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Show fTidal ItoticCB. TkESoLUTiON iRANTINll A FKANCIIIHK TO THK t. I Sa.t Lake City Railroad company. Heciion i. He tt resolved by tho dty council of Salt Lake t Ity: That tne "Sa.t Lake City Railroad company. com-pany. ' its suceessors aud assigns, have tue authorlt y aud consent of the city council, and the permission is hereby granted It. to construct con-struct uud operate by ele. trie or cable motive powr, a single or double track street railroad, rail-road, together with all the necessary witches for the accommodation of said road, ou the follow ing si i eels ot said city, namely : First Commencing at tue intersection of First South street and F.lghlh Meat street, tlieiice soutti along F.lghth V est street to the Intersection of Set olid South street. Second Commencing at the intersection of Fouith hast street aud Ninth South street, thence south upon so much of Fourth Kast street u ha been dedicated to public use for a street, totheaoulh boundary of Tenth South or Koper street. t u the follow ing conditions, vis. : Such track or track lo be laid ou inch grades as are now or may hereafter be esiab lished by the city eouncl. lu consideration of tills iraiiciiise, the grantee, its sin cessors and assigns aforesatu. are hereby required to keep lu rfisjd repair with the same material and lu the same manner as the rest of the street is or may be paved, t ne space inside the tracks, and a space two leet each side ot the same, tin lud-lugall lud-lugall spaces between double tracks where ine same may be con--irucied, and also to use no steam puwei- unless Itiesamebestalloiiary, ou any part of t ie road for propelling cars, unless permitted by the city council. And t IB grantee afort-aa.d shall place cars upon said railroad with all necessary modern improvements improve-ments for the convenience' and comfort of passengers, pas-sengers, which shall be run thereon each and everyday both ways, as often as the public conveuleiice may require, and at- a rate of speed not exceeding twelve uitles per hour, ami under such regulations as the city council may from tune lo tune presenile: Crovideil that the grantee aforesaid shall comply w ith the directions of the city council In the construction con-struction of the said railroad, and lu any other matter connected with the regulation of the same, aud that the track or tracks isbalt lie constructed In the center of the streets, unless otherwise directed bv the city council, and In such a mauuer as shall tie approved by the street, supervisor, the track lo be laid aud the road operated so as to cause no unnecessary Impediment to the common and ordinary use of said streets for all purposes, and thai the watercourse of said stieeis be left fieo and unobstructed, said track to be laid upon a gisid foundation, even with the surface of the roadway, and whencTer streets shall lie paved flat rails shall lie used ou such streets and good and permanent crossings shall be made by the grantee aforesaid at the Intersection of streets and elsewhere wherever the same shall be necessary, al- the discretion of the city council and inuler the direction and to the acceptance ac-ceptance of the street sup.-n Isor. The price of a single passage shall not exceed live cents and uocharge shall tie made In excess thereof; said company shall pay Into the city treasury a per capita tax of 1'4 iullls for each and every fare colluded. Sec, a. That the franchise la granted for the term of twenty yaars from the date of the passage of this'resolutton, aud accepted on the following conditions, ylr.. : That If the grantee, its successors and assigns, as-signs, shall fail to perform all the stipulations of this resolution, the city council, after sixty days' notice, and on falluie on the part of said company to provide a remedy or makeaatls-factory makeaatls-factory arrangements therefor, may, by a two-thirds two-thirds ole, declare the privileges herein granted forfeited, and pris-eed to take possession posses-sion or ttie roadbed, and control the same a If this resolution had not been passed. Sec. i, T nat nothing In this grant shall lie so construed as to prevent Salt Lake City or Its authorized agents from paving, sewering, laying gas or water mains or pipes, altering, repairing or In any mauuer Improving any of the streets mentioned herein or any other streets of said citv. but all such improvements improve-ments shall !m made' with as little itilury as practicable to said railway and operating thereof. Hec. 4. That In the construction and open Hon of said railway, the sal. I grantee, audits successors and assigns, shall at all times con-form con-form to sucti ordinances, rules ami regula-lons regula-lons as have been or may hereafter he adopted by the city council of said city in relation to operating railroads, street railway or tramways tram-ways In said city, and for each violation thereof they shall tie liable to a line in any aum not exceeding one hundred dollar. That whenever the city council shall find it necessary or desirable to grant to any other street railroad company a Iranchise over any of the streels herein granted, to secure to such other company a connection with any Important Impor-tant center or terminus, the grantee herelu shall allow running arrangement over grantee s tracks to such other company, upon such other company making equitable payment pay-ment for constructing, maintaining and operating op-erating the portion of said grantee's tracks so Used. Bee. B. That rvilt Lake City sha 1 In no way be liable or responsible for any accident or damage ttiat may occur lu the construction or operation of said railway hy reason of the default, de-fault, or misconduct or the grantee and ite successors suc-cessors and assigns or their employes, and the acceptance of this grant shail be deemed an agreement ou the part of said grantee, for Itself and its successors and assigna, to save the said city harmless from and against all liability, loss, costs, ex pense or damage of any nature arising out of any such default or misconduct, mis-conduct, or which may accrue by reason of any accident or injury which may occur In or by reason of the construction or operation of said railway, and to indemnify and repay said city for any loss, costs, exnense or damage or any kind it may sustain by reason of any Sli. h default, misconduct, accident or injury; and If any judgment for damages for any such ib fault, misconduct, accident or inliirr shall 1 e recovered against said city, the recovery thereof and the Judgment therefor shall le final as h tweeti the raid city and the said grantee and its successors and assigns, uud conclusive as to the liability of the latter to the former. Sec. II. That If this grant, w ith the terms and conditions therein contained.be not accepted ac-cepted iu w riting by said grantee w ithin thirty i:d days after the passage of this resolution, or If work be not commenced within sixty pui) days and the road completed and in operation within two years after said acceptance then this grant shall become null and void. l'asse.i and approved May 6th, IS'Jl. Attest! Uko. M. Si irrr, Mayor. Iskal.1 J. F. Jack, City recorder. Onitkh States of Amkkiua, I Tkiikjtuky or Utah, ss. Salt Lakh City. ( I J. F. Jack, Recorder of Salt Lake City, do hereby certify that, the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of "A resolution granting grant-ing a franchise to tue Bait Lake City Railroad company'' passed by the city council of Salt Lake City May fjtli, l(wi, as appears ot record In my office. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand aud affixed the corporate seal of Salt Lake city this hth day of May. A. D.. lti'.M. sKAL,.j J.F.Jack, City Recorder. |