Cañon City record., 1901-06-06
ORDINANCE No. s5.
An Ordinance Granting to Thomas
Robinson, his Heirs and Assigns, a
Franchise for a Street Railway.

tees OF the Town OF South Canon.
SEC. /. That, subject to the conditions,
qualifications and reservations herein
after expressed, there be, and hereby
is, granted TO Thomas Robinson, his
heirs and assigns, for period of
twenty live l25) years from the date OF
the adoption of this ordinance, the
right, privilege and franchise to con
struct, operate and maintain a street
railway in the Town of South Canon,
in the State of Colorado, and in the ad
ditions that now or may hereafter
exist to said town. for the transporta-
ton of passengers and express, along
the streets hereinafter mentioned, with
the rights 10 lay single or double track,
as the needs OF the street railway may
require, and all necessary switches,
tuTnouts, side tracks, appliances, ap-
paratus and machinery; also the right
10 erect ali necessary poles, buildings,
power houses and other things neces-
sary and suitable for the successful
operation of such railway, which rail
way may be operated by electric or
other suitable power or by one or more
such powers; provided, that nothing
herein shall authorize the operation OF
an ordinary steam railroad upon this
line, aud that nothing herein shall au-
thorize the building and operation OF
more than one system of street railway
into or through said town, by electric
or steam power or otherwise
SEC. .. That said Thomas Robinson,
his heirs 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 requiring the cree
tlon of poles, such poles shall not be
erected except at the outer line OF
sidewalk. or in such other suitable
place as may he designated by the
Board OF Trustees of said town; and ii
troliy wires are used, they shall be sus-
pended not less than eighteen (l6j feet
above the surface of the street,
SEC. 3 That all said street railway
tracks laid III pursuance of this grant
shall be laid AS nearly rs practicable In
the center of the streets aud on a level
with the established grade of the
streets upon which said street railway
tracks are laid. The right to change
the grade of any street is expressly re
served To the town. That said 81 rect
railway tracks and appliances shall be
kept aud maintained at all times IN
good repair by said Thomas Robinson,
his heirs and assigns, and shall OBJ
struct AS little as possible the passage
OF vehicles over the same
SEQ 4 That whenever said town
shall pave auy street or portion of u
street upon which said street railway
tracks are laid, then The said
Thomas Robinson, his heirs and as
signs. shall pave the space between the
double tracks ard two (2) feet on each
side OF said tracks, or on a single track
the space between the rails and two ~
feet on each side of said track upon
said street OF such portion of IL as said
town shall pave. such paving shall be
uniform with the paving of said street
and shall be done under the superyis-
ion of said town and shall be KEEP, in
good repair at all times.
SEC 5 The streets upon which said
street railway tracks may be laid with
in said town are as follows, namely
Smelter avenue, Prospect street,
Griffin avenue, Riverside avenue, South
Ninth street Ferrier street, Bridge
street, Myrtle avenue, Stanley avenue
and Douglas avenue.
SEC 6. That this franchise shall be
come erative only upon the filing of
a petition and written consent of the
owners OF the land along said line. rep
representing more than oue-half the
frontage of the streets, or SO much
thereof as Is sought to be used for rail-
way purposes, with the Town Recorder.
SEC Z. That within the corporate
limits of said town the fare shall not
exceed five (5) cents for a single trip.
children under five (5) years accompan-
led by parents or guardian, free; child
red going to and from school, one fare
for the round trip.
SEC S That said Thomas Robin
son his heirs aud assigns shall begin the
actual work oil said railway within six
(6l months from the date of the adop-
tion of this franchise, and shall have
cars running thereon ON or before Jan
usry rst, \. ID. 1903, and shall con-
tinuously operate said line during the
life of this franchise: and failure to
do so shall work forfeiture of any and
all rights herein given and granted.
SEC. o. That for the convenient op-
Grafton of said street railway, but for
no other purpose. the said Thomas Rob
inson, his heirs and assigns, are hereby
given the right and privilege TO erect
necessary poles and wires, either tele,
phone or telegraph or both, as the bust.
ness of running cars of said railway
may require.
SEC 10 That said street railway.
its employees and property, shall be
under the police protection OF said
town, and il shall be the duty of the
officers of said town to give assistant e,
such as is practicable, to keep persons,
teams and other obstructions from i'm
pediug the traiiic of sand street rail
way,
SEC IL That the town reserves the
right TO impose reasonable regulations
and restrictions upon said Thomas
Robinson, his heirs and assigns, in re,
spect to the speed to which cars may
be run, aud such other reasonable regu-