The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-11

ORDINANCE NO. iss5-AN oRDINANcs
FORGETTING and taking away ali the righa
privileges and franchises hers,ofas
granted by Ordinance No. 1884 of he cir
OF Seattle to j. VI. Thompson and his -
signs 10 construct, operate and main,a,
street railways in the City OF Seattle,
Whereas. BY Ordinance No. 1884 0. In
City OF Seattle, entitled IAN ordlnans
granting 10 ]. VI. Thompson and his assira
the right to construct, operate and msin
which ordinance was duly passed on Ia
18th day of January. 1889. and apprcyA
January 49, 1889 there was granted 10 IN
Thompson and his assigns the right, priv.
lege and authority TO locate. lay dowa aM
maintain tracks for street railways and ID
construct. operate. equip and maintaa
a system of street railways, and .
carry passengers and freight thereon. anl
TO charge and collect fares therefor via
the city limits. and IL is provided in al
ordinance that the rights and privlesa
therein granted shall continue for ~
Rod of twenty-five years from and ats
provided that the said ]. NJ. Thompson @
his assigns shall commence the constrac.
ton OF said road within thirty days ahs'
the passage of said ordinance, and shai
all due diligence. and the said road shls
he completed over the entire distance u
the line herein provided. and In operatea
continuously by running cars over tss
once each hour from O'Clock
m. to 10 o'clock p. m. Of eaea
day within fourteen months after ,h
passage of said ordinance: and In case d
the failure Of the said J. NJ. Thompson or
his assigns 10 comply with the provisions
of section Of said ordinance OF any u
said provisions. then the privileges and
franchises hereby granted shall be deemed
10 he and shall be forfeited; and
Whereas. The aforementioned pros-
sions OF said ordinance have not been cor
piled with. in this: that said J. NJ. Thore
son and his assigns have neglected al
refused to complete said road as reguira
by said ordinance. and that said J. y
Thompson and his assigns have to'ag
failed. neglected and refused TO eompg
with the provisions of said ordinance r.
curing them to run cars over the vho.
line of said railway as often as once ears
hour from 6 o'clock a. m. TO 10 O'Clock
m. OF each day. and said j. VI. Thompsa
and his assigns have failed. neglected ana
refused TO run any cars whatever upon aaf
portion Of said line FOR more than I've
years last past: now. therefore,
BE II ordained by the City Of Seattle
follows:
Section l.. That all rights. privileges aht
franchises heretofore granted by the GU
Council OF the city OF Seattle by said o..
dnarce No. 1924. to J. NJ Thompson sai
his assigns, are now. and shall he foressf
forfeited; and all rights; privileges @
dinance No. 1884 to J. NJ Thompson an
his assigns may have by virtue Of said o.
dinance are hereby taken away and sos
ever forfeited.
Sec 2. That said ordinance No. 1894 e.
titled IAN ordinance granting TO j.
Thompson and his assigns the right 70 con
struct, operate and maintain street M
ways In the City of Seattle" apprcvN
January ~. 1889. be and the same Is hereH
repealed.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take easa
and be in force from and after IT'S pasan
and approval. II approved by the nsym.
otherwise II shall take effect at the tAne
II shall become a law under the prov'siom
OF the city charter.
Passed the city Council the lst day
August. 1895 and signed by me IN open ~
sion I'm Authorization OF It's passage TN
LIST day Of August, 1875.
". V RTNEHART.
President OF the City ConneL
Approved by me- this 9th day OF Augls
1879 r ! HI'MES Mayof
Filed by me this 9th aav Of August y
Attest: WILL II. PARHl.
City Comptroller and Ex-Offic'o CIV
Clerk.
Nv G. x. CORYELL. Deputy CLERK.
fSeaD.
Published August 10, 1sas.