Mesa free press., 1895-08-16
Ordinance NO.25.

Granting Franchise to the Phoe-
nix, Tempe 4 Mesa Railway Com
pany.
Eis- it ordained NJ the Common Ceuncil Of the
Incorporated .i,age Of Mesa City
~ tcTIoS 1 That the hoenIx, Tempe & Mesa
Railway e. m.'ans. cooperation organized
and existing y DER sni by v.r.ue Of the laws Of
the Terr'tnr, u Arizona. and It's asaigns are
hereby granted the right of wa. franchise and
privilege of entering upor and using the por.
tions OF the streets OF the Incorporated Village
Of Mesa City hereinafter dcscI ibed Yor,a period
Of atty (6o) years from TIE pAssage and publ!ca-
ton IT tn . Urd.nan,e, hen necessary e the
accomplishment fairy or All Of the following
purposes
FIssT For the purls"~e Of constructing.
operating Ind main tanning a single or double
track railway thereon, to be operated by steam
OF electric power.
SHcoSD. For ths purpose OF erecting, main
tainines and operating all necas asv posts au
poles Of iron, wood OF other suitable material
to carry telephone or tele9fsph wires thereon,
snd for the purpose Of doing any and all thiags
necessary to be done in constructing, MAIN
taining and operating In connection with said
railway or otherwise. telegraph and telephone
line for transmitting messages.
SHo. 2 The privilege and franchise hereby
granted shall extend to the following described
| streets and portions thereof, 6! the incorpor-
ated Village OF Mesa City, n THE County Of
Maricopa. Territory of Arizona Beginning at
the centre end Of the west end of North Third
Street Of the said Village. "a shown by the re-
corded msp Of the incorporated village Of Mesa
City, thence running east on the said street.
following the center line ,hereoi to the east end
near the west section liEe Of Section Twenty
three. Township One North, Range Five East.
| SIC. 3. Provide ana upon the EXPRESS con-
dition that the rsadbed for said railroad shall
on hesAbove mentioned street within g 9
months from the date OF the passage and ap-
pfoval of this Ordinance, aud the sxid railroad
shall be entirely completed, equiv ped with
rolling stock and In full working operation
within six months after the said passage and
approval OF this Ordinance, and provided fur
ther that ~ ieast one train per day each way
be run and operated continuously on ssiS road
SEQ. 4 Provided further 'and upaH coni-
sion that the said grantee or, iss assisns shall
kgtp said railroad conssantly IN repair. Adsh
with the streets and provided with good crosse
ings for all kinds OF vehicles. and with III
necessary and proper fumes and catserts for
the free and uninterrupted passage Of water
from rains or other drainage. and provided
tha; good an1 sun Gent cufs efts be instructed
and maintained on in'i.rsec,!ng streets by said
grantee, also provided that the track and
streets shall at ali times oe ma . 10 ", form
with any grades which ma, he uew or he. paster
essA blished by the Comnloa CGtiacii VI aae
Incorporated Village OF Mesa Ci.y. and thai, the
tspAce between the rails AMI tor tifee feet on
lHach side thereof be placed, Kept and MAIN
tsSned' bv said grantee In good e,nditIon and
In conformity with grades 50 established by
any ordinance Of said Village. When at any
time any part d said route shall he graded o,
the grade thereof changed or altered the bed o.
tbe roaii aad the tracks 'hereas shall be made
TO- conform fhsrea It'll. Any ~ the streeti
herein before mentioned that u,ay be entered
upon Ter any or ali ol the pu p s.s nssoia before
nenti o!ied shall ne freed FIRM obstr,c:ions q
soon as p,act 'caLle after work begins and re-
turned when the work is Zone, TO Az Yood con-
dition as when entered upon. 80 +wsrs,hes.
turn-outs. buildings, bSsrow-pits. excavations
or anything other than the above specified
single or double track railway and telegraph
or telephone line shall be built OF allowed upon
fsxch streets BY the grantee herein, except the
privilege of maintaining one side track on said
Third Street, between Sirrius and Macdonald
Streets. All telephone and telegraph wires
erected upder the provisions of this ordinance
shall be placed not less than twenty feet above
the ordinary level Of hestrest over which they
pass. All posts and poles Of wood or iron or
other material shAll besopiaced 20 az TO cause
- little Inconvenience to any one IS possible.
and all work OF c6nstfa et,on or repairs CT every
kind in connection with this fiApchiss shall at
all times'be under the control Of thc Street
Commissioner Of seid Incorporated Village Of
Mesa City. The space betwesn the inside rails
shall be no more that nine feet IN Gaze Of q
than ten miles an hoav under this franchise
on any Of the streets above mentioned.
| SIC. s: Provided further aud upon eondi>
tion that the grantee or its assigns, before
entering upon such streets under this sfranlT
chise shall execute bond with not less than
two good and suff cient sursties, to be approved
by the 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 aud grade OF streets.
Sso. 8. And it 10 further understood chat
the Village In making the grant Of this fran
chise expressly reserves the right to grade, re-