Arizona republican., 1914-04-03
ORDINANCE NO. 597

An Ordinance relating to and regu- lating the use of certain streets, alleys and public grounds by the Tucson, Phoenix and Tidewater Railroad Company, it's successors and assigns, for the construction, maintenance and operation of its iailroal tracks in the City Of Phpc- nix.
 The Common Council of the City of Phoenix do ordain as follows:
 Section l. That permission is hereby given to the Tucson, Phoenix and Tidewater Railroad Company, it's successors and assigns, to lay, con- struct, maintain and operate a single track standard guage steam rail- road and all necessary switches, side tracks and turnouts in certain of the streets and alleys of the City of Phoenix, that is to say:
 In and along Jackson Street, be- ginning at the east boundary of the said City; and thence west along said Jackson Street to and across Ninth Avenue; thence by convenient curve southWesterly to Harrison Street. thence west over and along said Harrison Street to the west boun- diary of the City; and also a turn out from Jackson Street west of Third Avenue by a convenient curve northwesterlys to the alley between Jackson and Madison Streets; thence west along said alley to Sixth Av- enue; thence with convenient curve to Jackson Street.
 Subject. however. to the conditions limitations and restrictions in this | ordinance hereinafter set out Section 2. Said railroad shall not 1, occupy more of the space of said streets than is necessary for the proper, safe and convenient operation i thereof
 The grade of such railroad shal i conform to the grade of said street: officially established by the City. The rails, ties and other parts oi said railroad used in the construc- tion, maintenance and operation thereof shall be so constructed, main | tained and operated as to cause the 1 least possible obstruction to the ust of said streets for other traffic thar i that of said railroad consistent witt the practical operation of said rail road
 , Section 3. Said railroad company | in the construction, maintenance ant operation of it's said railroad through ] said city and across and along saiC street shall not interfere with pres ent existing rights of any railroad now on Jackson Street and shall b. at all times subject to such rules regulations and charges as are pre- scribed by the statutes of Arizona the Charter of the City of Phoenix the Ordinances of the City of Phoe nix and of such orders, rules am regulations as may hereafter be mad or adopted by the Commissioners O the City of Phoenix, under such law and said Charter.
 Section 4. If said railroad com pany, it's successors or assigns shal not have constructed it's line of sai 1 road for the entire distance thereo 1 rom IuCSGn to 1llOeillN anu lnt have the same in operation withi twenty four months from the date O the passage of this ordinance, the this ordinance shall be deemed re pealed by limitation and the permis sion herein granted shall cease an thereafter be of no force, effect O avail, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, Tha for any period or periods of tim that the said company may be de layed by litigation, strikes or othe unavoidable causes in the completio of it's said railroads, said time abov specified for the completion thereo shall be extended for a like perio or periods.
 | PASSED by the Common Counc this 1st day of April, A. D. 1914.
 APPROVED this 1st day of Apri 1914
 LLOYD B. CHRISTY,
 Mayor.