Arizona republican., 1895-09-08
Ordinance No. 199.

Granting to Lincoln Fowler, his heirs O.
 assigns, the right of way to lay tracks on Var
 buren street and Woodland avenue in the Cit,
 Of Phoenix '
 The common council of the City of phoeni7 do orda1n as follows:
 SECTION l. That Lincoln Fowler, his heirs o1 assigns, are hereby granted for period of fiftJ l9o) years the right of way, privileges and fran | chlse to lay, construct, maintain and oper ate a, tlack, sldetrack, switches tuTnouts, turntables VIZ .1aes pn anu telephone lines, and such struct ures or appliances as smay be neces sary for the operation ot standard guage railroad to be ope rated py horse ,ele ctric or steam power over and sIong van Buren street and Woodland | avenue, rom the center Of Seventh avenue | westward to city limits
 SEC 7. That the said line Of railway may con. slst of ssngle or double track or both. The known as the '.1'' rail
 1ney shall be laid in the best approved man. neI ana snail be flush or level with the grade ol the street as established, and laid in such a manner as to offer little or no obstruction to tn crossing of carriages or other vehicles: and where crossing the tracks of other railways. the rails of each shall be altered or cut so as to | structiOn ~ ~ oo SEC. 3. Each track of said line or system of street railway, in case of double track, shall be paced as near each other as practicable for cars suing III opposite directions to pass with safety; ana 1n such case the center of the space be- tween said tracks shall be the center line of the street. All tracks may be constructed with sWltcnes or turnouts necessary to the full equipment or the same: provided, that no switch or turnout shall be placed on any of sald streets at any point nearer the curb line of the street than the point where the outer line o1 Ine Tall of double track might be placed
 The said track or tracks shall be not less than three nor more than five feet between the rails thereof.
 That before any of the street railway tracks SIS Sta 10 property abuttlng on said streets or pu bile places, upon which said tracks are to be laid. snail De ascerta1ned and com pensated for by said grantee or his heirs, successors or assigns in the manner and as provided by law
 All telegraph and electric line poles to be of suihclent size and strength to carry all wiring, and In the erection of said poles on the stree1s the same are to be placed under the supervision of the city council.
 That the space between the rails and two feet each side thereof shall be kept by the grantee III as good condition as the balance of the street and at his own expense. And in case of the paving of said streets, all paving within tne space heretofore specified, is to be done at the expense of the grantee
 This ordinance is granted subject to the Con- o1tlons Of ordinance No. 100, governing the construction of street railways in the city of Phcen1x, and all existing and subsequent or dinances.
 SEC. 4. That this franchise and right of way IS granted upon the express condition that Lincoln Fowler, his heirs or assigns, shall have consLrucled under this franchise and in con nection herewith, eight miles of track, and operate same by prope1ling cars over same be- fore July l, 1896. SEC. 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publ leation according to law and the grantee shall pay the cost of said publication Passed by the common coup cil of the city of 1 Phoenix. this 50th day of July, 1895. Approved thls 30th day of July, 1895.
 SEAL R. L. ROBSON, Attest: T. A: JOBS, Mayor. l
 City Recorder. Date of first publication Sept. 5. 1S95.l