Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-24
AN ORDINANCE.

salt Lake city, Utah;
Section /. That the franchise heretofore
granted to the Salt Lake a Fort Douglas
Railway Company and It's successors an
assigns to construct and operate "A line OF
railroad In Fourth West Street from
Eighth South Street 20 Firth North
street and thence northwestery across
streets OF the city 60 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, Is
hereby confirmed and granted TO the last
named company, It's SUCCESSORS and as
signs but under and subject 20 the liml-
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 the oregon Short Line Railroad
Company, as now located IN said street,
and the further right OF way IL hereby
granted TO said company It's 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-overs and con-
nectons an additional standard gauge
main track on Fourth West Street from
Eighth South Street TO Fifth North
Street and thence northwesterly across
streets or the city To Ninth North street,
and from the last named point main
standard gauge double track line across
streets OF the city northwestorly to a
connection with its main line as now To-
Gated at or near Lincoln Avenue In STU
perior Addition 60 Salt Lake City, the
intent hereof being TO grant TO said com.
pany right OF way to lay, maintain and
operate, with necessary side and switch
tracks cross.overs and connections. a
main standard gauge double railway Inc
South TO Fifth North street and thence
northwesterly across streets OF the city
TO a connection with It's main line as now
located, at or near Lincoln Avenue IN
Superior Addition to Salt Lake city, and
a further right OF way Is granted TO said
company, its SUCCESSORS and assigns TO
lay, maintain and operate, between
Fourth and Fifth North Streets, on
Fourth West Street, cross-oyer track
10 connect with the tracks Of the Ore
gon Short Line Railroad Company.
| Provided: That the Rio Granie West
| ern Railway Company shall arbitrate all
damages caused on said Fourth West
| Street by reason OF laying such double
| track, Any person so damaged may Sc
| lect one competent and dlsinterested ar.
| bitrator, such railway company SHAH
make like selection, and they two shall
| select a third. and the majority award
shall be ANAL the proceedings shall be ae-
| cordng to the statutes Of Utah on arbl-
| tratlon and award
Section 2. A franchise and right Of way
| Is hereby granted TO The Rio Grande
| Western Railway Company Its successors
| and assigns, TO lay maintain and operate
| with necessary side and switch tracks,
| cross.overs and connections n 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 diyerge s0uthwesterly
| from said street and toward a connec-
| ton with its main line as now located,
| at any point between Eighth and Tenth
| South Streets, and TO cross any streets
! In the city on the line OF said divergence
| and 10 the line OF said connection.
Section 3, A franchise and right OF
| way is also hereby granted to The Rio
Grande Western Railway Company, It's
| successors and assigns, to construct In
| and across Third South Street, between
| Fourth West and a line north and south
across Third South Street, $50 feet east
Of the east side Of Fourth West street In
said city passenger depot with APP
| proaohes and accessories required and to
| maintain and use said buildings and their
| approaches ana accommodations. as a
passenger depot building and also 20
| construct, maintain and operate Ia said
city q railroad In said part of Third South
street, and on the west half of Blocks n
and g., plat "a" Salt Lake city Survey,
| and on the east oslde Of Fourth West
| Street between points 40 feet north OF
the north line Of Second South street ana
South Street, with as many main. side
| switch and connecting tracks as may DC
required for lngrcss and egross OF trains
TO and from said messenger depot and for
the convenient and accommodation
thereof includne inc right to lay, main
tain and use such Side. switch and con-
| meeting tracks ag may be necessary
across Second South and Fourth South
| Streets. near their connection with
Fourth West Street; provided that at no
| hal la oil
railway coaches or other rolling stock e.
| remain standing on said Second South
Street or Fourth South Street
Such railway company shall build and
! maintain an elevated foot way or bridge
TO accommodate foot messengers passing
east and 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 10 be over, through or around
the proposed passenger station OF such
| railway company, and over the tracks
used In connection herewith
Section 4. That the easterly 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 20 rods east Of the west boundary OF
Blocks II and 60, Plat "a" Salt Lake
City Survey, be and the same are hereby
| vacated as public streets and closed IA
public use and travel, and the exclu-
sivo right 20 occupy and use the same
for railroad and depot purposes Is here.
Railway Company. It's successors and as
| signs; provided, however, that streets
not less than GO feet In width be made
and provided by the grantee over the
| lands belonging 20 II and lying oasterly
OF and adjoining the said depot buildings,
and extending from Third South Street
southerly to Fourth South Street and
northerly from Third South street 20
Second South street, the same to be dedi-
Gated TO the public use and to be main
talned by the city as public streets during
| the perlod Of this franchise and so long
AS the said passenger depot shan be
maintained and operated.
Provided, The Consolidated Railway n
Power Company, IN lieu Of It's franchise
on the portion OF Thru South street so
closed is hereby granted n franchise for
double track on said two new streets
to be opened north ana south, the same
TO be for the same length Of time ana on
tho same conditions as the franchise now
enjoyed by such street railway company
on said Third South street.
Section g. During the term OF THIS fran
chise the said grantee shall be subject TO
the following conditions, viz
Flrst-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 II said grade Is
afterwar1 changed by order Of the City
Council. the grantee shall at It's own ex-
pense, change the tracks so as 20 con-
form TO the same, and shall between
Ninth South and Fifth North Streets keep
the road ballastod with gravel TO with
in two inches Of the top OF the rails, pro-
vided that whenever any OF the streets
along which the railway tracks are built
shall be paved, then said grantee, its
successors and assigns, shall pave be.
tween the rails for space Of two feet
outside Of each rail, with the same ma
terial as that used In the street pave
ment; but the provisions above contained
IN reference TO ballastng and paving shall
not be deemed 20 include the portions OF
streets which are herein vacated as public
streets.
Secondhand said grantee shall gravel
and maintain IN good condition AZ the Is.
tAbllshed grade the streets exclusive OF