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Show lkoau mu.so.sni A RESOLUTION' Granting a Frttuvhiae to the Suit Lake Hapid Trautit C'omxtnj. Section I. Be H revived by the ntv Council of halt Lake city: That the - Salt Lake Knpld 1 1 .insit ( onuiany." Its successors anil assigns, have the authority and consent of the council, and the pennKMoii i herein- granteil it. lo construct and ojier.ite hv electric or cable mo- j tive ta.wer. a single or double track street railroad, rail-road, together with all the ne. esai v switches 1 ror the a 'i-onitnodntton of s.iid roa.i'. 0,i uif following fol-lowing stnvtsof sal,) i-ttv, namely: I. Along Ninth Kast street froni'theivnterof Seventh south street to the south llueof Nlulh South street. . t'onnnenclngon Sevenlh South stm-t at the east bank of Jordan liver and running thence west to tulrrh street, th.-uce south on t)(luliTh Miwt to Indlsna avenue, and theu.-e west ou Indiana avenue to the county rnut west of lilfiidale I'ark. Along NorthTemplesliivt Trom First Kast stivet to Third West street, thence south ou 1 hint West street to South Temple street. 4. Along Ninth North street f nun Third West street to Sev.-nth West stieet. !. Along First street trom First Kast street to rort Douglas reservation. . 1 oniuieuclng on A street at the intersection intersec-tion of First stivet and running thence north ou A street to Second street, thence east on Second street to C street, thence north on (' stivet. to Firth stivet, 1 hence eat on Fifth stivet to the ivmetcn . j 7. Along Sixth Fast stivet from Fourth South steel to Ninth South street. s. t'onimeuclugou Tenth Fast street al theln-lersecthm theln-lersecthm of Fourth South street and running thence south on Tenth Fast street to FlfthSouth s'leet. thence east on Fltlh Sotnh stivet lo Kleventh Fust stivet. thence south on F.lerenth Kast street to Sixth South street, east on Sixth South stivet to Twelfth Last street, theme over so much nr th streets na mav ne vested in the city, south on Twelfth Fust street to Flghth South street, east on F.lirhtli S.iuth stivet toThlneeuth Fast street south on Thirteenth Thir-teenth Fast street to Ninth South stivet. thence east on Ninth South street tothe outer of section sec-tion ten. township one south, range one east. . Along Second South street trom First Fast streei to Seventh West street. On the following conditions, viz.: Such track or tracks to be laid 011 such grades as an now or may hereafter he established by the dtv council, lu consideration or mis franchise the grantee. Its successors and assigns us aforesaid, afore-said, are hereby reonlriM to keep in gissi repair re-pair the space inside and between the tracks, and a space nf two fret each side of the same with the same mstertal as Is used on the street where such track Is luirt. and also to use mil steam power, nnlras the same la stationary. u .in iMn 01 me roan lor propelling cars, iiiueH permitted by the city council. And the grantees gran-tees aforesaid shall pliice em's ujvin said railroad, rail-road, with all ueit'Hsarv uiislern improvements for the convenience and comfort of the passcn gets, which shall be run tiiereon each and every way, both ways, as often as the public convenience conven-ience mav require, at a mte of sied not exceeding ex-ceeding tivtl e miles per hour, and under such remilatlnns a" the city council may from lime to prescribe 1 Provided, that the gr intees aforesaid afore-said shall comply with the directions of the city council lu the c-mstruotlou of said railroad, rail-road, and In any other matters connected with the regulation of Ihe same, and lhat the track or tracks shall tie constructed In the center of the slivefn unless otherwise directed by the city council, and in such manner as shall be approved by the street suervinor: Ihe track to tie laid and the road operated so as lo cause no unnecessary impediment lo Ihe romhion and ordinary use of said streets for all purposes; and that the water courses of said stivet shall lie left free and unobstructed; said track to lie laid upon gisid foundation, even with Ihe surface sur-face 01 the roadway; anil good and iiemiaueut crossings shall be made by the grantee aforesaid afore-said at the Intersection of the Mi-eels and else-where else-where wherever the same shall be necessary at the discretion of the city council and under the direction and to the acceptance of the street supervisor, and upon such portion of streets herein grauti d as are only partially graded, said grantee shall so grade said streets as to give trackage to vehicles equivalent to the portion occupied hy said grantees, and all tracks constructed by said grantee wherever streets shall be paved, shall Is? with the flat rail! and on the portions herein granted of Indiana In-diana auenu. Ninth Kast street. Tenth Kast street. Fifth South street, and Second South street, and of such streets as are bui four rods wide, satd grantee shall construct no more than one track and no-switches, and the space between double tracks, or between main tim k and any switches shall not exceed seven feet : unites authorized by the city online 1. The price of a single passaye shall not exceed ten rent, and no charge shall lie made In oxcesa thereof. Said company shall pay Into Ihe city treasury a per capita tax of l mills for each and every fare collected. Section II. That this franchise Is granted for the term of twenty veal's irom the dale of the passage of this resolution, and accepted on the followiig conditions, vlas; Hhat If the grantee, its siiccessois and ass'gns, shall fall to perform all the stipulation of this resolution, the cit y council, after sixty day'a notice, and ou failure on part of said company to iirovlde a remedy or make satisfactory arrangement therefor, mav bv a two-thirds vote, declare the prlvelt-ges'hereln prlvelt-ges'hereln granted forfeited, and pnseed to take possession of the road bed, and control the same as II this resolution had not been passed. Sections. That nothing in this grant shall be so construed aa to prevent Salt Lake tity or Its authorized agents from paving, sewering or laving gas or water mains or pipes, altering, repairing or in any manner improving any of the streeU mentioned herein, or any other streets of said cltv, but all such Improvements shall he made with as little injury as practicable practic-able to satd railway and the operating thereof, Sec. 4. That In the construction and ojiera-It-Ion of satd railroad, tha said grantee and Its successors anil assigns shall at all times win-form win-form to such ordinances, rules and regulations as have been or mav hereafter be adopted by the City Council of said city In relation to operating op-erating railroads, street railways, or tramways in said cltv. and for each violation thereof, they shall be liable to a lino In a sum not exceeding Imo. Mec. 5. That whenever the Oily Council shall And It. necessarv or desirable to grant to any other street railroad company a franchise over any of the streets herelu granted, to secure to such other company a connection wlf any Important Im-portant center or terminus, the grantee herein shall allow running arrangements over grantee's tracks to such other company on streets where said grantee may have a double track, upon such other company making ritilt-able ritilt-able payment for constructing, maintaining and operating the portion of said grantee's track so nsed. Sec. That Halt Lake (ity shall In no way be liable or responsible for any accident or damage that mav occur In the construction or operation of said railway by reason of thede. fault or misconduct of said grantee aud Its successors and assigns, or their employees, and the acceptance of this grant shall he deemed an agreement on the part of said grantee, for Itself mid successors and assigns to save the said cltv harmless from and against all liability, loss, costs,, expense and damage of anv nature arising nut of any such default or misconduct, or which may accrue by reason of any accident or injury which may ts cur In or by reason of tho construction or operation of said railway, and to indemnify and repay said dtv for any loss, costs. expense ordamage of anv kind It may sustain by reason of any such default, misconduct, accident or Injury; and If anv judgment for damages for any such default, misconduct, accident or Injury shall bo recovered against the city, the recovery thereof and the Judgment therefor shall be dual aa between the said city and the said grantee and Its successors and assigns, and conclusive as lo the liability of the latter to the former: provided, said grantee, has had notice of the pendency of the suit. In which such Judgment Is recovered, and 11 as been given an opiKirttinlty to defend the same. S'e 7 Thai if this grant, with the terms and conditions herein contained. m not accepted in writing by said grantee within thirty days after the passage nf this resolution, together with a relinquishment to Salt. Lake CHy of said grantee s franchise on Kighlh Kant street, then this grant und franchlss shall bcoine null and void, and all rights on that portion of streets herein granteil. on which said road Is not actually constructed and operated wlthl'V three years after such acceptance shall at once be forfeited to the city. Passed May mift ("ro. M. St 'lTT. Atied: , Loins Hvams City Recorder. Usnr.it Status or A mkhk a, I Tkiihitory o i'tah. vss. : Salt Lk citv. I I Iiils Hvsms. Itcroni. rof Sjlt Lake City, do hereby certify that the foregoing i s full, true and correct copynf a Wit for "a reolu-lion reolu-lion graining ftenchlae lo the Salt Wke Ranld Transit company." p""d by the CHy Council ol Salt I.tkc Citv, Way , lU". as appear nf record In tnr m-e. In testimony wiiie.i. I bate hereunto set ' inv h.inrt ar.'l ufTni-'l the 1 nra!" ffnv Pal 01 Salt Like Cly, this Jih day of ; May A n l'" ' LOI I.-tlVAMS. CHy Kc orrfer |