Cañon City record., 1906-01-25
ORDINANCE NO. I.
Series 1895.

An Ordnance Granting to Frank s.
Granger, His Heirs, Successors and
ASSIGNS, Q Franchise fer . Street
Railway.
Be It ordained BY tne City Council of
the City OF Canon City:
Section /. That. subject to the con-
ditions. qualifications and reserva-
tons hereinafter expressed. there be,
and hereby Is, granted to Frank 8.
Granger, his heirs, successors and as
signs, for a period of twenty-five (25)
years from the date of the adoption
of this ordinance, the right. privilege
and franchise. to construct, operate
and maintain a street railway in the
City of Canon City in the State of Col
orado, and in the additions that now,
or may hereafter, exist to said city,
for the transportation Of passengers,
express and package freight, along
the streets of said city. with the right
to lay single or double tracks, as the
needs of the street railway may re-
Quire; together with all necessary
turn-outs, STITCHES, side tracks, ap-
pliances. apparatus. and machinery;
and also the right to erect all necessa-
.ry poles. buildings. power houses, and
other things necessary and suitable for
the successful operation Of such
street railway, which railway Is to
be operated by electricity, or other
suitable power, provided that the use
of the term suitable power" shall
never authorize the operation of said
street railway by steam, cable. or by
any animal power; and provided fur
ther that the freight hereinbefore re-
ferred to shall be limited to package
freight.
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his heirs, successors and assigns.
shall have the right to conect such
railway with any suitable electric
power-house, with wires placed upon
poles; provided that II a system Is used
requiring the erection of poles. such
poles shall not be erected except at
the outer line of the sidewalks, or in
such other suitable place as may be
designated by the City Council of
said City; and the trolley wires shall
be suspended not less than eighteen
(1S) feet above the surface of the
street.
Section III. That all said street
railway tracks laid in pursuance of
this grant. shall be laid and kept, as
nearly as practicable. in the center
of the streets, and on level with
the established grade of the streets
upon WHICH Salu SlTett railway ddChS
are laid: and that said street railway
tracks and appliances shall be kept
and maintained at all times in good
repair by said Frank s. Granger, his
heirs, successors or assigns. and shall
obstruct as little as possible the pas
sage OF vehicles over the same.
Section Nv. That whenever said
City shall pave any street, or portion
of street, upon which said street
railway tracks are laid, then the said
Frank 8. Granger, his heirs, success
ors or assigns. shall pave the space
along such portion OF said street as is
paved by said City. between all double
tracks, between all rails, and two ca
feet on each side of said tracks, both
single and double. Such paving shall
be uniform with the paving of said
street, and shall be done under the
supervision of said City. and shall be
kept in good repair at all times; and
until the streets upon which said
street railway is constructed, are
paved, the said Frank 8. Granger, his
heirs, successors or assigns, shall
gravel and roll said space 30 that the
surface of the ground shall be flush
with the top of the rails. including
the space between the rails.
Section v. That whenever It be-