The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-06

Council of the Town of Leavenworth to do
so, unless In case of accident or other una
voidable delays.
lth. Whenever n public necessity for the
same has been agreed upon between the
Valley and Northern Railway Company, its
successors and assigns, or whenever SUCH
public necessity shall have been declared
by the Council of the Town OF LeaYenworth
to exist and the Town of Leavenworth shall
have provided for the construction of all
wings or approaches thereto, then the said
Wenatchee Valley and Northern Railway
Company, its successors and assigns, shall
Mt the same time us the said constructions,
build and shall thereafter maintain via
ducts or overhead crossings over its right OF
way at such street crossings as to which the
necessity thereof shall have been shown to
exist as aforesaid; said viaducts or over
head crossings to be built at such eleva-
lions, of such material and in such manner
as may be approved by the Town of Leaven-
worth provided that at no time shall the
elevation established be less than will give
safe clearance to trains of cars.
Sec. 3. That the Town of LeaVenworth
shall retain the same control over the
streets and alleys in or across which said
railway shall be laid down as over other
streets and lots and shall have the right at
| the speed of locomotives and trains within
| the limits OF the right of way herein grant
ed, and the maximum period of time, for
| which locomotives, cars or trains shall be
| allowed to blockade or travel across the
streets and alleys crossed by said railway
and shall have such further police powers
and the ordinances provide.
| Sec. 4. That in the operation of said rail-
way the said Wenatchee Valley and North
ern Railway Company, its successors and
assigns, shall have the right to use steam
power or any other motive power that said
| company, its successors and assigns may
| deem best.
Sec. S. IL said Wenatchee Valley and
| Northern Railway Company, Its successors
| or assigns, shall at any time fail or neglect
| for the period of ninety 1901 days to comply
with the conditions of this ordinance or
any of them, or of any other ordinance duly
| passed in pursuance thereof, 1T shall be law
full for the Council of the Town OF Leaven-
worth to declare by ordinance the forfeiture
| to the rights herein granted unless such
| failure or neglect shall be the result OF or
be caused by accident or some unusual oc-
currence, storms, freshetS snow docks, or
other act of God.
Sec. 8. In order to claim the benefits OF
the franchise hereby given said Wenatchee
| Valley and Northern Railway Company, It's
successors and assigns, or its receiver, shall
within sixty 1901 days after the taking erect
OF this ordinance, file with the CLERK of the
Town of Leavenworth It's acceptance there
OF In writing under its corporate seal, exc
cuted by its president or vicepresident and
attested by its secretary, III accepted by said
company; but II accepted by said receiver,
then the writing under his hand, subject to
all the covenants, terms and conditions
herein contained, and II such written nc
ceptance be not filed within said time, this
ordinance shall be void.
Sec. Z. This ORDINANCE shall take erect
and be in force seven III days after being
passed by the Council, approved and signed
published once in the Leavenworth Echo,
a newspaper published in said town.
First reading 18th day of November, 1907
Passed, approved, and signed by the May
or, and attested by the CLERK on the 26th day
of November, A. ID. 1907.
Published on the 9th day of December,
1907 G. w. HATHAWAY, Mayor.
Attested: GUY A. HAMILTON, Clerk OF
the Town of IeaVenWorth.