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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1481ORDINANCE NO. 1451 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO THE PACIFIC COAST R. R. CO. FOR THE ESTABLIS11MENT, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A SIDE TRACK OR SPUR IN, UPON AND ALONG RAIL- ROAD AVENUE AND FIXING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH GRANT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 1,A.YOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OP' THE CITY OF RENT ON : Section I: The authority, right, privilege and franchise is hereby granted to the Pacific Coast R. R. Co., its successors and assigns, for a period of twenty-five (25) years from and after the day of acceptance by the company of this Ordinance, to construct, operate and maintain one . spur track or side track in, upon and along Railroad .avenue, also known as Houser Way, as platted and shown in Car Workts Addition to Renton, from the present track of the Pacific Coast R. R. Co., in a northwesterly direction so as to intersect the easterly boundary of Lot 8 in Block 9 of said Car Work's Addition to the City of Renton, the location and site of said spur track also being described as follows: The center line thereof: Beginning at a point on the easterly line of Block 9, Car Work's Addition 353 feet more or less northerly of its intersection with the center line of Bronson Way North; thence southeasterly along the center line of said spur track 56.5 feet more or less to the easterly line of Houser Way North, said point being 285 feet more or less northerly of the center line of Bronson :;day North, all situate in the County of King, State of Washington. Section II: Grantee herein and its successors and assigns may use said spur track for the operation of cars and trains thereon with steam or other proper power, provided, however, that the Grantee herein or its successors or assigns shall not use said track for any storage purpose or purposes. Section III: The Grantee, its successors and assigns agree to comply with all of the provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Renton and all other laws and statutes by any other governmental agency having jurisdiction hereover and Grantee further agrees to indemnify and to save the City of Renton harmless from and against any and all damages, lawful claims and demands for injury to person or property which may be made against the City of Renton in any manner growing out of the maintenance, construction, use or operation of said track; that in case suit shall be filed against the City of Renton either independently or jointly with the Grantee to recover for any such claim or damage, Grantee upon notice to it by the City of Renton shall defend the City of Renton against any such action. Section IV: Whenever the adjoining parts of such streets shall be graded, planked, paved or otherwise improved by the City, the Grantee herein, its successors or assigns, shall at the same time cause that portion of the streets lying within its right of way to be. similarly graded, planked, paved or otherwise improved, to the same grade and by the same type of materials and construction. Whenever such streets, after having been so graded or improved by the City shall be regraded, replanked, rep aved or otherwise reimproved, said Grantee, its successors or assigns shall at the same time cause the parts thereof lying within such right of way to be similarly regraded, replanked, repaved or other- wise reimproved to the same grade and by the same tye of materials and construction. All such original or subsequent grading or improve- ments by Grantee shall be done wholly at the cost of said Grantee, its successors or assigns, and under the supervision and control of the City Engineer of the City of Renton. Section V: This franchise is made upon the express condition that Grantee within forty-five (45) days after the adoption of this Ordinance shall file with the Clerk of the City of Renton its written acceptance thereof. Section VI: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage, approval and legal publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REITTON this 20th day of _April , 1954• e 'Wile y7R'E'5NTON oity ler' APPROVED BY THE MAYOR � OF�-.,THE CITY 4 this 20th day of April , 1954• APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joe �; Baxter, Mayor erar 1_. e an,ssiMant City Attorney -2- Date of publication: Apr.29,1954. S � f any and all damages, lawful claims and demands for injury to person or property which may be made against the City of Renton in any manner growing out of the maintenance, construction, use or operation of said track; that in case suit shall be filed against the City of Renton either independently or jointly with the Grantee to recover for any such claim or damage, Grantee upon notice to it by the City of Renton shall defend the City of Renton against any such action. Section IV: Whenever the adjoining parts of such streets shall be graded, planked, paved or otherwise improved by the City, the Grantee herein, its successors or assigns, shall at the same time cause that portion of the streets lying within its right of way to be. similarly graded, planked, paved or otherwise improved, to the same grade and by the same type of materials and construction. Whenever such streets, after having been so graded or improved by the City shall be regraded, replanked, rep aved or otherwise reimproved, said Grantee, its successors or assigns shall at the same time cause the parts thereof lying within such right of way to be similarly regraded, replanked, repaved or other- wise reimproved to the same grade and by the same tye of materials and construction. All such original or subsequent grading or improve- ments by Grantee shall be done wholly at the cost of said Grantee, its successors or assigns, and under the supervision and control of the City Engineer of the City of Renton. Section V: This franchise is made upon the express condition that Grantee within forty-five (45) days after the adoption of this Ordinance shall file with the Clerk of the City of Renton its written acceptance thereof. Section VI: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage, approval and legal publication. 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