The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-09
AN ORDINANCE.

Granting franchise over and along certain
streets in the city of Manitowoc, Wis. to the NJ
l.. :. and w. Ry. Co.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the city of Manitowoc as follows:
SIC 1. The Milwaukee Lake Shore Western
Railway Company "a coIrporatlon) Is hereby
authorized and empowered to lay down and con-
struct single span or side track railway along
and over the following streets in said city may
be necessary in the bnildlng of it's road upon the
following described located lines.
A. Beginning at point IN the line of said
Railway Cos. track as now constructed IN Quay
street at point at or near the north line of said
Quay street between blocks two hundred and
twenty -one (22D and two hundred and twenty
two (222); thence running in general westerly
direction in said Quay street to point at near
the north east corner of the intersection of Sixth
and Quay streets.
b. Beginning at a point near the center of 18th
street opposite lot one n block two hundred and
fourteen (2l4; thence through said lot one o. in
to and diagonally across Water street; thence in
to and across the north end of lot four a. block
two hundred and fifteen f215l; thence across 18th
street into and across block two hundred and
twelve (2l2f: thence INTO and across 18th street
to the west line thereof.
G. Also a line from point of junction with
the like last described at point IN Water street
opposite 10. threes g, block two hundred and
fifteen (2l5): running thence in south-easterly
direction in Water street to the west line OF 1lt
street.
And for that purpose the aforesaid franchise
along the above described lines is given ard
granted to said railway company is fully author
lied and empowered to maintain and use said
spur and side tracks over upon ard along all the
streets as required by the located lines above de-
scribed for the purpose of enabling SAID raj way
company to transport the freight and products
of the various industries that now are and NAV
hereafter be located along said spur and saic
side tracks to receive deliver and Otherwist
handle their freight and to load and unload anC
have loaded and unloaded the cars of salt
| company and generally to maintain and use sale
| spur and side tracks for the usual purpose of q
railroad but such franchise shall not be exclusive
of any similar franchise which may hereafter bt
granted to any other railway company along ant
across the same streets.
| SEC.2. That no locomotive, car or cars shal
| be run upon or over said spur or side track rall
| way faster than at the rate of SIX miles an hou
| and no train any part thereof shall be allowed
! to stand or remai in on any street crossing; an.
violation of section two of this ordinance or an!
part thereof shall subject the railway compay t.
| penalty of twenty-five dollars.
| SEC. 3. Nothing in this ordinance shall be con
strued to make said city of Manitowoc liable o
| responsible for any damage or to exempt or re
| lease said M. l.. s. 4 W. Ry. Co. from the pay
ment of any damages which the granting OF thi
| franchise or the construction, operation or main
| tenance of this railway hereby authorized to b
built shall cause to the property OF the owners o
the property along or In front of which said rail-
way shall be built.
S.& w. Ry. Co. to faithfully observe, compl
with and carry out all and singular; each ant
| everv or any of the conditions of this ordinance
shall render this ordinance imperative and void
d.
liable to pay its proportion of any expense of tn
| improvement of any street which may be ordere'
by the city council along which it's track run ant
the city hereby reserves the right to require salt
| railway company to construct and maintain a
! its own expense such bridges, viaducts, tunnel
| and to provide such other conveyances at publi
crossings as the BOARD OF Aldermen may daen
| necessary. -
| SEC g. This ordinance shall take effect and b.
| in force from and after its passage and publica
ton and the acceptance thereof by SAID Nj. Ia. =
| 4 w. Ry. Co. which acceptance shall be in writ
| ing signed by the President and Secretary o
| Vice-President and Asst. Secretary of the sait
ance shall be fled within thirty days after tn,
| passage of this ordinance with the clerk of tn,
| city of Manitowoc, to be attached to and record
| ed with this ordinance and upon filing thereo
| such acceptance and this ordinance shall bt
| binding and obligatory upon both said railway
| company and said city of Manitowoc.
| Adopted this 18th day of Sept. 1890:
Attest: FRED SCH UETTE, Mayor.
AnrurR REIcuERT City Clerk