The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-23
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THE RAILROAD ORDINANCE.


THE RAILROAD ORDINANCE.
IL Has Been Prepared AID VIII he
Submitted to the Council.
Yesterday the Poss-InteIiigencer briefly
Outlined the ordinance that has been pre-
pared for Introduction az the next meet
ing Oh the city council. granting a fran
chise 10 the company. The full text of the
ordinance is given below:
Section /. That there is hereby granted
70 the British Columbia. Seattle e Pacific
coast Railway Company. its successors
and assigns, the right and authority 20
Ioeate. construct. lay do4n and naaintaia
standard gauge railroad. consisting OF
one Or more tracks upon and along the
streets, avenues. alleys, tract or .racss OF
land hereinafter described. and 10 oper-
ate such railroad upon the conditions pre-
scribed In this ordinance.
Sec = The following is A description OF
the right OF way upon and along which
the company its successors or assigns. 10
hereby authorized To locate construct lay
GOVT. maintain and operate track or
tracks OF railroad fo-wit
\ strip Of land thirty Ton feet in width,
DeanE fifteen tl5i feet on both sides OF the
following described center line, to-wiE:
On Railroad Avenue.
beginning on the southeriy boundary
line OF the City Of Seattle. at its intersec-
ton with the center line OF Colorado street
produced south. and running thence along
said center Iine Of Colorado street. and
Colorado street produced 10 a point in
Railroad avenue about ten u1p feet north
of the line between lots seven to and eight
81 block three hundred th'rty-one t33l).
seattle Tide lands. produced. west. said
point being the origin OK curve
tenths es55.D feet radius. which ourviag
10 the east through seventeen Old degrees
fourteen n+D minutes. fifteen u5b seconds
OF curvature. becomes tangent 10 q line
tVs oaf
easteray from and parallel with the wester-
~ marginal line Of Railroad avenue.
thence along said curve and along said
tangent 10 II point opposite and at right
angles to the point of curvature tor tar
geuey. az the case may bel, OF Railroad
avenue. .ieiineased upon the plat OF Seat
lie tide lands as being fourteen and sixty
three huudredths ns.s3) feet. n. i. de-
grees. "a minutes, Is seconds T.. from the
southeas.eriy corner of lot fifteen u5b. OF
block three hundred and sixty eight t3ssi.
a curve having radius Of fourteen hum
dred and nnety-seyen u+95, feet. passing
70 the north through l. degrees II minutes
fifteen seconds curvature. a distance OF
four hundred fifty and tweEtv-seysn hun
dredths tf592sl feet. TO point Of tanseney.
aud 10 a point fifteen ti5b feet west az
the west marginal line of the fran
chise o. the Seattle 81 Montana
railway. ~ described in ordinance No.
1906. OF the city Of SEATTLE: thence north
erly and norshwester'y along a line par
IslNf Httn ana fHLEsn t4ot fcet distant
from ealtf westerly marginal line of said
Seattle IL Montana Railway franchise.
TO n po:rt about seventy Cot feet north
erlv OF the icrtherly margin OF Mercer
street, and to the point or origin IF a curve
OF nine hundred nfty-9ve and four-tenths
1854, feet radius. which curve passing to
the west through ~ degrees 81 minutes q
seconds or curvature. beccnes tangent 20
the center line ~ Puget avenue thence
aiong said curve. ard along said center
lire OF Puget avenue. TO the origin OF
curve Of nine hundred tfftv-,ive and four
tenths tSS.4t feet radius. which curve
passing 10 the north through 10 degrees.
g. minutes e5 seconds OF curvature. be-
comes tangent 10 the center line Of Ste
vens street. al point about ten tiai feet
rortn o. the north line OF Milwaukee,
street thence along said curve and along
said center lire Of stevens street. and Ste
vens street produced In the origin Of a
curve of nine hundred hftv~five and four
teuths ,9,5 u feet radius which curvlng 10
TIRE nnrfh through Al degrees a2 minutes df
curvature becomes tangent 20 the center
/ lire 0f Eighteenth avenue West, IN Gill
mars Addition produced south thenre
along said curve and mort heriv along the
center iiae ~ said Eighteenth avenue
West produced. au1 Eigateeuth avenue
West 20 The origin Of a curve 10 the east.
hsvtrg radius 81 eleven hundred forty
s six aud three-te31tlls tiI4e = feet. passing
through - degrees 81 sninutes o. curva-
fuFe which curve ~ itS point ~ tan~erscy
sutr.seE{s "a lima paraJIsl ish and twenty
f,ta o. feet easteriv from the west mar
E9nsl llna of block enc hundred and three
.la3, of 9aiinaHa Addition. produced south
eFty. Eaeace along said carve ard tangent
- q potut ~ tho TIRE between los twenty
three fe3l st3 swert v-foer f2n block ere
I hundred ana three tloN of tiigFa3ns Addt-
ton which satt pairt Is The origin az =
curve having radius Of nine hundred
Sf4v-avs eni fonr-teathS ts55 Il feet
thenee aioag said curve 20 the wet aHf
along a tangent thereto y aich produced
west W sula iHterser. ne center line 81
two hundred ana sfteen tGls, feet easteT3v
frur., the wsst rnaTEia @ Twenty-tlrsf ave
rs1a VeSf and - - oy'Es1 cf curve cf
,s|Ya altrtErra aftv-tiSe and fsuT-tsnt}Ts
fs-s, Il ge.t radgls the tangent - which =
tnp e~ffer line ~ C2mgssare WAY. pro-
.si7ael east: thence along SAID csrve 70 the
west. and sa!A tangent faros5E1 CoIr2aore
vav - tea west Tire 80 Stfr2aUs Addition.
ATo right ~ MY thirty ssel feet wide.
hang fifteen tsA feet on hota sides of the
feisos inAs sSssc Jibs3 center fne,
peginnsnx in Railroad avenue NJ re
rortaeTlv en8 = TIE c,3FE@ hT~t aHoNh &C.
sgrihe49 AEd ruUu5nE thenfe soUthwesieTly
I aior>g Hns UnsfegTgasy Stxs}-sevou ton feet
i sFa.ea~t frgs-,4 ne western ard -nrtheTlS
/ margin 60 Railroad sTenUe. ~ the east
gsags5n ss t'a Ffst waterman
Also 4 rfxaf cf W2E tAE~fN tsA f@et Vie
borg ag'een ~ fss' on hoth sides * ta2
faEgtsyeirls- te>rrf1as} center lire,
BeE}patns ,n = liToad avenas a' he
s-5zs.ro geseuie.ls - tie r.&lft of way y 3
,s5y7es< described ~h,rn p1l@f e. SKY sex -
go fasf tEitr4E FrarI tsF flof-tsETtt
Z 90, - pxsfTosd svsnt5e. E0d aasa c~e l'3t4-
.5rs.f ss>,s >3entv-5 iEyee tiS0 f@eS nersA@r'H
, frs.zs, $ae ec31Atriv uaaFGsasaI GHa ef * d
+ sycys1ss a0si elEGp4u.z fs.s11cs =. = aTgrF =
2 - M ;H1gtAz = sAccG % z, distance ~
tea Hltosj~ tl4i1tf 3'"% af,a s7st;afA- 80 so
s,.- Trad sfys te.s ~ fgss ard IL tas 0sigsr
az q carve 90 ufae ilmm&T@i III v-s1Ne RT.i
tssy-sFis tsst a. fsst sadiuS. which ra~.-
80 - sac ease Sgsei south faFooSa i-3 de-
c7se4 s. minutes ana = seconds - FGrv3-
{ ttlr.. tas.-Ft.rs taHxsat SD tie center iles -
! Colorado r.reet. s3eo2~ along sd cUrye
I - sasd r3ins - tsnxenfsy
xh~ Conditions insposea.
81 e Tka. sne privileges granted -
! ttse vsf5f w~nn. re- ~ SUCCESSORS and "a
j sz-~ sfc upoe ysse fo,1oNiaS conditions.
/ Ess-N
Prs Test tl,ts franchise s6a.1 he wholly
T5.a &ftr~ %o&r-ylhsr /. $40, Un}sss TIE
grantee seg~as saas-i havs ear1rle1eA ara
h4Ne Htrle q Ssla SaJtH - operate n a.
AZ ,47r eesa.frF 5'1r,l4na p5- ana >e-
&gf.e rrscr y sa4a G&se
ss9on|.->TAat 49, tTaeA O. tracks sa2l