upon said l-lneard street to Haven street And
also commencing at the intersection of broadway
and Barclay streets In the said city of Seattle and
Remington avenue: thence along Remington ave-
nue. to Mcciaire street: thence north along said
Mceiaire street to Willow street; thence east
along said Willow street and Willow street ex-
tended 10 Milwaukee street; thence along MjIwar-
kee street to Carroll street: thence along Carroll
street and Carroll street extended to the north
inc OF Albion Heights addition TO the city of seat
and Mcf'ivra's addition to the city of seattle
provided that before any of said street railway
oe lad down all damages or injury to be
casoned thereby 10 property abutting said street
alley or public place upon which said track is to
pc pe iocated snail be ascertained and compensated
ior oy SAID grantee In the manner provided by the
laws OF Washington and the ordinances of the city
And provided further. that the said grantee and
its assigns shall and will forever indemnify and
save harmless the city of Seattle against any and
from ali damages OF every kind and character, in
Guiding land and business damages, and any and
All damages to property of every kind and charac-
expenses Of the SAME which il may suffer. or when
may he recovered or obtained against said city of
snlting from this franchise: and from anv act or
acts OF the said grantee assigns under by vfr-
tue OF the provisions OF this ordinance; and the
cofeTy OF any judgment or judgments against said
city as aforesaid and the failure of said grantee or
assigns TO pay the same within sixty days after no.
.1Ge mas oeen given by said city to said company
ali or the rights given under this ordinance shall
cease and determine, and the city of Seattle shall
tnereupon have the right, through its proper off,
GERS, to enter upon the right-of-way above de-
scriDed and remove any and all tracks and struct-
ures from any street where the same may have
nance.
sec. 2. The rights and privileges herein granted
snail continue for period of twenty-five years
from and after the approval of this ordinances;
company. its successars associates and assigns,
shall commence the construction of said road
within ninety days AFTER the passage of this ordi
nance, and shall prosecute the work of construc-
ton thereafter continuously until completed, and
that In such continuous prosecution they shall
pend not less than ten thousand dollars I$1o,00O]
per month; and that said railway shalt be COM
pieted over the entire distance Of the lire from said
same as herein provided for, and operated contin-
uousiy by running car for the transpo .tation of
passengers over the whole OF said completed lines
each way as often once each hour from o'clock
a. m. 10 Ii O'Clock D. m. of each day, 10 be done
1892; that said railway after being SO completed
snail be operated continuously by running car
~ sa % psssengers o. ae wf 9
times each hour from o'clock a m. to 1 o'clock
r s M 20. Of each day And IN case Of the failure Of
associates, successors and assigns, to comply with
the provisions Of this section, then all the rights
privileges and franchises hereby granted shall be
deemed to be, and shall be, forfeited, and the city
council of the city of seattle shall have the right
oy ordinance; upon giving twenty days notice in
writing to the said James Street Construction
Company, its successors, associates and assigns,
franchises which they have obtained or may
obtain hereby and hereunder are so forfeited pro-
prevented from building said road by the act of
God or inevitable accident or In case of any of the
established they shall have an extension of time
for the completion of said work equal to the time
peeed or prevented by any OF said csuses
Sec. B. That the tracks of said road shall be
forty-two inches between the rails and flush with
the level of tn. street. and shalt be laid in such
manner as TO offer obstruction TO the crossing OF
vehicles: and where the road herein provided for
shall be so altered and cut TO permit the cars
to pass without obstruction. AMI nothing in this
ordinance shall be so construed to prevent any
other railway company hereafter formed from
crossing the road herein mentioned in like manner
The tracks of said railways shall be laid down
and constructed on each de of the center of the
street and shall be placed to each other as
practicable for the running of cars thereon; pro-
vided. however, that the said James stree, Con-
assigns, may construct and operate said road with
asinee track 10 he located one side of the center
OF the street. The owner of said road shall keep
the whole of said road in good repair until the said
city of Seattle shall deem necessary order said
roadway within and between the rails and within
and between the tracks and within one foot ON
either side of said track, to be panked with three
and maintain the same in good repair IN.
til the said city of Seattle shall provide
for the better Improvement of said Streets
at which time and thereafter the owners
shall pave, plank or macadanliZe said space In
same material as the city Of Seattle may provide
for the Improvement of said streets where the
lines OF said railway are located Whenever the
grade of any of the streets over which the lines of
the said road shall extend be changed by said city,
the said roads shall be so adjusted and changed
TO conform 10 the grade, such grade 10 be made at
the expen.e of the owner or owners of said road.
Sec. !. That said James street Construction
Company, It's associates, successors and assigns
shall keep said street railways in repair and SHALL
upon the completion of the construction thereof or
any portion thereof, or upon the completion of
any repairs thereon, upon any port thereof.
leave the streets through which ii extends and
upon which such construction repairs may be
made, in as good condition for travel as the same
were before the commencement of such construc-
Sec s. The cars on said railway shall be moved
propelled by cable or by electricity applied by
storage battery or overhead wires. or by any other
or discovered provided such other systems shall
have been first approved by the city council of the
city of Seattle provided that If any part of said
road be cable, that the conduts of said cable be
constructed of concrete and iron; provided, that
the city reserves the right 20 compel the the said
grantee to pave or macadamize the roadbed with
such material as IL may approve within and be-
tween the rails and between the tracks and within
one foot on either side thereof The cars used
said road shall be of the most approved
pattern and construction for the comfort
safety and conyenenience of passengers
and shall be provided with brakes and ali
necessary appliances for stopping the same when
required In the even the overhead wire system
cables shall be placed along the center line between
the tracks of said railway or along either side of
the above-descrhed right-of-wav as may seem best
10 the grantee OF the franchise under this ordi-
nance: provided. however that the city reserves
the right to compel the company to adopt any APP
proved method TO conduct the electric currents
through the streets Of said city, aid TO remove the
poles and wires thereirom when such plan is
adopted. The poles or posts used for the suspen
sion of the cable wires shall be constructed Of
iron or wood and shall be neatly finished and
painted and placed as designated by the board of
public works OF the city of Seattle and an electric
incandescent street lamp of a capacity equal TO
those being authorized by the city to be suspended
from sa poles 81 the I'M rsection of each street on
the entire system of this said road: said lamps 10
he lighted during the same hours as the regular
stree-lightpg service is being lit, and said lights
shall be erected maintained and lit entirely nj the
cost of said company by said company said rail
way shall be constructed with such switches. sid
iBgs, turnoutsani other requisite appliances as may
be necessary in the operation of the same. hut the
city OF seattle reserves the right TO change cause
20 tee changed the location of said switches sidings
or turnouts al the expense of thu owners of said
Fai ways, and 70 compel them 10 complete the
sfrnction of said railways IN such manner as viii
best serve the Interests uf the pubiic that the cars
shall move rate OF speed not exce-sli,ig en-
provision the owner of said road shall be sub
ject 10 a fine in any sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars for each and every yio-
lation OF a provision and that the cltv of seattle
hereby reserves the rght 10 limit. by ordinance,