The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15
Ordinance No. AZ

Granting unto Henry D. Renoylds, Trustee, and
 iis successors and assigns, right or iran
 chise, to build, maintain, equip, install and
 operate q single or double track. steam or
 electric railroad upon and over the streets
 and public grounds within the corporate
 limits of the town of Valdez in the District
 oi Alaska: also to build, maintain and op-
 crate a public wharf at the foot of and con-
 netting with Broadway or Glacier Avenue,
 public street in said Town.
 Be il ordained by the Common Council of the
 Town of Valdez Alaska:
 See. That the right be and the same is hereby granted and given unto Henry D. Key nol,.s, of Reynolds, Alaska, as trustee, and to his successors and assigns, to build, erect, con struct, install, equip, maintain and operate, single or double track, steam or electric rail. road or railroads through, over and upon any or all of the public streets and grounds of the Town of Valdez. or through, over or upon any poratc limits of the said Town of Valdez, as at present plated and as the same exists, or as they may hereafter exist, should the bound aries q, said Town of Valdez be extended so as to em brace adjoining territory, lying adjacent to said Town.
 Sec. ?. That the said Henry D. Reynolds, Trustee, his successors or assigns, shall have the right and are hereby given and granted the right 10 go upon any of the public streets of the said Town of Valdez, aforesaid, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating such railroads. and having con- structed such railroads, said Henry D. Key holds, Trustee, his successors and assigns, are hereby given and granted the right to operate and conduct trains over and upon said railway tracks by either steam or electric power, or by both steam or electric power. The rights hereby granted to the said Henry D. Reynolds, trustee, are subject to the limitation that the construc- tion, maintenance and operation of said rail ways shall be done in such manner as not to destroy nor unreasons bly, impair the said streets as a highway for the general pubic.
 Ser. 3. That the right be and the same is hereby granted and given unto the said Henry D. Reynolds, Trustee, his successors and as signs 70 build construct, maintain and operate public wharf or dosk from the foot of Broad way or Glacier Avenue, one of the public streets in said Town of Valdez, that is, from the poInt where Broadly way or Glacier Ayenue intersecs the line of mean high tide of Valdez Bay, and tending thence over the tide lands lying in front of said street to deep water, and tO build. construct, operate and maintain an approach to said wharf, Of convenient width for the proper use and enjoyment thereof from said line Of mean high tide upon, over and through said Broadway or Glacier Avenue for per construction, maintenance and use of said approach, and the said wharf or dock
 See 4 The period for which the rights and franchises herein above set forth are granted shall be ninety nine years from and after the passage of this Ordinance.
 See 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and ap- proyaI.
 The rights privileges and franchises herein granted are in the consideration of the said Henry D. Reynolds, Trustee, his successors or or assigns building, erecting and maintaining q sufficient breakwater between the said Town of Valdez and the Valdez glacier, so as to protect the settled portion of the present town of Valdez and adjacent territory from overflow or damage by the glacier streams flowing from the said Valdez glacier. Work upon such breakwatcr shall be commenced within six months from this date and the same shall be completed on or before June iyt, t90S.
 W. II. CRARY, Clerk
 Approved this F. day of August 1907.