Telegram-herald., 1889-09-04
COrner EIIsaorth Avsnue and Cherr Slrest

An ORDINANCE permitting the Grand Rap
ids. Lansing Il Detroit Railroad Company 10
lay IFS tracks lu and 10 have "A right OF way
IN certain streets in the city OF Grand
Rapids
Whereas. The Grand Rapids. Lansing De
trOit Railroad Company has heretofore con
structed It's railroad and laid its tracks over
and across that parcel oi land extending from
Fourth avenue - Ninth avenue; and whereas.
differences have arisen between the city and
the railroad company rs t. the grades OF sixth,
seventh and lirhth avenues. said tracks haY-
ing be- n aid n he grade as near as may be
OF Fifth aud NJ nth avenues at Buchanan
street, and whereas. ~ said difference, have
been settled and ad Usf"d 90 the satisfaction
OF the city bv said railroad company agreeing
10 decd O. said city for street purposes land
Grade the hamci a strip of land nifty fcrf IN
width extending from the south side OF sixth
avenue 10 the north SIDE 81 Nlnth avenue. ana
ad Joining on the east the land owned by said
railroad company. and also in consideration
Of the sum OF fifteen hundred and twenty
nine and = 100 dollars. being thc cost oi me
grading and improvement Of said SIXTH avenue
from South lonia street 10 q point oGe hun
dred and iofiy-ihrce feet east oi the cast
line OF Buchanan street. paid 10 thc city treas
urcr Of Grand Rapids bv said Grand Rapids,
Lansing 4 Detroit railroad. said city has
agreed 10 sanction the building of said rait-
road us 81 constructed. and 10 vacate 50 much
Of said sixth. Seventh and Eighth avenues as
lies one hundred ant forty three i' feet from
the east line of Buchanan street. and 10 give
certain rights IN and 10 the easteriy half OF
Buchanan street from Fourth 10 Ninth ave
uur. Therefore. the Common Council of the
City of Grand Rapids do oriain as follows;
Section ]. That the SAID action OF said Grand
Rapids. LANSING * Detroit railroad in build
lng { Rae road ou fNs Grade aforesaid be and the
same II hereby ratified and confirmed and All
claims for damages which sad city might
have against said railroad company by reason
thereof. are hereby waived and satisfied. and
the Grade of said riafu. seventh and Eighth
avenues. from "a" east line Of Buchanan
street. To point Ii3 ftrr ca~ferly fhtTcfrum
be- ia s. EA nf p
10 be- The gIale as near AS ilay be- vi Fiith and
Ninth avenues. A. the same crosses buchanan
street and as the same Is now being used by
said railroad company.
sec 3 said Grand Rapids. Lansing 4 Detroit
HaliToaa Company us Successors dli Ar,lEni,
are hereby authorized and empowered 10 cu-
Ter upon asd u.e the east haIf Of buchanan
street from inurlh avenue Too Nlufh avenue.
for Che iagiu- of tracks. SIDE tracks. >N tches.
turuoufs. aIrtriensnce>. ami al neresS ~
and proper uses ~ its railroad t'rtvcr.
Sec. 3. The cs>tcrly half of El-b3uan street. f.
from Fourth avenue 20 Nfufh avenue and 81
much # sixth. seventh and Eiehth avenues
tt> lies between tho eastcrly lino ut Buchanan
street aud l<3 feet eastcrly tufrefrom. inciud-
ing the slicv are hereby vacated
See. {. The rights granted and benefit. con
ferrfd hereby. are % be for tho benefit ~ the
trend Rapids Lansing 4 Detroit Railroad rs
successors and assigns.
SER IS. THIS ordinance shall go into effect
vixen the cost ~ the ir0proFom rf ~ sixth
avenue sl.a-4 a lN shall have been deposited
with fhe ritv treasurer % tin credit ~ The
city. ard 3 ceuVt rafrf ~ Salf I'D inHt street
shall D. made ati Delivered 90 fHH city AZ
torney. and when said fffy-foot street shall
have been driy graded ia accordance with the
"A agreement entered if 70 hy said rl' road com
paNv and referred g. in the preamble 20 THIS
Sec.f. 30 understood and agreed between
said fifr aHd said railroad company that u0
streets shall p opened over AID across tne
and Nfnfh arenue from said proposed urH
street. GA t1e east. 90 Hilton street on The