The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-30

tine OF Efghseensh Avenue West N s1i-
along sad curve ard uorsheriy along the
center line Of said Eighteenth ave
nae W.st pr0WSa ss. 20 and ~. Eis aa-
/ sgin * . curve TO the east. having ra-
! dfas OF eleven hundred forty-ssx and three
tenshs dIis0 feet passing through q ~
| tangency sntersects line parallel with ana
| twenty-five ts0 feet easierly from the west
ar ~ s q a Sosn one osS
| eris thence along said curve and tangent
| TO point on the line between lots twenty
hundred three uag Of Gilman's Additinn.
| which said point Is the origin Of q
/ curve having a radius Of nine hundred fifty
along ks Sa said s0 Curve s to the west and along
| tangent thereto which produced west would
tnterssct tho center line Of Commcdore
| bred fifteen t2i5l feet easterly from the
/ west margin of Twenty-first Avenue West
and 70 the origin of curve OF nine hindred
| fifty-tive and four tenths t9sS.H feet radius.
| the tangent OF which Is the center iine OF
Commodore Way produced east. thence
| along said curve TO the west. and said tar
/ gent through Commodore Way. 10 the west
/ line OF Gil-nan's Addition
Also a right of way thirty fa0 feet vide.
being fifteen G51 feet on both sides or the
] following described center line:
Beginning in Railroad Avenue 1t the
| northerly end Of the curve nrst abeve de-
along a line uniformly sixty-seven csO let
| distant from the westerly and northeriy
margin Of Railroad Avenue. to the east
margin OF the East Waterway.
| Also right OF way thirty feet vide. b.
| ing fifteen u5) feet on both sides OF the
] following described center line:
Beginning in Railroad Avenue At the
| western terminus OF the right OF way last
above described. which point IS sixty-sevsn
| Go feet sousheriy from the noftherly
hundred eighty-three us5l feet norsherly
frem the southerly marginal line Of said IL!
avenue and running thence y. sss ~ Isl
| +. a distance OF two hundred thirty-nine
and twenty eight hundre6ths l2S % feet,
and to the origin OF a curve of nine hun
drsd ffty5ivs and four tenth s esq., feet feet
ture. becomes tangent to the center line
curve to said point OF tangency.
Section 9. That the privileges Granted
| TO the said grantee, its successors and as
slsns; are upon the following conditions
| First: That this franchise shall be Who'll
| " VOID after November LIST, 1899. unless
the grantee hereof shall have constructed,
completed and have begun In good faith to
operate an independent railway line be-
tween Portland. Oregon. and Seattle nr.or
by either bridge OF ferry.
Second: That said track or tracks shall
De constructed and maintained AT such ell
eva,io FER or elevations as the city coanel
proper grade elevation for the streets and
avenues upon and across which franchise
] Is hereby granted.
Section l. That whenever said track or
tracks snail cross or be crossed at grade
oy street now constructed or hereafter
TO be constructed. said company shall.
from time to time. improve. plank or re-
plank, pave or repaye macadamize or re-
macadamize, as the prox.mate portions OF
said street may be from time to time i'm
proved, pianked or replanked. paved or
repaved. macadamized or remacadamixed.
| ana Keep In repair and continuously main
| tain at least fifteen d5) feet of said way at
said crossing; and whenever a double track
IS constructed across said street at grade,
| said company shall In like manner from
| time to time improve. plank or replank.
anne, keep in repair and continuously
maintain At least thirty feet Of said way
a aIaokn SAID street; such Improvement
macadam.zing, remacadamizing, repair
! ard maintenance 10 extend seven and one
| half q & ~ feet on both sides Of the CEN
| ter line OF such track or tracks.
| AZ every Travelled street intersection on
THIS right OF way, streets meeting and
, ,S a IT being included. as well as
the city Of Seattle. the Grantees hereof
SHAH erect, and at their own cost and ex-
pense maintain. lights OF equal power
and Of at least two thousand (2oOo) candle
| power. End shall keep each of sad lamps
/ night during which any street lighting
system IN said city may generally be In
[ opeIaucn, provided, that at those inter-
sections upon or across which other rail-
| road franchises may be operated. said
grantees shall be required TO bear the
burden OF It's proportional part only. such
proportion 10 be measured by the number
| OF tracks owned or operated by each road
/ AZ each such intersection.
| whenever the City Council shall by or
| u3Eance estS bllsh as the proper grade eie-
| walton for the roadway of any street or
avenue crossing the track or tracks of the
s ssiiroaa operated or to be operated on the
4 herphT a1o TN.
above the grade established for said track
or tracks. and the City OF Seattle shall
nave proV,ded Tor the construction of all
wings and approaches thereto then the
| said company. It's successors and assigns.
SHAH at the same time as the city con-
| structs, build and shall thereafter main
| tain viaducts or overhead CROSSINGS oyer
| such right OF way at such street cross
ings said viaducts or overhead crossings
| terais and In such manner as NAV be an
| proved by the city OF Seattle; provided
| that At no time shall the elevation be less
| than will give safe clearance
| Section 5. That said grantee its sue-
/ cessors and assigns shall allow each own
er and occupant Of the premises adjoining
| and contiguous 20 this franchise who shat,
have received proper permit from the
| Board of Public Works, a side track csn-
Meeting SAID Railroad with said premises:
/ PROVIDED, however. that said side track
! snali De constructed and kept In repair by
| ana at the expense OF said owner or occ,i-
pant, ana the same SHAH be subject 10 such
closing Of switches as said grantee may
! from time TO time establish and FOR fha
! purpose OF affording such owners and &C.
| copahts Tree access to and from their said
premises situated on either side az said
sahroad such owners and occupants shall
| nave The right TO put in and maintai,,
| switches and railway crossings over the
! tracks or said grantee. In such manner a.
| may be reasonable. at the expense as IN
| the construction and repair OF the parson
| oesLfIng 10 use The same, and subject IN
! rleht and reasonable regulations: ana said
| efahtte, us successors ana assigns shall
| not allow locomotives or ears 10 siam; IN
! on the tracks at any such crossings mr. q,
any street crossing along said franch so
Ioiser than may be necessary 10 max.
| sW!tcnes. or receive and land nszrnrers
| 2nitss in case OF accident
| lhe rates chargeabie by said grantee .ts
| or ON carload lots destined over lis linz -
| 0r from any point or points outside of ,ba
e.tS OF srattIe 10 merchants along tna ,ine
Oh tais franchise owning such ,s,fafrarLs
| or TRACKS as above designated snail na,s~r
ee greater than schedule or terminal rates
! 10 Seattle. The said grantee by I,s sc-
! ceptance % this franchise sxpresssv
agrees TO deliver upon said siefeiracks Sf,cb
| Stfoad lots billed TO, and empty cars dies.
/ tined from Seattle, over their itna uss,S, .
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