The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-03

ORDINANCE NO. es12.--AN oRDI-
NANCE to permit the Fidelity
Trust Company. its SUCCESSORS and
assigns in the ownership of Lots 22,
28 and "a. in Block COS, in the City
steam pipes nnder south Ei a'"saSS
Street to Lot /. Block 11O5. and I'M
der Commerce Street to Lot 80,
Block 804, In said City.
BE II ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA:
Section l. That the Fidelity Trust
Company. q corporation, Is hereby
authorized and permitted to lay and
maintain two certain steam pipes
from its premises, Wig. Lots % "a
and "a In Bloch 0o5 In the City OF
Tacoma, under an across South
Eleventh Street and Commerce
street In said City, in manner fol-
Fist. I, may construct and main
tain a tunnel Of suitable size unde r
South Eleventh Street from a point
Block eos. 50 Il. west Of the southeast
north line of Lot |. BLOCK los in in
said City, 80 feet west of the north
east corner of said lot, for the pur-
pose OF installing and maintaining
In said tupnsl a steam pipe or
R PIP for shs fe q tss 09l Ss
known as the Warburton Building.
Second. To dig up the surface OF
said Commerce Street and exea-
vate a trench therein to a depth Of
maintain in said trench a steam
pipe of suitable size, from a point
IN the east line of said Block so5
distant 1895 feet from the south
east corner of said block directly
20 in Block eo4 In said City. for
the heating Of the building oh said
lot, known as "Dewey's."
Section O.. The authority and
permission given by this ordinance
shall be subject to the following
terms, conditions and limitations,
towit:
j. The time for the duration of
this permit 10 fixed at twenty-five
years from the date of the passage
hereof,
9. The said tunnel and pipes
mission Of steam at low pressure
from the Fidelity Building on said
Block 9o5 to the Warburton Build
ing on Lot 1, Block 1895 and
"Dewey's" on said Lot 20, Block
s04, for the heating Of said build
ings and premises.
3. Said tunnel shall be construct
ed without breaking the surface of
lined with brick, concrete, or other
material satisfactory to the Com
missioner of Public Works, accord
ing to plans first to be approved by
said Commissioner.
4. Should the surface of said South
Eleventh Street at any time sink
by reason of said tunnel, the
grantee agrees to pay tho expense
OF reoonstructing said surface on
demand.
S. In constructing said tunnel
the grantee shall, at Its own cost
and expense, restore, support. raise,
lower, or otherwise care for and
protect any sewer, water main, tel
ephone, telegraph or other electri-
cal conduit, gas or other pipe, or
underground construction which
may be encountered and shall con-
tinue SO to do during the term
lower remove and replace said
Commerce Street pipe whenever the
public interest, as determined by
the City Council, shall require 1t to
be done. All such protection work
shall be done according to the d.
rection of the Commissioner OF
Public Works.
6. The steam carried by said
pipes shall never be used directly
or indirectly for the creation OF
power of any kind, or for any other
purpose than the heating OF said
buildings. Nor shall any electrical
or other wires be carried through
said tunnel or trench.
Z. The grantee shall restore and
maintain the paved surface of Com
merce Street as IL may be required
by the Commissioner OF Public
Works.
City of Tacoma harmless from all
claims and suits for damages aris-
ing from injuries TO the person or
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