The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-13
ORDINANCE NO. 226

ORDINANCE NO. 226
An Ordinance granting to Oregon
Washington Railroad & Navigation
Company, its Grantees, Successors.
and Assigns, the Right to Construct
Locate, Lay Down, Maintain and
Operate a Railroad Line in the City
of Kennewick, Washington, Over,
Across, and Along Certain Streets
and Alleys.
THE CITY. COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF KENNEWICK, WASHING
TON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The word "grantee" as
hereinafter used shall be taken to
mean and include Oregon Washing
ton Railroad & Navigation Company.
a corporation, organized and existing
under and by virtue of the laws of the
State of Oregon and duly licensed to
transact business in the State of
Washington, together with its lessees,
grantees and assigns.
Section 2. Consent, permission and
authority are hereby granted to the
grantee to construct, locate, lay down,
maintain and operate railroad tract
in the City of Kennewick, Washington,
same to be operated by steam, cleo
tricity or other mechanical power up
on, through, over, across and along
the following streets, alleys and pub
lie grounds of the city, to-wit:
Commencing at a point on the
existing railroad tract of the
grantee about 225 feet west of
the west line of Seventh Street,
thence diverging southerly and
extending to and across Seventh
and over and along Railroad street
distance of HOO feet, more or.
less.
Also commencing at point in
the existing track of the grantee
at point about 25 feet west Of
the west line OF Fourth Street in
said city, and thence diverging
southerly to and across Fourth
Street into, upon and along Rail-
road Street, distance of 600
feet, more or less,
| together with the right, franchise,
permission and authority in the con-
struction and operation of said tracks
to occupy any portion of such alleys,
public places and public property as
may be requisite and necessary in ex-
ercising the powers, permission and
authority herein granted, reference to
said streets being according to the
plat of the City of Kennewick and adj
ditions thereto now of record with the
Auditor of Benton County, Washing
ton.
Section 8. Said tracks shall be laid
down, constructed and operated in q
manner which will cause the least in
convenience in the use of said streets,
and shall be laid substantially at the
grade of Tacoma and Seventh Streets,
and the surface of same where dis
turbed shall be restored to substan-
TALLY the original condition except
as may be necessary in the construc-
ton, maintenance and operation of
said tracks Said tracks when con-
structed may be used for all lawful
railroad purposes, but particularly as
spur tracks for the service of indus
tries located along Railroad Street.
and shall not be used for storage pur-
poses.
Section a. The grantee shall con-
struct, maintain, repair and keep in
repair all streets, alleys and public
places crossed or occupied by said
tracks to the extent as may be re-
quired by municipal, state or other
governmental authority not exceeding
the area between the tracks and for
a distance of eighteen inches on the
outside of each track and the operation
of trains and cars over such tracks
shall be in accordance with reason
able laws and regulations as may be in
existance or hereafter prescribed by
governmental authority.
Section 5. The City of Kennewick
hereby reserves the right to lay under,
over, and across the tracks construct
ed by the grantee pursuant to this
franchise such public utilities as it may
desire, but same shall be constructed
in such manner as will not interfere
with the construction, maintenance or
operation of the railroad tracks of the
grantee herein.
Section 6. The grantee shall file
written acceptance of this ordinance
within thirty days after the first pub
LEGATION of same, but the laying down
of tracks pursuant to this franchise
shall be deemed such acceptance.
Section z. The grantee shall pay
the cost of the publication of this or
dinance.
Section 8. This ordinance shall be
, in full force and effect five days from
!, and after its passage, approval and
i publication in the official newspaper
7 of the City of Kennewick.
Passed the Council this 4th day Of
October, 1921.
:. Approved this 4th day of October.
, 1921.
, Attest: Mayor.
C. STASER, City Clerk.
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