CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-01-08
ORDINANCE NO. PAL.
A Ordinance Granting to Thomas Robinson,
9is Heirs and Assigns, a. Franchise
FOR Street Railway.

FOR Street Railway.
of Canon City.
SECTION l. That subject to the conditions
qualifications and reservations hereinafter ex
pressed, there be and hereby is granted tt
Thomas Robinson his heirs and assigns, for
period of twenty five (25) 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
Canon City. in the state of Colorado. and in
the additions that now may hereafter exist
to said city. for the transportation of passen-
gers and express along the streets hereinafter
mentioned. with the right to lay single OF
double track. as the needs of the street railway
may require, and all necessary turnouts,
switches sidetracks. appliances apparatus and
machinery; also the right to erect all necessary
poles. buildings. power houses and other
things necessary and suitable for the successful
operation of such railway. which railway may
be operated by electric or other suitable power.
or by one or more such powers; provided that
nothing herein shall authorize the use of horses
or mules or other animal or animals such
motive power; and provided that express mat
ter shall be limited to matter usually carried as
express matter. and no special freight cars
shall be run over or upon said street railways ;
shall authorize the operation of any steam rail-
road 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.
SEC. g. That said Thomas Robinson his
heirs and assigns shall have the right to con-
meet such railway with any suitable power
house with wires placed upon poles; provided
that If a system is used requiring the erection
of poles, such poles shall not be erected except
at the outer line of sidewalk. or in such other
suitable place as may be designated by the city
council of said city; and If ttolly wires are used
they shall be suspended not less than eighteen
tls) feet above the surface of the street.
SEC. g. That all said street railway tracks
laid in pursuance of this grant shall be laid and
kept as nearly practicable in the center of the
streets and on alevel with the established grade
of the streets upon which said street railway
tracks are laid; provided. that no street railway
track shall be laid maintained over any
water main unless permission to do is grant
ed by the city council except at points where
track crosses water main or mains; that said
street railway tracks and appliances shall be
kept and maintained at all times in good repair
by said Thomas Robinson, his heirs and as.
signs. and shall obstruct as little as possible the
passage Of vehicles over the same.
SEC, 4. That whenever said city shall pave
any street or portion of street upon which
said street railway tracks are laid. then the said
Thomas Robinson. his heirs and assigns, shall
pave the space between the double tracks and
two t2) feet on each side of said tracks or on
single track the space between the rails and
two (2l feet on each side of said track. or such
portion of II as said city shall pave. Such paw
ing shall be uniform with the paving of said
street and shall be done Under the supervision
of said city and shall be kept in good repair at
all times: and until the streets upon which said
street railway is constructed are paved. the said
Thomas Robinson, his heirs and assigns shall
plank the outside of each rail of said street rail
way at all crossings with planking eight inches
wide and flush with the top of the rails and the
entire space between the rails with planking of
sufficient thickness to be flush with the top of
the rails for full width of the crossing.
SEC. 5. The streets upon which said stree,
railway tracks may be laid within the said city
are as follows, namely: Main street from the
east limits of the city to a point opposite the
Hot Springs hotel; River street from the east
line of Fifteenth street to the center of Third
street: Macon avenue from the center of
Twelfth street to the center of Second street;
Rudd avenue from the center of Third street to
the center of Thirteenth. and from the center
of Thirteenth street to the center of Fifteenth
street whenever the same shall be opened to
said Fifteenth street; Beach avenue from the
east limits of the city 10 the center of North
Fifth street: Harrison avenue from the center
of Fifth street to the center of Second street /:
Second street from the center of Harrison ave
nue. to the south limits of the city: Third street
from the center Of Rudd avenue TO the south
limits of the city; Fourth street from the cen
ter of Macon avenue to the center of River
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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 of the city; Tenth street from
the center of Rudd avenue TO the south limits
of the city; Vine street from the east end ia
Ninth street; Fifteenth street from the north
limits of the city to the center of 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 (producedJ from the
center of Main street to the south limits of the
city; Brewster street lin Hot Springs addition)
from the east to the west limits of the city
SEC 8. That this franchise shall become
operative only upon the filing Of petition and
written consent of the owners Of the land along
said line' representing more than one half the
frontage of the streets or much thereof as is
sought TO be used for railway purposes, with
the city clerk.
SEC. T. That within the corporate limits of
said city the fare shall not exceed five cents 90
for single trip, children under five C5J years,
accompanied by parents or guardian. free;
children going TO and from school one fare for
the round trip.