Cañon City record., 1910-12-01
ORDINANCE NO. j..
Series 1910.

An ordinance granting to the Denver
G. Rio Grande Railroad Company
the right to construct, maintain and
operate a standard gauge or three
rail track along portion of Water
street, two standard gauge or three
rail tracks across Eleventh, Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets, and
three standard gauge or three rail
tracks across Twelfth street in the
ty, Colorado.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the City of Canon City, Femont
County, Colorado.
Section 1. That a right of way be
and the same is hereby granted unto
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Company, its successors and assigns.
for the construction, maintenance and
operation of a three rail or standard
gauge railroad track, upon, along.
over and across Eleventh Q1th)
Twelfth Q2), Thirteenth 13th) and
Fourteenth G4th) Streets in said City
of Canon City, the center line of such
track being more particularly des-
cribed as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at a point on the east
erly side line of Tenth 10th) Street
one hundred fourteen GID feet
nOTIHWbSleIlJ lHt
corner of Block Five (5) of Harrison.
Rockafellow and Macon's Addition to
the City of Canon City; thence north
easterly (parallel with and one hun
dred fourteen (114) feet distant from
the northerly side line of Water Street
and said northerly side line of Water
Street produced to the easterly side
line of Fourteenth 14th) Street.
THAT A RIGHT OF WAY be and
the same is hereby granted unto The
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Com
pany. its successors and assigns, for
the construction, maintenance and op-
Grafton of three rail or standard
gauge railroad track upon, along,
over and across Eleventh 11th)
Twelfth 12th). Thirteenth 13th1 i,
CFoutreenth G4th) and Water Streets
in the City of Canon City. the center
line of such track being more par
ticularly described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the southwesterly
corner of Lot Three (3). Block Five
(5) of Harrison. Rockafellow and Ma
cons Addition to the City of Canon
City; thence northeasterly along the
northerly side line of Water Street
and said northerly side line of Water
Street produced to the southwesterly
corner of Block Eight tS) OF Angus
tus Macon's Addition to the City OF
Canon City.
That a right of way be and the same
Is hereby granted unto The Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad Company. its
successors and assigns, for the con-
struction. maintenance and operation
of a three rail or standard gauge rail-
road track upon, along. over and
across Twelfth t12thD Street in the
City of Canon City, the center line
OF such track being more particular
ly described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at point on the east
erly side line of Twelfth u2th) Street
about forty (40) feet from the south
westerly corner of Block Four (4) of
Augustus Macon's Addition to the
City OF Canon City: thence in west
erly direction about eighty-fiye 1851
feet to point on the westerly side
line OF said Twelfth n2) Street, dis
tant about seventy (70) feet from the
southeasterly corner Of Block Two
t2) of said Augustus Macon's Addi-
ton.
Section 2 That said Railroad Com
pany shall make the grade of its
track to be constructed under and by
virtue hereof TO conform to the
grade of the streets. upon. along,
over and across which the same shall
be constructed.
Section 3. That whenever required
by the City Council of said city so to
do, said Railroad Company shall con-
struct crossings of such character and
width as shall be prescribed by said
City Council. to accommodate public
travel over said Railroad Tracks at
said street crossings.
Section 4. The rights and privileges
herein granted to said Railroad Com
pany by the City Council of said city
are granted and conferred upon said
Railroad Company only upon the fol-
lowing express terms and conditions:
First If said Railroad Company
shall fall, for period of thirty days
after having received notice from the
Mayor of said city. acting through a
Resolution of the City Council of said
city. to construct crossings of such
character and width as shall be di-
rected by the City Council of said
City to accommodate public travel over
said Railroad Tracks at said street
crossings. or II said Railroad Com
pany shall fail for a period OF thirty
f30) days after having received no.
tice 80 to do from the Mayor of said
city to properly and satisfactorily
maintain said crossings. and said no.
tices shall be served by said City upon
the local agent of said Railroad Com
pany at Canon City. In writing. then
and in that event. all rights and priv
ileges intended to be granted and
conveyed hereunder to said Railroad
Company by said City shall cease and
determine and this ordinance shall
become void and of no effect what
ever.
| Second. Within fifteen days after
| the final passage, approval and adop-
| tiau of thga ordinance hy the rtfy