The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-04


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THE WASHINGTON WATER POW
Err COMPANY. ..
By d. l.. HUNTINGTON Second Vice
President.
Attest: H. L. ELEDCKER, Secretary
oRDMAHcn NO. -
An ordinance granting to The Wash
ington Water Power Company, a
corporation, its successors or as
signs. the right to build, equip and
operate single or double track
electric railway system upon ecer-
tain streets of the city of Spokane.
The city Of Spokane does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby
granted to The Washington Water
Power Company, its successors or
assigns, the right to lay down, con-
struct, equip. maintain and operate a
single or double track electric rail-
way, together with side tracks,
switches and turnouts over along and
upon the following streets Of the city
Of Spokane, to-wit:
Fifth avenue and Cannon street,
thence southerly on Cannon street to
Seventh avenue, thence westerly on
Seventh avenue to Chestnut street.
thence over and across Chestnut
street and westerly along Seventh
avenue to Occur d'Alene street, thence
southerly along Occur d'Alene street,
partly upon the private right of way
and partly in the street with the right
to cross sidewalks for this purpose,
to Thirteenth street, thence easterly
ON Thirteenth street to Chestnut
street, thence southerly on Chestnut
street to the bridge over Latah creek.
Sec. 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 nee
essary poles therefor of such height
and dimensions as may be prescribed
by the board of public works. to be
not less than one hundred and twen-
ty-fve Q25) feet apart. except where
have been erected and used for other
purposes. in which case to be not less
than one hundred (1e0) feet apart.
No poles shall be erected under this
ordinance in the center of the streets
or in a 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 ana require the re-
moval of any and all unnecessary
poles erected under this ordinane
There shall be constructed as near
the upper end of the poles as prac-
ticable erected under this ordinance
cross arm hereby reserved for the
exclusive use of the city of Spokane
to carry wires for the city business
Sec. 3. The rails of said railway
shall be laid so that the tops thereof
are flush with the top of the grade
of the street. excepting as hereinafter
provided. At the intersection and
crossing of all streets it shall be the
duty of said company to plank over
the entire surface between the rails
and one plank outside of the outside
rail for the entire width of said in
tersection. Such plank shall not be
less than two inches in thickness and
shall present an even surface at the
top of the rail and shall be securely
spiked and fastened in place, and
shall be kept and maintained in good
and reasonable safe and proper con-
dition by said licensee, it's successors
or assigns. 1t shall be the duty of
the licensee to fill in all spaces en-
closed between said rails and on the
outer edge of said track with suitable
road gravel to the satisfaction of
the board of public works, so that
said gravel, when packed in place,
shall be flush with the top of said
rails and shall be so kept and main
tanned as nearly as practicable by
the licensee. it's successors or as
signs. at its and their own proper
cost and expense
Said Iicensee, it's SUCCESSORS or as
signs. shall establish and maintain
metallic return circuit conductor
independent of the rails upon the line
of the street railway hereby author
lied to be operated by overhead or
underground contact wires. except
ing. however, that when the track
shall be constructed with cast weld
ed or electrically welded rail joints
said return wire shall not be required.
Whenever other lines of wire cross
the wires to be strung by virtue of
this ordinance the latter wires shall
be protected by guard wired or other
suitable mechanical device as may he
directed by the board of public works.
Sec. 4. The tracks herein authorized
shall be of standard gauge and laid
as near as practicable to the middle
of the streets over which the same
shall pass, or If on one side, then
under the direction of the board OF
public works, excepting as herein
specified.
Whereas the established and the
existing grades of said route along
Seventh avenue and Occur d'Alene
street are impracticable for street rail-
way construction. it is hereby pro-
yided that the grantee herein shall
be allowed to construct and operate
it's street railway in accordance with
the plans and elevations to be filed
with the city clerk before the final
passage of this ordinance.
Sec. s. At any time when the city
paves or macadamizes or otherwise
improves any street or part of street
occupied by the tracks herein author
ized the licensee, it's successors or as
signs, shall pave or macadamize or
otherwise improve at its or their own
cost and expense in the same manner
and under the direction and inspection
of the board of public works or other
proper authority of the city. all the
space between the outer rails Of the
tracks and FOR two feet on the outside
thereof; such work to be completed
within thirty days after the compile
ton OF work done upon same street
by the city, and to be MAINTAINED In
good repair by said licensee, It's sue