Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-02-12

by the passenger shall carry him to hi
destination, although he may be require
TO travel in more than one of said con
pany's cars or carriages, In reaching sue
destination. The bridges In said cit
shall be used by said company In sue
6 manner as shall not interfere with til
navigation OF Thunder Bay River. Sal
! company shall lay two (2) tracks on eac
bridge over which ii passes, and cars 4
crossing such bridges shall take the RICH
hand track. Between Washington ave
nue. and Second street bridge, on Secon,
street, said company shall construct an,
operate only single track, and In sal,
distance there shall be only ono ordinar
switch or side track. On Dock street be
tween Second street bridge and Mile
street, said company shall construct an,
use only one single track, and In said las
named distance, there shall be but on,
ordinary switch or side track
SECTION 2. The railways for all tn,
streets shall be laid near the center there
OF, II single track, and II double track
the second track shall be laid within two
feet and four inches @ It. ln.) Of tn,
other track. And said rails on all sale
railways shall be laid the same distance
apart as tho width of an ordinary wagon
And they shall be so laid as to interfere
as little as possible with the use OF saiC
street by wagons, carriages and sleighs.
SECTION 3. The cars to be used on said
railways shall be drawn by motors or an.
lmals; but no steam motors shall be us
ed. Cars shall DO run over said roads az
often as the Common Council of said city
shall determine 1t TO be- necessary. II
electric motors are used by said company
1t shall use all means known to science to
prevent damage thereby, to persons oil
property.
SECTION 4. No cars shall be allowed to
stop on the cross-walk, nor in front OF
any intersecting street, except to avoid
collisions. When the conductor OF any
car is required to stop at tho intersection
OF streets to secure or leave passengers,
the car shall be stopped SO as to leave the
roar platform slightly over the crossing.
SECTION 5. The grantees or their asso.
ciated successors or assigns shall employ
careful, sober and prudent agents to take
charge Of their cars while on tho road,
who shall use every caution not to do any
injury to any team, carriage or person on
| foot.
SECTION g. Conductors shall not allow
ladies or children TO enter or leave the
cars when such cars are in motion.
be entitled to tho track, and every vehi-
Gle upon the track OF said railway, shall
turn out when the cars come up, 80 as to
leave the track unobstructod and so
that the cars may pass unobstructed,
and tho driver of such vehicle refus-
ing to do SO, shall be liable TO penalty
of $25, on conviction before tho Recor-
der or Justices court of said city, and
costs Of prosecution and In default of
payment OF said fine and costs, shall be
imprisoned until the same Is paid. Said
Imprisonment not exceeding thirty 800
days.
SECTION 8. Cars after sunset, shall DO
provided with colored signal lights. And
all tho cars used by said company, shall
be properly heated during those parts Of
the season when their heating Is neces-
sary for the comfort of the passengers.
SECTION 8. Nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed 80 as TO prevent the
Common Council Of said city from au-
thorizing the laying down OF water or gas
pipes, sewers or repairing tho same, pro-
vided the work OF laying down said water
and gas pipes and sewers shall be dono in
such manner as not unreasonably to
damage railways or their use.
SECTION 10. This ordinance shall DO
void and of no effect unless the grantees
shall, within one month after the grant
ing of tho ordinance, notify the Common
Council In writing OF their acceptance OF
the provisions Of the same.
SECTION II. The track Of said railroad
shall be laid on paved streets even with
the pavement, and after laying such track,
said company shall replace the pavement
as near as can be, In as good condition as
In t,.ao IL lot An
said company SHALL at all times, keep
the pavement between tho rails Of its
track and 80 far as interfered with by
said railway, in good repair. The mate
rial therefor to be furnished by said city,
and on unpavcd streets, said track shall
be laid i'm such position as to conform to
the grade of the street as established by
the Common Council Of said city, and said
railroad company shall plank between the
rails and on the sides thereof In such
manner as to render the crossing of said
track at any place on such street easy by
vehicles. Must be so teams can cross
And i'm ease tho Common Council, at any
time, cause any unpaved street to be
paved, then said company shall alter
their track in such manner as TO conform
to said pavement. Tho tracks Of said
railway shall be laid oven with said pave
monts. And said company shall do the
work of paving between its rails, and so
far as the rails interfere with tho pave
ment on their outside.
SECTION 10. The property and fran
chises of said corporation shall be exempt
from municipal taxation for five years
after the passage OF this ordinance.
SECTION 10. Said corporation shall
build and equip with cars In condition to
be operated, at least one milo Of said road
within one next year ensuing. Andifthey
shall not so build and equip said ono mile
Of road within saidyear, then all rights un-
der this ordinance shall cease; and said or
dinance shall be null and void.
SECTION IA. When tho business Of any
street or locality shall warrant the build
ing and maintaining Of street railway
upon any street Of said city whore no such
railway has been built, and when the pub
lie interest shall require the construction
Of such railway on such street, tho Com
mon Council of the city may by resolu-
ton so declare. And if said City Railway
Company shall decline or neglect for six
months from the adoption Of such resolu-
ton, to proceed with the construction OF
such railway on such street. said City
Railway Company shall thereupon lose the
franchise hereby granted, and the Same
shall be void as to such street. And the
Common Council Of the city may per-
NIT any street railway corporation, duly
organized under the laws OF this State, to
build street railway upon such street
where this franchise has so become void.
And if il shall DO Unnecessary for such new
to cross with its cars, any oil
the bridges occupied 10y this corporation,
il shall have the right to cross such bridge
or bridges on tho tracks laid and owned
by this corporation. And II 1t shall be
necessary for such new corporation, in
order to make use of tho railway so built
by It, to pass over any of the streets al
ready occupied by this corporation, tho
Common Council of said city have the
right to allow such new corporation TO
build its tracks along, and operate It's
railway upon such streets so occupied by
this corporation.
SECTION 10. IL said railway company
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