Telegram-herald., 1891-06-09
LEGAL ADVERTISING.

I'd sa1 duly vested Ia the Reed ; L1Ar
Electric Railway Company. its successors
ami xSslxus. 10 construct ma EtAiD ana
. us- street railways IA tue following streets.
: a!th al the necessary aad convenient
tracks for tGrn-outs. sids tracks- tara
tables. cross TRACKS and switches. ana tEs
u same 10 Keep. malatsln aHd Use. ana 10
i oDe ate thereon street railway cars.
y coaches. carriages. sieiehs or oiheF
5 vehicles. and 10 Use on said streets lnc
4 necessary repair wasoas vita which 10
y repair B9ses and wires. and oeriAg AL the
o term be einafter specified and described.
Z and IA the manner sad uDon the eondi-
!, tions set forth IN this ordinance, viE.i
y Commencing on EssI Fulton street .,
" its Intersection with Dwisbt street.
4 thence in and along Dwight street 10
= Lake avenue. tnence In and along LAKE
5 avenue 10 IT'S Intersection Win RANSOM
4 street, thence Ia saa along Ransom street
. % It's siBtersectieR With PARK street. thence
% Ia ead s,oas PARK street TO its lntersec-
2 tlon with North DisisOn street. thence
= in aud aioag North Division street To
= Pearl street. thence In and along Pearl
v street 10 Cana street.
See. ?. 1ne said grsutee. is successors
or assigns. are hereby authorized 10 oper-
ate deable tTack street railways. upon the
streets or parts OF streets above named.
; and 10 construct and operate double
Q track street RAILWAYS upon such other
] streets. avenues or Places la said city as
may. from time 10 time. be nNed anu de-
termined ty the Common Couocil VI the
" city of Grand Rapids. and xssented 20 In
II writing by said grantee, It's suceessorsor
= assigns. Provided. however. tae tomInon
3 Council OF the city Of Grand Rapids re
a serves the right To grant unto any other
> street railway company now organized. or
y that may hereafter bs organized, 10 use
n the streets herein granted 10 the keeds
> LAKE Electric Railway Company. or that
y may hereafter be granted 10 said ccmpzny
y under this ordinsnce. Including the
II tracks. switches. turn outs and turn Id
= bles. poles. wires. cables. electric or
3 other power rfcfeoi of said Reeds Lake
a Electric Railway ConPany; provided
. further. however. that sach street railway
y company ROW orsanized. or that may
n hereafter be organized, that Is deslrous OF
s using said tracks. switches. turn outs.
- poles wires. cables and electric or other
- power thereof OF said Rerd's Lake Elec-
81 tIlc Railway Company shall nrst pay 10 the
< said keeu's Lake Electric hallway CON-
IS pauy. "A fair and Juss compensation lor
- such use OF said tracks. switches. turn
5 outs turn tables. poios, wires. cables and
20 electric or other power thereof. A. shall
q lie determined upon BY board OF arbitia-
: tion. conslsiin. OF three persons. 10 be Sc
- iected as follows: one by the RceQS Lake
" Electric Railway COMPANY. one by the
IL railway company so d,e ring To use such
Y tracks. witches. turn outs turn tables.
s poles. wires. caD.es and electric or other
II power thereof. anc the third member OF
5 SAID board of arbitration shall be selected
70 ~ the mayor OF said city. and the de-
Il cision. determination. ana award of said
. board oil arbitration. shall be binding and
- nnal on said companies.
Sec. &. The tracks OF said railway comp
any where they cross or run paia iallel 10 the
tracks OF the Street RAILWAY Company OF
4 Grand Rapids. Its successors or assigns.
between the east line of Jefferson avenue
on Fulton street. and the west line OF
Ransom street on East Fulton street.
the track OF said grantee shall be So laid
y that they shall! ieas: Obstruct the trafiic on
10 the lines Of said Street Railway Company
ii OF Grand Rapids It's successors or assigns.
II ana shall be laid % distance not 10 exceed
II six inches from the tracks over which cars
IA are TO be- run In the same direction. pro
II N!ded. the Inner rail- OF said companyS
10 tracks snail be ibid within six inches of
IL the inner rail of the track OF the said
10 Street halfway Company OF Grand Rapids.
~ It's successors or assixns. AND the outer
" rail of the tracks OF the said Reeds Lake
q Electric Railway Company shall DO laid
y within SIX inches Of the outer rail- OF the
. tracks OF the said street hallway Com
q pany of Grand Rapids. and elsewhere oa
. said route. the inner rati OF each track
- shall be within two feet of the center OF
q said streets. provided that all tracks shall
= he laid under the direction OF the city
~ engineer.
sec. 4. The tracks OF said railway
which hereafter shall be laid. shall be laid
with girccr rails aud In such manner as
shall least obstruct the Passage OF Nehi-
ssi shall Gss' Se Of TUE sssei ae rss weis ashs
ing not less than forty-hve pounds to
5 theiyard. said tracks shall conform To the
. grade OF the stree t. AS now established, or
ID as they shall from lime 70 time be re-es-
II tabiisaeG or altered aud In case OF grad
l. Ing or paving any OF the streets over
y which the lines OF saia railway shall run.
IA II TX be necessary 10 relay said rails,
10 the same shall be done at the expense OF
10 said grantee, its successors or assigns
|. and In all streets or parts Of streets
IS which are not graded and through which
10 said railway line shall run. the said gran
lao tf Nll.sna lapI A.
Il the right TO grade for construction only.
y such grading To be according 10 the estaU-
Is lished grade Of said street.
q The said grantee. Its successors or AS
- signs. shall be required 10 keep the sur
% lace OF the streets inside their rails and
q tracks sand eight incnes on each side there
Is of. In good order and repair. and as high
9 as the top of the rails OF said track. In
80 the streets where the said grantees, its
81 successors or assigns. shall operate a
~ double track. they snail be required TO
= Keep the space wltnin the rails anu tracks
q aud eight inches outside OF the tracks. In
> good order; ana whenever the Common
20 Council shall order street paved III snail
s. he the duty OF the SAID grantee. its sue
= ceSsors or assigns, TO pay the expenses
~ OF paving between their rails and tracks
10 said grantee, Its successors or assigns,
VI shall also remove and level ail ridges OF
II ice or snow tnat may iali or be formed be-
IS tween the rails oil tneir tracks; such snow
II or ice as rs removed as aforesaid. shall be
l. evenly distributed over the surface of the
~ street in such manner as shall least OBJ
Il struct public travel thereon. and In case
) the Common Council shall deem It neceSs-
~ AIRY To. and q e. at any time remove "A
ID portion OF the ice or snow from any street
u through which the said grantee, Its sue
Y cessors or assigns. may be operating n
y street railway. tneh. and In thar case, the
u said grantee. its SUCCESSORS OF assigns,
y shall bear their proportionate.share OF the
- expenses thereof. determined on the basis
% OF the proportion o. the width of the
: streets occupied by said track or tracks
e compared with the whole width o! the
- street. Aud II the said grantee, its sue
II cessors or assigns. shall neglect to obey
Y any order which the Common Council
3 may MAKE In relation 10 such Affairs. or
= auy order relative 10 any repairs Of tho
. streets. which the said grantee its sue.
y cessors or sssIgns. by the provisions of
4 this ordinance. are obligated to make, the
> said Common Council may cause the same
- TO lie made and collect the expenses
y thereof from the said grantee. its success
i ors or assigns. provided. that the said
= grantee. It's 81, cess,lrs Or assigns. may de-
; post or sprinkle sslt upon The tracks OF
4 their street railway At all switch points.
3 curve and turn tables. and at and upon
. other portions Of said tracks. the grade
Q whereof shall exceed two and one-hssf
: feet In the hundred; the salt IN all cases
y 10 be deposited OF sprinkled on the sur
% face of the rails only. aud Ia such quanti-
i ties and In such msnaer as shall least i'm
2 pair the use Of said streets Tor public
3 travel. The said grantees. its Successors
't or assigns. shall be required o pave with
& such suitable pavement as the Common
si Council may direct. between its rails aud
q tracks and eight inches outside thereof
Sec. 5. The cars to he used on said rall-
2 way shall be drawn hy electric power. aud
2 permission and authority are hereby given
TO tue said grantee. ts successors or AS
Z signs. to MACE sni erect in the streets Of
s said eity, and on either side thereof wher-
: ever street railway tracks are situated.
suitable .ren poles tor suspendlng electric
9 wires over AID through such streets the
p kiAd ana pattern whereof To he approved
4 hv tns Commoo Council at said eity before
z tne same are erected 10 place Ia and over
3 said streets wires or cables for the nsr-
4 pose Of conducting electricity there0ver
a suitable and necessary Insulating appli-
! snces and suspension wires or cables.
4 sisH 30 pisce IN said streets underground
e ways or couduits TOR elsctrie wires or
e cables. Provided. that ali wires sud ether
? appliances shall be - placed 81 not to
4 Interfere with the city electric are alarm