Franchise and Right-of-Way Records, 1888-1912
Scope and Contents
Collection contains Board of County Commissioners' resolutions granting franchises and rights-of-way to petitioners wanting to construct, operate and maintain single or double track passenger railways in Jefferson County during the 1880s and 1890s. Franchises were granted to cross county roads. In some cases bonds and/or petitions signed by property owners and residents along the proposed lines accompany the resolutions.
Dates
- Record Keeping: 1888-1912
Creator
- Jefferson County (Colo.). Board of County Commissioners (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Archives collection material is non-circulating, requires staff retrieval and is available for use by appointment in the reading room.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 Slim legal-sized document box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by franchisee.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to the Archives in 1998 and 2010 by the Clerk and Recorder's Office.
Processing Information
Processed by Ronda Frazier in October, 2022.
Subject
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (Organization)
- Denver Consolidated Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.) (Organization)
- Denver, Lakewood, and Golden Railroad Company (Organization)
- Walker. John Brisben (1847-1931) (Organization)
- Denver, Apex and Western Railway Company (Denver, Colo.) (Organization)
- Denver and Berkeley Park Rapid Transit Company (Organization)
- Denver, Globeville and Golden Rapid Transit Company (Organization)
- Denver, Mount Olivet and Golden Railway Company (Organization)
- Hawks, A. Mc. L. (Person)
- Starkweather, John W. (Person)
- Mahon, Irwin (Person)
- Lee, Henry (Person)
- Reuter, Oscar (Person)
- Park Railway Company (Organization)
- West End Street Railroad Company (Organization)
- Winbush, H. A. (Person)
- Arapahoe County (Colo.). Board of Commissioners (Organization)
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.) (Organization)
- King, Adolphe J. (Person)
- Loveland. William Austin Hamilton (1826-1894) (Organization)
- Phillips, A. B. (Person)
- Clements, A. H. (Person)
- Campbell, A. P. (Person)
- Powell, A. W. (Person)
- Whiteside, T. C. (Person)
- Denver Power and Irrigation Company (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Jefferson County Archives Repository
3500 Illinois Street
Suite 2350
Golden CO 80401 United States
1-303-271-8448
archivist@jeffco.us
