Cañon City record., 1911-10-19
ORDINANCE NO. Is.
Series 1911.

AN VkDlNANCE GKANIING IO
FREDERICK 4. KELSEY AND
HEIRS, SUCCESSORS AND AS
WAY AND PRIVILEGES AT THE
TOP OR SUMMIT OF THE ROY
AL GORGE, so CALLED.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY the City
Council of the City of CaAuI city,
Colorado:
Section That subject to tho
reservations hereinafter expressed,
there be and hereby is. granted to
Frederick T. Kelsey and Frederick B.
Street. their heirs, successors and
assigns, hereinafter called the
grantees" all rights of way, ease
ments and privileges over, upon.
along and across any property of the
City of Canon City, located at and
near the top or summit of the Royal
Gorge, SO called, necessary. suitable
and appropriate to construct. operate
and maintain thereon, a terminal of
said grantees from the City of Can
on City to the said top or summit of
said Royal Gorge, together with all
necessary tracks, turn-outs, turn
tables. switches. appliances, appara-
tus, machinery, buildings, power
houses, and other things necessary
and suitable for a terminal of such
railway line; provided that said
terminal facilities and said terminal,
including in this proviso all things
in this section mentioned, shall not
be located within two hundred (200)
feet of any point of the brink or rim
of the Royal Gorge, except that said
grantees shall be allowed to con-
cts t1r
for distance of one hundred (1O0)
feet from the south side of the Gorge
or side canyon located about two
hundred and fifty (250) feet west of
the present picnic grounds at the top
or summit of said Royal Gorge, and
shall not interfere with any buildings
or improvements of the City of Can
on City nov or hereafter to be con-
structed, that said City shall not in
terfere with any OF said teTmins. fe-
cilities or terminal by afterwards
constructing buildings, or making
improvements that would SO affect 4
anything then constructed by said
grantees under this section
Section 2. That. subject to the
reservations hereinafter expressed,
there be and hereby is granted to
said grantees, all rights of way,
easements and privileges, necessary,
suitable or appropriate to erect on
the land owned. or hereafter to be
owned, by said City of Canon City. at
or near the top of the Royal Gorge,
SO called. hotel: said hotel to be
first-class in all respects: provided.
however. that no hotel shall be con-
structed at any time by said grantees,
without first procuring from the City
Council of Canon City, and filing
with the City Clerk OF said City. the
written consent of the said City
Council. evidenced by a duly adopted
ordinance, to the proposed location
of said hotel at or near the top or
summit of said Royal Gorge, and to
the exact area of land proposed to be
used for the purposes of said hotel:
and. provided further that nothing
herein contained shall be construed
to give said grantees any exclusive
hotel privileges at the summit of the
Royal Gorge. or any exclusive privi-
leges at all. The site Of said proposed
hotel and the said area OF land are ex-
pressly left to the final Judgment and
discretion of said City Council
Section 3.-That there be, and
hereby is. granted to said grantees,
all rights of way. easements and
privileges over. upon. along and
across the property owned, or to be
owned, by the City of Canon City, at
or near the top or summit of said
Royal Gorge, necessary, suitable or
appropriate to develop in any fitting
and suitable manner. and with any
suitable building or buildings, park, |
or place or places of public amuse-
ment or recreation. at or near the |
terminal of the railway line propos-
ed to be built by said grantees to the
summit Of the said Royal Gorge. Pro-
vided, however, that the grant in this
section contained shall not become
operative until the nature. location
and extent of said park and OF such
place or places OF amusement or
buildings, shall first be approved by
the City Council of Canon City The |
sites of said park. building or
buildings. or place or places of
rmusement, are expressly left to the 1
final Judgment and discretion Of said /
City Council; and all rights of way.
ss.-5;'ie5is and privileges herein
granted shall not be located within /
two hundred f200) feet of any point |
of the brink or rim of the Royal I;
Gorge.
Section 4. That there be, and here |
by is, granted to said grantees all /
riBnts OF way. easements and privi- /
leges, over, upon, along. across and /
under any property now owned, or /
which hereafter may be owned, by |
the City of Canon City at the top or
summit of the Royal Gorge. neces-
ssry. suitable or appropriate for the /
or supplying of any water !
which may become necessary or de-
sirable in the use or development OF /
the rights and privileges granted by !
Sections 1, and hereof; but no
rights are granted under this Section ,
within two hundred (200) feet OF any /
point OF the brink or rim Of the Roy