Telegram-herald., 1891-05-20
COMMON COUNCIL


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inass. Mahsssy. Mia o'psansll. saunders.
~ia. stokes -proal. farner. W1rzburg-l3.
Nays None.
The clerk read ths ordinances b. ifs titis-
Ala. Turner moved that the ordinance be
hated Ia Ehe regular council praeseslaSx
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The ordinances Eeads - follows:
y ORDINANCE grating permission 80 tns
Reeds Lake Elsetrts Rsif~ay Company. lis
Successors 80 ssstgnA - ass. epsfsse. con
ssraet. keep Aad nalntata ssrsss railways In
the eiEs of 6raaa hApf4A
Be n ordained sy tho Common Council Of
10 citT Of Grand Rapids:
section l. That CONSENT. permission
: and authority are hereby given Aaa grant
, Ell aad daily vested IN the Reeds LAKE
4 Electric Railway Company. IL SUCCESSOR
5 and assigns 60 construct. azfutssn and
9 use street railways IN the foiiosias streets.
7 with al the necessary Aad convenient
tracks Tor tarn-sats. side tracks. tnrn
. tables. cross trAeAs and switches. and the
0 same 10 keep. maintain sad use. and 10
] operate thereon stscst railway ears.
: coaches. carriages. Weighs OF other
. vehicles. and 10 use on said Streets tns
4 necessary repair wagons with which Co
, repair poles and wires. aud during all TIA
> term hereinafter specified and described.
y aad IA the m-laer and naoa the eoadi-
3 tons set forth In tnis ordinance. Viz;
. Commencing on East Fulton street. ~
y It's Intersection WIKI Dwight street..
I Themes ia aud zieas Dwtsar street 10
Z LAKE avenue. thence In ana along Lake
. avenue 10 is Intersection with East Ful-
a toa street. thence In and along East ful-
3 ton street 80 Us Intersection with Monroe
y street. fhencs In saa aloag Monroe street
z 10 North Division street. thsace in ana
> along North Division street 20 Its inter
> scctloa with Pearl street. thence In and
y along Pearl street 10 campau Place. IN
Il said city.
sec. 2. The said grantee. TIA successors
? or assigns. are hereby authorized 10 eper-
3 ate double track street railways. upon tbs
streets OF parts Of street above named.
S and 20 construct aat operate dJaolo
q track street railways upon such other
7 streets. avenues or places Va sait city a.
8 may. from time % time. be hxed and de-
Q termtned BY the Common Council Of the
% city Of Grand Rapids. and assented TO In
Il writing By said grzatre. It's successors or
Z assigns. Provided. however. the Common
3 Council Of the eify Of Grand Rapids TO
"a serves the right 20 grant unto any other
p street railway company nov organized. OF
d that may hereafter be organized. % use
Y the streets herein granted 20 the Reeds
= n sk
b may hereafter be granted 10 said company
o under tais ordinance. including the
z tracks. switches. turn outs aud turn Ia
= bics. poles. wires. cables. electric or
3 other power thereof OF said Reeds Lake
a Electric Railway Company; provided
= further. however. that such street railway
- company now or-anized. or that may
. hereafter be organized. that Is DESTROYS OF
= using said tracks. switches. turn outA
y poles. wires. cables aud electric o. other
% power thereof of said Reeds Lake Elec-
u tric Railway Company shall 1rst pay to the
2 said Reeds Lake Electric Railway Co m
g pany. fair and just compensation for
a such use of said tracks. switches. turn
5 outs. turn tables. poles. wires. cables and
y electric or other power thereof. - shall
Z be determined upon by board Of aroitra-
a ton. consisting OF three persons. 10 Do Sc
u lected - follows: one by the Reeds Lake
70 Electric Railway Company. one BY the
N railway company 50 de ring TO use such
" tracks. witches. turn outs. turn tables.
q poles. wires. cables and electric or other
~ power thereof. and the third member Of
IS said board of arbi tratlon shall be selected
" ~ the mayer Of said city. aud the de-
a. cfsion. determination. and award of saic
- board Of arbitration. shall be binding and
- fnsl on said companies.
I sec. z The tracks OF said railway COM
where they cross or run parallel 10 the
; tracks Of the Street Rsilwsv Company Of
4 Grand Rapids. its successors or assigns.
S between the east line Of Jefferson avenue
s on Futon street. and the west line of
North Division street on Monroe street.
the track of said grantee shall be 50 laid
that they shall least ohstruet the trafic on
~ the ltaes Of said Street Railway Company
II Of Grand Rapids. its successors or asslg y =
l. and shall be laid distance not TO exceed
l. six inches from the tracks over which ears
u are 60 be run In the same direction. pro
Is vlded. the inner rail Of said eomoany's
Is tracks shall bs laid within six inches of
Il the Inner rail Of the track Of the said
u Street Railway Company Of Grand Rapids.
b It's successors or assigns. aud the outer
% rail of the tracks OF the said Reeds Lake
II Electric Railway Company shall be laid
= within SIX inches Of the outer rail OF the
= tracks OF the said Street Railway Com
g pany OF Grand Rapids. and elsewhere on
= said route. the inner rail of each track
y shall be within two feet of the center of
z said streets. provided that all tracks shall
= be laid under the direction OF the city
= engineer.
4 ~. =
which hereafter shall be laid shall be laid
; with such rails and in such manner as
shall least obsfruct the passage of veht-
5 cles ever the same. the kind and pattern
s thereof 20 BE- a. heavy and substantial "a
are new Ia use on Monroe street. In said
: city; said tracks shall be Of steel rails
= weighing not less than afty six pounds to
10 the yard said rails shall be Of the sane
Il width a. are now IN use on Monroe street,
= in said city. with rise not 70 exceed one
3 inch. said tracks shall conform 60 the
a grade OF the stree - "a now established. or
s a. they shall from time q time be re-es
b tablished or altered: add In case OF grad
Z tng or paving any Of the streets over
= which the Ines Of said railway shall run.
. II IL shall &c necessary TO relay sid rails,
o the same shall BE done az che expense Of
Il said grantee. It's successors or assigns
= and 10 al streets or parts Of streets
= which are not graded aud through which
. said railway i'ne snail run. the ssfd gran
> tee. ~ Successors or assigns. shall have
= the righf 10 grade for construction only.
q such grading % be scces,iIig 70 tbs esta5-
> hshed grade of said street.
y The said grantee. its successors or IS
y signs. shall BE- required 20 Keep the sur.
4 face Of the streets inside their rails ard
z tracks aud eight inches an each side there
3 Of IA good order aud repair. and a. high
y az the top Of the rails Of said track. In
5 the strsets where the said grantees. its
y successors or assigns. shall operate a
Z double track. they shall be required 60
y Keep espaee wltain the rails and tracks.
= ard eight inches outside ~ the tracks. In
q spad sr,ier; sAd whenever the Common