The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-10
ORDINANCE NO. SO
Ry j. s. Dewhirst.


An ordinance ratifying the assign
ment and conveyance to the Boise
Valley Traction Company of fran
chise ordinance No. 80 of the Village
of Meridian, being entitled An Or
dinance granting franchise to the
Boise Valley Railway Company, its
successors and assigns, for the con-
struction of street railway over the
streets of Meridian, Idaho" as am
ended by ordinances numbered 35
and As of said Village Of Meridian,
ftatifying and approving the assign
ment and conveyance to the Boise
Valley Traction Company Of Fran
chise Ordinance No. 40 of said VIII
lage OF Meridian. being entitled AN
Ordinance granting to the Idaho
Railway, Light & Power Company
the right, privilege and authority toI
construct, maintain and operate a
side track from its track upon Mer-
idian street In the Village of Mer-
idian to and at the rear OF its stat
ion building on the corner OF Merid-
ian and Idaho streets in said viii
iage"; confirming all the rights.
privileges and franchises under
and by virtue of any and all
OF said ordinances numbered
80, So, As and 40 Of said vii
lage OF Meridian, and authorizing
the construction of a spur or side
track by said Boise Valley Traction
Company under and by virtue OF
said ordinances.
BE Ii ordained by the Chairman
OF the Board OF Trustees of the VIII
lage of Meridian, Ada County, Id
aho, that
Whereas, the Boise Valley Tract
ion Company, a Maine corporation,
has succeeded to all the rights, priv
'ileges and franchises under and by
virtue OF the above mentioned Ordi-
nances numbered 80, So, As and 40
OF said Village OF Meridian. and
Whereas, by the terms of said
franchises said Boise Valley Trac-
ton Company, as successor in inter
est, was granted the right, privilege
and franchise to construct, maintain
and operate an electric single track
street railway, together with the
necessary tracks for curves, switch
es, sidetracks and turnouts along
Meridian street from the northerly
to the southerly limits of said Viii
lage of Meridian, provided said
tracks shall cause no unnecessary
impediment to the common and ordi-
nary use of said streets, and that
certain tracks for switches. sidings
and turnouts shall be placed and To-
Gated under the direction and super
vision OF the engineer or the street
and alley committee of said Village,
and
Whereas, the said Boise Valley
Traction Company has been oper-
ating as successor In interest under
said franchise, and, under the terms
thereof, proposes to construct a spur
or sidetrack, the center line of which
| is approximately as follows;
/ beginning at concrete monument
at the intersection of the center line
OF Bower street and the east line OF
Meridian street in the Village OF
Meridian, Ada county, Idaho, and
running thence west a distance Of
30.5 feet more or less to the center
line OF the tracks of the Boise Val
ley Traction Company thence south
along the center line of said tracks
n distance of 1895 IL. more or lesi
to the real point Of beginning thence
running northwesterly on a curve
to the left with radius of 100 IT. q
distance OF 96 it,; thence on tan
gent a distance of 23.9 IT.; thence
on a curve to the right with radius
Of $50 tt. distance OF 5S.7 It. to a
point
Now, therefore, the transfer and as
signment to the said Boise Valley
! Traction Company OF said franchise
ordinances numbered 80, 80, As and
4 40 OF said Village of Meridian Is
hereby ratified and approved, and all
| the rights. privileges and franchises
under and by virtue of said ordinan-
ces. or any OF them, are hereby con-
| firmed in the said Boise Valley
| Traction Company, and 1t appearing
that the proposed construction and
line of said spur or sidetrack Will BIZ
OF benefit to, and to the hest inter
ests OF, said Village of Meridian. anc
will not Inconvenience, incommods
Tor endanger the traffic or use of sale
|, Meridian street, and conforms to al
the provisions of said ordinances ant
rules and regulations of the Boart
OF Trustees Of said Village Of Nerd
Eian, said Boise Valley Traction Com
Ipany Is hereby authorized to con
! struct said spur or sidetrack approx
I imately along the line above descrio
ed. under and by virtue OF the fran
, chise ordinances above named.
This ordinance shall take effec
upon Its passage and publication.
4 s. H. GRIFFITHS,
e tSeall Chairman
W. H, Peer, Clerk.
Passed and approved this Sth da