CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-04-04
ORDINANCE 2O5.
A. Ordisssce 6raatiss 10 Charles c. Csakle,
1is neirs, Ssceesssrs I'D Asslsas .
fraschise fer . Street Railway.


SECTION i. That subject to the conditions
qualifications and reservations hereinafter ex-
pressed. there be and hereby is granted to
assigns, for period OF twenty five (25) years
from the date ct the adoption OF this ordinance.
the right. privilege and franchise to construct.
operate and maintain a street railway in the
city of Canon City. in the state of Colorado,
and in the additions that now. or may here
after exist TO said city. for the transportation
of passengers and express. but no freight cars
shall be run thereon, along the streets as here
or double track. as the needs Of the street rail
way may require and all necessary turnonts
machinery; also, the night to erect all neces-
ssry poles. buildings. power houses and other
Necessary things necessary and suitable for
the successful operation of such railway which
railway may be operated by electric or other
suitable power. or by one os more such powers
sufficient to make and continue the speed of
nothing herein shall authorize the operation
OF an ordinary steam railroad upon, this line.
and that nothing herein shall authorize the
building and operation of more than one
system OF street railway into or through said
the S psf, Il said Chafies {. conkie. bis heirs.
saccessors OF assigns.
heir, snccessors and assigns. shall have the
night To connect such street railway with any
suitable power honse with wires placed
requiring tbs, erection of poles. such poles
shall not be erected except at the outer line of
sidewalk. in such other suitable place as
may he designated by the city council of said
city; and n trolley wires are used they shall %
suspended not less than eighteen tlsl feet
above the surface of the street. and not
10 interfere with any other wires now up IN
the city.
laid in pursuance of this grant shall be laid and
kept a nearly as praeticablr IN the center of
grade Of the streets upon which said street
nail ay tTac ks are laid: provided. that no street
railway uaek shall be LAID OF maintained over
OF above any water main except at points
VI here Iack crosses water main OF mains: that
saId street failway tracks and appliances shall
be kept and maintained al ali timer in good
repair by Charles {. Coukie, hts hrirs success
Sors and assigns. and shall ot,struci as little
ro-sible ths passage OF vehicles over The same.
aid street rall~4y tracks laid. then the said
assigns. shall pave the space between the
double tracks and two n feet on each side of
t,. m. rs, 2 s1d su Isl 'is ,es on IN. ,atS ID 81
eAid city shah pave such paving shall be uni.
form with the paving a. said street and shall be
done under the supervision Of aid city. and
shall be kept in good repair al all times,
aIC. 3. i he streets upou which said street
rzll~ay tracks may bs- laid within said city are
a. follow Namely, Main street from the
ssst Limits OF the Sitl TO point opposite the
of Fifteenth srteei 10 center OF Harri~on Boule-
ward. and from thence To cas-; cts limits when
pahhe @ way: WI River | sure, foin ea-s Inc q III
tcenih stree, to eeutrr II hird street. Macon
1bird street; Rsdd avenue tfom center 81
Third street to center uf Thirteenth street. and
from ihs ernirr ot Thirteenth street to the
rruirf us Fifteenth street whenever the
shall bc Opened 70 sad Fifteenth street. Beech
avenue ffutn the cas-. limits Of he city Ia the
center Of North , fifth street. Third street from
the center Of Rndd avenue to the south limit
81 the city. Fourth -srrri from The center of
Macon avenue TO The ecutef 81 RiNer street /;
ftfth street from the center uf River street 10
the north limit uf the city, Ninth street from
poffh To- south limit 4 the city: Vine street
street from the moth limit of the city to the
ernivt of River street, Eighth street from the
n1T, si ii5 o. is ssg W me SSntS' y 5ss
R1Tcct 10 center a Ninth street; Chem street
from rasi hmit of city to center OF Fifteenth
easief s y Nam a' ..lsei S ,S & sagis & 1 u s ,hs
city lfFcvrieF street Un Hv; spfings addiuunl
eysf. ihSt tho ordinance and the franchise
thrfcby granted, shall become operative only
lssn y rs ~ i,as ., ej,,955 5 spd SI,isa "a 1%n
fCprcscntiisg more than one bali ui the truut-
axe ~ thc etfrcts, of % much thereof a. j.
ihr rity eieff
SIC q, That within the corporate limits q
said city the fare -hall not exceed fve t5f
ernts iuf single. uip; children under i've
yrzrs, accompanied bN parents pT guardian
Tree; ehIidfsn gpins tu and from school one
sEc.s. Thai said Charles {. Conkle. hi.
Successors and as-igEls- shall begin actual N.ntk
ON sid railway during the year 1901. and shall
have cafS running foi distance uf At least one
mile on the or more OF the streets dies gnaiel
Iu section hereof On OF brfufc July Ii; ipo2
and snail have e4InssItlrtrd and IN opgTgttoii
two mile Ut said street railway on ur hrfufr
OeiahcI lg' 1909; u4st irum luiy lsi. 1909,
said Conklc, his sucCrs~ors and assigns, shall
operate said TsiIssay during the lie Of this
franchise. and shall between the huurs oi q
o'clock M. and hu'ciock ., m. ut each day
during the lie uf this franchise 80 nun the rafs
thereon AZ 10 make al lcas; ten ruund utps pet
day UPON lhe tIacs FToNide,t int % ihis seSiion
are 10 be completed under the terms Of this
ordinance,
uf said street railway, but fur no other purpose.
the said Charles &. Cunkle, his succcssors and
assigns. aru hereby given the rghi and privi.
telegraph or telephone, or both, as the running
q car Of said railway may require, And. for
ference with any and all wires used In connec-
ton With the operation of the street railway
contemplated In this ordinance, are hereby
authorized to trim and cut away any branches
OF limits of trees ON the streets designated the
irimminF OF cutting 70 be done 70 aecotianee
adopted by the city council and under the
direeiion of such c9,nmittee; OF person, as the
said city council shall by resolution designate to
have change of such matter
SEC, o. That said street railway, its employ
tccfion oi the eity. and !, shall be the duty Of
the police officers OF said city to give assist
ance. such as is prac;eahlc, TO keep persons,
teams and other distinctions from impeding
the traffic uf said street railway; and the
grantees herein shall not unrea>onahly impede
the public and individuals. " and travel upon
the streets of this city, under penalties to be
provided and enforced under ordinances OF
SEc 10 Tina, said Charles c. conkIe. his
heir- succes-prs and assigns. during the cN.
January LIST, 1910, pay to the said city of
Canon City two t2l per cent of the annual
snSsy ss u css ss
TO he made yearly ON the first day of fcbru-
tt.ts hall hs.g