Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-10-01
FEATURES Of
ORDINANCE
Outline Of Electric Railway
Franchise Asked For
new WHITE LINE
Streets Over Which Priv
leges Are Asked. Will
Transfer With OF h er
Lines and Exchange Use
of Tracks.

| An ordinance granting to the Salt
River Valley Electric Railway Com
pany. a franchise to operate its lines
in this city, is now in the hands Of
| the ordinance committee of the city
| council. This project, which has here
tofore been mentioned in the Phoe-
nix papers, has been given for p 'p
ular usage the simpler title of The
White Line" as its cars are to be
painted white. Most OF the ordinance
| is in keeping with the usual form
wherein the rights of the city and
of the holder of the franchise are
| both protected, but there are sections
of il that are herewith reproduced
for the benefit of the readers of The
Republican, some of them merely be-
cause they are Informative, as for in
stance the one describing the streets
proposed to be utilized, its desired
relationship to other lines etc. II is
understood that this line is 20 be
run to Scottsdale and perhaps to the
south side eventually and that it
is proposed to carry freight and ex-
press also, eventually. wherefore the
desfrability of its privileges under
Curtain IcSlfiCllollS, anu us CONNECT
ton with steam Railroads that freight
may be transferred without reloading
Following are the sections in point.
Section /. That The Salt River
Valley Electric Railway company, its
successors and assigns, is hereby
granted for the full term of twenty
five years from and after the date
Of the passage Of this ordinance, and
further subject to the right of re-
newal as provided by statute, the
right and authority to construct,
maintain and operate an electric
street railway, with the necessary
switches. turn outs, poles, wires and
electrical appliances and equipment,
upon, along and over the following
route within the City Of Phoenix,
Arizona. to-wit:
Van Buren, street from the west
corporation line to the east corpora
ton line at the intersection of 18th
street; provided, however. that the
franchise affecting that part of Van
Buren, street lying and being between
Center street and Second avenue
shall not become operative and in
effect until that part Of sand Van
Buren, street lying between said Cen
ter street and Second avenue as
aforesaid shall have been widened
so as to correspond in width with
said Van Buren, street where it CON
meets on the east and west with
said narrow part lying between said
Center street and Second avenue
aforesaid: Seventh street from the
intersection of Monroe street to the
corporation line on the north; Mon
roe street from the intersection of
Seventh street west to the intersec-
ton of Sixth avenue; First avenue
from the intersection of Van Buren,
street south to the corporation line;
Sixth avenue from the intersection
Of Adams street north to the inter
section of Van Buren, street; Adams
street from the intersection Of Sixth
avenue west to the intersection Of
18th avenue; 18th avenue from the
intersection of Adams street to the
intersection of Van Buren, street, and
18th street, now Brill street, from the
intersection OF Seventh street east
to the corporation line
Section g. The said The Salt Riv-
er Valley Electric Railway company,
it's Successors and assigns, are fur
Their granted the right of way upon
the streets and avenues of the City
of Phoenix, Arizona, for the purpose
thereon to erect, maintain and use
all necessary poles. wires and fix
lures successfully and safely to trans
NIT electric power to operate and
use said street railway, provided,