Cañon City record., 1903-01-22
of Canon City. Colorado. this 18th day Of Jan
uary A. u. 1903
fsEALj ED MINOR. City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. 241.
Al Ordinance Granting to thomas Robinson,
Ms Heirs and Assioas. Franchise
for Street Railway.


/ pressed. there be and hereby is granted to
Thomas Robinson. his heirs and assigns. for a
period OF twenty five (23D years from the date
OF the adoption of this ordinance. the right.
/ privilege and franchise to construct. operate
and maintain a street railway in the City Of
| Canon City. in the state of Colorado. and IN
| the additions that now or may hereafter exist
TO said city. for the transportation Of passen-
gers and express along the streets hereinafter
mentioned with the night TO lay single or
double track. the needs Of the street railway
may require. and all necessary turnouts.
switches. sidctracks. appliances. apparatus and
| machinery: also the right to ereci all necessary
poles buildings. puwrr hoases and other
| things necessary and snitable forth- successful
operation of such railway. which railway may
| be operated by electric orother suitable power.
or by more such pow-rs; provided that
nothing herein shall authorize the use of horses
or mules or other animal or animals such
| motive power. and provided that ex press mat
ter shall be limited To matier usually carried as
| expires matter. and no special freight cars
shall be run over or upon said street railways:
| and provided. further. that nothing herein
| 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 electro or steam power
or otherwise.
sEc. ., That said Thomas Robinson. hi.
heirs and assigns. shall have the right to con
nrcs such railway with any suitable power
house with wires placed upon poles; provided
tina, Il system is used requiring the erection
Of poles. -aeh pcies stall no; be erected exeep,
| at the outer ine Of Sidewalk. or ia =nch other
suitable place may lie d-siRnat-d by tile city
council of said city. and u troiiy wires are used
they shall be suspended no, i-ss than eighteen
tis) feet above the surface Of the street.
SEC 8 Tha; all said street raiiway tracks
laid In pursuance of this grant shall be laid and
kept a. nearly as practicable in the center ofth-
streets and ol . level with the established grade
Of the streets upon which aid street rAii@ay
tracks are laid: provided. tina; no street uaiiVay
track shall be laid or maintained over any
water main unless permission ~ to do Is grant.
e. by the city counsel. except a; points where
track crosses ~airr main or mains; tina, said
street railway tracks and appliances shall BE-
krpt and maintained At all times In s,p,d repair
by said Thomas Robinson. his briH- and
signs ard shall o-sfuci a. little AZ possible the
passage OF vehicles over tho same
SIC, 8 That Whenever sid city shall pave
any stree; poriion uf street upon which
said street ssii0ay tfscks are laid then the said
1homs- Sobnson. hiss heifs and assigns shall
pave the spacr betsert 'hr doubie tracks and
single track the spacr b-,Nern thr raii-. and
two ca feet on each side II said track. such
portion o. ti a. sid city shall pave Snch paw.
ing shall be uniinrn with the paving of aid
street and shall he dane ,.ndcr the -ulsef,i-ion
of said eats and shall b. kep; In soc.A bar a,
all times. ard until the srr-H- upon ~,rsrh said
stree, X s;rssfir-ed arc paved the said
Thomas Robinson. rs hetrs snd assigns. shall
plank the o'r,s,dr q r-ch rsl u sid street tAi
v.v At all ersr-inrs stth pianking ~ish, inches
~uc and fius,i sith the top of the faiis and the
rniirr space t,et~ern the rails with nienking u
sufficient thickness 60 be flush With the top of
the tails fof full ~id,h Of the cfos@inE.
| sIc. 3. The street. upon Which SAID stree,
railway tracks may be laid within the said city
are ss follows. namely. Main street from the
east nfais- - the cit to point opposite the
He's Springs bo,ei; Riser street fr''ns the east
line of Fifteenth street TO the center Of Third
street, Macon avenue frniH the center Of
/ TSeiirh street to the center uf SECOND sirre;
kuad avenue from the ccn;rt 81 Third street 10
the center OF Thirteenth. and from the ceu,ef
/ 81 Thirteenth zsIeei TO the center of Fifteenth
street whenever the same shall be opened tu
said Fifteenth street, Beach avcune from the
east limits OF the city to the center of North
Fifth street, Harrison avenue from ;he center
| Of Fifth street to the center cf Scoop3 street.
4
uue to the south limits Of the city. Third street
from the center OF Rudd avenue 90 the south
4 limits OF the city; Fourth stree, from the cen
ter Of Macon avenue TO the center - River
street: Fifth street fron the ccutrf ~ River
street to the north limits Of the city; seventh
street from the center of Rndd avenue To the
south limits uf the city: Eighth street from the
| erntcr of Rudd avenue to the south limits OF
the city. Ninth street from the north TO the
4
the center ot Rudd avenue ,o the south limits
of the city: Vine street from the end To-
Ninth street; Fifteenth street from the north
limits of the city to the center of River street I.
Eighth stree, from the north limits OF the city
| Ia 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 (pnoduced1 from the
center OF Main street tn the south limits of the
| city; Brewster street lin Hot Springs additioul
from the east to the west Limits Of the city.
SIC. q. 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 40 much thereof as is
sought to be used for railway pnrp,sss=. with
the city clerk.
ohN. . ihM Wltnln the cpfIoFhte litnits nf
said city the fare shall not exceed five cents t6l
| fot single trip. children under five tbl years.
accompanied ly parents or guardian. free.
children going To and from school one fare for
the round trip
SIC. =. That said Thomas Robinson, his
heirs and assigns, shall begin actual work with.
IN the corporate limits OF this citv,on said street
railway. within four months from the adoption
OF this ordinance. and shall have cars tnnning
for not less ,har three ns.l.,s on un, at nnfr OF
the streets designated in section hereof: aud
| on Seventh OF parallel street as far as Pros.
pect avenue in said city, and from and between,