Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-17
AN ORDINANCE.

streets IN Salt Lake city, Titan, to con-
struct railroad tracks, a passenger depot
and to vacate certain streets.
BE 1t Ordained by the City Council OF
Salt Lake City, Utah
Section !. That the franchise heretofore
granted TO the Salt Lake q Fort Douglas
Railway Company and It's SUCCESSORS an
assigns to construct and operate line of
railroad in Fourth West Street from
Eighth South Street TO Flfth North
Street and thence northwesterly across
streets OF the city to Ninth North Street
with side and switch tracks and connec-
lions. and TO which franchise and right
OF way The Rio Grande Western Railway
Company has become the assignee and
successor In interest of the grantee, ls
hereby confirmed and granted TO the last
named company, its successors and as
signs, but under and subject TO the lmi-
tation that the main track of said com
pany in said street from the south side
Of North Temple Street TO the north side
OF Fifth North Street, shall be laid and
maintained on the westerly side Of the
track of tho oregon Short Line Railroad
Company, as now located In said street
and the further right Of way Is hereby
granted TO said company, its successors
and assigns. TO lay maintain and operate
on the west side OF the right Of way
above confirmed and granted with side
and switch tracks, cross-oVors and con-
nections, an additional standard gauge
main track on Fourth West street from
Street, and thence northwesterly across
streets OF the city to Ninth North Street
and from the last named point a main
standard gauge double track line across
streets OF the city northWestorly 10 n
connection with its main line as now To-
Gated, at or near Lincoln Avenue, In SUI
perior Addition to Salt Lake city, the
intent hereof being to grant to said COM
pany a right OF way to lay, maintain and
operate, with necessary side and switch
n
main standard gauge double railway line
on Fourth West Street. from Eighth
South to Fifth North Street and thence
northwestery across streets Of the city
to connection with its main line as now
located, at or near Lincoln Avenue In
Superior Addition to Salt Lake City; and
further right Of way is granted 10 SAID
company, Its successors and assigns 10
Fourth and Fifth North Streets, on
Fourth West Street, a cross-over track
to connect with the tracks Of the Ore
son Short Line Railroad Company.
Provided: That the Rio Gran1e West
ern Railway Company shall arbitrate all
Street by reason of laying such double
track. Any person SO damaged may Sc
lect one competent and disinterested ar
bitrator, such railway company shall
make a like selection and they two shall
select a third: and the majority award
shall be final; the proceedings shall be ac-
cording to the statutes Of Utah OH arbl-
tration and award
Section Q A franchise and right OF way
Is hereby granted to The Rio Grande
Western Railway Company, It's successors
and assigns. 10 lay maintain and operate
with necessary side and switch tracks
cross-oyers and connections, q standard
gauge double railroad track on Fourth
West street, from a point In said street
north of Eighth South Street. and rum
ming thence south on Fourth West Street
TO the south side OF Tenth South Street,
with the right TO dlyerge southwesterly
from said street and toward a cOnnec-
ton with its main line as now located,
az any point between Eighth and Tenth
South Streets, and to cross any streets
In the city on the line OF said divergence
and to the line Of said connection,
Section 8. A franchise and right OF
way is also hereby grantee to The Rio
Grnnde Western Railway Company, It's
successors and assigns, to construct In
and across Third South Street, between
Fourth West and line north and south
across Third South Street, $3.50 feet east
OF the east side OF Fourth West Street in
said city, a passenger depot with APP
proaches and accessories required, and 70
maintain and use said buildings and their
approaches and accommodations, as n
passenger depot building; and also to
construct, maintain and operate IN said
city n railroad In said part Of Third South
Street, and on the west half Of Blocks a
and 50, plat "a" Salt Lake City Survey,
and on the east side Of Fourth West
the north line OF Second South street ana
40 feet south Of the south side Of Fourth
South Street. with as many main, side
switch and connecting tracks as may De
required for ingress and egress OF trains
70 and from said passenger depot and for
the convenient use and accommodation
thereof including the right TO lay. main
tain and use such side. switch and con-
Meeting tracks as may, be necessary,
across Second South and Fourth South
Streets, near their connection with
Fourth West Street; provided, that at no
time shall the grantee herein allow any
railway coaches or other rolling stock t.
remain standing on said Second South
Street or Fourth South Street,
Such railway company shall bull and
maintain an elevated foot way or bridge
TO accommodate foot passengers passing
east ana west along Third South street
between some convenient point In Fourth
West Street and another convenient point
between Third and Fourth West Streets.
the same to be over, through or around
the proposed passenger station OF such
railway COMPANY and ,, oyer the tracks
Section 4. That the ensterly half of
Fourth West street between the south
side Of Second South and the north side
Of Fourth South Streets, including the
sidewalk and also Third South Street;
including the sidewalks, between Third
and Fourth West Streets. for a distance
OF 70 rods east OF the west boundary Of
Blocks a and 50. Plat "a" Salt Lake
City Survey, be and the same are hereby
vacated as public streets and closed 10
public use and travel and the excu-
sive right 20 occupy and use the same
for railroad and depot purposes is here
by granted 10 The Rio Grande Western
Railway Company, It's successors and as
signs: provided however, that streets
not less than &C feet In width be made
and provided by the grantee over the
lands belonging TO II and lying easterly
OF and adjoining the said depot buildings,
and extending from Third South Street
southerly to Fourth South Street and
northerly from Third South Street To
Second South Street, the same 20 be ded.
Gated TO the public use and to be main
talned by the city as public streets during
as the said passenger depot shall be
maintained and operated
Provided, The Consolidated Railway e
Power Company, IN lieu Of It's franchise
on the portion OF Third South Street -
closed f. hereby granted q franchise for
a double track on said two new streets
TO be opened north ma south the same
to be for the same length OF time and on
enjoyed by such street railway company
on said Third South Street.
Section ). During the term OF this fran
chise the said grantee shall be subject 10
the following conditions. viz;
First-That said railway tracks shall be
laid upon and conform to the established
grade OF the several streets upon which
they may be laid. and n said grade is
aftcrwar1 changed by order OF the City
Council, the grantee shall az ts own ex-
pense, change the tracks 80 as TO con-
form 10 the same, and shall between
Ninth South and Fifth North Streets keep
the road ballasted with gravel to with
IN two inches Of the top OF the rails, pro.
vided that whenever any OF the streets
nlnnr which the rAllMAN irAcka are hlIllI