Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-07
AN oRpIsANcE.

An ordinance confirming and granting
to The Rio Grande Western Railway
Company a right OF VA IN certain
streets I'm Salt Lake city. Utah. 10 con-
struct railroad tracks. a passenger depot
aud TO yacate certain streets.
BE II Ordained by the city Council OF
Salt Lake city Utah;
Section 1. That the franchise heretofore
granted TO the Salt Lake q Fort Douglas
Railway Company and its successors an
assigns TO construct and operate "A line Of
railroad IN Fourth West street from
Eighth South street TO Firm North
street and thence northwesterly across
streets OF the city to Ninth North Street,
with side and switch tracks and cOnnoc-
tions, and 10 which franchise and right
of way The Rio Grande Western Railway
Company has become the assignee and
successor In Interest OF the grantee IL
hereby confirmed and granted to the last
named company, ITS successors and as
signs, but under and subject to the lim-
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 tho Oregon Short Line Railroad
Company as now located In said street,
and the further right OF way Is hereby
granted to said company its successors
and assigns. TO lay maintain and operate
on the west side OF the right OF way
and switch tracks, cross-overs and con-
nectlons. an additional standard gauge
main track on Fourth West Street from
Eighth South street TO Fifth North
Street and thence northwesterly across
streets OF the city to Ninth North Street,
and from the last named point a main
standard gauge double track line across
streets OF the city northwesterly to u
connection with itss main line as now To-
Gated at or Ilear Lincoln Avenue, IN SUI
perlor Addition to Salt Lake city, the
intent hereof being to grant to said COM
pany a right of way TO lay. maintain and
operate, with necessary side and switch
tracks, crosg-overs and connections, "A
main standard gauge double railway line
on Fourth West Street, from Eighth
South to Fifth North street and thence
northwesterly across streets OF the city
70 a connection with Its main line as now
located, at OF near Lincoln Avenue In
Superior Addition TO Salt Lake City; aud
further right Of way is granted TO sad
company, It's successors and assigns 20
lay, maintain and operate, between
Fourth West Street, a cross-oyer track
TO connect with the tracks OF the Ore
gon short Line Railroad Company
Provided That the Rio Gran1e West
ern Railway Company shall arbltrate 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 dislnterested ar.
make like selection, and they two shall
select a third: and the majority award
shall be final; the proceedings shall be ac-
cordlng to the statutes of Utah on arb.
tration and award.
Section 2. A franchise and right OF way
Is hereby granted 10 The Rio Grande
Western Railway Company It's successors
and assigns, TO lay. maintain and operate
| with necessary side and switch tracks,
Cross-0Yers and connections, a 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 diverge southwesterly
from said street and toward n connec-
ton with lis 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 TO the line OF said connection
Section 8. A franchise and right OF
way is also hereby granted to The RIO
Grande Western Railway Company rs
successors aud assigns. to construct IN
and across Third South Street, between
Fourth West and line north and south
across Third South Street, $50 feet east
Of the east side Of Fourth West street In
said city. a passenger depot, with APP
| proachos and accessories required, ana to
maintain and use said buildings and their
approaches AMI accommodations, as
passenger depot buildings ana also 10
construct, maintain and operate IN said
city railroad IN said part Of Third south
Street and on the west half OF Blocks 4,
and g. plat "a" Salt Lake City survey
and on the cast side Of Fourth West
Street between points 40 feet north OF
the north line OF Second South Street ana
40 feet south Of the south side Of Fourth
| South street with as many main, Side
/ switch and connecting tracks as may be
required for ingress and egresa OF trains
! 10 and from said passenger depot and for
ha "a m tnE In
/ thereof including the 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
| time shall the grantee herein allow any
! railway coaches or other rolling stock I,
| 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 passengers 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 to be over. through or around
the proposed passenger station OF such
| railway company, and over the tracks
used in connection herewith.
Section T. 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 distance
OF 20 rods east Of the west boundary u
Blocks a and g, Plat "a" Salt Lake
City Survey, be and the same are hereby
vacated as public streets and closed 10
public use and travel, and the exclu-
sive right 90 occupy and use the same
for railroad and depot purposes Is here
by granted TO The Rio Grande Western
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signs; provided however. that streets
not less than 65 feet In width be made
and provided by the grantee over the
lands belonging 10 It and lying easterly
Of and adjoining the said depot buildings
and extending from Third South Street
southerly 20 Fourth South Street and
northerly from Third South Street to
Second South street, the same TO be dcdi-
Gated 70 the public use and TO be main
talned by the city as public streets during
the period OF this franchise, and so long
as the said passenger depot shall be
maintained and operated
Provided The Consolidated Railway q
Power Company In lieu OF It's franchise
on the portion Of Third South Street 80
closed. Is hereby granted a franchise for
a double track on said two new streets
TO be opened north and south, the same
TO be for the same length Of time and on
the same conditions as the franchise now
enjoyed by such street railway company
on said Third South Street.
Section 3. During the term OF this fran
chise the said grantee shall be subject TO
the following conditions via.
First-'rhat said railway tracks shall be
laid upon and conform to the established
grade Of the several streets upon which
they may be laid. ana II said grade Is
afterward changed by order OF the City
Council, the grantee shall at its own ex.
pense change the tracks 80 as TO con-
form TO the same, and shall between
Ninth South and Fifth North Streets keep
In two inches Of the top Of the rails, pro-
vlded that whenever any OF the streets
along which the railway tracks are built
shall be paved, then said grantee, It's
successors and assigns, shall pave be-
tween tho rails for a space OF two feet
outside Of each rail with the same ma