Telegram-herald., 1889-10-24
Az oEDIyANcE-GragtIag PERMISSION o


Whereas. IL is How eoHtempIal ca % ehangs
the motive power upon lhe street railways ~
The Street Railway Company or trdna EapiG
H. ni animal power % electric power. and.
Where's. Considerable money ana time APl
br expended in order 90 rFsf- ascertain hc
pracucabIty oi The use 81 electricity voh
sala railway. ant,
Whereas. III such change be made snuch
larger capital stork than tLat 81 the frst ~
Street Railway Company oi Grand N"pies
must be hadi and,
Whereas. By arrangement betWSA sais
street Railway ton llny of Grand k4iae ~
tuc grantees Do rein named money Rt ~
experiment. and changes is Go he sriirr'i ~
SAID grantees. 10 be incorporated FiV"i''i'
Whereas. said grantees desire te grant
hereby made L. b~ expressly au1ySt 10 IN.
rights eI the said street Railway Tinpans "i
Therefore. Bs it ordained by sie Common
Council OF the city OF Grand k2pts
sec,ion ]. That consent. pe1Plssi,ona e1Ps,aa saS $40
authority are hereby gwen SRa frahtco Aa@
iEiY vested Ga Samuel Matheu N5liAn -,
Nsfrtr. ". j. Hayes and tsecrgs'h frIfy uh1
fI..l associates. o. Dee herraIrr "isah4Aco
mao lody corporate, and 10 lhelf assltns,
p oau. maintain and use stseet railways
ia the following streets, Nilh az tne
Necessary Ead convenient tracks LOT
tugu outs side tracks. turn tahics.
cross tracks and switches, Rad the same 70
keep. maintain ana use. and & operate ihtIc-
on st cet railway ears. c0scAes, cafIiasso,
sleigh or other vehicles, ana during al lhs
ia TIE manner and upon the eonQitlOls SCI
iorlh la this ordinance VIZ:
Commencing CA Hall street at its intersec-
ton with Madison avenue, thence Ia hhd
along Hall street 10 Division STREET. thence on
ana along Division street 10 Monroe street.
Commencing on jefferson avenue al iis inter
section with Hall street. thence ln ana aloHk
Jefferson avenue 10 Biakcly avenue; thence
in and along Blakely avenue 10 South Division
street. CommrnriDg at the intersection oi
Last street and eaithy avenue. thenee III
and along Nealthy avenue 10 Lagfaye street
thence in and along LagraYe street 70 East
Fulton street; thence ia and along East Futon
street 10 Monroe street; thence IN and along
Monroe street 10 Division street. comm ne
iug at the intersection Of Last street and
Sherman street; thence in and along East
street 10 Cherry street; thence IN ana along
Cherry street 10 state streeti thence
i'm and along STATE street 20 Jefferson avenue +
thence in and along Jefferson avenue 20 East
Fulton street; thence in and along East al
ton street to its intersection Win LaSr@Fe
street. Commencing at the lniers ection o.
south lonia street ana cherry street ththee
in and along South lOnia street 10 Monroe
street Commencing AT the intersection OF
Indiana street and Butterworth avenue;
thence on Butterw0rth avenue TO West Broad
way; thence on West Broadway 10 Watson
street thence on watson street 10 Gold street +;
thence Oh Gold street 10 Shawmut avenue
thence on Shawmut avenue 10 south Front
street: thence on South Front street 10 Pearl
street thence on Pearl street and Pearl street
bridge 60 Gampau Place. 80 called; commenc-
seventh streets. thence on stocking street 20
" est Bridge street; commencing Al the com
panys barn on jefferson street, and thence
across and on jefferson street to West Bridge
street; commencing at the intersection OF
Myrtle and Scribner streets, thence on Serb
ner street 10 West Bridge street; commencing
az the city limits on West Bridge street as
they now exist, thence on West Bridge street
o Bridge street bridge. thence across said
bridge and on East Bridge street 10 Canal
street; commencing on Colt avenue AT Sweet
lflf fHa Itll q
ayenUe, thence on Plainheld avenue 10 East
Leonard street. thence on East Leonard street
10 Canal street. thence on Canal street 10 and
across tampau Place to Monroe street. thence
on Monroe street 10 North Division street
also. or such other streets and places and aS
shall be necessary and most convenient 10
reach the power hou' Of said grantees and
their assigns. from the street railway tracks oi
said city. constructed or that may hereafter
bee by them constructed. together with the
right 10 connect all said tracks. Provided.
that no ears shall be run forpassenger or other
tTafiic over the tracks clnStructtd d nom tae
street railway lines of said grantees and their
assigns 10 reach their p0wer-hOuses.
Sec , The said grantees and their assigns
are hereby authorized 10 operate single or
double track street railways upon the streets
or parts OF streets above named, and 10 con-
struct and operate single or double track
Stre~t railways upon such other streets. ave
nues or places in said city as may from time
10 time. bc fixed and determined by the Com
mon Council OF the city of Grand Rapids, and
VI
assigns.
Sec. 3. The tracks 81 said railway when
single track lines are laid. shall bee laid in the
center Of all said streets. or they may he lad
on either side of the center Of said streets
provided. the inner rail Ot said tracks shah be
laid within two and onc-half feet If the cen
ter of said streets. provided thar no Singe
track shall be laid on one side 81 the center Of
a street without The consent of the Common
Council of the city of Grand Rapids. in places
where there may be- switches or turn-Outs. the
center Of the space within the main track
and such switches or tuTn-outS shall be- ai
the center of the streets; In case the
said grantees or their assigns shall lay
q double track lu any Oi said streets. the
inner rail of each track shall be within two
feet or TWO and one half feet Of the center OF
the street at the option Of said grantees oI
their assigns; the gauge of sad track shall De
at least four feet and eight and one half inches
and 50 as to accommodate the moss common
width between carriage wheels.
see. T. The tracks % said railway which
hereafter shall Doe laid. shall be laid with such
rsii. and n such manner AS SHAH least ohsfr1ri
f anI pattern thereof 60 fe ~grh as shan ot
approved of by the Common Council. before th,
same shall he laid. said frlr.s shall he oi steel
rails. weighing not less than tw' nty-sr seq
ponds to tle ward. said rails shall De- Dot
less thau Eve inches wide vitH "a rise rnf O.
exceed one iurh. said tracks shan conform
q. thc grades Di the streets ls DOW established
CO.. 81 theg snail. ilfm t.ln. o. tinlr. ur r.-es
faii she'd ui .ferra ana iH ras. .t Fradlug u
p. nF ANS 90 fhe ~frf,,s n1et when thD l.Ef
ol me srla railway SHAH RON. 70 % he uecesssr'
60 r-'a, s'it gal Is, the na s.'ni .r DONE a
( fl. cApeuse 81 >ata grantees aHd their .8,ig gus
and in rll streets or raf-s nf streets Wh. 'h ar'
NOT tfaHta ani iIllnu- 'tlitl t'Il rll.H.t 1895
enall lln. thr sara Eitnif"- snd thrif r
I sgls shall have fHr r.-bt a. grade f.r raH
+ efrrrtinn ruiE. euIh lfaiiU- fo hn arH.rl
.ug t9 the established grade of said sfrft
The seid g n'ecs saa tir'r. as .ns ste'
inside fffff rails a..f tracks good ieF a..l