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Show PI'lll.ISHED BY AUTHOWTY. A RESOLUTION. Granting a Franchise to the Suit Lake Cily Railroad Compuny. Suction I. Be it resolved by the city council coun-cil of Suit Lake City: That the ' halt Lake City Huliroad company." com-pany." Its successors and assigns, h.i' e.tlio authority au-thority and consent of the city council, and the permission Is hereby grouted it, to construct and opera to by electric or cable motive power a single or double, track street railroad, together with all the necessary switches for the accommodation of said roail. on the following follow-ing streets of said city, namely: First. -Coiiimencinc at the Intersection of Ninth Kast and Ninth Houth streets, thence east on Ninth South street to Eleventh Kast si rect, thence soul h on said street to the southern south-ern limits of Halt Lake City. Hecond. On First East street, from South Temple street to First street, from intersection intersec-tion ot First Kast and First streets, east, on First street lo center of A street; thence north on A street to Third street, thence east on Third street to F, street. Also commencing on Third street at intersection with H street to rilxi li street, thence east on hixtn street to city cemetery. Third. Comiiiencimr at the Intersection of Fourth South and Tenth East streets, thence south to Firth Houth street, thenco east on Firth South street to the Mount Ollvot cemetery. ceme-tery. Fourth. On North Temple street, from Fifth West street west to the city limits. Firth. On North Temple street west from Kast Temple street to West Temple street. Hixth.-Ou Firth South street east from Fifth Kast btreet to Ninth East street. Provided that on First street, First E.ist street, on A street between First and Second streets, on Tenth liast street, on Fifth Roulh street lietween Tenth and Eleventh East streets, and on North Temple street lietween lie-tween East Temple and West Temple streets, said company be restricted to a single track and no switches unless authorized by tho city council. On the following conditions, vl?.: Such track or tracks to be laid on such fTadesasarenoworiimy hereafter be ontali-Ished ontali-Ished by the city council. Ju consideration of this franchise, the grantee. Its successors and assigns Aforesaid, are hereby required to keep iu good repatr with the same material and in the same manner as the cost of the street Is or may be paved, the space inside the tracks, and a space two feet each side or the same, including includ-ing all spaces between double tracks where the same may be constructed, and also to use no steam iver unless the same lie stationary, on any part of the road for propelling earn, unless permitted hv the city council. And the grantee aforesaid shall place cars uiwm said railroad with all necessary modern improvements for the convenience and comfort of passengers, which shall lie run thereon each and every day both ways, as often as the public convenience may require, and at rate of speed not exceeding ex-ceeding twelve miles per hour, and nuclei' such regulatlonsaa theclty council may from time to time prescribe; Provided, that the grantee aforesaid shall comply with the directions of the city council In the construction of said railroad, and in any other matter connected with the regulation of the same, and that the track or tracks shall be constructed In the center cen-ter of the streets, unless otherwise directed by the city council, and In such a manner as shall bo approved by the street supervisor, the track to be laid and the road operated so as to cause no unnecessary impediment to the common com-mon and ordinary usoof said streets for all purposes, pur-poses, and that the water course of said street bo left free and unobstructed, said truck to be laid upon a good foundation, even with the surface sur-face of the roadway, and on such streetB as are paved flat rails shall he used, and good and permanent per-manent crossings shall be made by the grantee aforesaid at the intersection of streets and elsewhere else-where wherever the same shall be necessary, at the discretion or I he city council and under the direction and to the acceptance of the street supervisor. The price of n single passage shall not exceed Ave cents and no charge shall be made In excess thereof : said company shall pay Into the city treasury a per capita tax of 1', mills for each and everv fare collected. Section s, That the franchise is granted for the twin of twenty vears from the date of the passage of this resolution, and accepted on the following conditions, viz: That if the grantee, its successors and assigns, as-signs, shall fall to perform all the stinulatlons of this resolution, theclty council, alter alxtv m?n ,,i,irvi, mm im iHiuire on ine pan or sam coinimuy to provide a remedy or make salls-faciory salls-faciory arrangements therefor, nuiv by a two-thirds two-thirds vote, declare the privelcfies herein KVaiiled forfeited, and proceed to take posses-Mou posses-Mou of the roadbed, and control the same as If this resolution had not been passed. Sections. That nothing In this grant shall be so construed .ts t" prevent Salt Lake Cttv or Its au thoilzed agents from paving, sewering, sewer-ing, laying gas or water mains or pipes, altering, alter-ing, repairing or in any manner improving any of the streets mentioned herein, or any olhe'v streets ot said city, but all such improvements shall be umdo with as little lnlurv as practicable practic-able to said railway and operating thereof. Section 4. That in tho construction and operation op-eration of said railway the said grantee, and its successors and assigns, shall at all times conform to such ordinances, rules and regulations regula-tions as have beenormav hereafter be adopted by the city council of said city in relation to operating railroads, street raiiwavs or tramways tram-ways in said city, and for each vioialiou thereof there-of they shall be liable to a tine in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. That whenever the city council shall find it necessary or desirable to grant to any other street railroad companyaa franchise over anv of the streets herein granted, to secure to sucii other company a connection with any Important Import-ant center or termimiH, the grantee herelu shall allow running arrangements over grantee's gran-tee's tracks to such other companvon streets where said grantee may have a double H ack, upon such other company making equitable payment for const rnctlug. maintaining and operating the portion of said grantee's track so used, Section r. That Salt Lake City shall in no way be liable or responsible for any accident or damage that may occur in the construction or operation of said railway by reason of the default or misconduct of tne said grantee and its successors and assigns or their 'employees and the acceptance of this grunt shall 'be deemed an agreement on the part of said grantee, for Itself and its successors and as- ... ,1.,. mini , nt, iiaiiiuesM ironi alio atfiuust U liability, loss, cosls, expousu or damage if any nature urisluct out of anv such default or misconduct, or which may accrue bv reason of any accident or injurv which ma'v occur in or by reason of the construction or operation of said railway, and lo liiclemntfv aiid repay said city fur any loss, costs, expense or (iHiuuge of any kind it nmv sustain by rea- I son of any such default, mlsi i.iuluct, accident or injury; and If any juil-iiient for daicares for any such default, misconduct, accldcni'or Injury shall be recovered against said cltv. tbe recovery thereof and tln judement, therefor shall be final as between the siiid city and the Kiild gnuitee and its successors and assigns and conclusive as to tho liability of the latter to the former. Section II. That if this errant with the terms and conditions therein contained, be not, accepted ac-cepted in writing by said grantee within thirty (HO) days after the passage of this resolution, or if work be not commenced within sixty (ten clays after said acceptance, then this Kraut shall become null and uoiU. The number of miles of track upon the lines hereinbefore described within six months after the passage of tilts resolution shall lie enxiUed to said company and lie deemed inul accepted as iu performance of the retpitremcut contained con-tained lu section 6 of the resolution grunting a franchise to said compauy. adopted t'ebruai v 11. 1W0. to complete five miles of road within nine months after the acceptance of ssld einnt and all rights on that portion of street herein granted, on which sijd roal is not acinallv constructed and operated within fi)ie T.vt, aftor si-h acceptance, sball at once be forfeited to the city. , Passed May a), ISSu. IHBAM OfcO. M. Sl ulT. Attest; Mavor. Louts Hyams. Keeorder. UNITED STATES OF AMEKICA. TEUttiTOitv of Utah, i Salt Lake City. i'8' I. Louis Ilyains, recorder of Salt Lake Cltv do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full' true and correct ropy of a resolution granting a franchise to the Salt Luke City Kaliin id company, passed by tbe e;tv Couucil of Salt Lake. May ail, lsau, as apieais of record in mv otnee. In testimony whereof I have hereunto setmv i I my hand and aitixed the corporate i &ka j- seal of Salt Lake I'ity, this ;.jd duv May, A. 1). l&V. I.OiriS JIVAMs, 'ity K.-corder. |