Telegram-herald., 1890-02-25

AN ORDINANCE. granting permission 70 the
street Railway Company. OF Grand Rapids
and 10 Samuel Mather and Others 10 use.
operate, construct, keep and maintain street
railway tracks IN the city OF Grand Rapids.
and 10 discontinue street car service upon
certain streets IN said city.
Whereas. The Street Railway Company %
bfand Rapids contemplatcs the extension of
certain OF their lines nov operated a. said
city, VIZ: On South Division street south OF
the city limits OF said city from Hall street,
and east OF said city limits on Cherry street
ana wealthy avenue, and
Whereas. said samuel Msther and
others named as grantees IN sn ordnance
passed by the Common Council. Of the city q
1rand Rapids. October L. 1853 granting per-
mission 70 said grantees 10 keep. operate. use
and maintain street railways IN the streets q
Grand R.DidS intend becornino the snccessor,
OF said Street Railway Company Of Orsnd
Rapids In the use OF all its said street railway
lines; and.
Whereas. After said Street Railway CON-
pany of Grand Rapids and said samuel Mather
ana Others, their successors and assigns shall
have so built and extended their street rail-
Way lines south OF said city limits on south
DIVISION street. and east OF said city limits on
SAID Cherry street and Wealthy avenue, the
operation OF certain port Jns OF said lines for
street railway service viii become impracflcs-
Bile. now. the Common Council OF the city o.
Grand Rapids. do ordain as follows:
section 4. That consent permission and
vested ~ the said Street Railway Company Of
Grand Rapids and in samuel Mather.
william 9. Mather. ". J. Hayes. George r.
Perry and their associates. 10 DE hereafter
organized into a body corporate their success
sors and assigns when and II they shall be
come the successors 20 the rights ~ said
street Railway Company Of Grand Rapids. TO
keep. use and operate street railway tracks IN
Hall street. from it, intersection with south
Division street 10 Jefferson avenue sno Ia
last street, from it, Intersection with Cherry
street TO Sherman street. for the purpose of
running cars in and over said streets. 70 and
from said South Division street Jefferson ave
nue.. Cherry street and sherman street. 70 and
from the car houses and barns 81 said Street
Railway Company of Grand Rapids. and with
any power IN use upon the street railways Il
the Street Railway Company 81 Grand Rapids.
and said samuel Naiher and others. their sue
cessors and others.
Sec. 2 That said street Railway Company ~
crand Rapids and SAID samuel Naiher and
others. above named their successors and a.
signs ~ and when they become the Successors
OF SAID street Railway Company of Grand Rap
ids. shall not be obliged 20 operate street ears
FOR ordinary and regular street car sfrf -
upon and over said Han street from said
South Division street - Jefferson avenue nor
on and over said Last street from cherry
street 10 Sherman street, bot shaI De- a. al
times exempt from opefati nE and maintaining
street car service for the carriage ~ passen-
gers upon and over said portions 81 Hall street
and East street above named either - inda-
pendent street car lines. or ~ parts and ior
ton 0f any other street car lines Dow oT here
after owned and operated by ssid company. ~
by said samuel Nsfher and others. of their
Successors and assigns provided. however.
that the provisions u this ordinance shaii pct
become operative until said street Railway
Company. OF SAID samuel Mathcr and others
above named. their Successors oT assigns. shall
hsvp built and extended The present lines -
street railway owned and operated ~ said
Street Railway Company 81 Grand Rapids
south On south Division street from said
Han street. and east 81 last street upon said
Cherry street and said eaithy avenue De
yond the city limits respectively and have
running and in operation fhereHpon, regular
lines Of street railway IN connection glfh the
present Cherry street line. 80 called. ard
Wealthy avenue line. 80 called. sno South d.
vision street line. 20 called and also shaii have
suilf, and in operation. = line ~ street RAJ
way from South Division street, in sna over
Eiskeiv avenue. % jefferson avenue. thence
in and ever Jefferson avenue - isi street
thence iH and over Hall street from ifs
intersection with Jefferson avenue. - Macl
seefion 4 Thst fbe rlEhi - discsutinu.
street ca passe nger service upon thar portion
~ Hall street here before named. snaii o.
pend upon THE extension ~ fhs south
Division street liue, - tslleo. beyond ssla
dts limits ard IRE right o. fisrorf ruf street
s-sr psgseuRer service upon fhaf portion -
Fast street above named. shall 30 fuud ifluned
un or tho erfeusIon ~ both the Cherry
street and wealthy avenue unes. - cnliee. .asf
ssefion me privileges conferred ~ this
ordinance shaf extend fof perl9s ~ frlrfF
years from the ceeptencf ~ tfis orci nance.
-rrffnr r. ms ord Iuanrr shaii rof become
~r.arsfite nrfli & ~ sane siIeH - seoerfef ir
,i~itf,.r fv IT, crerfeas herein named ~
ffsrraefI sas Or fffefr duis aufh1ffTra arrrf -
st7rfnpV wirirn aeeepfauef shan - fisd yith
fhe CIV clprk of the city - Grand RAPIDS on
~ before ne FIRST dsT ~ May ltf.
y.ssaes sr6 approved ~ tte Common rour.
I'll ~ ne rsfs ~ Grand Rapids n rfguiar
sfssion. he'd Nenasy eVsnins, fetruarg 7th.
W.. sHIEKNAE. CITY Clerk