Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-02-25

distances thereof as shown by the rec
orded survey and plat thereof recorded
December 3, 1885, in the Office OF the
auditor of Chehalis county, Washington.
in volume 2, road books, pages 1SS, lS9.
100, 1911, 1872, provided. however, that
the said railway company shall make
selection Of one of the routes through the
citv and over the streets herein named,
within six months from the date of the
passage and publication of this ordinance
and shall signify their acceptance thereof
to be fled with the clerk OF the city OF
Aberdeen; and, provided also, that in
case the said railway company shall Sc
ect the route north along the Nishkah
river, they shall have a right of way along
all of the streets herein described, from
the place Of beginning to the west end
OF Hume street, and along River street,
and the right of way over streets and al
leys west Of the west end of Hume street
named in this ordinance, shall revert to
the city of Aberdeen.
SEC. 2. That there be and hereby is
granted to the said Alb. rdeen & Victoria
Railway COMPANY. its successors and as
signs, the right to construct, maintain
and operate telegraph line upon and
over the aforesaid streets, avenues and
alievs, and to that end to erect all nee
essarv poles, wires and other appli-
ances for the purpose OF constructing
and operating such telegraph line; pro-
vided, that the poles and wires OF the
Said telegraph line shall be placed Oh the
north line of all streets running east and
west, and the poles on which the wires
are strung shall BIZ forty (4o) feet high.
| Sec. g. That this ordinance shall not
he so construed a. to deprive the city OF
Aberdeen of such powers, rights and
privileges which it row has or may
hereafter be conferred upon it, to USE
and control the streets and alleys in said
city.
SEC. t. That nothing in this ordi-
nance shall be so const. ned as to prevent
the authorities Of the city of Aberdeen
from sewering, planking. paving. grad
ing. repairing or otherwise improving
any of the said streets or alleyways herein
named; provided, that when yer the
city shall cause such work
or improvements to be made upon
such streets, alley or alleys, ovei
which the rights and privileges
herein granted extend, said work
or Improvements shall be done in rea-
sonable time and manner, and with due
regard to the rights and privileges
herein granted.
SEC. 5. That whenever in tie con-
stIuction and operation of said railroad
or telegraph line it becomes necessary
for the track or tracks of said railroad. OF
for said tell graph lines TO croes any
stream, ravine or another railroad track,
or any Of the streets or alleys within the
city limits, the said company. its sue
cessors and assigns, are hereby granted
the right to make such crossings at the
established grade, or by way of elevated
structures. bridges, cuts or underground
crossings or tunnels as may be necessary
provided. that in crossing water courses
within said city which are considered
navigable under the laws Of the United
states or OF this state, such crossing.
shall be made in such a way as to in nc
NAME impede or interfere with the nav.
igation OF such water courses.
SEC. 6. The said railway company
shall only be entitled to use twenty (2O,
feet in width in the streets herein men
toned, and shall use the south twenty
COY feet of said streets, except on River
street and Heron street in Evans anc
Lewis addition, in which case twenty
COY feet next to the right of way hereto
fore granted 10 the Tacoma, Olympia
Grays Harder Railway company is here
by granted; and on all streets running
north and south the said company il
hereby granted a right of way twenty 10,
feet in width through the center OF sale
streets; provided, that where the
said company shall locate depots and
freight houses, it may use such part of
said streets as may be most convenient
to said company and and the public fol
transportation fat ilities thereat; pro
vided also that where it may be necessary
on account OF curves or engineering diff
cultes the said company shall have tht
right to cross into, use and occupy thu
center OF the north side of any OF the
streets, highways or alleys herein de
scribed.
i SEC. Z. The city of Aberdeen reserve:
the right to allow any other railroad
company to use the unoccupied portion
Of the streets mentioned in this ordinance
for railroad purposes; provided, tina
such use shall not obstruct the free use o
that portion OF said streets granted t,
the Aberdeen & Victoria Railway com
rany.
SEC. s. The said Aberdeen & Victori;
Railway company shall keep the spac,
between its tracks in like repair as tn,
city shall keep the balance OF said street
over which said railway runs. and when
ever the city authorities shall improv
. any such streets said railway compan,
shall improve the portion occupied b.
them in like manner, or, at the option Q
said city, by planking between the rail
and two feet adjoining on the outside c
the rails, through such portions OF tn
city as the city authorities may fror
l time to time direct.
1 SEC. 8 That whenever the said rail
| way company shall, in the building an
} construction of its said railway, encour
1 ter any Of the water mains or sewers {
n the city in any OF the streets herein de
= scribed it shall prosecute its work of cor
0 siruction as to not.in any way to interior