Telegram-herald., 1890-10-01

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th1 kra1t nate - both of SAID ord.4a8ces s4s
made express subject % rhe existiaz rights
q sac stFess katss.y osmpany Il ssrasd
has'tas aHa sasala aOt asea4as opeF4tlss 4afii
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Aoaf petitioner iufthef sh9es. that t1s eon.
srht % tae street Railway Company % orand
Rapids % sad ordinances b-eomiag operative
hAs nern daly made zad hled ulth Ehe eleEk o.
the eats 81 Grald kapid4
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Y has heFetofoFe requested d Year boaorsble
oldy that = shoasd approve Of the ksaa @na
pattern 81 To.rs 60 be 2sed ia the coEstEucttoa
ot is eieetIle railway. aRd has s1oAitfcd 10
V9ar h0AsFabi~ ol4y plans u the poles pro
posed 10 be a>c1 ana that on the z4th gay OF
Juiy. ls-l. the eoni mittee of ysur honorable
body, kno~a As the committee On streets.
recommended o. yoar honorable b,l.is that the
if0n poles % or used should be the i r. Nor
rs poles. represented Ga a diagram of TIE
sane annexed % sAia report. or sn iron pols OF
the same dimsnslens ana substantially Ike
said + z. Morris poles. and II as good work
manship. aalsh aad stxlei and for Ihe sood en-
poies 20 b. used. aU oessgonal red. piae pole.
represented "a he exhibif attachei 10 the re
port a. maaufarted By Brownlee Co, or
wooden pole Substantially ike said Brownies
p0tc as % material. dimension. style and
nnish said poles 10 be well and thoroughly
COATED with AZ least one coat Of durable oil
/ pstn1 az least Oace In each and every year.
Aud your petitioner furth shows that such
| poles as described In such report arc entirely
proper aud sufficient poles Tor the puropose OF
/ the construction 0t sad railway; that they are
sufficiently t-Onx and are both. such iron aud
wooden poles. slightly and suitable 10 be placed
/ In the streets Of said city
| lour petitioner further shows that subse-
quently aud on the 18th day OF Ju,y. lso the
committee OF your hOnerabiy body known as
| the tommlttcc on Streets. reported 90 your
I Al k..f n aaff h.f
| iron poles should te placed In the district OF
said city kGOwn as the frt limits thereof. and
that iron or wooden pl,es m ght De- used In all
those parts Of the cts outside OF the said nre
limits Al the option OF said Electric Railway
Con paay.
Your petitioner further shows that on the
2tth dav OF July. your honorable body approved
OF the kiHd and pattern OF said poles TO be
used as recommended oy said report.
Sxth-Your petitioner further shows that
on August fth. lS0. az a regular session of your
honoribiy body. the report OF the Comwittet
on Streets With reference 10 the districts ia
which iron poles should De used exclusively
and In which wooden or iroa poles might be
Used az the option OF saId company. was taken
/ up tor consideration and WAS adopted by YOU
honorable body after the following amend
meat lad been incol pOrated therein, viz: "iT
consideration of granting said street railway
company the privilege OF erecting
such wooden poles in certain public
! streets OF this city said street railway
tcmptny * Grand Rapids shall De required q
! flrnish It's patrons. through It's conductors
drivers OF ageats on and in charge Of thei
several street railway ears. without aGditiona
cost. with transfef tickets on the following
named lines. viz: Cherry street and Eight
warl line. West Bridge street and Ionis line
Wealthy avenue and Scri, ner street line pas
!, sengers % be- en- demand furnished witl
) transfer tickets. good en- the So-callel Hal
street and Plainnnid avenue line. and Hal
sire ana Piainfcld avenue line paSSeng r
% BE-. on demand. furnished With transfe
tickets. good on the above enumerated lines
: viz. Cherry street and Eighth ward line. Wes
Bridge street and South Ion.a line. ani
" ealthy avenue and ScriJner street line.
; Your petitioner further shows that it ha
> not accepted the terms OF said resolution o
, said Common Couacii. IS SO amended. no
| acted in pursuance thereof in whatever IL La
D done toward constructing and equipping sai
: electric rsilway.
Seveuth-Ycur petitioner further represent
r that 10 has commenced q secure contracts 10
2 ! material aad laber for the construction OF IL
{ proposed electric railway lines. and that IL
necessary to determine AT once upon the pole
p % b. used In order that il may make contract
for the purchase OF the same.
Elghth-Iour petitioner further represent
n that said ordinances were duly accepted b
{ the grantees thereof within the time by sal
= ordinances prescribed. and that the rights
; said grantees aud their assigns became fSe
o long prlor TO the action of your hOnOrabl
Z body With reference TO said poles and the di
> tricts within Which iron poles were require
% Z Dc placed and within which wooden or iro
e poles might be placed at the option Of th
Il said company.
e And your petitioner further shows ttt
nothing iB said ordinances requires that
) shoult give transfer tickets from one line
another without compensation therefor.
> Maitland your petitioner turther respec
IA y represents that it Is entitled to ask an
have e., m your honorable body an approval
:. the sind and pattern II some suitable pole
3. D. used Ia the construction ofits electric RAJ
way lines ana that 10 has the right Ia recsi'
e such approval without the Imposition upon
afanv condition not directly and immediate
lsfmaue 90 the matter Of the poles to be use
a renth-Your petitioner therefore prays yo'
honorable body that it viii az once take a
e.