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AN Ordinance srsauae peru isssep 80
>aHar hatheT aHl etners lo construct AUrh
Ha.Hl siu asa e}efale stlpet railways ih the
r. s. ertsiaca Is fhe Commen Councll oi
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t.Ilptl-s streets oi the cits SO Grand hapias.
"sA as ilt att ssarN ah4 convenient tfafhs
t.r f-ru alls s. de- tracks. tara tables GROSS
Irs .es lnu switches ara thr salAt IS AutFt
u.4lutala aHa 49, ed te efcrate thereon
street rafuay care. coaches carr A1cs auo
a4rae al fht t-rfa her,ilaitef slet ihva aAa
drsr ate. aaa la tht manner aa4 upeu the
tonueac aa ou Vest Leonard street 81 ths
Nrsf rifK IMltss thence lu aiIe alsDa SAID N rsi
Leonard > rtri to hfetdNaS street tiifnfs tn
aad and siaug sala hTualwaN street 30 West
iFtdse stree. thence a. auc along rsi tfla-t
street 60 taaai streets thence iu hna along
Canal slfrri 90 tanfaJ place, - called lttnce
! Through aud iIaus taHpAu i44et. - called
lo Monroe street ththtt ln aua aleAs slantue
street 90 Division street thence iE and aieus
/ bNls uu street to iitt SNthue lhtute ~ elia
/ aionl lIffn avenue ga Madison avenue thence
iu and along Madison avenue 10 nuluas
/ street Thence ln aud along Thomas street o.
( the east cify limits
/ See = The said grantees aud their assigns
are hereby authorized 20 opera sh-Fit "f
double track street failwsAs upon ttt streets
I or parts 90 streets atoft named. sAcrh upQH
>aid Broadway street ln which said Broad
I assigns shall only operate single Nack
/ street RAILWAY ana To construct anu
operate single OF double TRACK
! street railways upon such other streets. ave
/ uurs oT places iu sald city as may. from time
o. time. b. fAeo and determined by The Com
mon Council of tile city of Grand Rapids ana
/ as,fufrd 90 in writing by said grantees of Their
! assigns
/ Provided that only single track without
furueuIs. shall be laid on the north slot ~
/ tflh sfrune. fr1m Lafayette street % Maol
son avenue. and the said track 20 be laid "a 10
the inner rail- TWO aud onC-haH feel from TIE
center az thf street and 10 ease the common
Council shall grant ffAnCh.s ~ 10 any other
street raj W ty company. ani H shall become
necessary e. cross the track % the company to
which fhis ia clisr ls granted al or between
1 fhe above mentioned points, the grantees OF
/ their assigns shall place or allow fhelf tfhch
.o he placed iu slch condition a. not u 90
t.fnci The passage ~ The cars 81 The company
! fo which such other franchise is granted
! Provided. further. that 10 case any other
/ ordinance granted % Any other street rall AA
! COMPANY. or cable railway com pauN. shaIi
/ apse or The terms thereof shal not he com
/ alird with. within the time limited therefor lu
/ said orc nance. then fir foregoing proNlhion
( snail cease t0 br operative, aud ihf sale
grantee herein named shalt have me, riehi
! 90 lay a double ti1cf ln tlat portion oi , iiilh
/ avenue between Mad sen avenue AID south
/ Lafayette street
See . The tracks 81 said railway when
/ single trtef lines are laid. shai hc iaid lr the
I center ot All said streets. ~ t.eE nay he ltla
/ on either side of lhe center - SAID streets.
/ except as in che proYiso annexed to
81 ffa.r Us -. !. D.
( .aid within two and One hfIf feet 81 iht rrh-
! ter ol said streets. provided that no single
/ track shall he laid on one SIDE oi iae center oi
! street without the consent oi ihf CON mon
! Council of the city oi Grand Rapids. iu places
/ where thtre may Doe switches or turnouis. ile
! CENTER 1f the Snace within the main track
/ and such switches OF turn-olfS shall hc go ihe
center of the streets. ln case The SAID grantees
/ or their assigns shall LAY double ira ck in any
! nl SAID SIT cis. the inner ran oi eaeh itark
/ shall De- Within two feet or f"o ana one hdll
/ feet ~ the center - the street 80 the option ~
/ said grantees or their assigns, flF gauge of
/ said rrark shall pee 20 least four feet ANA eight
/ and one .haif inches and 50 as o. accommodate
/ zoe most common width between carriage
/ wheels.
Sec & The tracks Of said railway which
hrr .tffer shall De lald, shali De iale Win t4ch
/ rails and such manner a. shall least ohsffuci
/ che passage of vehicles over De same inf knd
/ Hd pattern thereof 10 De such as shall De-
I approved % hy the Common Council. before fhe
! slua snail be laid said tracks shall br oi steel
I rails weighing not less Than twenty seven
/ pounds o. fhe yard said rails shalt hr nos
4 .es~ than nNe iucles VIDE. WITH q Use nei to
/ exceed pnr inch. said tracks shall conform
% the GRADES 81 the streets now esfahl. shed.
I 3r AS thy shall. from time Go ine. le rt-fs
/ paving amy of fhe streets over which the lines
/ lf she said railway shall ruu. " . ae necessary
+ O. relay SAID rails. the same shr.l p" dome al
/ tIl-.rHpen~c ~ said grantees and tfeIr ass gas
4 iu all streets 0r parts 90 streets ~ hI rh are
4 not graded and through which said raI .Ha}
+ Huc sliaiI rru. fhe said raltfes and tarIr ae
I .f.f.rt. .l,. a.Iv su..t grading fo hr arclrtIl i
+ fo the established -r.le ~ ,all stle
mo said Grantees and their ass cus shall
I heIeIrircd o. keep thc surface ot the street
.n.f b. t..si~ rails and ffar. |r GOOD Drt % and
/ repair.and h.gh as the top 81 1ho rails of
( said track. lu ines streets where eatd grantees
: th., Shall he required 3D. keen Oh. sarfar. 20
/ Tie street within tie rails and tracks iu good
! order ami ,fHcnetrrthe Common Council shall
order street paved. % shan le thc duty oi
T rcrsrs "a pavinc between fheir rails and
/ tracks. said grantees and their assigns shall
/ -hrf nav fan or he formed within The rats of
/ thc.r tracks. such SNOW and ice as is removed
~. l.,-.,l. of tie street NJ sarh manner ss
lb.ffil.e. .l..trr,-r l,f.ific travel thereon and
10 case the common Council shall deem
portion ~ tbe snow ana ice f'orl as street
assigns NAV be operating street railway.
SANS shall bar ther rrenortlouate share
.t-..f o-rur, F.. lr fhe SAID treat ert-arks
t.f r thc sd - fee. or ther ass ,rs
Q aI .s |a r.. 7. F.. 81