The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-03
GAVE FRANCHISE
TO LOCAL PEOPLE
TO OPERATE ELECTRIC RAILWAY
fakima's Prospects Bright for Closer
Connection With Surrounding
Valleys In Short Time.

Following is a copy of the ordi
nance grantiong forty-year fran.
chise to the Yakima Interyalley
traction company for an electric
railway to be built and operated in
the city of North Yakima and in
the valleys tributary to the lefty.
me ordinance was adopted by the
council on Monday evening:
An ordinance granting to Yakima In
ter-Valley Traction Company, cor
poration, its successors and assigns,
the right to construct, build, equip,
maintain and operate a single or
| double track railway system upon
| certain streets, alleys and public
grounds in the City of North Yakima,
| for IA period of forty years.
The City Council of the City of North
Yakima do ordain as follows:
Section THAT there be, and is
hereby by granted to Yakima Interval
ley Iraction company a corporation,
by virtue of the laws of Washington,
and heinafter called the grantee, its
successors or assigns. the right to con-
s srrue,, build; eauip, maintain and
without the City of North Yakima, for
the carriage of passengers, express,
baggage, mail and freight. and to
charge and collect compensation there
VI,
construct, equip. maintain and operate
single or double track railway. to-
gether with side-tracks, switches, turn
outs, crossings and connections over.
across, along and upon such streets,
alleys and public grounds in the City
of North Yakima, except Natchez ave-
nue. and Selah streets, as may be desig-
mated by said grantee. within one year
from the date of acceptance by the
grantee of this franchise, and there
after the use of all streets. alleys,
thorouGhfares or public grounds not so
designated by the grantee, to be grant
ed by special act Of the City Council.
Section I'm the occupation of the
streets alleys and public grounds for
the purpose aforesaid. the right is
granted to said grantee, its success
sors or assigns, to erect and maintain
along the said streets designated as
aforesaid. the necessary poles there
fore, of such height and dimension as
may be prescribed by the street and
ditch committee of said city, such poles
to be not more than one hundred
twenty-five G25) feet apart. except
where poles have been erected for
other purposes and used by said COM
many, in which case. such poles shall
he not less than one hundred U0O)
feet apart. No poles shall be erected
under this ordinance in the center of
the streets or in position to obstruct
ordinary travel. and the City Council
may require the removal of any and
all unnecessary poles erected under
this ordinance.
There shall be constructed by the
grantee, in a good and workmanlike
manner. as near the upper end of the
poles erected under this ordinance as is
practicable. a cross-arm four feet long,
for the exclusive use of the City of
North Yakima. to carry wires for city
purposes only, but the grantee shall in
no manner be liable for any injury or
damage caused by the placing or main
tanning of said cross-arm or wire or
wires, or either of them, to any per-
son or persons whomsoeyer, on account
Of any injury or damage that may re-
suit from the placing or maintaining
of said croSs-arm or wire or wires
thereon without negligence of the
grantee but the City of North Yakima
hereby assumes all liability. for in
jury or damage occasioned In conse-
Gucnce of the placing of said cross-arm
and said wire or wires thereon and
maintaining of said cross-arm and
wires provided. whenever any lines of
wire cross the wires TO be placed and
maintained by the grantee under this