Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-10-17
Ordinance No. 68.


AN ORDINANCE GRANTING UNTO
OROFINO PORTLAND CEMENT
COMPANY, A CORPORATION, AND
TO THEIR SUCCESSORS AND AS
SIGNS, THE RIGHT TO CON
STRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPER-
EITHER STEAM OR ELECTRIC
MOTIVE POWER WITH A SINGLE
OR DOUBLE TRACK AND WITH
THE NECESSARY PASSING
TRACKS, TURNOUTS, SPURS, SID
INGS AND EITHER TELEGRAPH
OR TELEPHONE LINES OR BOTH,
USED IN OPERATING THE RAIL
WAY, AND ELECTRIC POWER
LINES SUPPLYING POWER FOR
OPERATION OF THE RAILWAY
ON, OVER AND ALONG MICHIGAN
AVENUE, IN THE VILLAGE OF
OROFINO, CLEARWATER COUNTY,
IDAHO, AS SHOWN ON PLATS OF
BLAKE'S AND DAYS ADDITIONS
AND OTHER ADDITIONS. IF ANY,
AND ACROSS ALL INTERVENING
STREETS AND ALLEYS CROSSING
MICHIGAN AVENUE, SAID RAIL
WAY AND OTHER LINES TO BE-
GIN AT OR NEAR THE JUNCTION
OF SAID MICHIGAN AVENUE WITH
THE STATION GROUNDS OF
CLEARWATER SHORT LINE RAIL
WAY COMPANY AND EXTEND TO
THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF
THE VILLAGE AS NOW LOCATED
AND FARTHER EAST AS SUCH
BOUNDARY MAY BE EXTENDED
FROM TIME TO TIME, ON SAID
MICHIGAN AVENUE OR ANY EN-
TENSION THEREOF AS EITHER
NOW OR HEREAFTER DEDICATED,
TO A POINT AT OR NEAR THE
MIDDLE OF LOT 1, BLOCK 4, OF
PLAT OF OROFINO HOME TRACTS
AND STILL FURTHER EAST ON,
ALONG, OVER AND ACROSS SUCH
OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND
ALLEYS AS MAY HEREAFTER BE
INCLUDED IN THE LIMITS OF
THE SAID VILLAGE AND BE ON
THE LINE OF SUCH RAILROAD,
EITHER NOW OR HEREAFTER
ADOPTED.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CHAIR
MAN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF OROFINO:
Sec. |. That the right is hereby
granted unto Orofino Portland Cement
Company, corporation, and to it's sue
cessors and assigns, to construct, main-
tain and operate line of railroad with
either steam or electric motive power,
with single or double main tracks, and
with the necessary passing tracks, turn
outs, spurs, sidings and either tele-
graph or telephone lines, or both, used
in operating the railway, and electric
power lines supplying power for oper-
atlon OF the railway, on over and along
Michigan Avenue, in the Village Of
OrofinO, in Clearwater County, Idaho, |
as shown on plats of Blake and Days
Additions and other additions, If any, |
and across all intervening streets and |
alleys crossing Michigan Avenue, said |
railway and other lines to begin at or |
near the junction of said Michigan
Avenue with the station grounds of |
Clearwater Short Line Railway Com
pany and extend to the eastern bound I
ary OF the Village as now located and
farther east as such boundary may be |
extended from time to time, on said |
Michigan Avenue or any extention
thereof, as either now, or hereafter
dedicated. to a point at or near the
middle OF Lot 1, Block 4, of plat OF Oro-
fino Home Tracts and still further east
on, along, over and across such other
streets, avenues and alleys as may
hereafter be included in the limits OF
said Village and be on the line OF such
railroad either now or hereafter
adopted.
Sec 2. That the holder Of the rights
granted by this ordinance shall lay all
tracks constructed hereunder on the
street grade, as nearly as practicable,
and in such manner MS not to unreas-
onably obstruct such street, and shall
leave all streets and walks in passa-
BILE condition, with roadway for We
hicles, at least twenty feet in width,
and shall make and at all times keep in
repair crossings and walks over and
across said railroad tracks at the streets
and alleys crossing said tracks in said
Village, and shall not unreasonably OBJ
struct said street and alley crossings by
leaving cars standing thereon.
Sec. 3. That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be SO construed as to take
away the right to regulate and control
the speed OF trains.
Sec. 4. No assignee of the holder or
holders of the rights hereby granted
shall have any rights hereunder until
either the original or an original dupli-
cate OF such assignment shall be filed
with the Clerk, together with an ac-
ceptance of the terms hereof by the
assignee, and if such assignee be for
eign corporation, copy of its articles
OF incorporation shall also be filed with
the Clerk.
Sec. S. That unless single line of
railroad shall be constructed under
this ordinance within said Village of
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