Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-06
Western Pacific Franchise.

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SILVER street. After r~ecit;ng the st at ate
under which the franchise was asked
and the steps taken by the company to
secure it, the terms and conditions OF
the grant follow:
The Board having heretofore taken
under Amusement the said petition, an.
pncation and matters relating to the
granting OF said right Of way, authority
and tranchise through the town OF Elko
to tile Western Pacific Railway Com
pany.
And 1t appearing 10 the Board that
all OF The requirements of section, | OF
that certain Act Of the Legislature of
Nevada entitled AN Act tC empower the
County Commis :ioners II the several
Counties OF the State OF Nevada to
grant right OF way for the coustruc-
ton II telephone, telegraph and electric
power lines, underground pipe lines,
street-car lines and other railway lines
across and along public roads and high
WAYS OF the State OF Nevada and mat.
tiers relating thereto" approved March
18th, 1907, found on page 422 OF the
Statutes Of Nevada for 1907, have been
fully complied with.
Upon motion by unanimous vote, it is
hereby ordered that the authority and
franchise asked for in the aforesaid petit
ZION be, and the same is hereby granted,
and the said Western Pacific Railway
Company is hereby given the authority
and franchise to construct, operate and
maintain on the right OF way hereinafter
specifically set out and detincd "a rail-
way; the motive power TO be either
electricity, gasoline, steam, or other
motive power. The right OF ,ay herein
granted baIug us follows, to-vit:
y strip or tract Of land thirty (3U)
feet IN width, being fifteen Cl5l feet on
each side OF the center line OF the
Western Pacific Rsilway as now located
along Silver street, the center liue of
the said Western Pacific Railway being
particularly described as follows
Beginning AT Il point on tie wost line
OF Third street, said point beng south
along the sail west liue OF Third street
!ltly hive (oJ) feet, more or less, from the
northeast corner Of Block -~V:-thcocc on
a one degree Il desrerl carve to the let',
with a radius Of i've thousand seven
hundred twenty.n;pe and s~ix..enth=
(5I29.6l feet, u Distance of oac hundred
ilOO) feet, more or less, TO 1t point, said
point being III he center of Silver street
thence rInninG North furty-auc degrees
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East and along the ccptr! line ~ silver
street four Thousand SIX hundred eighty
five and five tenths (IG>5.5J fsct to a
point; thence on Il fifteen minute rs
minutcl curve To the left, with a radius
u twcnt!-:So thouslnd nine hundred
eighteen md four tOnths t229lS.D feet,
a distance Of two hundred scventy-two
=, C2i2) feet, more or lcss, 70 a point on
the northern limit Of tie Town Of Elko.
h franchise ard authority herein be-
fore mentioned is granted subject to the
following conditiuus:
The franchise and authority hcreinbe.
fore granted is grnntel subject to such
reasonable police. regulation as may
hereafter be imposed 10y the County
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Inc aforesaid "eFtern Pacific Rail
way Company shall construct AMI main
tam on all streets i-tersec!ng the
aio'es"i' silver street, good and suii-
cieh' crossings Tor inc tr'e hnd conven-
'eh' passage OF pede"inhnE, teams and
, 'ehlcIeN Oh every KIND ana description;
tie s"lu crossings :" 10 not less than
; '"r'y ieet I'D Wl"t', ocihH twenty feet
: I'D "inth on e!ch size "i 'he center hDc
: oi TIE AFORESAID 'htefsectiIg streets; tho
space eiWee ihr rails and tracks and
/ "sPAcc "i not 'e'" thah Two icet outside
Oh inc OUTSIDE rails I" be Plnnked or
e'"uen III such II haher hat teams can
'e"ui! cross the aforesaid TRACK or
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III, at any time, in the judgement Of
the Board OF County C1mmissipuers, or
such Board IA may hereafter, 10y statute
he given conduct and control al the