Telegram-herald., 1889-09-02

An ORDIN ANCE permitting the Grand Rap
ids Lansing a Detroit Railroad Company 20
lay its tracks $40 and To- have "a right 81 way
ln certain streets in the city OF Grand
Rapids
" nereas. The Grand Rapids. Lansing & De
troit Railroad Company has heretofore con
sfrucfed IL railroad and laid itS tracks over
aud acress that parcel of land extending from
Fourth avenue to nth avenue. aud whereas.
differences nave arisen between fhe city and
thr railroad company a. 10 tht grades 90 sixth.
seventh and fiFhth avenues. SAID tracks iiat
irg br N laid he grade - near - may hr
Of fIffn and Nj nfh avenues at burh3nau
street and whereas. the said differences have
been settled and Al iusted Ia the satisfaction
oi the city by said railroad company agree ng
20 deed 90 said city for street purposes iand
grade the same. a strip of land fffv feet iu
width extending from The south siae 81 sixth
avenue 10 tnr north size 90 Ninth aAfauf. aHa
adjoining ou flc east The land owned ~ said
railroad company. and also 100 considerable
oI ihr sum oi lffcen hundred and twenty
nine and = 100 dollars. being fhc cost 81 iif
grading and improvement ~ said SIKH aYci|ua
from south ionIa street - point one han
dfed SEd forty Three feet east 81 the fas'
limo IF buchanan street. paid 90 the city treas
urer of Grand Rapids by said Grand Rapids
Lansing a Detroit railroad. said city has
,lt,rsrd 90 sanction the building Of said rail.
r.aa - 50 constructed. and 60 sacaie se much 2
of said sixth Seventh aud Eighth avenues As
lies one hundred and forty three AZ feet from
the east line of Buchanan street. and 10 give
certain rights in and 70 the essteIsy hsh az
Buchanan street from eurtN iu Nlufn ave
rnf. Therefor. fhe orfnon teunrI 81 the
cts of Giand Rapids do ofdain as follows.
section J. hat the said action ~ said Grand
Rapids. Lansing Detroit railroad in build
IHg the road on the grade sloif said be md tho
sHll" is hereby ratified and confirmed aid si
claims fnr damages wfieu sAtt s..v might
have against said railroad eoT YaHy. hy rea- %
Thereof. arc nrri-hy w4lKH1 "a IA satisfied. aI.I
fhe grade ~ said ~iNfh. -ef tfh aud fz1ih
avenues from TIE east Hne of bucha $40
street. 10 a point l+3 f'rf e-sfery thtreirom
pr ana the same is her 10y nKet and declare q
TO Do The gratf - near as fnar De- ~ fifth sHe
nth avenues. rs fhe same crosses burntuaH
street. and As fAe same is n0N being used Nf
said raj 'lr0ad company
Sec. :. said Grand Rapids. Lansing Deiroi'
Railroad COMPANY. ifs surcesscr- and assigns
are hereby authorized and empowered 90 en-
ter upon and use The east A4If 81 buchanan
street from Fourth sNeuue 20 Ninth avenue
Tor the LAYING % tracks sldnfrao - sWifrhrs
furnnufs. appurfsnanoee. and at nerf >ssf.
and proper uses Of rs railroad forever
&C. ne easieriF ha,l oi ht. AelHh slfff'
from fourth avenue - Ninth avenue ana s'
much Of sixth seventh and flrhfl avenues
~ lies between the rasferIy Doe 20 barhsf = p
street aad ~ feef casferlv fherefrom. inriud
ing the ~ licv. are herefy vacated
~oc.4 Toe rights granted. ard benefits con
ffrrfd hfffhT. are e. be- for fNf benefit 81 The
grenf Rapids Lansing Detroit Railroad. if'
See s. ThIs ordInaore shan e. into effect
when the est ~ the improvement - sixth
avenue : % a4-i0 shall have heer deposited
with fhe city treasurer 70 ftf credit ~ fhf
fffr and canrevarcs ~ said aNfoef street
shall he made and delivered ~ the CITY o.
fDrnfy aao when said fits foot street shal
Rave hesn frfy grHrsf fr arcnrr arrf wfff ffft
agreement entered info hV said r. road corn
PAM. snd reierreo O. iH The preamble - Tbs
ordirsnrr.
-ee p. Iffs understood and agreed bet-eer
SAID eifT snd said rzilre0d con panV fissf 81
streets shall - opened over afd srr.ss ff
"a iraaH property wing n@fwaf iifh sTr ~
and Ni8fh avenue from said prnp8sef HcN
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