Mesa free press., 1895-08-30
Ordinance NO.25.
Granting u Franchise to the Phoe-
nix, Tempe & Mesa Railway Com
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cECTIOH THdL the fnOCuIxt Veupo ~ @csS
EAi!"v Comran., corporation organized
an .istius Ia der ant by vr Ne OF the laws OF
th Ter. ~ ri arizona, and its assigns are
htrebs g,a t.'. 'he right OF way, FRANCHISE and
pr4,iie,s vi entering ul'or and using the por.
tions OF the streets OF the Incorporated Village
If Mesa CiL, hereinafter dee :ribed for 6 period
II ffty (5o) yea sfrom the p .ssage and publica-
tiUn Of this Ordlt ance, when necessary for the
accomplishment any or ali OF tie Following
purp .o.s
Fl ST For tsle purp'se Of constructing,
operating and.IuAint.in. .ng,a single or double
track railway .here,, IA. D., b, operated BY steam
or eicctric .we,.
SEcoNU. For the purpose OF erecting, main
tanning and operating all neces ,ary posts and
poles of iron, wood or other suitable material
to carry telephone or telegraph wires thereon,
and for the purpuse of doug ANY anu ali .tulngs
necessary to he done in constructing, main
tanning ana operating in connection viii said
! railway or otherw,se.a telegraph and telephone
line for transniIGting messages.
SEC. 2 The privilege and iranchlse he,e ely
gran ed shall extend to the following described
stree ts and portions thereof, OF the Incorpor-
ated Village OF Mesa City, in The County of
Maricopa. Territory u Arizona Blgin..ins At
the centre end Of the west end Of North Third
Street OF the said Village, sh .wA bS tiis re-
| corded map of the Incorporated village uf Mesa
City, theme running easc on th3 saiu sti.et,
following the center ile .hereuf 10 the east .aa
near tho west section liz e os S-ction Twenty
three, Township One North, Range Five East,
| SIC. 3. lTovitle and upon the express con
dition that the rsadbed for said railI oad small
he complete and graded, ready for ttackiay ing
Oh the above mentioned street within fl e
mont hs from the date Il the passage and ap-
proval of this On nance, and the laid railroad
shall he e. tirely completed, equipped with
rolling stock and in full working operation
within six months after the said passage and
I approval Of this rd:nance, and prosried Iur
! ,her that &C least one train per day each w;.y
/ be run aud perated continuously on said road
| SxC 4 Provided further ard upon cond,-
tion tb;N the said grantee or Its assigns shall
keep said rAiiroad constantly IN rep ir. hdsh
with the sire .ts and provided with good cross
! ings Tor all kinds Of veh,c'es. and with all
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| the free and uninterrupted passage Of water
I from rains OK other urainage, and provided
that good and sufii cnt cul, erts be constructed
and maintained on intersecting streets by SAID
grantee, also provided that the track and
streets shall at ali tiMes ne MA TO conform
with any grades VIII ch may be now or hereafter
| esta blished by the Common Council OF the
In, tai 10 a.,S Ms ~ apd, hat ha
space between the rails and Fer ,h,ee sess on
vaei. edo the-o b s.er,. t,.s-i,.-
tanned bv said grantee go,.i conaition and
! in conformity with grades 80 established by
any ordinance OF sa.u Vil:ss.. y hen at any
| time any part of said route shall he graded or
the grade thereof changed or sltetcu the bed Of
| the road and the tracks thereof shall be made
| to conform Herewith. Any Of the streets
hereinbefo mentioned thnt may be entered
upon for eny or III " tfl, pu y herein oefore
mentioned shall be free,i ir,m os,sstuctions as
! soon as practicable after work begins and re-
turned when the work is don to as good con-
dition as when entered upon. No switches,
turn-outs, buildings, barrow-?'ts, excavations
! Or anything other than the above specified
single or double track railway and telegraph
or telephone line shall be built or allowed upon
| such streets by the grantee herein, except the
privilege of maintaining one side track on said
Third Street, between Shrine and Macdonald
| Streets. All telephone and telegraph wires
erected urder the provisions Of this ordinance
shall be placed not less than twenty feet above
| the ordinary level of he street over which they
pass. All posts and poles Of wood or iron or
| other material shall be SO placed 90 as TO cause
as little Inconvenience to any one IS possible.
and all work OF construction or repairs Of every
| kind in connection with this franchise shall at
ell times be under the control of the Street
Commissioner Of said Incorporated Village Of
Mesa City. The space betwesn the inside rails
| shall be no moro THAI nine feet IN CAGE ;,of q
double track. No train shall be run faster
| than ten miles an honr under this franchise
on any of the streets above mentioned.
| SEC. s: Provided further aud upon vohdi-
ton that the grantee or its assigns, before
entering upon such streets under this fran
ch:se shall execute bond with not less than
two good and suff cient sureties, to be approved
by tile said Common Council, payable TO the
Incorporated Village of Mesa City, in the sum
of )ne Thousand Dollars, conditioned that the
grantee or its assigns will faithfully perform
all things required by this Ordinance, or that
may be hereafter required by ordinance Of the
Incor porated Village OF Mesa City in relation
| to the condition and grade of streets.
SEC. g. And it is further understood that
the Village in making the grant of this fran
chise expressly reserves the right to grade, re-
new, sewer, pave, macadamize, improve, alter
or repair all or either of said streets or any
part thereof. and to lay down pipes for water,
gas and other purposes, such work to be done
by the Village SO as to obs.ruct OK injure said
road as little as possi BILE, but when work makes
the same necessary the owner or owners of said