74 of 1914 - Franchise to Western Pacific Railroad.Company. spur track ::n ordinance Tr_ntinj to 7estern Pacifica it rey Uomoany, its
successors and eiyn_, ._ f,._nchise and ri ht of ;ay to construct and
operate a spur :_ailro�d trash on First 'youth treet between Fourth and
1..i 1th .out !trcets, in _halt Tale City, Utah.
7E If 02u.,:IEia by the '-oa;rd of Commissioners of alt Lake City,
Utah:
octio:i 1 xl Cr ichi e and right of y is hereby given and
yr_rated to "'e Bern Pacific 2ailyiay Comly.rny, it ucces -ors and assigns
to lay, Co r truct and o: era Le a ntandara gauge spur railroJd track over and
across I'ir it .ont i. :;trout l of iecn hoo.rth and 1'fth ':;eat ti treets, in
Salt Lake City, Utah, at right angle to First `south `treet, on a
route the center line of wl_ich is 9 rods,8.:5_'eet -nest of the west side of
Fourth "foot ucreet. _he location of said spur track_ is indicated by a
yellow line on the blue ,?riot attached hereto and made a part hereof.
section 2. Luring the terms of this franchise the grantee shall
be ;nil j c c to the follo:rin. conditions:
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(a) aid tr.;oh :h.:1] le 1.tif uaon _na conform to the cut:blish-
ed i ,de of saiC,. street, and if' said gc.jie i. ftervards changed by or-
dinance of the board of commissioners, the grantee shall, at its own
expense, change the elevation of the tr..ch so as to conform to the same.
(b) ihenever the said street .;Isere such trac:: is constructed
shall be p ved, then said -;r�ntee, its successors and assigns, shall
pave between the rails and for e space of two feet outside of each
rail, with the sane r„stori.icl as that aced in the street i.vement, and
all ties shall IJe 'laid upon a concrete base of such thickness is shall
be directed by the City :agineer.
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(c) ;laid grantee shall put in and naintain such crossings over
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said track as shall from time to tine be re,uired by the board of
commissioners, and cars and engines shall not be permitted to stand on the
tracks across Zirst South ' treet.
(a) The EJdd track shall 'ra laid ::.ad the road oo _^ated so
to c:::use no unnecessary irnye,.iment to the common and ordinary use of �y
said street upon which it is laid.
(e) Good and. sufficient conduits to convey rater shall be
laid and maintained i:i goon condition at the expense of said srnntee,
in all waiter ditches crossed by said spur t2ac'-, so us to admit of
free passage of .;eater.
(f) Salt hake City reserves the right to regulate and control
the speed of all trains, engines and cars operated by the grantee, its '
successors or assigns, within the city.
(g) Said grantee, its successors and assigns shall gavel and ,
maintain in good condition, at the est_:blishea grade, the street along
which the track runs, to within one and one-hall inches of the top of the
rails and between said rails and on each side of the outer rails, for a
distance of twenty-five loot, subject to the aperoval of the ','superintendent
of streets.
oction 3. Nothing in this rant shall be construed sows to
prevent :.,alt locke City or its authorized agents, cunt uetors, `Jerson or
corporation to w.-Om a fr..lnchise nay �__:vo 1Jeen or nay hereafter be granted,
from "0.,!vin.g, sewering, laying or,�water mains or pipes, altering,
repairing, or in any manner im"croving said street, but all such work and
im- rovcmont shall be code with as little injury as practicable to said
spur tracks and the operation and use thereof.
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ection 4. The Said csee Mersin, its successors and assigns,
shall, mna by the .:cce tance of the privi epe - :ma franchises herein
granted, and in comai.c?er_.tion of the ;.a.me, noes bind itself, its
successors and assigns, upon its acceptance of this -raachise, to save
said city 1 - :•nie e from all suits, claims, demands and judgments
whatsoever, ,whether in law or in eciulty, which shall be asserted, found
or rendered in any manner whatsoever against said city for injury or
damage to abutt;.ng property or otherwise by reason of the granting of
this franchise, or by reason of th:: operation of said spur track;
and that 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 Salt Ikhe City;
provided however, that said grantee, its u.cce ors and assigns, shall
have had notice of any such suits and an opportunity to apPe.ar and defend
the same; and said grantee, its successors and assigns shall ap,ear in and
defend all. actions brought against ;alt Lake City for ..ny injury or damage
by reason of the construction, operation or maintenance of said spur track.
'section 5. This __anchise is granted for a period, of fifty
years from and after the unosage of this ordinance.
`section 6. Unless this grant .and all the terms and conditions
thereof shall le accepted in writing by the grantee here'm within thirty
days from the )ass-age of this ordinance, the same sh_111 be null and void.
Jeetion 7. This ordinance shall ta'_es:fect upon its first
publication,
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Passed by the Board of Commissions s of Salt Lake City,Utah,
May 28th, 1914. if
( "`_� tyborder, . �,•_ Mayor
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Presente<1 to the Board of Connnissioners
AND PASSED
MAY 28 19 14
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First Publication in
MAY 291914
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CITY RECOOFIZVei