The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-25

naacs granting TO the Seattle and Mon
tana Railway Company, its successors
and assigns. the right ana authority 70
locate. ley down. construct maintain
and operate q railway consisting of 0na
or more tracks IN. elong. on and over
certain public streets of the city of Sc
attic.
Be it ordained by the City of Seattle as
follows:
Section l. That the city OF Seattle does
hereby grant 10 the Seattle and Montana
Railway Company. its successors and as
signs. the right and authority TO locate
construct maintain and operate rail.
way consisting of one or more tracks tIpon
a strip OF land thirty feet wide as here
inbelow specified and described, which
strip of land IS described as follows. to-wit:
A strip of land 81 feet wide in Railroad
Avenue, Seattle Tidelands;. the centre line
Beginning al a point In Railroad Ave
nue., which point is bSe,ssl feet south of and
9. feet east OF the northeast corner Of
block Sos. Seattle tidelands; running thence
soGthwesterly on a curve to the right. the
tangent of which at this point bears north
and being parallel 20 and q feet east OF
said curve having a uniform radius of l5e.
feet and total length Of 4aa,4 feet. sub
l10 IA Is" ". parallel to and q feet distant
from the northwesterly line of Railroad
avenue. distance of lsss65s feet: thence
southwesterly Oh curve to the right or
a uniform radius Of 1897 feet for distance
Of l5sistl feet, subtendins an angle of
5s' q IS. Themes 5. IS a. Is" w para,-
westerly line of Railroad avenue. a dis
lance OF g. BOZ feet to the intersection with
the east line of the east waterway.-said
point of intersection being s9.s12 feet south
OF the south corner OF block so. Seattle
t:delands.
thoritieS by this ordinance granted to said
Seattle and Montana Railway Company,
its successors and assigns, as set forth ia
section l of this ordinance. are granted
upon the following conditions. to-wit:
First: That said company. its success
sorS and assigns. shall allow each owner
and occupant of a wharf contiguous 10
the street in and long which said railway
shall be constructed a sdetrack connect
ing such railway with the mills factories
vided however, that such sidetrack shall
be constructed and kept In repair by ana
at the expense OF such wharf owner or
occupant, and the same shall be subject
to such reasonable rules and regulations
as to the opening and closing of switches
as said company may rom time TO time es-
such wharf owners and occupants free ac-
cess to and from their wnarves. ware
houses ard manufactures situated on
their sidetracks TO said railway. such wharf
owners and occupants shall have the right
to put in and maintain switches and rail-
road crossings over the tracks Of said
company. IN such manner as may be rea-
sonable. al the expense of the person de-
string to use the same 10 construction
and repair. and also subject 10 like rea-
sonable rules and regulations as said com
pany may from time TO time establish.
Second: That said tracks shall he con-
structed on common level with the
street or streets along which this right
OF way Is granted, said level is now or
may hereafter be established by the city of
Seattle.
Third: That unless stopped or delayed
by some unusual proceeding. order OF
court accident or the elements. said rail-
way company. its successors or assigns,
shall have a track constructed upon the
right of way herein granted, TO point on
Railroad avenue opposite lot in block $50
~ ~ gNv ,ta.r>
18th 1897. otherwise this ordinance shall he
wholly void; provided. howe .'er. the city
of July. 1891, have caused the Seattle
Warehouse & Terminal Company To re-
move It's track from the right OF way
heretofore granted TO the Seattle ard
Montana Railway Company by ordinance
No. 1905.
Section g. That the city of Seattle here
control az all the streets upon. along or
across which such railway tracks are
hereby authorized to he constructed
Section 4. That The city of Seattle here
by reserves. and shall at all times have
the right by ordinance 10 regulate the
speed Of trains upon the tracks herein au-
Section 5. That in the operation of said
railway. the Seattle and Montana Rail-
way company II successors and assigns.
shall have the right 10 use steam power
or any other motive power that said com
pany. its successors or assigns. may deem
best.
Section 5 That said Seattle and Mon
tana Railway Company. It's successors or
assigns she'll have the right 10 construct
maintain and operate spurs or sidetracks
frcm its main track or tracks to wharves
warehouses othsr buildings on either
side of It's right of way. and IN so doing
to cross the track or tracks OF any other
railway company. provided, that IN no
shall said com pany, its Successors or
assigns. take or keep any more interveu-
ing space of said public streets for sucn
spur or sidetrnck than may he necessary
To cross over 10 such wharf ar warehouse.
nor shah such spur or sidetfack ever ia
used for any other purpose than for such
crossing.
Section = Trat ans other railway com
pauy having or con strgctsnE q standard
gauge railway to the city of Seattle ana
engaged a common carrier OF freight
and passengers shall have the rlght 20
cross tha tracks Of said Seattle and Mon
tHna Railway Company within the limits
Of the r4gat OF way herein granted. sub
jcCt 20 reasonable rules and regulations,
and In such nanper as not 70 lnterfsr,
with or irupede the ira nsa ction OF the bust
ness Of said Seati ana Montana Railway
Company. its successors or assigns.
Section s That whenever sad track or
tracks shall cross or ae crossed al grade
hy streat now Constructed or hereafter
n ha constructed said ccmpanv its sic
csssors or ass igns, shall improve plank
or pave. as ;ae adjoining portions Of said
street may BE from t.ine 70 tine improved.
piauked OF paved, and keep fn repair a,
least 6ffeeu feet az such way II said
crossing. ard whenever "a double track IL
constructed across such street NJ grade
said Germany shall IN Ike manner i'm
prove plank or pave ard keep lsf renair
thirty feef 81 sgCh way cross said street 49,
such Improvement. piaukluE or pasSnr 20
extend seven and ,3Ee-nsif feet on each
side 81 fhe cf8lTe tine 81 said track or
tracks AZ saia crossing
Section That wherever any other
railway eorl pany having standard gauge.
railway 70 Seattle. upon receiving fran
chise from this city. stall base the r4.eht
10 the common uEe az said track Ga taa
aforesaid rizhz ct Nay for the running OF
It's trains thereon upor tcc Payment 10
SAID SEATTLE ard ~ sG1sna Railway Corn
monthly - annual rental and Jarnpenea-
tsou a. fgat- Tor 1gst And ea4ttah{a and
subject 20 sneh rules and regulations a =
shall hs 3saSt and epestabls- Ard IN ca 50
sasd -ai8wAy CNsnGany cannot aEree with
said SEATTLE ass Montana Railway Com
many IS SUCCESSORS or asNtcDa uvsrsu thA
tsf ms ard eoG9TanEatscn 10 f@ ur5a for .hA
use q ~ 81 tracks as aforesaid any sosnfro-
v.rev reNkesrtfsx tfIe 8nn08ns - ~ ,5sst
- safa s@zf;ls sH4 Moutsaa Railway ssar,-
navy - F8rcess0rs r aEsEr4a FOR shs
privilege 81 ire .s@ Of it, tracks a = sf0re-
szff and fn@ conditions terms ard raeu-
fatfo1z - szfA Ess shan - sIftrnirflf "a
arbitrator according - ths laaS is force
in fhe state u - asnangton- I'D sncn st1b
rsgsssog shall rave f1e same force and
shau ~ provided by Sach lass In oshsr
cases oE arbitration.
Section e. Tire grant 81 rNs frsnrhisa
rights ard prssSleEes neT0kY made Is szss5-
tsrt 20 fhe right o. fhe city council al aav
f.rsse hereafter 70 T~o~al. change or modify
th4 re. fn6 the r5Ehf - the city council
20 Tsgse&f amend modify tbs ord rsarss-s