Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-05

49, saan saca other streets ave |
/. nnes or places Ia sale city, as may. freni
= tiRe % time. - hxee Ailt artSfinth-d y /
I kapsEs ~ s>sehtea - II sfitlns ~ sad /
: Aaitaay S1snqsns. provided. taat ssssle /
) tracks emily ssst b. placed on streets /
4 hatiiss = width OF less han sixty fess-
/ sec, a Ths tracks OF >zid railway, when |
2 xinetx trsck lines are laid. sha ! be lad IA i
s the e~ater Of al said streets. OF they Nay /
4 BE- laid Ca either Size VI TIE eehtsf u s<it /
S streets: provided the inner rAil OF said Il
8 trscks snsI Bs laid eitiiia tws saa ane- /
7 half ss-sf OF the center OF said streets; sns /
: provided that 10 single lIace lsii be /
2 laid on one side q tns center without ,he
i city 81 6ruhd Rapids IN places where |
!. there nay be switches or tarn-oats. the \
3 ce0tsr II the space 0lstin tue main Track |
I and such switches sRd ;ufa-otts shall be |
; a the csnter OF the streets; IA ease the /
q said Ralisay Compeny shall lay double /
7 track la Any of said streets. The inncr rail- |
) 81 each trssk shall oe withia two sad snr-
. half feet OF the center oil the street. The |
y gllaxr Of sass facA shall be fonr feet eight |
4 and oAehalf inches. and 50 a. 70 accom- |
z nodat- the most coinmoa width between /
3 carriage vince ;. provided that GA k.st |
4 Leonard street. b~fwrsa the Detroit. |
S .sraad Haven Milwaukee RAILWAY Com |
d Rays tracks aud 3e feet east OF TAYLOR |
street. the tracks nay Or la.a sesta 81
y Provided. That ali tracks SHAH De iasd
a under the direction of the city engineer.
sl-c. 1. The said railway company may rr- |
2 build and relay all or any .; the tracks now
laid IN the streets or parts of streets. men
TONED In section one Cd ~ this ordnance.
or any part thereof. and for that purpose
may use any Of the rails OF the present
7 tracks OF said railway companies. or any
BART thereof. And all rev rails watch shall
be hereafter ia.l shall be steel fails
% weighing not less than forty ave pounds 10
4 the ward ana all rails shall be laid In such
Z manner as 10 least obstrict the passage.
IL over the SAINT oil vehicles. and shall con-
Ia form TO ne grades OF the streets "a esfaD
5 lshed AT the time OF laying the SAME.
10 or az they shall from time Ia time be
II rc.estssiished or altered. and In ease OF
Is eradiiig or paving any OF the streets. over
d which the fines OF said raj way company
% shall run. II IL be necessary 10 relay the sa'd
Il rails, the same shall be done az the expense
- Of said railway company. and on AL streets
= o. parts Of streets waich are not graded
= over which said railway lines shai run,
3 said railway company shall have the right
d IL Grade for construction only; such grad
y ing To be according 10 the established
q grade OF said streets.
- The said Railway Company shall be re-
~ Quired IL Keep the surface of the streets
81 inside It's rails and track aud eight inches
B outside ftor~of in good order aed repair
3; and as high as the top OF tie rails OF said
- track.
$ Whenever the Common Council shall
81 order any OF said streets paved. said
q Railway Company shall bear aud paw the
$ expense of paving between its rails and
30 tracks and e,ght inches outside there
50 Of. And said Railway Company shall
II have the right TO pay the cost OF such paw
~ ing. In installmenfs and upon the same
IS terms and conditions as The owners oil
81 lands abutting on sad streets may be re-
IS CURED or authorized t. pay their assess
10 menls for making said Improvement.
IL At aii curves and street iatersecti ms on
IS unpayed streets. 1t shall be the duty OF
- said Railway Company TO pave With cob
81 BILE stones between ips rails AMI tracks
81 when ordered 10 do SO by the Common
" Council.
81 Inc city shall not pave or Law founda-
81 ton for paving. nor shall said Railway
s. Company be required 10 pave or lay .
y iolnaaiion for paving between Il: Tails
50 Of with concrete or any other material.
81 which will interfere with said Railway
90 Company making repairs TO its Cross ties.
81 joints. ground wires or other necessary re-
81 pairs % its road bed. but shall pave With
50 such ,a,erini and In such manner rs may
81 be ordered by the Common Council OF
g. g the city Of Grand RAPIDS: .,., ~.
81 move or level ali ridges OF snow or ice
IS that may fall or be formed within the
81 rails Of its tracks.
ii aforesaid. shall be evenly distributed over
Y the surfa K OF the streets In such manner
u as shall least obstruct the public travel
"a thereon. and in case the Common Council
IS shall deem Ii necessary, and does at any
Is time remove portion OF the snow aud
~ ice. from any street over which the said
- Hallway Company may be operating y
~ street railway. then, ana In that case. said
30 Railway Company shall bear and pay
81 their proportionate share Of the expense
e2 thereof. determined OH the basis Of the
3 proportion Of the width Of the street oc.
81 cupied by the track or tracks. compared
- with the whole width OF the street 50
81 cleaned.
s. And II the said Railway Company shall
IS neglect to obey any order which the Com
80 mon Council may make In relation TO such
w AFFAIRS. or any order relative to any re-
VI pairs OF the streets. which the said Rail-
W way Company. By the provisions of this
80 ordinance Is obligated to make. said
9. Common Council! maJ cause the Sc me to
" be made. and collect the expenses there
W OF from said Railway Company.
W The said Railway Company may deposit
rs or sprinkle salt upon the tracks OF its
~ street railway. at all switch points. curves
20 and turn tables, and az and upon other
0l portions Of Its tracks. the grade whereof
02 shall exceed two and one half feet in the
% hundred. and srcn other places rs shall
% be necessary to the successful operation
W OF Its railway; the salt In all cases 10 be
70 deposited or sprinkied on the surface OF
"a the rails only, and In such quantities. and
OS In such manner rs shall least impair the
% u.e OF said streets for pubic travel.
l Fec. ,. The cars TO be used on said rail-
way. shall be drawn by electric or such
3 other motive power rs may seem best 70
said company. Provided. however, that
; locomotive engines propelled by steam
8 power shall not be used. nor shall anima.
5 that said Railway Company shall be en-
gagged In getting its lines ready for electric
10 or other power. or duringa break down or
III some other emergency preventing the use
IL of mechanical power. And permission
- and authority are hereby given 90 said
II Railway Company 10 place. erect ana
ID maintain. in the streets OF said city and
y ON either side thereof. wherever their
Il street railway tracks are situated, and an
- such other streets rs shall be necessary
10 for their insulated feed wires Tor ~ shall
~ be accessary 10 connect with their power
q houses suitable polss to be approved by
- the Common Council. Tor suspending cscc-
- trio wires through ana over such streets:
= said poles shall be Of iron wiialn The Ore
- district. and be neatly painted wooden
D poles outside the IRE district.
u And permission and authority are here
. bygiven TO said Railway Company tn place
= and maintain Tn and over said streets.
81 Quoting electricity thereover. ana suitar
% bic span wires trolley wires. feed wires
g and Insulating appliances. and also to
- randgIts for Electric wires or cables or
r. for mechanical cables. Provided that
81 wires ana sH other electrical appliances.
. shall be SO PLACED rs not 10 interfere with
% city al Graud Rapids
III Provided. however. that no poles shall
Y be erected In any street where said con-
u Arst having heen granted 10 u By the Coma
IS mon Council 10 so erect IT, poisA
Sec. & the cars TO be uss1 on said rail-
Way shall be drawn ~ speed not exceed
inG seven miles an hour. between the in.
4 tersec;ion II Stocking street and West
Bridge street aad the intersection ~
North Division street and Monroe street
and On all bridges In the city Of Grand
Rapids over which the read may run and
elsewhere not exceeding the rate Of 1fteen
10 miles an hour. Said cars shall run o.
II each OF said routes. numbered from one fil
u u ten linl both numbers inclusive. AZ In
u tervAis OF not more shas ten lisf minutes
n each Way. and shall be run ss long ns pub
Is lie convenience shall require. and the
rs Common Council nv resolution or other.
II wise shalt prescribe. but no order shall
~ compel said Rsiiwsy Company 20 ran se
~ ears earlier than = N. nor later than l.
- p. N.
4 Provided however. That said RAILWAY
= Company shall not be required ~. hat 1T
~ It's onfien NAV, fNa the line on Wet fnl