Cañon City record., 1901-12-12
ORDINANCE NO.
A 0rdIsaace Grsstiss to Ihemss Rshlassa
Ms Heirs. Ssccesssrs ssd Assigns. .
Franchise for Street Rail-

OF AhnDn SUys
SECTION /. That subject to the conditions.
qualifications and reservations hereinafter ex-
pressed. there be and hereby is granted to
Thomas Robinson. his heirs. successors and
assigns. for period III twenty t20) years from
the date of the adoption Of this ordinance. the
right, privilege and franchise to construct. OPP
crate and maintain a street railway in the city
of Canon City. in the state Of Colorado. and In
the additions that may hereafter exist
TO said city. for the of passrngers
and express along the streets hereinafter mem
toned. with the right 10 lay SINGLE track only
and all necessary turnouts. switches. sidetfacks,
appliances, apparatus and machinery: also. the
righ, to erect all necessary poles. buildings.
power houses and other things necessary and
suitable for the successful operation Of such
railway. which railway may bc operated by
electric other suitable power. ur by one or
more such powers; provided that nothing
herein shall authonze the use of horses or
mules. other animal Or animals. A. such mo
tive power: and provided that expires matter
shall be limited to matter usually carrird rs
express matter. and no special freight car or
cars shall lie over or upon said street rail.
way. and no freight cars or any ems other than
regular passenger. express or baggage ears.
shall be upon said street railway.
and provided. further that nothing herein
steam railroad upon this line. and that nothing
herrIn shall auihorzr the building anu opera-
tion Of more than one system of street rail~a ay
into or through said city. by electric po~er or
otherwise.
sEcTioS = Ths, said Thomas Robinson.
his heirs. sucressofs and assigns shall have the
right to connect such street railway with any
suitable power house with wires placed upon
poles. provided that II a system Is used tcquir
ing the erection of poles. such poles shall no,
lie erected except at the outer lin. u side
N ak. IN such other suitable place as may
b,. desinns,-d By the City Council OF said city;
and Il trolley wires. they shall be suspended
not less than eighteen tIsl feet above the sur
face of the street.
SECTION g. That all said street railway
tracks laid In pursuance ~ this giant shall bc
laid and kept nearly pfactirshle IN the
center ot the streets and on a level with the cs
tlbiished grade of the streets upon which -sid
street railway tracks LAID: provided. tnsf
no street railway track shall be laid main.
tanned over OF abovr any water main excerpt
At points where track crosses water main or
mans; that said street hallway tracks and ap-
pliancrs shall be kept and maintained at all
times in good repair by Thomas Robinson. HI.
heirs. successors and assign-. and shall ot~truci
ms little possible the passage Of vehicles over
the same.
SECTION Z. That whenever ssid city shall
pave any street OF portion of a street upon
which said street railway track. are LAID. then
said Thomas Robinson. hi. h~ifs. succc-sofs
and assigns. shall pave the space bei~een the
rails and two t2l feet each side of said track
upon said stree, of such portion VI II As said
cit, shall pase. s1ch paving shall be uniform
with the paving Of said street and shall liz done
under the supervision of said city and shall be
"A
streets upon which -aid street railway Is con.
-trueted are paved. the said Thomas Robinson.
his suecrs-ofs and assigns. shall at all street
crossings plank the ouirdr oi each rail of said
raiixay with planking eight tsl inches vide
flush with the top IT the nails and the entire
space between the rails with plankipg at sui
ficient thie kness Ia he flush with the top of the
rails. for the full width Of aid street.
SECTION 3. The streets upon which said
street raii~ ny tracks may be laid within said
city are a. follows. namely: Main -sIrrt from
the east limits OF the city toa point OPPOSITE the
Hot Springs hotel. River street from the ea.,
liue of Fifteenth street To the center Of Third
street: Macon avenue from the center of
Twelfth street 10 the center II Second street;
Rudd avenue from the center Of Third stree,
to the center of Thirteenth and from the cen
ter Of Thirteenth street to the center of FIJI
feenth street whenever the same shall bc open
to said Fifteenth street; Beach avenue from
the east limits of the city TO the crnieruf North
Fifth street. Greenwood avenue from the cen
ter of Fifth street To the erntrr Of Second street
Second street from fhr center of brern~ocd
avenue to the south limits Of thr city. Third
street from the center Of Rudd avenue to the |
south limits OF the city; Fourth street from the
center Of Macon avenue To the center of River
street: Fifth street from the center Of River
street to the north limits Of the city: Seventh |
street from the center Of Rudd avenue to the |
south limits of the city. Eighth street from the |
center Of Rudd avenue to the south limits Of
the city; Ninth street from the north to the |
south limits cf the city; Tenth street from the |
center Of Rudd avenue TO the south limits of |
the city: Vine street from It's cas-, end To Ninth
street; Fifteenth street from the north limits Of
the city to the center " River street: Eighth |
street from the north limits Of the city to the |
center Of Hazel avenue: Hazel avenue from
the center Of Eighth street to the center of
Ninth street; Cherry street from the east limits |
of the city to the center Of Fifteenth street; |
Walnut avenue (produced) from the center of /
Main street to the south limits Of the city; |
Brewster street Gn Hot Springs addtion) from |
the east to the west limits OF the city. Provid- |
ed. that In any event. this ordinance aud the |
franchise herein granted. shall be operative |
only as 10 such streets and portions of streets
above designated as the said Thomas Robin. |
son. his heirs. successors and assigns, shall have
cars In operation upon. ON the first day Of Jan
uary, A. d. 1908: and the franchise herein |
granted shall cease and be Of no effect on said |
firsi day OF January, A. ID. 1908. ms to any and
all streets or portions Of streets upon which the
cars are not in operation M aforesaid.
SECTION g. That tthisfranchisc shall become
operative only upon the filing Of petition
and the written consent Of the owners Of the
land along said line. representing more than
one half the frontage of the streets or so much
thereof as Is sought To be used for railway pur-
poses, with the city clerk.