Telegram-herald., 1889-11-06


constructed, shsli bt Operated - oAs part -
. eoatin4oas lac Hsbllag ekcr sfrcsis herein
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has hrioge stTeef saa Mesl hriost street -
proseai ~esi cas- umlts
le iAc Honorable Ihs Common Caaucii u tia
Nils oi 0fAEe Rapids
uuutiemen- aaF COMMITTEES o. oIeinERces
g. Whem Nss relerfos ghs peusion 81 samuel
MalheE and s1hers ief a. ordinance granting
b. them the rteGt fo eouslruol sne agareis
sirecl rsFoae ir Nrsl lceuara sifeei ana
ofhcI streets ei sald rify. rsspeefluiis Fepert
that tAfs have carefully tKa1ninc1 the sane
ana recommenc shat ths Yraxef ~ ssid Peti-
toner be- grSuteo sud iAes ferori herewith
a. ordinance Is oarFy she saEis anto effect
IsAAc A. nHsss.
Pass A. k0naKEs.
A p AEEgK.
COMMITTEES ou ordinances
Dated NeY . lsss
Accepted SRa niea
Aid Turner moved that the eroinsnce be
placed upo1 ifs nrsg reaalhg - itf ntle-
Ala. Cncque meFec 10 amend lhsi u DC
referred g. tfe &laeflsen 0i the seoono ssd
FOURTH sards-
The yeas snd nsss bpiaf called for. the
amendment Nss losl as loilowS-
le@s-Ala. creqae. ollounel. SproUl. steb-
biBs-s.
Nays-Ald. Anderson. EmmeT L&uniers.
Miller. Rodgers. Stein. Stokes. Sryker, fuT-
ner. Aeres-lh
The original motion was then carried. and
The ordinance read accordingly.
Al0. lurncr moved thAl tne rules be s0s-
pended and that the ordinance BE- placed upon
IT'S second Trsiing by it> utle.
Carried and read accordingly,
Ald. Turner moved that the orcinsnos he
printed "a The council proceedings
Carried.
Yeas Aid. Anderson. Emmef. Launiere Nil
Ter. ODonnen. Stein stokes. sprou,. stebbins.
strykcr Turner. AereX-ll
Nays-Aone.
The ordinance reads as follows
AN ORDINANCE granting permission 20
Samuel Mather and Others 20 construct, keen.
maintain and operate street railways la the
city 0f Grand Rapids
Be II ordainrd bs the Common Council Of
the city 81 Grand Rapids
Section J. That consent permission and
authority are hereby given AID granted AID
duy vested ln Samuel Nather William q.
Aather, N j. Hayes. George A. Perry ana
their associates. 70 be- hereafter Incorporated.
aud 20 their assigus % construct. owu. main
tain. use and operate street railways IA the
following streets OF the eify Of Grand Rapids.
NliN al TIE necessary au0 convenient ifattH
for turn outs. SIDE tracks turn tables. cross
tracks and switches and the same 30 keep.
maintain and use. and 10 operate thereon
street railway ears. coaches. carriages. sleighs
or other vehicles. and curing al the term
hereinafter specified Anc described. aBd iu
the manner and upon the conditions SET forth
in this ordinance vi.
Commencing on West Leonard street az the
west city limits thence in and along safe West
Leonard street 10 Broadway street thence in
and and along said Broadway street g. West
Bridge street thence IA anc slonf West Bridge
street 10 Canal street thence in sno along
Canal street 10 CampGu place. 80 called thence
through and along Csmpau place. 50 called
/ To Monroe street thence IN sno along Monroe
street 20 Division street ihencr in and along
/ Division street 10 Filth avenue; thence IN aud
| along Fifth avenue % Madison sven uet thence
/ ia and along Madison avenue % Thomas
street thence in and along Thomas street 10
the east city limits
Sec. q The said grantees and their assigns
/ are hereby authorized 20 operate siLgle or
! double track street railways upon the streets
OF parts of streets above named and &C. con.
siruct and operate single or double track
/ street railways upon such other streets ave
\ Iues OF places iu said city as may. from time
1 20 time be fixed and determ ned by the Com.
4 assenfed 10 in writing by said grantees or their
assigns.
Sec. % The tracks ~ SAID railway when
single track lines are laid shall be laid In ne
center 81 al said streets. or they may be laid
/ on either side 81 the center of said streets.
provided. the inner rhl of said tracks shall be-
laid within two and one -hslf feet of thc ccn-
ter of said streets. provided that no single
track shall be LARD on one sce 0f the center of
I q street without the consent ~ the Common
/ Council of ihe city of eraud Rapids in places
/ where there may be switches or tufn-ouis he
center ~ the space rlthn the msin track
and such switches or ..s shai be af The
center of the streets % fae said grantees
/ or heir assigns shall as double track in any
I 81 said streets The inner r8ll of each track
/ shall be within two feet or two ant one hglf
feet a. the center - the street af the orr lon az
said grantees or their assigns. the gauge 81
/ said track shail be- AZ least four feet and eight
I and one-haif inches and so as 90 Accommodate
J the most common width between carriage
1 wheels
sec. T. The tracks of said railway which
I hereafter shall b. laid. shan De laid with such
ri is ard Be- such manner ~ shall least obsfruct
/ the passage - vehicles over the same TIE kiud
I and pattern thereof - he such a. shau De-
Z approved 81 ~ the Common Council. before the
same shall De- laid; said tracks shan Do ~ steel
rails. weighing not Jess than twenty seven
pounds 20 The yard said rails shall BE- not
+ Jess than Eve inches side. With = rise not %
! eKceed ore lnchs said tracks shall conform
/ O. the grades 81 tie streets a. now established.
I or as 10y shall. from time 30 time. 10 re.es
/ tab shed or altered and in case OF grading or
paving any of tho streets over which the lines
~ Che said raj IHag shall ruu. So if he necessary
/ g. relay ssid rails The same shall bp done 81
/ the capfnSe ~ said grantees and ffelr assigns
AID in 81 streets or parfs of streets rhich are
! not graded AID through which SAID raivay
I line snail run. tbe SAID grantees and their a.
signs shar have the rlsi to grade for con
I strucilon only. such grading to be according
/ to th- esfah ished grade ~ ssid street
/ The sad grantees and their assigns shall
I Do required g. Keep the surface 81 the street
/ inside their rails and tracks ln good order and
/ repair and o. b 90 ss tfe tsp ~ fhe rails Of
+ said track ~ the streets where said grantees
and their assigns shsu opsrsts a doubie track.
( thev shall Do required go seep the surface -
I fhe street within ths rails and tracks In sood
I order snd y vheneVef TIE Common Council shall
order street paved Is shsu 20 ths duty %
( sad grantees sne their gns a. pay the 81
+ psnsfs = parlUE between their rails snd
/ tracks sald grantees and their assigns shsfl
/ ~ 20 remove of irspi AT ridges 81 snow or See
+ fhaf may fsIi or hf formed Within ths rHrs q
4 fhsor frsrss sucb sunv and ios a. ls removed
+ ~ aforesaid shsl hs evenly Distributed over
f ire surface az the street iD suct = manner a.
f shau east ohsfruei public AVE thereon srd
ir ease the Common Cnuurll shau deem
it necessary to. snd oefs ~ auy firlf remove
a portion a ffs snew arc $50 from srv street
tbroush which gre said grantees sn6 their
ass zns may be operating street railway.