Arizona republican., 1895-09-15
Ordinance No. 199.

Grantlng to Lincoln Fowler, his heirs O, assigns, the right of way to lay t,acks on Var Buren street and Woodland avenue, in the Cit1 | of Phoenix 0-''
 The common council of the City of Phoenix | do ordaln as follows:
 | SECTION l. That Lincoln Fowler. his heirs n, assigns, are hereby granted for period of fifty (50) years the right of way, privileges and iran cnlse, to lay, construct. maintain and opera te tadcK, sldetrack, switches, turnouts turntables telegraph and telephone lines, and such struct I ures or appliances as amay be neces sary for the operation or standard guage railroad to be one saoeo aao oy horse ctrc or steam power over and 1 along Van Buren street and Woodland 1 avenue, from the center of Seventh avanne 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 II" rail,
 They shall be laid in the best approved man. ner ana shall 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 railwavs the rails of each shall be altered or cut so as to structiOn. V" SEC. 3. Each track of said line or system of street railway, in case of double track. shall he placed as near each other as practicable for cars going Ill opposite directions to pass with safety; ana ln 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 sWl!cnes or turnouts necessary to the full switch or turnout shall be placed on any of said streets at any point nearer the curb line of the street than the point where the outer line of the rail of double track might be placed under tnlS ordinance.
 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 nri i to property abutting on said streets or public places, upon which said tracks are to be laid. shall be ascertained and compensated for by sald grantee or his heirs, successors or assigns 1n the manner and as provided by law
 All telegraph and electric line poles to be of sufficient size and strength to carry all wiring, and in the erection of said poles on the streets, the same are to be placed under the s1Dervision Of the city council.
 That the space between the rails and two feet eacn slde thereof shall be kept by the grantee Tn 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 the space heretofore specified is to be done at the expense of the grantee.
 Ihls ordinance is granted subject to the con- oltlons ot ordinance No. 100, governing the construction of street railways in the city of Phen1x, and all existing and subsequent or d1nances.
 sEe. 4. That this franchise and right of way IS granted upon the express condition that Lincoln Fowler, his heirs or assigns, shall have constructed under this franchise and in con nectlon herewith, eight miles of track, and operate same by propelling cars over same be- fore July l. IS96
 SEC. 5. This ordinance shall take effect and De 1n force from and after its passage and publ icatiOn according to law and the grantee shall pay the cost of said publication.
 Passed by the common cour cil of the city of Phenix. this 30th day of July 1895.
 Approved thls 30th day of July, 1895.
 lsEAL1 R. L. ROBSON, Attest: T. A. JOBS, Mayor.
 City Recorder. [Date of first publication Sept. 5, 1S95.1