The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-23
HAD RAILROAD MEETING
City Council Impose New Conditions in
Franchise Sought by Railroad Com
pany---Require the Motive Power
to Be Electricity---Company
Elects Officers


Railway & Power company were
elected this week by the stockhold-
ers as follows: A. J. Linville, pres
ident; H. A. Chaplin, vice president:
John Godfrey, secretary; c. A. Bat
ties, treasurer.
The promoters of this company
met last night Informally with the
city council on matters relative to
the proposed franchise from the city.
The members of the council desire
some changes in the form as pro-
posed by the company and which was
printed in the Daily World some few
weeks ago. The changes suggested
and which have a tendency for the
better protection of the city were
generally approved by the railway
people and a new franchise will be
submitted to the council next Tues
day evening.
The company has submitted a new
territory schedule for which it de-
sires a franchise from the city. It
includes the following streets:
Orondo avenue, from Wenatchee
avenue to Miller street; Okanogan
avenue, from Orondo avenue to city
limits; Mission street, from Second
Street North to city limits south;
Wenatchee avenue, city limits to city
limits; Columbia street, from Second
Street North to city limits; Kittitas
street, from Wenatchee avenue to the
depot; Second Avenue North, from
Wenatchee avenue to Columbia
street; Third Street South from Oron-
do avenue to city limits or Miller
street.
The franchise committee met yes
terday and agreed upon the follow
ing changes which are to be incor-
pOrated in the franchise, as follows:
That the motive power is to be
electric or subject to the approval Of
the city council.
The limit of the franchise is to be
IS years.
A cash bond of $4,000; surety
bond of $4,000 are to be deposited
with the city and forfeited in case
the road is not completed within
the time specified in the franchise.
Speed subject to the control of the
city council but in no case to exceed
II miles per hour; 500 fine is to
be imposed for each violation.
Two per cent of the gross receipts
should accrue to the city after five
years and per cent after Is years,
and the city should have the right
to examine books of the company at
any time to determine the receipts
After five years an emergency fund
of $500 shall be placed in the city
treasury to be used to make emer-
gency repairs if the company should
fail to do so.
That the railway company shall
file with the city clerk within thirty
days after its passage acceptance of
the conditions of this franchise, other
wise it shall be null and void.
If the city should extend its bound
aries and take in more territory
where the lines are running, such
lines should be under the control of
the city.
This franchise shall be subject to
the right of the city of Wenatchee at
any time hereafter to repeal, change
Or modify the terms of the franchise
granted if it is not operated strictly
in accordance with the terms pro-
viied.
Construction shall commence with
in three months and be prosecuted
continuously and the line shall be in
full operation within Is months from
the granting of the franchise.
There shall be a common user
clause during the life of this fran
chise, permitting any other person or
corporation to use the tracks of said
grantee to run cars over and along
said tracks with the right to con-
struct any appliances necessary for
their operations upon such terms or
rate of compensation for such use as
may be agreed upon and in case of
failure to agree the city council shall
fix such compensation as is deemed
reasonable to regulate the uses there
Of.
The railway company shall keep
and maintain at all hours of dark
ness lamps of at least 16 candle
power along said route at intervals
of not less than $50 feet apart.
The license on cars is to be regu-l
lated by the city council but at no
time to exceed SIS per annum per
car in addition to all of the taxes ami
assessments imposed by law.
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