The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-08

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PER-
mission TO the Salt Lake a. Ogden Rail-
way compan", corporation, TO construct
and operate d steam and electric railroad
through Salt Lake City.
Be ii ordained by the city council OF
Salt Lake City, Utah:
Section /. That the Salt Lake &
Ogden Railway company, a corporation,
Its successors and assigns have the auth
Ority and consent of the city council, and
the permission is hereby granted it for
the construction, maintenance, and Oper-
alton of a single or double track, steam,
electric or other motive power standard
gauge railroad, as hereinafter specified,
together with all necessary and conven-
lent switches WyeS for turnouts, side
tracks, and crOss-OVer tracks, and the
erection of line of poles. or two lines OF
poles; when necessary, carrying
telephone, telegraph, trolley, and
Transmission wires for the transporta-
ton of passengers, freight, express and
mail matter, upon the following roads
and streets of Salt Lake City, to-wit:
single or double track commencing
at a point in Third West street three
hundred and thirty $500 feet south of
the south line of North Temple street,
and running thence north along said
Third West street to Ninth North street.
Also ii single or double track, beginning
at the south boundary line of Oak street
of EOlsom's addition at point opposite
an alley between lots one % and thirty
eight, (3S) of block seventeen, 40 of said
addition. thence uOTtheriy across said
Oak street and along the alley way last
aforesaid, and across Chestnut street, and
block sixteen 06) of said addition TO
Cleveland avenue; thence nOrtheriy along
Cleveland avenue and the county road
thirteen hundred and twenty 6330) feet
to a point on the westerly boundary line
of said county road. Also d single or
double track beginning at a point on
Third West street, three hundred and
thirty (53O feet south of the south line
of nd frrn IFan
thence south along Third West street,
to South Temple street and running
thence east on South Temple street TO
West Temple street, and thence running
south on West Temple street 20 Market
street and thence running east on Mar
ket street, ii single track only, TO East
Temple street, and thence running north
on East Temple street 10 Third South
street and thence running west on
Third South street 10 West Temple
street
Also over such portions OF said Third
West street as are now occupied by the
spurs, side tracks, wyes, turn-ouls ana
switches heretofore constructed by the
Great Salt Lake q Hot Springs Railway
company. or the Salt Lake a Ogden Ran
way company, and now used and main
tanned by the said Salt Lake < Ogden
Railway company on the following con-
dttiOns, tO-wit:
Sec. 2 Steam may be used as motive
power upon said railway at any point
nOrtherly of the intersection of Third
West and South Temple streets, but shall
not be used south or east of said point in
the operation of said railway.
Sec. s. All tracks shall De laid so as to
conform with the grades Of the streets
at the time, and shall be altered so as TO
conform to such grade as the city council
may from time to time establish.
See. 4. Said grantee and its successors
or assigns shall keep in good repair the
spaces between the rails and at least two
feet on the outside of each rail so as
moi a "a VETifh ct for h
lie use, and, if required, shall pave such
space and side portions with the same
material as the street is composed OF,
and in case of double tracks, space be-
tween the tracks,
Sec. ;. Cars shall be run over the whole
of said line or lines at least once every
hour between the hours of a. m. and 10
p. m, or as often as public necessity may
require, unless prevented by floods or
SHOWS or any other unavoidable accident.
Fare for transportation shall not exceed
five cents for one continuous ride over
the systems within the limits of Salt Lake
city. Stops shall be made at reasonable
points.
Sec. 6. The city reserves the right TO
regulate aud control the speed thereof
See. Z. The right hereby conferred
shall expire ON the LIST day of July in the
year one thousand nine hundred and fifty
five.
Sec. g. That on paved streets such rails
shall b. used as may be designated by the
city council.
Sec. 8. Good and sufficient boxes TO
convey water shall be made and main
tanned in good condition at the expense
q SAID grantee at all the water dit hos
crossing the said railway so as to admit
of the free passage OF water.
Sec. 10. Said City of Salt Lake shall in
no way be liable or responsible for aIS
accident or damage that may occur on
said read by reason of the default or
misconduct of said railway company or
its employees. And the said grantee. its
successors or assigns covenant and agree
TO save the said city harmless from and
against any liability. loss, cost or expense
or damage of any nature arising out OF
the default or misconduct of said rail-
way company, or which may accrue by
reason of any accident or injury which
may occur in or by reason of the con-
struction or operation of said railway, ana
to indemnify and repay said city for any
loss. cost or expense or damage of any
kind which may be sustained By reason
Of any such default. misconduct, acci-
dent, or danger; and if any judgment for
manages for any loss, default miscon-
duct, accident on injury. shall be TecOV-
cred against said city, the recovery there
of, and the judgment thereof, shall be
final as between said city and said gran
tee, its successors or assigns, and con-
elusive as to the liability of the latter TO
the former.
Sec. II. That whenever the city council
shall find II necessary or desirable 10
grant any other railroad company a fran
chiso over any of the streets iIerein
granted, the grantee herein shall allow
running arrangements over grantees
tracks TO such other company making