Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-03-03

oecond street on the east eide Of the ,,,o ".
OF the town Of Wishkah in the c;t,i Pa" az
Aoerdeen and following the conrses az y,
Instances thereof as shown nv the Gnu Gnu
9rded survey and plat thereof racordoa
december 3, 1885, in the Office of ~
audltor OF Chehalis county, Wasb;nat" mo
IN volume 2, road books, pages ISa 100
iSo' l9i, 1872, provided, however, th.t
tne sad railway company shall male .
selection OF one of the routes tbronoh The
CITY ana over the streets herein named
witnin SIX months from the date of the
passage and publication of this ordinance
ana snail signify their acceptance thereof
20 De MED with the clerk of the citv If
Aoerueen and, provided also. that in
case the said railway company shall So.
lect the route North along the V ishkab
river, they shall have right Of way along
an OF the streets herein described. from
the place OF beginning to the west end
Oh hume street. and along River street.
anu the right OF way over streets and al
leys west OF the west end OF Hume street
naIneo IN TINS ordinance, shall revert to
the city of Aberdeen. "
DEC. q. ihat there be and hereby is
Granted to the said Alb, rdeen & Victoria
nauway company. its successors and as
signs, the right to construct. ma;nts;n
ana operate telegraph line upon and
over the aforesaid streets, avenues and
alleys, and to that end to erect ali nee.
essary poles, wires and other anil
ances Tor the purpose OF constructing
and operating such telegraph line. nro.
vided, that the poles and wires Of the
SAID telegraph line shall be placed on the
north line of all streets running east and
west, and the poles on which the wires
are strung shall be forty (4O) feet high.
SEC. 3. That this ordinance shall not
be SO construed as to deprive the CITY of
Aberdeen OF such powers, rights and
privileges which it now has or NAV
hereafter be conferred upon it, to use
and control the streets and alleys in said
city.
SEC. 4. That nothing in this ordi-
nance shall be SO construed 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 .ver the
CITY shall cause such work
or improvements to be made upon
such streets, alley or alleys, over
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.
DEC. 5. That whenever in t.e con-
struction and operation of said railroad
or telegraph line it becomes necessary
for the track or tracks of said railroad. or
for said tel, graph lines to cross any
stream, ravine or another railroad track,
or any of the streets or alleys within the
city limits, the said company. it's 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 couis es
within said city which are considered
navigable under the laws Of the United
states or of this state, such crossings
shall be made in such a way rs to in no
mannt impede or interfere with the nav
igation OF such water courses.
SEC. g. The said railway company
shall only be entitled to use twenty coy
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 and
Lewis addition, in which case twenty
(20) feet next to the right Of way hereto
fore granted TO the Tacoma, Olympia &
Grays Harbcr Railway company is here
by granted; and on all streets running
north and south the said company is
hereby granted right of way twenty (2J)
feet in width through the center OF said
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 for
transportation facilities thereat; pro-
vided also that where it may be necessary
on account OF curves or engineering diff
culties the said company shall have the
right to cross into, use and occupy the
center or the north side of any OF the
streets, highways or alleys herein de-
scribed.
SEC. Z. The city of Aberdeen reserves
the right to allow any other railroad
company to use the unoccupied portion
OF the streets mentioned in this ordinance
for railroad purposes; provided, that
such use shall not obstruct the free use OF
that portion OF said streets granted to
the Aberdeen C Victoria Railway com
pany.
SEC. 8. The said Aberdeen & Victoria
Railway company shall keep the space
between it's tracks in like repair as the
city shall keep the balance OF said streets
over which said railway runs. and when
ever the city authorities shall improve
any such streets said railway company
shall improve the portion occupied 10y
them in like manner, or, at the option OF
said city, by planklng between the rails
and two feet adjoining on the outside OF
the rails, through such portions OF the
city as the city authorities may from
time to time direct.
SEC. 9 That whenever the said rail.
way company shall, in the building and