The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-09


/ tons in said roll as IL deems Just. ant
viii then detuct the amount OF such eos
ASSESSED against street CROSSINGS (which
shall be paid from the General Fund o.
the CITY,, ard viii thea by Orllaance ap-
/ prove sach roll and levy and Assess the
amounts thereof against each parcei and
| same first lien thereon said matter
! may be adjourned 10 a later osse IL 50 or
dered by the CITY Council p.ppx
4 City Comptroller and Ex-Onacsc CITY
Clerk of the City OF SeatIle
Date cf first publication. May d 1877.
| COUNCIL BILL No. SAN oRDIN-
ance granting 10 the NprsnSrn fAe..se ~
| Puget Sound Shore Railroad Company.
| the Seattis 4 Montana Railroad COM
pany the Seattle a International Rail-
road Company or 10 such o. them as ac-
cepr this franchise. their successors ara
aassagns the right and sutn nor s g sa
single or double track railway. upon ana
over certain public streets and alleys IN
| Be ii ordained BY the City OF Seattle as
follows.
Section /. That there be and hereby IS
granted unto The Northern Pacific = t.Igst
sound Shore Railroad Company. the Seafs
tie & Montana Railroad Company, the Sc
attic < International Railroad Company
or % such of them as accept This iran-
right and authority tn locate, construct,
maintain and operate single or double
railroad tracks. either standard or narrow
gauge. along upon or over the following
described rights Of way IN Railroad
Whatcom and Duwamish Aye2sss. said
risnts OF way being thirty tsp leel We;
and being fifteen (is) feet on both sizes OF
the following described center line, to-wft.
First. On Railroad Avenue
Beginning ar a point on the east poUnd-
AIRY line OF the right of way granted 10 the
Seattle & Montana Railroad Company un-
der Ordinance No. 1875. said point oeins
eighty and three one hundredths feet ts1ts,
sixty-two -hundredths feet tf72.s2l west
OF the original northeast corner OF bioeA
L ID. s. Maynard's Plat OF the town tnoW
City, Of Seattle. said distances being meas
ured respectively parallel with and per-
pendicular to the center line or First Az
enue South formerly Commercial street..
curve 10 the right springing from .
tangent bearing 5. 81 deg. IS min 10 sec n
having a uniform radius of nine hundred
feet Css.SD passing through 81 deg. a min.
40 sec of curvature. a distance on i've
hundred forty-one and twenty-three one
nsnndredths feet Gal sd thence so SCUM
along a line parallel to and one hundred
twelve feet CID east of the west marginai
i,he OF Railroad avenue. distance on one
thousand four and eight one-hundredtns
1eet lecfosl. thence along curve 10 the
right with a uniform radius OF seven hum
Qred sixty-two and eighty hundredfhs feet
ts65 SOD through deg. 4s min Of curvature.
a distance of ninety feet go, thence IN
southwesterly direction along line tan
gent to the last described curve. distance
or thirty seven and eleven one hundredfhs
feet GID; thence along a curve 10 the
left with a uniform radius of seven hlin-
dred sixtyH-two and eighty hundredths feet
tse2.so). through 6 deg. rs min, Of curya-
South along a line parallel to and ninety
seven feet t9D east OF the west marginal
line of Railroad Avenue, a distance OF one
dredths feet O03s.1s); thence along a curve
to the right with a uniform radius of one
thousand i've hundred twenty-seven feet
curvature. a distance-of four hundred fifty
nine and four-tenths feet t459.40) thence In
southwesterly direction along line par
or and measured perpendicular 10 the
westerly margin of Railroad Avenue
distance of one thousand five hundred
dredths feet u5ss.6D: thence along a curve
TO the right with a uniform radius of one
thousand five hundred twenty-seyen feet
curvature, a distance of one thousand five
hundred eighty-four and eighty-four one
hundredfhs feet u5sf-sD: thence In
road Avenue and Railroad Avenue pro-
duced and ninety-seyen feet t90 southeriy
from and measured perpendicular to the
distance of thirty-one and thirty hum
dredths feet f3l.3M TO the East marginal
line of the East Waterway.
vanish Avenues:
Beginning at a point on the last de-
scribed curve Of one thousand five hun
50 deg. "a min. IS sec OF curvature. at a
distance of six hundred eighteen and sew
enty-efght one hundredths feet t61S7S) from
s spsna esnn o q point sat 10 hep es
bearing s. So deg. q min. 4Slk sec. W.
along curve to the left with uniform
raans Of nns snndTsd f, and
through IS deg. q min. 4si2 sec. OF curya-
ture. distance of six hundred eighteen
and seventy-eight. one-hundredths feet
t6ls. 79; thence south along a line parallel
TO and one hundred and five feet d0) east
OF the west marginal line Of Whatcom
Avenue; a distance q FIVE thousand six
(5eU7.39): thence along a curve 10 the left
with a uniform radius OF thirteen hundred
and five feet u905l through Al deg. 10 min.
- sec. OF curvature, a distance OF nine
hundred thirty-seven and ninety-two one
hundredths feet fe57.a2, and To the south
boundary of the City of Seattle
Sec 3 That the privileges herein grant,
ed to the said grantees. their successors
and assigns are upon the following condi-
tons, to-wit:
First That this franchise shall be
wholly void after January LIST. 1888. unless
track shall have been constructed there
on TO the South line of Block 3s9 OF Seattle
Tide Lands prior to that date. And any
portion OF the rights OF way upon which
track shall not have been constructed
prior to July LIST, lsss, shall be void. and
n
vert to the City OF Seattle.
Second. That the rates chargeable by
any company upon empty cars or on car
load lots destined over It's line. 10 or from
any point or points outside OF the city of
Seattle. TO customers along the line of this
franchise shall never be greater than
schedule or terminal rates 70 Seattle. and
the City Council may by ordinance declare
this franchise 10 be wholly void 10 the
guilty road, whenever. II ever, it has been
found by proper Investigation. and such
7nH N sd fsxyf
In such ordinance. that any such road |
shall have added or demanded a switching
charge in violation of the conditions Of |
this paragraph. and from and after the
passage OF such ordinance this franchise i
shall be forfeited and become and be |
wholly void as to such guilty company.
be constructed and maintained al such /
elevation or elevations as the City Council /
may from time TO time establish az the /
proper grade elevation for the streets ard |
avenues upon and across which a franz
rhise IL hereby granted: provided. how /
syer. that after the expiration OF ten years /
luire all tracks used upon the line OF this /
fra rchiSe TO be elevated above or depressed 1
below the grade of the streets. such eieva- /
ion or depression TO be sufficient 20 allow i
ne use OF the street at grade for other /
ranic and 20 give safe clearance thereto: |
s0ch elevated or depressed tracks 10 be /
constructed and maintained at the ex- /
peuse OF the company or companies own |
ny or using the same.
Section & That whenever said track or /
racks shall cross or be crossed ar grade by
! street now constructed or hereafter 10 /
~ constructed. said companies shall fro n !
line 20 time improve. plank or pave IS the /
rom time 20 time improved. planke9 or |
paved. and keep IN repair ar least aftcen /
'eet of s2ch way 81 said crossing. and |
v henever a double track Il constructed /
across any such street at grade sail com |
sanies shall IN ike manner from tire 10 l
.me Improve. plank or pave ard keen in |