Peterson v. Tacoma Railway & Power Co.

Citations

• 60 Wash. 406
• 111 P. 338
• 1910 Wash. LEXIS 1058

Syllabus

<p>Street Railroads — Franchises—Fares—Contracts — Municipal Corporations — Ordinances—Annexation oe Territory — Effect. A franchise ordinance requiring a street railway to transport passengers from any point within the city limits on any line of the company to the terminus of its line, and to issue transfers for a continuous trip one way to and from all lines for a single fare of five cents, enacted pursuant to a peace contract entered into to settle disputes and correct abuses relating to transfers and fares, is operative over territory subsequently annexed to the city; and, upon annexation, embraces an existing line, formerly outside the city limits, over which the company was operating cars as a part of its city system under a county franchise, the county franchise being abrogated by the annexation and contract.</p> <p>Same — Obligation of Contract. Such an ordinance does not impair the obligation of any contract.</p> <p>Same — Ordinances — Contemporaneous Construction. Such an ordinance not being doubtful, contemporaneous construction by the city, or acquiescence therein, cannot be worked to aid in its interpretation.</p>