The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-14
AN ORDINANCE.

the Utah Light & Railway company.
lse II ordained by the City Council Of
SAT- Lake City Utah.
Section l. That the Utah Light &
railway company, It's SUCCESSORS and as
signs have tho authority and consent Of
me city Council, and permission is here
by granted II. 10 construct. operate and
maintain by electric or other power ex-
ceptlng steam. 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:
On Firth North street from Second
west TO Fourth West. thence north on
north OF Ninth North street to he
Couny road. thence northwesterly along
me west side OF said County road a dis
rance OF nineteen hundred Gs00) feet,
more or less, upon the following condi-
tions namely:
Such tracks are to be laid on euch
established by the City Council. In con
sideTation 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 In 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 seme. includ-
ing all spaces between double tracks
| where. the same may be constructed And
the grantee. Its successors and assigns
snall piace cars upon said railroad with
al the necessary modern improvements
for inc convenience and comfort OF pas
senGers, which shall be run thereon at
least twice each way each and every
! hour, or as often as the City Council
may require. for 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 Coun-
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 to be laid and the road op-
! Grated so as to cause no unnecessary
| impeachment to the common and ordinary
| use OF said street for all purposes, and
| that the watercourses OF said streets be
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 be 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 to the acceptance OF
the Street Supervisor. The price OF 2
single passage shall not exceed 1--WE cents
which shall be subject 10 all transfer
! and communication privileges as may exist
on balance OF company's system,
! Section 2. That nothing In this gran
shall be so construed as TO prevent Sail
! Lake City or It's authorized agents from
| paving, sewering. laying gas or water
mains or pipes, altering repairing or II
any manner improving any of the street:
! mentioned herein: but all such improve
! ments shall be made with as little injur.
as practicable to said railway and the
I Inc
Section 3. That In the construction
and operation of said railway the SAID
grantee and Its successors and assign
shall at all times conform TO such ordi
nances. rules and regulations as hav'
been or may hereafter be adopted b.
the City Council OF said city In relation
10 operating railroads street railways o
tramways In said city, and for each Vlo
lation thereof they shall be liable to
fine in any sum not exceeding one hun
dred dollars,
In no way be liable or responsible 70
any accident or damage that may occu
In the construction or operation OF sal
railway by reason OF the default or mis-
conduct of the grantee, or Its successor
or assigns, or their employees; and tn
acceptance Of this grant shall be deeme
an agreement on the part OF said grantee
for itself and its successors or assigns
to save said city harmless from an
against all liability, loss costs, expens
or damage OF any nature arising OUT 9
any such default or misconduct, or Whlc
may accrue by reason of any accident O
injury which may occur In or by reaso
of the construction or operation OF sal
i railway, and to indemnify and pay sal
city for any loss, costs. expense or dam
age OF any kind IL may sustain by rea
son of any such default, misconduct, &C
cident or injury that shall be recovere
against said city, the recovery therec
and the judgment therefor shall be fiDs
as between the said city and the sal
grantee. and It's successors and assigns
and conclusive as the liability OF the lat
ter TO the former.
The grantee shall be liable for all &C
rIdents 70 people or injury TO propeTt
whether OF the city or private parties, !
the construction and operation OF II
said railroad, occasioned by It's miscoH
duct negligence or default, and particu
larly in the use OF electricity Thereon
and the said company shall at All time
be required TO use such reasonable an
approved methods as are then In sue
cessful use by cities of approximate
the same size as Salt Lake City and Q
shall at any time be requested by th
City Council or The Board OF Publ
Works for the protection OF the publ
and its property against injury cause
by the use OF electricity as motive powe
and If deemed necessary by the said CT,
! Council or Board of Public Works, IL
said company shall have, make all
maintain complete metallic circuit
, such approved kind as shall be used an
[ adopted and proven by experience TO
! proper and reasonable
Section .. The rights and franchi:
l hereby granted are for the term OF MI
i, wears from and after the 1st day Of Jul
1905
. Section g. The said grantee shall witt
In thirty DAYS from the approval OF tn
! ! ordinance nle IT'S acceptance In wri,ir
thereof with the City Recorder OF sa!
city. ,
effect upon approval
Passed by the City Council of Sa
Lake City. Utah. May q 1907, and r.
: ferrcd TO the Mayor for his approval
]. B. MORETON,
: City Recorder
= !, Approved this 2sth day of May, 1907.
= EZRA THOMPSON,
Mayor.