Telegram-herald., 1889-12-27

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AN PsfNAACE erauUls prru lsslau ta
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H.sI-.a.a ..a Operate street ral ase ia lhr
BrI ar4alard Is Tie Common Council 81
ftr .ffs .t rrafa Rapids
section Ilat CONSENT permission aRd
a--Letis ats tc3 ESQ s-e trl aHa
e-' vested - >ll4e AatheE William a..
Matter H II HAYES. urnrEt r. frTrk Eua
their associates o. hv hereafter lnCaTaQr Qralra.
aht o. fhr.r assigns. 81 construct ~ al. ul.iu
fellef'l az streets ei tle rfts oi Grand Rapids
u-l la al tar necessary and convenient TRACKS
laf tarn oats >.dt TRACKS. turA tables cross
tracks ana switches. ana the SaEt to krep.
mailtslu aut use. AID to operate thereon
street railway cars. coaches. carriages. aua
during ati sac Itrin beTciuAtter specified auu
described. aAa Il the manErr and upon the
ttl-, i.i'A. sti t'ttA lh this efal alheAct. f4f
tommrHc us ou esi Leonard street 81 the
west tils IaHlfs thence in and long saia esI
Leonard Street 90 bro4dwsy street thence IA
AID and along said Broadway street o. West
bfidet street thence iu and alohE ~ est Bridge
etrrrt fH taaai street, thence ll aa4 along
canal silrrl ta laHpau s. aCe 50 "a led thence
thtltAAh aad d|oNE AafuFsA place. 80 called.
% Monroe street thence lu aad alons Monroe
street O. Division street thence in and along
IlfIslou street 90 = Ifth avenue thence iu and
along FINN avenue lo Madison avenue thence
il aud along Madison avenue % Thomas
street thence lu and along Thomas street. 20
the east city limits.
See p The said grantees aud their assigns
are hereby authorized o. operate silEle Ur
dauh'r TRACK street railways upon Ihr streets
90 PARTS 20 streets above named. excerpt upo4
said broadway street ln which said Broad
eay street the said grantees auo their
assigns shall only operate . single TRACK
street railway. ana 10 construct and
operate siarle or double track
street railways upon such other streets ave.
uu-s or places lu said city as may fIom n.nc
o. llme. be fixed and determined ~ me Com.
mon Council ol the city Of Grand Rapids. ana
asstuted 10 90 writing by said grantees of Their
assigns.
Provided that only single track without
turnouts SHAH De laid On thv north side oi
Finn syruue. from Lafayette street 10 Nadl-
son avenue. and the said iraci to te iaia Win
the inner rail two and onehnt frrf from the
center ~ tAe street and ln ease the Common
Council shall grant frauch ~ fo anN other
street railway company ana 10 shall become
necessary 10 cross The track - the company %
which tliis ira CHI ST. j. granted a. uf between
the above mentioned p0ints, TIE grantees or
tH'ir assigns shal place on allow thrlf ifac h
20 De placed iu such condition as not 90 nb-
slIurf the passage otthc ears ~ Tho com pany
o. which such other franchise is granted.
Provided further that in ease amy other
ordinance granted 10 any other street Tal way
company or cable railway company. >IaIl
iarse of the terms thereof sha not br COM
pied Nifh. within the time limited therefor in
said ordinance then the foregoing provision
snail cease 20 be OperafiVr. and tiic saI q
grantee herein named shall have thn right
To lay q double track in that portion ~ lfih
avenue between Madison avenue and south
Lafayette street.
Sec. % The tracks % said railway when
sing tract lines are iaid. shall te -ait sd The
center of aIl said streets. or they may De laI1
on either side 81 tine center a. said streets,
except as lu the pr0viso annexed TO
section ~ this ordinance. pro-
provided. the inner rali Of SAID tracks shan De-
laid w.th'n two and Onchslf feet 81 the cen
fer of said streets. provided ihai no slntlc
track SHAH be laid on one slre Of the ccntrr %
a street without the consent 81 the Common
Council % the city Of Grand Rapids DO places
where there may be- switches or furn-outs. the
center al the space within the nala ilarA
and such switches or furn-outs shall De al the
center ol the streets, in case the said grantees
or their assigns shall lay double ira 'k ln amy
OF said streets. tile inner rsii Of each track
shall ~ within two feet or two aud one hall
feet of the center 81 the street al the ofi'ol 81
said granteeS or their assigns. the gauge ~
said track shaNlc al leas; four feet and eight
and One-ha'ffucNeS and 80 as . accom- modafe
the most common width between carriage
wheels.
Sec. 1 FSe tracks OF said railway which
hereafter shall De laid. shall be laid with such
rails and ia such manner a. shall least ubsiruci
the passage OF vehicles over the same ihe klnH
and pattern thereof 10 DE such as snali he
approved OF by the Common fOuucil. before The
same shall - tild sad tracks slaI he ~ steel
rails. Weighing not less than twenty seven
less than five inches wide. with a rise not 10
exceed one Inch. said tracks shall conform
- the grades ot tie streets a now established.
or rs tIf Y shall. from Tine % une. Dc rf-cs
tahi shed OF altered: and in case OF grading or
pay.uC any of The streets over which flr Ines
81 tho said railway shall run, u = he necessary
10 relay said rails. the same shall be done at
the expense of said grantees and their assigns,
ard iu all streets or parts 81 streets IS hich are
not graded and through Wfirl slln railway
10 shall run. The slid grantees and Their As
signs shall have the right 10 Gralr JOY con-
sfrlction only. such grading o. tr according
to the established Grade Of SAID street.
The said grantees and their assigns shall
be relui-ed l. keep the surface Of the street
inside tnrir rails and tracks in good order and
Teuafr and a~ hich the ton ~ tle rdfIs ~
sai+ track. lu the streets where SAID grantees
ara tAe.r aSslg Ie taIi optf fi' .n'".t lI-fH,
fhry shall De required 70 keep the surface oi
the street " if'l.l fIe rails aal tracks IH good
order: and whenever The Common Council shall
ortcr street paved, ii shaI p" ihf Qliy ot
urns.S uf paving between their rails and
t.s.ls. said grantees and their assigns shall
ais remove or lcse. All ridges of snow or ice
that may fan or be formed nifln the rails -
tn .~ tracks, such snow and ice as IS removed
ae flr--ai shall be evenly disir bUiod over
the ~srt tf" Of Che street in slrh manner as
lI case The Common inlncl shaH or m
if ucc sssrv %. and does ~ anv f.mc re- Owe
F. n 4u 20 The snow ana zee if m aIf street.
through which the said grantees aDd fhfir
a.-.-rS may Dee operating street railway.
r. %. iD that case. the said grantees and thcr
ass -n. shall bar their proror' nnafe share
@ the expense thereof dctsrm'nfd on ne
basis 90 fh proportion cf the width ~ fho
streets orrurIed hy fhe said frark W tracks
c.rp pared with the whole width az to street.
And f fhr said Trantees or fher assigns
s..'I neglect 90 obey any order which the
Common Council mas make fr relation 20 e'lrh
affair. or amy ordfr relative ~ any rerairs ~
The streets which fhr sad grantees. 'T fh"
prov. ions ~ ibis ofdlnancf. are Dl.l-affa fo
make. Ihe said Common Council may cause
fle Same f0 he made and collect fhe expenses
fnrIe lin Aa.. ll '.'.l