The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
LEGAL.
fP16IisRed IN he TOPEKA STATE Journal
March "a, 1901
ORDINANCE No 2O50
LEGAL.

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| acquire. maintain and orerate railway
lines in the city of Topeka. and to fur
nlsh heat, light and I'owe., in connection
| Herewith, and repeating all ordinances
and parts Of ordinancaS.ia conflict here
WITH. authorizing The Topeka Railway
Company its SUCCESSORS c. assigns, to
| construct, maintain and operate railway
lines in, through, over and along certain
| of Topeka, therein named, and to le-
move and relocate certain of its present
lines as therein specified, and to fur
Herewith.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
| AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF,
TOPEKA:
Section i. That The Topeka Railway
Company, corporation duly organized
under and by virtue of the laws of the
state of Kansas, its successors or assigns,
construct. equip, maintain and operate in.
through. over and along any of the streets,
within the city of Topeka. its line or lines
of single or double track, electric railway,
outs and connections, and all poles, wires.
| cables, conduits and other means and APP
said tracks, for the same period of time
said The Topeka Railway Company, its
successors or assigns are now authorized
of Topeka, to-wft: thirty years from and
after the date OF the passage and APP
prevail of Ordinance No. 2407, which said
streets, avenues and alleys are named as
follows, to-Wit:
Beginning at the intersection of Kansas
avenue and Morse street. thence westerly
on Morse street to Topeka avenue, thence
on Topeka avenue northerly to ST. Johns
to Tyler street, thence on Tyler street
northerly to the city limits; also beginning
Clay street, thence westerly on Eighth
avenue to Summit street; also beginning
Clay street, thence northerly on Clay
street to the intersection of Clay street
Intersection of Eighfee teen sfseet and Kan
sas avenue, thence souther1y Oh Kansas
ginning ginning at the Intersection Of Euclid
aye9ug and Boswell street tt the4 nee
intersection of Kansas avenue and
Douthitt avenue, thence westerly on
Douthitt avenue and Western avenue,
thence southerly on Western avenue to
Sixteenth street. thence westerly IN Six
teenth street to Buchanan street; also De-
ginning at the intersection of Euclid ave-
nue. and Buchanan street, thence westerly
on Euclid avenue to College avenue; also
beginning at the intersection of Euclid
avenue and Buchanan street, thence
southerly on Buchanan street to the in
tersection of Buchanan street and TWeE-
tersection of East Fifth street and the
alley between Kansas avenue and Quincy
Hundred and Fifty $50 feet; also a curve
leading from the existing TRACKS OF The
nue. between Fourth and Fifth streets. |
easterly to the United States postorlce e;
also Side-track in Holiday Place, DeSlIl-
ming at the north line of the A. t. & s, F.
Ry. depot, thence northerly one hundred
fifty. ESQ feet to connection with exist EXIST
ing tracks of The Topeka Railway COM
pany in Holiday Place; also side-track
the center line of which shall be ten feet
west track of The Topeka Railway Com
pany on Kansas avenue between FIRST
avenue and Second street, commencing at
the south property line of First avenue
and extending thence southerly and paral-
lei to said existing west track, distance
of two hundred 600 feet. thence to con-
a 1--WE" at the intersection of Kansas
avenue and Railroad street, said wye
running easterly from existing tracks on
Kansas avenue, distance of one hundred
also beginning at the intersection Of Kan |
sas avenue and Fourth street, |
intersection of Fourth street with jackson
street; also beginning at the intersection |
thence southerly on Madison street to the |
intersection of Seventh street and h1adi- |
son street; also beginning at the intersec- |
ton of Madison street and Twelfth street, |
thence westerly on Twelfth street to the !
intersection of Twelfth street and Kansas |
geed m fRt fhs rER
herein to said The Topeka Railway Com
pany to build any new line or lines of |
railway over and upon any street. avenue |
or alley, mentioned in this ordinance, |
and after the taking effect thereof, and
any such street, avenue, alley or part |
thereof. not built upon or used by sand |
three years from and after the taking eff |
feet of this ordinance. shall not. there |
company without the consent IF the city |
of Topeka, given by ordinance duly passed |
way herein granted, beginning at the III |
tersection of Tenth avenue and Clay
the intersection of Third street and Clay |
street is conditioned as follows, to-Wit: |
That before the said The Topeka Railway |
Company shall occupy and use Clay street |
as above described, it shall at its own |
expense and under the supervision and |
breadth of pavement now laid on said |
street a distance of four feet on each |
side beyond where the same is s1ow LAID; |
the same to be in addition to the paving |
of its right of way as provided in sec. 6 |
of Ordinance No. 24O7 and that said rail- |
way company shall also at it's own ex-
pense and under the supervision ard direc- |
ton of the city engineer, relocate and re- |
side between the points above mentioned, 1t |
being understood, however. that the ex-
ditions shall be in full payment to the |
city of Topeka for any material used |
company on said street between the |
points above mentioned as provided IN
provided, further, that only a single track !
railway shall be laid on said portion of |
Gay d street Said rawa avea@e
shall have the right to build the necessary |
switches and turnouts on said portion of I
only a single track railway snail be laid |
on Douthitt avenue to Western avenue /
south to Sixteenth street and west to /
Buchanan street. but said railway COM
pany shall have the right to build the /
necessary switches and turnouts. except /
on western avenue; and, provided. fur
Their that only a single track railway /
shall be laid on, said portion of Eighth |
avenue from Clay street to Summit |
street, but said railway company shall
have the right to build the necessary /
switches and turnouts on said portion of |
Eighth avenue including the right to lay |
its railway tracks on either side of the |
small park in the center of Eighth ave-