Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-14
ORDINANCE NO. 273.

ORDINANCE NO. 273.
An ordinance granting to Samuel behh
and his associates, and their successors
and assigns, the right to construct and
operate street railway upon certain
streets and avenues in the City Of Alb
erieen.
The City Council Of the City OF Aber-
deem do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. That there be and hereby
is granted unto Samuel Benn and Tie as
sociates, and his or their successors and
assigns, the right to lay down and main
tain single or double iron or steel track,
with proper and necessary sidings, and
to operate street railways within the City
Of Aberdeen upon the streets herein after
named, to.wit: Beginning at the easter
~ line OF Benn Street OH Front Street,
thence westerly along said Front Street
and across the Wishkah River to Heron
Street; thence southwesterly along said
Heron Street to the westerly side OF
Washington Street; thence along said
Washington street in northwesterly d.
rection to the northerly side Of Fifth
Street in Rice's Addition; thence in a
westerly direction along said Fifth Street
to the city limits.
Also on "F" Street from point where
said "F" Street intersects with the har-
Dor line. at or near what is known as the
"Harbor Dock" to the northerly line OF
Market Street.
Also commencing at the intersection Of
''B" Street and Sixth Avenue in the
Fret Addition to Highland Home, thence
southerly along said "B" Street to the
eoutl.erly line OF Market Street; thence
southwestcrly along said Market Street
othe westerly line Of Washington Street.
Sec. 2. The construction Of said lines
OF railway shall be commenced within
six months from the date this ordinance
takes effect, and shall be constructed and
put in operation to Hoquiam within
eighteen months after said time from The
junction OF F and Heron streets in the
City Of Aberdeen.
Sec. 3. There is further granted to the
said Samuel Benn, his associates, sue.
cessors aud assigns, the right to construct
and maintain on, along and over the
streets, avenues and highways hereinbe.
fore mentioned and referred to, any road
bed, tunnels, poles. wires and all other
appliances necessary for the purpose OF
running or operating cable or electric
railway and conducting power to operate
any railway or railways constructed on
said streets, avenues and highways,
whether such power he conducted by
means of cable, electricity or other mo-
tive power; provided that no locomotive
or engine propelled by steam shall ever
be used OH any OF the line of railway,
or on any part thereof, except by the
consent OF the council first obtained, by
resolution passed for that purpose: and
provided further, that nothing in this
section shall be 20 construed as to permit
the said grantee and his associates, sue
cessors and assigns to erect poles or
other supports upon any street, avenue
or highway, for the purpose OF using cleo.
tricity as a motive power, outside OF a
line fourteen inches from the outer line
OF any eidewalk or sidewalks.
SEC. 4. The cars to be used shall he
OF the most improved construction, pro-
vided with brakes and the necessary APP
planes, and the rails shall be of good
iron or steel and OF the most approved
pattern. The City Council may regulate
the speed for running cars and may re-
Quire the cars to be run on and over the
lines of said railway sufficient number
of trips each day; and no car shall be al
lowed to stand ut any time or stop or re-
main upon the intersection Of any streets
for longer period than three minutes,
excepting in cases Of unavoidable acct.
dent. and any violation OF the provisions
Of this section shall subject the owners
of said railway to fine Of not less than
five dollars nor more than twenty-five
dollars for every offense, upon conviction
thereof before any court having jurisdic-
tion thereof.
Fares may be charged rs follows: For
each peason. single fare for points within
the city limits, Eve cent fare. Provided :
That police officers Of the City OF Aber'
deem when clothed in their uniforms or
other insignia OF flee shall he entitled
to free transportation while on duty.
SEC. 5. That the road bed shall be