Telegram-herald., 1889-08-30
No. SO Lyon Street.

AN ORDINANCE permittu- tae Grani Rap
IDS. Lansing Detroit Railroad Company %
lay . tracks 4n aud 10 have q riEnt of Wat
~ certain streets IN the cltS OF GRAND
Ia ids
NAerras. The Grand Rapids. Lansing s. De
tfJit Railroad Company has heretofore COLI
sJucten Us railroad ani lad its tracks ofcr
aud aero - that parcc. ~ land extending moan
Fourth avenue 10 Ninth avenue, aud whereas.
oinerencrs have arisen between tlr city aud
the railroad company as O. the grades ol SIKH.
Seventh and Fi~h-h avenues. said tricks haF-
Ing been i4lo le Grade as near - may BE-
OF Fiifh aud Nilth avenues al buchanan
street dnd VIII cas-. The sad clEerentes have
bcen settled ano @d lgStcd 10 tHe satisfaction
of the city By sa.A railroad company agreeing
70 deed 10 said c.y for street purposes lald
grade the same atrlp OF land nity feet IN
WIDTH extending from the South side oi SlNtn
avenue % The north side ei Ninth tenus. and
;sdjaining on the east the lald owned ly >aid
iaiitoao company and also in CON. idtfali1n
ol tAt sum OF ultecn hundred and twenty
nine and 4-lJO dollars. being the cost 81 the
graoiug and Improve ement OF said Sixth avenue
from South lonia street io point one han
drod and foIty-fhree fest east OF the cast
Inc or buchanan street. paia g. the ely treas
urer ct Grand Rapids bv said Grand hlnils.
Lansing .G Detroit railroad. said city has
agreed 90 sanction the building 0I said rail-
r,at as 81 constructed and 20 vaCate So ms,l
oI said sixth. Seventh and Eighth avenues al,
lies one hundred and forty-thier li3 feet ir0ia
tHe ecs, line OF Buchanan str,er. aad % give
certain rights IN and 10 the easterly half oi
Buchanan street from Fourth 70 Ninth ave
nue.. Therefore. the Common Council of the
city OF Nrdud Rapids do ordaln IS follows
section !. N hat the said action 0i said Grand
RAPIDS. Lansing Detroit railroad IN build
Ing the road on tAc grade aforesaid De and the
same IS hereby ratified and confirm -! and all
claims Tor na.NascS Nhlcn Sal0 city l!8 {
have against said railroad company. by reason
thereof. are hereby waived aad satisfied ana
the grace II said sixth. seventh and Eighth
avenues. from the eat line of Buchanan
street. 10 point li3 feet easterly thercirom
be and the same Is hereby fixed aud declared
70 bc the grade as near as may be of Fifth and
Nlnln avenues, as the same crosses Buchanali
street. aud as the same Is now being used lS
said railroad company.
sec. 2 Said Grand Rapids. Lansing 4 Detroit
Railroad Company. its successors and assign
are hereby Authorized and empowered 10 ea-
ter upon aud use the east half ot Buchanan
street from Fourth avenue 10 Ninth avenue.
for the laying Of tracks. side tracks. switches.
turuouts. uppurtenauces. and all reccsS r.
and proper uses OF its railroad forever.
Sec. 3. The eastery half OF Buchanan street.
much of sixth. seventh and Eighth avenues
as lies between the easteriy line Of Buchanan
street and l83 feet easteriv therefrOm. inciud-
ing the alley. are hereby vacated.
Sec. :. The rights granted. and benefits con
ierred hereby. are 10 be for the benefit 0f the
Grcni Rapids. Lansing / Detroit Railroad, It's
successors and assigns.
see. 5. This ordinance shall 70 into elect
when the cost OF the Improvement OF Sixth
avenue sl.5-9 4-ioJ shall have been depos. trd
with the city treasurer % the credit Of tlf
flANs anu IA Ntlitf ffff NA 1aIN Fi-INtI -siFfl
shall b. made and delivered % the city a.
| torrey. Ald when said 6lty-f0ot street shai
have been duly graded in accordance with flt
! agreement entered into by said rlilr0af COM
pa.y. and referred % IN the remainder OF Ihi.
ordinance.
See. s. IL IS understood and agreed between
/ said city and said railroad company that
streets shall Poe opened over and across tn.
railroad property. iyiug between llffh awe u
( and Ninth avenue f-0m said proposed neu
street. on the east. 10 Hilton street on the
west
/ Sec. 7. The foregoing grant and nrivlie ge
/ are made by the city Of Grand Rapids and ac
cepted y the said railroad company on CON
I dif.9n that sid tracks. sldr-fra-ks aIa
/ switches Do constructed and maintained in an
/ cordance with th- prov ,.Nls of fhe statute n
/ this state as n0W ia force. or as may Negr
after be- la force. and l.s, 30 he controlled anl
/ governed hv the ordinances relative % rail
/ roads now in force iu said city. or that ma'
| be hereafter enacted in said c.fv in ref~rene
- the use Of said streets far "a road purpose
\ and the running OF ears thereon
Pass and approved blythe Common Conn
I I'll ~ tae city 20 Grand RaAlds ln reru'lr rr.
sion. held on Monday evening, August q lss.
" A. rHlNhNIAt.
2ts llty Clerk.