The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-01
RAMS HORN Is BURIED
An Order Of Court Closes the
Railroad Agreement.
JOINT TRACKS ON THE AVENUE.
Judge Hartford Orders signing of Lake
shore act-Burleigh TO Re-
build y. +. shops.

BY an order signed yesterday ny Judge
Hanford, granting Receivers Thomas r.
Brown and John Fl. Bryant, Of the Sc
attle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad
Company. the authority 10 execute a deed
of r.ght-of-way 10 the Northern Pacific
and the Columbia & aslget Sound Railroad
Company, the final settlement of the IA
nous Ram s-horn dispute was reached.
The three companies. the Northern Pa
cife, the Columbia a. Puget Sound and
the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, have
come 10 an agreement as 10 the aisposi-
ton and use of the tracks on Railroad
avenue, and now there is nothing in the
way OF the general Improvement OF the
tracks, the extension of the Oregon I'M
provement Companys tracks 20 North Sc
attic, and the beginning of the work by
the Great Northern on its depot grounds.
In their petition to the court, Receivers
Brown and Bryant state that by an agree
nlent between the Columbia & Puget
Sound. the Northern Pacific and the Sc
attic. Lake Shore & Eastern, divers citi-
Gems OF Seattle, and the city OF Seattle N
its corporate capacity. settlement and
adjustment has been made respecting rail-
road rights and privileges along the Sc
attle water front. and that in order to
effect the settlement IL is necessary that
the Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern should
deliver 10 the Columbia & Puget Sound
deed, and also a trackage contract among
the several roads.
BY the terms Of the deed the Seattle.
Lake Shore & Eastern conveys to the
other roads mentioned all IFS right, title
and interest in the right-of-way granted
TO II by the city on the premises lying
south Of Union street to an intersection
with the west line of Railroad avenue.
In the articles of agreement made by the
companies, the Seattle, Lake Shore e
Eastern promises TO imme dia:ely con-
struct two first-class standard gauge
railway tracks over its right-of-way, ard
all suo-structures and super-structures
that may he necessary. II also agrees TO
let the other roads into the full. equal.
joint and perpetual possession and use
of said tracks. The Columbia e Puget
Sound and the Northern Pacific also agree
10 construct two tracks on the premises
described as lying between the south line
OF Union street, and Washington street
10 the west line of Railroad avenue. and
TO give the Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern
equal privileges with themselves as to
the use of tnen.
II is provided that the Lake Shore shall
have the preference right to the use of
that portion of the two eastern tracks on
Railroad avenue lying between Columbia
and Washington streets, for depot track
age purposes. After the construction of
the four tracks their control and manage
ment shall be placed in the hands of
some person TO be agreed upon by the
parties interested. and the tracks shall he
operated. maintained and repaired under
his supervision. The Lake Shore is TO pay
for one-half of the construction OF all
cross-over tracks. connections and Joint
switches and the other two roads are TO
pay for the other half. The maintenance
and repair of all joint tracks between
Union and Washington streets shall be
borne by the several companies on the
basis of the number of wheels passing
over the tracks.
Schedules of rules and regulations for
the movement of trains shall be made
from time to time which shall accord
equality of right. privilege and advantage
TO trains of the same class operated by all
the companies. and to trains OF a superior
class operated by any one road prefer
ence over trains of an inferior class oper-
ated by the others. The contract shall at
tach TO and run with the railways of the
parties TO the agreement during the cor
porate existence of each. and shall be
binding upon the lessees. assigns, grantees
and successors of each during the con-
tinuance Of their several corporate exist
ences.
The Northern Pacific. by G. ". Dickin-
son. its general manager and the Column
bia e Puget Sound. BY G. J. Smith. its
general manager. yesterday filed with the
city clerk their acceptances Of their fran
chises from the city. and the great rams
horn sQuahble is ended.