The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-07
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AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE.
the Utah Light & Railway company.
Be It ordained BY the City Council of
Salt Lake City. Utah:
Section i That the Utah Light 6S
Railway company. It's successors and as
signs. have the authority and consent of
the City Council and permission is here,
maintain by electric or other power, ex-
cepting steam, a single or double track
street railroad. together with all the
necessary switches and turnouts for the
accommodation of said road. on the fol-
lowing streets of said city. namely
yy ON FifIh North street from Second
north of Ninth North street to he
Couny road, thence northwesterly along
the west side OF said County road dis
tance Of nineteen hundred 1900) feet
more or less. upon the following condi-
lions, namely:
grades as are now or may hereafter be
established by the City Council. In con-
sideratloD Of this franchise the grantee,
It's SUCCESSORS and assigns are hereby re-
quired TO pave and keep In good repair
with the same material and III the same
manner as the rest of the street is or
may be paved, the space inside the tracks
and two feet outside of the same. includ-
Ing all spaces between double tracks
WDere the same may be constructed. And
the grantee, its successors and assigns
| shall place cars upon said railroad with
! all the necessary modern improvements
! for the convenience and comfort OF pas
sensers. which shall be run thereon at
| least twice each way each and every
hour, or as often as the City Council
| may require, for a period of not less
| than sixteen hours each day at a speed
| not exceeding, twelve miles per hour and
| under such regulations as the City Cour-
| ell may from time to time prescribe:
| provided that the grantee shall comply
/ with the directions OF the City Council in
| the construction OF said railroad and It's
| switches and turnouts, and In any other
| matter connected with the regulation of
/ the same, and that the track or tracks
! shall! be constructed in the center of the
| street unless otherwise directed by the
| City Council. and In such manner as shall
! be approved by the Street Supervisor.
| The track 30 be laid and the road OPP
Grated so as 10 cause no unnecessary
! lmpediment to the common and ordinary
use of said street for all purposes, and
that the walercourses OF said streets ns
left free and unobstructed; said tracks
to be laid upon good foundation even
| with the surface of the roadway, and
| whenever the streets shall be paved, suit
able rails shall DC used on such streets,
and that good and permanent crossings
shall be made and maintained In good
condition by the grantee, at the inter-
sections OF streets and elsewhere, when
ever the same shall be necessary, at the
discretion OF the City Council and under
the direction and 10 the acceptance OF
the Street Supervisor. The price OF
single passage shall not exceed five cents.
which shah he subject TO all transfer
and communication privileges as may exist
on balance OF company system.
Section .. That nothing In this grant
shall be so construed as TO prevent Salt
Lake City or its authorized agents from
paving. sewering, laying gas or water
mains or pipes, altering. repairing OF in
any manner improving any OF the streets
mentioned herein, but all such improve
I rnents shall be made with little injury
as practicable to said railway and the
! operating thereof.
Section 2. That in the construction
and operation Of said railway the said
grantee and IT'S successors a2d assLsrn~
shall at all times conform TO such ord!-
nances, rules and regulations as have
been or may hereafter be adopted by
the City Council OF said city IN relation
| TO operating railroads, street railways or
! tramWays In said city, and for each Vlo-
lation thereof they shall be liable 20 a
fine In any sum not exceeding one num-
dred dollars.
in no way be liable or responsible for
/ any accident or damage that may occur
in the construction or operation Of said
railway by reason Of the default or mis-
conduct OF the grantee. or It's SUCCESSORS
or assigns. or theH employees: and tha
acceptance of this grant shall be deemed
an agreement on the part OF Sald grantee
for itself and its successors or assigns
10 save said city harmless from and
against all liability. loss. costs expense
or damage OF any nature arising out OF
any such default or misconduct, or Whlcn
I nny occr;le by reason OF any accident or
injury which may occur IN or py reason
OF the construction or operaton OF sdid
railway and to indemnify and pay SAID
city for any loss. costs, expense or dam
age OF my kind It may sustain by rea-
: son Of any such default, misconduct ac-
cident or injury that shall be recovered
against said city. the recovery thereof
and the judgment therefor shall be hnal
as between the said city and the SAID
grantee. and It's successors and ass!gns'
and conclusive as the ia piltS Oh tHe lat-
! Tor n the former.
The grantee shall be liable for all ac-
clden,s to people or Injury TO property
whether of the city or private parties. IN
thet construction and operation or It's
! said railroad. occasioned by It's miscon-
duct, negligence or default. ana pattlcu-
larly In the use OF electricity thereon.
and the said company shall az nj! times
be required 10 use such reasonable and
: approved methods as are then III sue
thc same size as Salt Lake city, and as
shall at any time be requested by ths
city Council or the Board OF Public
, Works for the protection OF the pubhG
and its property against injury caused
; nv the use OF electricity as motive power.
, and II deemed necessary by the said City
said company shall have, make and
maintain n complete metallic circuit OF
SUCH approved kind as shall be used and
;; adopted and proven by experience 10 %
. section 5 The rights and franchise
hereby granted are for the term OF my
; years from and after the lst day OF july
! 1906. ,.,,
in thirty days from the approval of this
ordnance file its acceptance In writing
, thereof with the City Recorder OF SAID
Section T. This ordinance shall take
effect upon approval.
. Passed by, the City Council OF Sait M
ferred 20 the Mayor for his approval
J. B. MORETON,
City Recorder.
Approyed this 2sth day OF May, 1907.
EZRA THOMPSON.
Mayor.