20 of 1922 - Franchise to Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company spur track 4th West, 7th and 8th South •
AN ORDINANCE.
• An ordinance granting to The Denver and Rio Grande
Western Railroad. Company, its successors and assigns, a free-
. chine_and right-of-way to construct, operate an&mai�}tain a .
standard gauge .spur railroad track aver and across Fourth West
Street- between Seventh and Eighth South Streets, in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Be it'Ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
• Section 1. A franchise and right-of-way is hereby
granted to The Denver and..Rio Grande Western.Railroad Company
and to its successors and assigns,. to lay, construct, operate
and maintain a standard gauge.,spur railroad track across Fourth
West Street between Seventh and Eighth South Streets, in Salt
Lake City, Utah, the center line Of said epur track being more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the center line of the present
operated main.track of The Denver and Rio-Grande Western Rail-
road in Fourth.West. Street between Seventh and Eighth South.. •
Streets, said point being five .feet West and 70.5 feet South
from the monument..at the intersection of the monument lines of
said Fourth West Street and. said Seventh South.Street;' thence
turning: out'Weaterly on a curve 62 feet to.point.of No.. 7 fro
angle S deg. 10 min. - thence continuing Southwesterly on a_3b •
deg.. curve to_the..righ t 122 feet, a total distance of 184 fest to
the West side line of said Fourth West Street. et a point 240.3 .
feet South..from. the monument line of.Seventh_.South Street . whence
said track Will continue Westerly about 416 feet through Lots
Eightfold Seven to .a point in Lot Six,. Block Ten, Plat "A", Salt
Lake. City Survey, all as. shown on attached blue print. The,por
tlon of.said traek.in said Fourth West Street. being indicated by a
a01i4.yeUow 'line and th'e_ portion of said track in said'.hots.
Eight and. Seven being indica,ted.by a broken. yellow line.
Section 2. During the term of this franchise the
grantee shall..be subject to the following conditions:. .
(a) That said spur track shall be laid upon and con-
form to the grade of said street and if..the said grade is after-
ward changed by ordinance of. the Board of City_.Commisaioners_the
grantee shall,. atita own expense', hange th.e elevation of the .
track so sate conform to the same.
(b) Whenever said street wh said spur track is
constructed shall. be paved,-resurfaced or repaired the grantee,
its. successors and assigns, shall pave,-resurface or repair be-
tween.:the rails .and.for a space of.two,•fe.et outside of each rail
with..the. same_.material. as that. used..in the..street. pavement or
with such other material- as may. be. approved by the Board of Coax
missioners, , and all ties shall be laid upon a concrete base of.
such.thickz ess. a - the. city engineer shall direct.
track
(c) The said spur shall be laid and the road operated
• so as to cause no_ unnecessary impd;timent..to.the. coannon and ordinary
use.of the street'upon. ioh.it. is .laid. _
(d) Salt Lake City reserves the right to regulate
and control the speed.of all trains,..engines-and cars operated '
by the grantee, its .successors..and assigns, upon the said. track.
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(e) That if, in putting in said spur track, said
grantee shall remove or in any manner interfere with the side-
walks, curbs or gutters on said street, it shall replace such
sidewalks and such curbs and gutters to the satisfaction of
the supervisor of streets and shall so construct gutters that
they will allow free passage of water and to the satisfaction
of the supervisor of streets.
(f) Said grantee shall put in and maintain such
crossings over said spur track as shall from time to time be
required by the Board of City Commissioners and cars and en-
gines shall not be permitted to stand on the track across
Fourth West Street.
(g) Good and sufficient conduits to convey water
shall be laid and maintained in good condition at the expense
of said grantee in all water ditches crossed by said spur track
so as to admit of free passage of water.
Section 3. Nothing in this grant shall be construed
to prevent Salt Lake City or its authorized agents, contractors
or anyone to whom a franchise may have been or may hereafter be
granted, from paving, sewering, laying gas or water mains,
pipes or conduits, altering, repairing or in any manner improv-
ing said street, but such improvements shall be made with as
little injury as practicable to said spur track and its opera-
tion.
Section 4. Said grantee, its successors and assigns,
shall and by the acceptance of this franchise and in considera-
tion of the same does bind itself and its successors and assigns,
upon the acceptance of this franchise, to save Salt Lake City
harmless from all suits, claims, demands and judgments whatso-
ever, whether in law or in equity, which may be asserted, found
or rendered in any manner whatsoever against said City for injury
or damage to abutting property or for injury to person or pro-
perty by reason of the granting of this franchise or by reason
of the construction, maintenance or operation of said spur track,
and the grantee herein, its successors and assigns, will pay the
amount of any judgment, determination or adjudication which in
any suit or proceeding may or shall be found against said Salt
Lake City: provided, however, that said grantee, its successors
and assigns, shall have notice of any such suits and an oppor-
tunity to appear and defend the same and said grantee, its
successors and assigns, shall appear in and defend all actions
brought against Salt Lake City for any injury or damage by rea-
son of the construction, maintenance or operation of said spur
track.
Section 5. This franchise is granted for a period
of twenty-five years from and after the passage of this ordinance:
provided, however, that if for a period of nine consecutive months
during the life of this franchise said spur track is not used for
the purposes for which this franchise is granted, or if there is
a substantial abandonment of the use of said spur track, said
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franchise shall be voidable at the option of the Board of
Commissioners; and if so ordered by the Board of Commissioners,
said spur track shall, within thirty days thereafter, be remov-
ed and the street restored to a condition uniform with the bal-
ance of said street with respect to grade, materials and con-
struction and to the sati agt ion of the•szpervisor of streets.
,1 con-
,. - aew nt o f failure o said Ra. •at(3mpany A' • remove said
track restore said st upon : fi h ice : , ithhn thirty
0 < .dhh *aidawock may be by v-y City'the xtent
` 'b ..6 grant ,a its st�,=ce �re••or IT-i
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0 � , :, Sep^iq-, `, opinion R tR.e Board ,
• dt necessa ohe- q , health a$ safety of a .. abi(t 6
▪ b f t Lake •CiN that -Oats dinanee becolme effective- mmed&at ly.
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1 Seo i® 8. This ordinance shall take aeffect upon'its
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah, .H,)'! , 1922.
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