The Florence daily tribune., 1902-11-18
A BILL
For an Ordinance Granting to
Thomas Robinson, his heirs and
assigns, Franchise for Street
Railway.
Be it Ordained BY the city Conn
Gil of the City of Florence.


SECTION i.-Thnt subject to the conditions,
qualifications and reservations hereinafter OK.
pressed, there be and hereby Is granted to
Thomas Robinson, his heirs and assigns, for a
period Of twenty live t25) years from the date
| of the adoption OF this ordinance, the right
privilege and franchise to construct operate
and maintain street railway In the City of
Florence. IN the State OF Colorado, and In the
| additions that now or may hereafter exist to
and express along the streets Hereinafter
mentioned, with the right to lay single or
double track as the needs of the street railway
may require. and a necessary witches, tnrnouts,
sidetracks, appliances, machiuery and apara.
tus; also the right to erect all necessary poles.
buildings, power houses and other things neces.
sary and snitable for the successful operation
OF such railway, which railway may be oper-
ated by electric or other suitable power or by
one or moro such powers; provided that
nothing herein shall authorize the Operation of
any 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 city, by electric or
steam power or otherwise.
SECTION .. That said Thomas Robin on his
heirs and assigns, shall have the right to con.
meet such street railway with any suitable
power house with wires placed upon poles;
provided that IL a system Is used requiring the
erection OF poles, such poles shall not be erect
ed except at the outer line Of Sidewalk, or in
by the city council of said city; and ii troIly
wires are used they shall be suspen Fed not ss
than eighteen Csl feet above the surface OF the
street.
SECTION 8. That all said street railway track
laid in pursuant Of this grant shall be laid as
nearly practicable 10 the center OF the streets
and on 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 reserved to the city
That said street railway tracks and appliaI ces
shall be kept and maintained at ali times in
good repair by said Thomas Robins on, his heirs
and assigns, and shall obstruct as little as pos
sible the passage of vehicles over the same.
SECTION I. That whenever said city shall
which said street railway tracks are laid, them them
the said Thomas Robinson, his heirs and as.
and two H ee on sn" 1ds dee
tracks, or on a single track, the space between
the rails ano two (2) feet on each side OF said
city shall pave. Such paving shall be uniform
with the paving OF said street and shall be done
under the supervision Of said city and shall be
SECTION 5, The streets upon which said
street railway, tracks may be laid within said
East and West Second street from the center
OF Florence avenue to the center OF Frazier ave-
1ne me on the west boundary q Orchard Park ad-
avenue from the center of East Second street
to the center OF East Front street: East and
avenue to the center of Santa Fe avenue Santa
Fe avenue fro- the center OF West Front street
to the center OF West Seventh street; West and
East Seventh street from the center of Santa
Fe avenue to the center of McC Candless avenue
McCandless avenue from the center of East
street; East and West Fourth street from the
center OF Crawford avenue to the west end of
West Fourth street; Crawford avenue from the
center Of East Fourth street to the center OF
East Second street; beginning at the inter
section OF East Second street and Crawford ave-
southern termination thereof; bes inning at
the intersection OF East Second street and
Robinson avenue, southerl, on said avenue to
the interse ,tion thereof with the present cor
porate limit from the center of East Second
street and McCandless avenue, at tho inter.
section thereof, southerly on said avenue to the
a n u. frpu tba npta Of
Main street and McCandless avenne, at the
intersection thereof east on said street to the
present corporate limit beginning at the cen
ter # East Third street where the same inter
sects the spur OF the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa
Fe railroad, westerly on said street to the
present west corporate limit; from the center
Of East Fourth street and Crawford avenue at
the intersection thereof, east upon said Fourth
street to the intersection thereof with the spur
OF the Atchison Topeka d Santa Fe railroad
SECTION o. That this franchise shall become
operative only upon the filing OF petition and
written consent of the owners of the land along
said lie, representing more than one half the
frontage of the streets much thereof as is
sought to be used for railway purposes. with
SECTION l. That within tho corporate limits
OF said city the fare shall not exceed five (5)
cents for single trip; children under Ave (5l
years accompanied by parents or guardian
free children going to ana from school, one
fare for round trip.
SECTION s. That said Thomas Robinson, his
heirs and. assigns, shall begin the actual work
| on said railway within four months from date,
fore January list, A. ID 1901, and shall contin-
uously 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.
SECTION .. That for the convenient operation
of said street rail way, but for no other purpo e.
the said Thomas Robinson, his heirs and as
| signs, are hereby given the right and privilege
to erect necessary poles and wires, either tele-
phone or telegraph or both as the business of
running cars of said street railway may require.
SECTION 10. That said street railway, Its EN-.
ployees and property, shall be under the police
protection of said city and it shall be the duty
of the officers OF said city to give assistance,
such as is practicable, to keep persons teams
and other distractions from impeding the
traffic of said street railway.
SECTION II. That the city reserves the right