HomeMy WebLinkAbout322 of 1900 - Ordinance 322 of 1900 – Franchise to Rio Grande Western R.R. Co. to construct track in 4th West & -� AN ORDINANCE
CONFIRMING AN. GRANTING TO THE RIO GRANT):T, RAILWAY COMPANY A RIGHT OF
WAY AND TRACKAGE IN FOURTH WEST STREET AN1) ACROSS OTHER STRB'TS, IN •
THE CITY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH.
BE IT ORDAINUJ) BY THE CITY COUNCIL Oi+ SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH:
Section 1. That the franchise heretofore granted to the Salt Lake
& Fort JJouglas Railway Company and its successors and aseigre to con—
struct anti operate a line of railroad in Fourth. "'est. Street from ighth
South Street to Fifth North Street and thence northwesterly to Ninth
North Street, with side and switch tracks and connections, and of which
franchise and rights of way the Rio arando Western Railway Company
has become the assignee and successor in interest of the grantee, 3.re
;i_e The confirmed and. k':ranted to the last named Corrinary, its successors
and assigns, but under and subject eo the 1-imitation that the main track
of said Company in said street, from the south side of Forth Temple
Rt.roct to the north side of Fifth North Street, sh mt be laid and main—
tained on the westerly aside of track of the Oregon short Line
Railroad Company, as now located in said street, and the further right
of way is Brantad to the Rio Grande Western Railway Company to lay,
maintain and operate a standard au;e Wain track and connections from
the north side of Fifth North Street and across streets of the City north—
westerly to a connection with its main line as now located, at or near
May Street in Kinney & Gourley's Addition to Salt Lake City. The center
of said. track from tYie south side of North Temple Street to Fifth North
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not to be more than Olupil feet from the center of the westerly track
of the Oregon Short Lino Railroad Company; and to enable the grantee to
construct its line of railway within the said distance from the said
track of the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company, it shall secure the
removal of the line of telegraph poles now west of and near to the said
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• trash of said Oregon Short bine Railroad Company between North Temple
and Fifth North Streets.
• Section 2. A franchise and right of way is hereby ;granted to the
Rio Grande Western Railway Company, its successors and assigns, to lay,
maintain and operate a standard gauge railroad track with its connection,
in hourth West Street, from a point in said. street north of Eighth South
Street, and running thence South in said fourth West Street to the south
side of Tenth south Street, with the right to diverge southwesterly in
said street, and toward a connection with its main line as now located,
at any point between Eighth and Tenth South Streets, and to crce. any
tr.eets in the City on the line Of said. divergence and to said connection.,,
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All that part of Third •
) outh Street, in said city, between the west line of
j Fifth West Street, and a point twenty rods west of the west
R line of Sixth Went Street, is hereby vacated and closed to
I public use, and the exclusive use. thereof is granted to said
Railroad Company for railroad uses.
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eaction 3. Buri:1T the term of this franchise the said grantee
shall be subject to the following conditions, viz:
First: That said railway track shall be laid upon and conform
to the established grade of the several streets upon which it may be
laid, and if said grade is afterward changed by order of the City Council,
the said grantee shall at its own expense change the said track so as
to conform to the same, and shall between Eighth South and Fifth north
Streets keep the road ballasted with gravel to within two inches of the
top of the rails, provided that whenever any of tee streets along which
the said railway track is eeilt shall be paved, then said grantee,
its su„cessors and assigns shall pave between the rails .'O" a space of
two feet outside of each rail, with the same material as that used in
the street pavement.
Second: That said grantee shall gravel and maintain in good con—
dition at the established grade, the streets exclusive of the' sidewalks
1].ong which the said track runs, subject tc the approval of tee .c—
-:visor of Streets.
Third: Said grantee shall put in and maintain such crossings where
the line of said railway track intersects the streets of said City as
shall from time to time be required by the City Council.
Fourth: That said tracks shall be laid and the road operated. so as
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to cause no unnecessary impediment to the common and ordinary use of
said streets upon which it is laid, except as hereinbefore provided.
Fifth: Good and sufficient boxes to convey water shall be laid
and maintained in good, condition, at the expense of said grantee, at
all the water ditches crossed by said railway tract; so as to admit of
free passage of water.
Section 4, The rights and franchise hereby confirmed and, granted.
r..Y°e for the term of fifty years from and after the passage of this ordi—
nance.
Section I.f. the franchise for a union depot, granted concurrent
herewith. to William H. Bancroft and David C. Dodge, be not accepted,
then the franchise ' ersin granted shall be null and void and of no efCecto
;ectfon 6, If this grant be not accepted on or before the first
• day of Hay, 1900, the same shall be void and of no effect.
Section 7. This oddinance shall take effect from its passage.
Pacoed Ojty Conn:Jit Sc t Take C11,.', Utah, Pan.: s, l900, and
referred to the as^or fir his cc royal.
Cif, Pe- .tier.
Approved this 1nth. dti,' of larch, 190n.
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