Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-05
RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE
UUYAH0GA.
Action of the Board of City Improve
ments and City Council lin Allowing
ths Cleveland and Toledo Railroad
Company 10 Cross the RiVer-ResO-
luton and StipulatiOns.

the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad
Company TO Cross the Riyer--ResO-
luton and StipuIatiOns.
1t is known to the public that the Cleve-
land q Toledo Railroad Company have been
for long time anxious to get the privilege
of throwing railroad bridge across the
Cuyahoga river at the intersection of Front
street with the river, so that they might put
to practical use considerable portion of
their line of road, which was long since
abandoned, and thus approach the city over
their own track instead of using that of the
c. C. & C. road from Grafton. The question
of giving the Cympahy the privilege of
crossing the Cuyahoga at point so near
the mouth of the harbor, came up in the
City Council during the latter part of last
winter, and has beeA agitated from time to
time since. The discussion has just ter
minated. The conclusions reached are
stated in the following resolution and
stipulations, which were sent in by the
Board Of City Improvements to the City
Council lat its last session; and, after eonsid-
cradle debate, adopted By the latter. The
pressure ON our columns yesterday forbade
the publication in that issue:
WHEREAS, The CITY CeutciI OF the City of
Clevelehd, on the seventh dav of Febru-
airy, 1865. passed resolutions permitting
the Cleveland Toledo Railroad Compa-
ny, on certain conditions, 70 Utcdpy ior-
tiohs of Front and Lloyd streets for an
oh VaT1r,oI h,.iT 4lra
Cuyahoga river, proposed to be erected by
said Company at the intersection of said
Front street with said river, by virtue OF
what was and is claimed by said Cleve-
land & Toledo Railroad Company to be
sufficient authority from the proper Ru-
thOrities of the State of Ohio; And where
as, said Company now propose to change
the location of said bridge to a point from
100 to 200 feet northerly Of the place des-
ignated in said resolutions of February,
1865, therefore,
ResolUed, That if the Cleveland & Toledo
Railroad Colnpeny now has, or snail here
after obtain from the Board of Public Works
of Ohio, or from other competent legal an;
tharity liao,.so construct, MAINTAIN ana
operate a railroad bridge across the Cuya-
hoga river. at a point not less than 1872 feet
nor moro than 292 feet north of the south
side of said Front street, permission is here
by granted to said road to approach said
bridge on the east side of the river, by CON
structng dOnble or single track of railroad
from the new Union passenger depot, by
such suitable lines as it may select within
the bounds mentioned above and on the
west side, deviating from their main line as
now constructed, at any point it may select,
east of Sycamore street. and TO occupy and
maintain the same as . part Of their rail-
Ia, f11ln 70,
1st. That said Railroad Company execute
its bond to the City of Cleveland in the sum
of five hundred thousand dollars, condition
ed for the prompt and faithful payment of
ell damages which may be sustained by said
city, or any damage which may be sustain
ed by any Of its citizens for which either the
Company or city may be legally liable on
account of said privileges having been
granted by the City and exercised by the
Company.
End. Said Cleveland 4 Toledo Railroad Co.
shall, on or before the 1st day of January,
1866, accept the propositions contained in
these resolutions, and pay into the City
Treasury the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars, which shall be in lieu of the Obliga-
tions imposed upon said Company by the
resolutions of February 9Th, 1865, provided
that in case the Company, after the payment
of said money, shall be perpetuolly enjoined
from constructing or maintaining said
bridge, ard for that reason compelled to
abandon said approach and crossing, it may
surrender 70 the city the privileges hereby
granted, and be reimbursed the said sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars.
Sd. Said Cleveland and Toledo Railroad
Company shall permit all other railroad
entering the city to use said
tracks and approaches TO an extent not in
consistent with the business of its own road,
necessary to be done thereon, upon each
road paying to the Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad Company their pro rata share of
the whole cost Of their privileges, in the
ratio il which the tracks may be used by
each Company.
4th. Said Railroad Company shall have
the right to occupy for railroad purposes any
streets situated north of the Old River Bed,
east of and including Elm street, and west
Of the CuyahOga river; provided the Cleve-
land and Toledo Railroad Company shall
relinquish to the city any right it may now
have to occupy other streets in the city,
west Of the Cuyahoga river, except its
right on the main line, provided the right
hereby granted TO occupy streets north of
the Old River Bed and east of Elm street
shall not infringe upon the rights of ada
cent lot owners in said streets, nor shall it
prevent the city from at any time directing
and requiring the same to be graded or
otherwise improved according To law and
the ordinances Of the city.
5th. Said approaches ON either side of the
river shall be constructed either to the
height of levels, or Of sufficient height to
admit of the passage of loaded teams below
it, along the streets beside each pier; or it
shall be constructed as low as practicable,
leaving only sufficient height to keep out of
the water the machinery and turning appa-
ratus of the bridge, not to exceed seven and
ive-tenths feet above the base of the levels;
such approaches to be constructed at either
of the heights named above that the
Board of City Improvements may determine
upon.
9Th. In case the General Government or
the city shall deem it necessary TO open the
mouth of the river bed and extend or other
wise improve it with view to making 1t a
place of entrance to our harbOr, the Cleve-
land and Toledo Railroad Company shall
grant all privileges for making such i'm
provements; and in case such Improvements
are made, to construct at their own expense
a bridge across said cut or channel, which
bridge shall be constructed under the direc-
lion and supervision of the Board Of City
and be such length of span
as the said Board may decide upon.