Telegram-herald., 1889-08-14
Faux A. RODcER
A g. Nrn~r


FR.Nx A. RoDoERs.
A. +. lEREN.
Committee on Ordinances.
Ala. Rodgers moved that the ordinance be
placed upon its FIRST rradlag ty is title.
Carried and read accordingly
Ala. Rodgers moved that the rules Be sus-
pended and .he ordinance De- placed upoa Is
second reading by Is title.
Carried and read accordingly.
AID. Rodgers then moved ina. the ordinance
De- laid GA he table and Be printed IN the coua-
ell pr0eeedia-s-
Carried
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Creque. Emmer. Laun-
ierc Miller. 0'DonneH. Rodgers saunders.
Stella. stokes. Sproui. >tesolas. slryker.
Yerex-ll
Nays-Nons.
The ordnance read IS follows,
An ordinance permitting tnr Grand Rapids.
Lansing Z Detr0t l,a4-reai Company 10 lay is
tracks In and o. have a right ~ way In Ger
tain streets in rhe city of Grani Rapids.
Whereas. TIE Grand Rapids Lansing De-
trois Railway Company has heretofore con
strucrei its railroad AMI iaid - tracks over
ana across that parcel % Tamil exreudin- from
Fourth avenue % y nh avenue. ana whereas.
differences have arisen 1..weel tne city and
the railr road company as q che grades OIL. sixth.
seventh aud gHIl avenues. 81 tracks a2v-
iHg been laid On the grade rs aear as may b..
0f filth and Ninth avenues AZ buchanan
street. and whereas. the sad differences have
been settled and adjusted 90 the satisfaction
Of the cltg. ~ 81 > railroad company agreeing
O. deed CD said city Tor street. purposes and
grade tls san a strip OF land atty feet Ia
width etteafias from the south side OF Sixth
avrnu. CD tae north side % Ninth avenue. and
at Joining on thc east the and owned By said
railroad company. and also Ia cons Iteration
90 Che sum % fourteen hundred ald seventy
three and }tlo0 dollars. 5eing che cost % the
grading and improvement II said 5 lxth avenue
from south l0nil sfreet CD a poiat One hl.-
dr.I ant f0rtv-fAres feet east - the cas-.
Zine % Buchanan street.. paid % che clrg treas
grer % 1raad Rapids oy sld Grand Rapids.
Lansing D-troi. rair)al. sad city has
a1rssd to sanction the building Of said rail
r.at ~ 50 constructed. and CD vacare So much
az sail sixth. seventh and Eighth avenues a.
les one hundred and forty threeItfl feet from
che east iile OF Buchanan stree. and to give
certain ri-hts 'n and 90 gre elsterly hall %
Buchanan street from Fourth 90 Ninth ave
nue. Therefore. che Common Council OF the
t.rp 20 Grand Rapils 10 orda.n IS follows.
Section &. fhat The s1't act.0a 20 said Grand
Rapids Lansing e Detroit railroad IN build
i1I t1e road ga tne grade aforesaid BE- and the
same is hereby ratified ana confirmed and all
claims Ter damages saieh said city might
have szsin salt railroad company. by reason
thereof are hereby wai1el AMI sarisied. aad
ths grade ~ said sixth. seventh and Eirhth
avenues. FROM the sa,t uns 81 Buchanan
street t0 a point iG fees easrerIg therafrom
Do and ne same IS hereby fxe3 and declared
20 he thc -raIe a. near a. may BE- of Fifth aad
Nirfh sgeHges as The sane crosses Buehanan
street.. and as the same = now Being used By
saif ~alroat company
Sec 3 Said Grand Rapids. LANSING 2 Detrof.
Railroad Company. its successors ard assigns.
ARE aereog authorized ard empowered 90 en-
Top rnoo and use The east aaif 81 Buchanan
street. 'r1r Fourth avenue ta Niuth avenue.
far fne laying % tracks. size tracks. switches
faraepts spnurtenaaees. and Az necessary
lat proper uses ~ its railroad forever.
See b TIE sssterivhsif OF Buchanan street
frrn Fourth avenue fe Ninfa avenue ant 80
much az sixth. seventh AT Eighth avenues
1s rs between .se sasterv ans n Buchanan
sreet ana fD isef sasfer'v fherefrom. iucIld-
ing enc s'lev arr hereby vacated
Sac. a. The rights granted. and benefits con
forref hereby arr to 81 f7r Enc hensft y th-
rrsaI 0apifs. Lansing Detr1It Railroad. Is
Successors ans A. r-s
Sec s. Tbs ordnance shst q fata sTaet
vhea .fe cost ~ fhe innrcF srsent 20 @fxth
,e.raa g -s st-fam s-ar have 1eer deposited
ut-h tae ,lfv treasure - cha c-asit ~ fss
t+~ ara conveyance ~ sad r-ft'f sf-asr
.sns 81 made and dsilTerst 70 tds city a.
t,rrev
Ser ft g urt sr~t.of ,nt sz~.es hetVsrr
e. "a ..tr art said rslrst rr~rsrg tnat na
sr.r-s snsi 20 opened over All ACROSS t..
rr -,at e-rnerfv Is g4 tefrr-fn Fi1rh 1F-.8
a.t Nrt1 sren7e iron ssld proposed ae~
r sa -he east. 10 Hlran street. GA tds