The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18


An ordinance granting to Spokane
Traction Company, it's successors
and assigns. the right to build.
equip and operate a single or dou-
BILE track electric railway system
upon certain streets in the city
of Spokane.
The city of Spokane does ordain
as follows:
Section 1. There Is hereby granted
to Spokane Traction Company, a cor
poration organized and existing I'M
der the laws of the state of Washing
ton. its successors and assigns. the
right to construct, equip and oper-
ate a street railway system I'm the
city of Spokane. for the carriage of
passengers. express. baggage. mail
and freight; and to that end to lay
down. build. construct, equip main
tain and operate Il single or double
track electric railway. together with
side tracks. switches. turnouts, cross
ings and connections over, across.
along and upon the following streets
and public places in the city of Spo-
kane. to-wit:
From the north line of Second ave
nue. on Washington street to point
opposite the center of Second avenue:
thence east on Second avenue to
Sherman street; thence south on
Sherman street to Rusk avenue:
thence east on Rusk avenue to Hatch
street: thence south on Hatch street
to the north line OF Highland avenue:
thence across Highland avenue to pri-
Nate property: across East Kaufman
street from private property to pri-
waite property: across Sherman street
from private properly to private prop
erty; across West Kaufman street
from private property to Rose ave
nue.; west on Rose avenue to it's west
line; from private property across
City View street to Rose court: thence
along Rose court to its west end
line: from private property onto Pros
pect street. thence southwestrly on
Prospect street to It's western ter
its north and northeasterly line to
Thirty-third avenue. so far as Grand
avenue is adedicated and public street.
Also. commencing at the intersec-
ton OF Washington street and Sinto
avenue and running thence east on
Sinto avenue to Kalispei street; thence
north on Kalispel street to Sinto ave-
nue.: thence east on Sinto avenue to
Addison street. thence south on Addi-
son street to Boone - avenue and
thence east on Boone avenue to east
city limits,
Also right to build and construct
bridge across the Spokane river on
Boone avenue. and to occupy the
bridge with it's tracks and ears for
operation when so built and CON
structed, Said bridge to be so built
as to accommodate travel for teams,
horses aud pedestrians Dy utilizing
the space occupied by the street rail-
way tracks.
Also commencing at the intersec-
tion of Washington street and Main
avenue; running thence west on Main
avenue to Mill street; thence south
on Mill street to Sprague avenue. and
thence east on Sprague avenue to the
point of intersection with the center
of Washington stress.
The license above granted on Sec
ond avenue. Sherman street. Hatch
street and Highland avenue is because
of the release and REIMBURSEMENT of
the Moran Prairie Railroad Construc-
ton Company OF IT'S right on said
streets by virtue of ordinance No.
Al3o2. passed by. this council on
March ). 1908. and approved by the
ltnauishment and consent by said Mo-
ran Prairie Company has been made
TO appear to this council by writing
filed with the clerk.
See. 2. In the occupation of the
foregoing streets for the purposes
aforesaid the right is granted like
wise to erect and maintain along the
side lines of said streets. the neces-
scary poles therefor. of such height
and dimensions as may be prescribed
by the board of public works, to be
not less than 1s5 feet apart. except
where poles have been erected and
used for other purposes, in which
case to be not less than 100 feet apart
NV IpttS SHALL ne tItfttu unuct tnlS
ordinance In the center OF the streets
or In position to obStruct travel.
Whenever there is, or shall be electric
light or telephone poles erected upon
any or all of the foregoing streets.
the city may require the wires sus-
pending the electric cable to be at
tached thereto, and require the remov-
al of any and all unnecessary poles
erected under this ordinance.
There shall be constructed as near
l,.a and l,A
ticable. erected under this ordinance,
a cross-arm. hereby reserved FOR the
exclusive use OF the city of Spokane
to carry wires for the city's business.
Said licensce, its successors or as
signs. shall establish and maintain a
metallic return circuit conductor indie
pendent OF the rails, upon tho respec-
tive lines OF street railway hereby
authorized to be operated by overhead
or underground contact wires; except
ing. however, that when the tracks
shall be- constructed with cast welded
or electrically welded rail joints said
return wire shall not be required
Whenever other lines OF wirr cross
| the wirns to be strung by virtue of
| this ordinance the lattcr wires shall
be protected by guard wires or other
| suitable mechanical device as may be
| directed by the board OF public works
Sec 3 The rails of said railway
shall be laid so that tho tops thereof
OF the street. At the intersection and
crossing OF all streets II shall be tn,
| duty of said company to plank ovel
| the entire surface between the rail,
and one plank outside of the outsid,
| rails for the entire width OF sal,
intersection. Such plank shall no
he less than two inches In thickness
and shall resent an even surface n
tho top Of the rail and shall he Sc
curely spiked and fastened IN place
and shall he kept and maintained II