Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-04-11
ANOTHER STREET RAILWAY.
The Olympia Development Company Asks
Much and Doubtless Expects Less.

INC olympia Development company ASKS
Much and Doubtless Expects Less.
1t may be best for the City Council
to consider well the provisions of the
ordinance granting Il franchise for so
years to the "Olympia Development
Co." 1t asks the privilege of laying
double tracks on most and more inn
portant Of the streets, when experience
has shown that single track is a
serious inconvenience TO traffic at times
on our narrow streets, and none are
of more than ordinary width.
The Development Co., must con-
slider the franchise OF so much i'm
mediate benefit that fifty years of
monopoly will not wipe out the obliga-
ton, for it stipulates that all streets
over which the network of tracks
shall pass, must be graded and Long
Bridge placed in proper shape for the
comRany's use, which would probably
involve some other means of bridging
the channel as now contemplated to
aNOlu CLOSING waterway.
The main provision of the ordin-
ance introduced Monday night are
that the franchise shall exist for
fifty years, for building single or
double tracks over the following
routes: Beginning at Fourth and
Main streets running across the
Marshville bridge, thence along west
Fourth street to the west side OF Grant
avenue, Woodruff's addition; thence
north along the west side of Grant
avenue to Harrison avenue, Woodruh's
addition; thence west along Harrison
avenue to the city limits; also over
and along any other street or streets
on the west side of Budd's Inlet upon
which the Olympia Development
Company may desire to build a track
or tracks and operate other means of a
street railway at any time prior to
the time limit OF this franchise; also
from the intersection OF Columbia
street with Fourth street in Sylvester's
plat, thence north along Columbia
street to Third street, thence east
along Third street to its intersection
with Plum street in Swans addition
to Olympia, thence north on Plum
street to Second street, thence east on
Second street to the east city limits
Also from the intersection of Second
street with Puget street, north on
Puget street and its extensions to the
north city limits; also north on Plum
street and its extensions as near as
may be along the east shore OF Budd's
Inlet to the north city limits; also
from the intersection of Third street
with Washington street in Sylvester's
plat south along Washington street,
thence east along Sixth street to
Franklin street, thence south along
Franklin street to the south city linn
its; also from the intersection Of
Franklin street with Union street a
single track east along the center or
south center of said Union street to
Eastside street, thence south on East
side street to the south city limits;
also from the intersection OF any con-
venient street or streets with said
Eastside street now opened or which
may hereafter be opened east to the
city limits; also from the intersection
OF Union street with Eastside street
north along Eastside street to Second
street; also from the intersection OF
Fourth street with Columbia street in
Sylvester's plat south along Columbia
street to Sixth street to Washington
street, thus connecting said streets
each and all in one continuous sys-
tenn"
The ordinance provides that the
company "shall commence the con.
struction OF said railway within eigh.
teen months from and after the City
Council shall have declared said
Marshville bridge ready for the laying
OF said track and shall have graded
the streets over which said track is by
this ordinance TO extend and shall
have one continuous line completed
and in operation from Fourth and Co.
iumbia streets to the limits within
six months Thereafter and shall have
the road built and in operation on all
the graded streets over which this
franchise extends within three years
from the date of this ordinance"
.