Telegram-herald., 1891-06-06

sEresg ~ Ceasl street
see. :. TAv laid { rAntcs. It's saeeessers
o. assigns. are heaoDy aatEors1ea - st'nt !
at eaaSle tfsak street railways. speh tns
streets OF parts OF streets above AknVa-
aud 10 construct ana operate ateete
track sfrect rai.~ss upon SAGA elprf
streets. avenues or p-sess 10 said s&ts as
may ff0m tine 60 tlue, be sxee sna ae
tcfnstned - The Cofpnoa toGacl 81 the
cts " ora4d Rapids. asd assenfea 10 II
eritsak ~ said gF1ates. Us snccS ssors OF
assix4s- Provided. however. toe common
Council Of ghe elty II 6usnG Rapids ~
serves TIC rsxht 10 grant uate &Al otaer
street railway company aes or2antAsa. ~
that mas hereafter oe erkani1ec, 4 ase
The streets herein GRANTED 10 TIE heed
LAKE Electric kal4~ay Company, 81 fsat
NAV hereafter DC grated % SID COMPANY
u.tde- this ordinance Including the
tracks. ssttet-s turn cuts and tern Ia
l4es. poles. 80. cables. eirctftc OF
other power IL. cyl OF ssia Reeds Lake
Elsctrlc Hallway Company pfofiace
luther. however. that soe siEeet railway
Company nOw Cr<ani<ed. or that hlA,
hereafter be Organized. fhst Is esslfous OF
using said trGcAs. Switches. turn outs.
pulcs. wires catles aud eieGtrlc or ether
power thereof ol said Reeds LAKE tsee-
lTic HALVES tompA ~ shat hrsl pay - ihe
said Reeds Lake Electric Railway Nem
pAny lair aEd 1Ust compensation iSr
sUcn Use Of sa4d tracks. switehess tafu
oats. turn tables. poles. wires. cables aae
& rltric or other power thereof, as shall
ton. consisting OF taTee persons, 10 be Sc
icJtcd a. follows. Que Dy the REEDS Lake
Eiecttle Railway tomnany, one by the
IA way company 50 - nag 10 use s9eh
tracNs. Wi ches. turn outs. turn tables.
poles. wires. cables 1ua rirc .Ttc or other
power taerrol. and tne ihirG member 81
saia board OF ART, trstIun shall be selected
~ he mayor Of said ely. aRd The DE-
Cis4os. drilrml aation. aaa award OF SAC
board oil arbitration. shall be llAcihE AID
; nhai Oh said companies.
Sec. 4. Ihe Iracks of said railway comp
any Where Ihey cross 90 run pa a..ei to the
; tracks oi tic Street Railway toinIsuy OF
Grand Rapids. us sacee ssors % Sssssats.
between Tie east il4e II Jeacrsou ateAa-
on Fulton street. and Tie west Inc ~
hanson street on last Fulton street..
) the track OF SAID grantee shah he 81 Laid
That they shall IeaS. obsti 1ci .nc tlaiAc on
, tile lines Of said street Railway Company
oil Grand Rapids. It's successors or ASST "A,
and SHAH Dr. laid distance Aos 10 eAeeod
SIX lncaes from the tracks over wnlcn ears
are 10 be ruth la The same direction. pro
Nided. the inner ralI oil said coLaaanys
tracks saall Ge aid wlthla SIX lEchcs OF
the inner raii Of the track 81 the sad
street hallway Company Of ofand Rapids.
! It's SUCCESSORS or assigns. a2a Tue outer
rail OF the tracks OF the SAID Reed : Lake
Electric Railway Conn., aay snal be lAsd
!. within SIX inches OF the outer rail- OF the
tracks OF the said street Railway Com
pauy Of Urand Rapids and elsewhere Oh
said route, the Inner fall VI casa lrslOg
saa!l re wIInia TWO feet OF the center OF
said slrests. provided that all tracks saail
engineer
sec. 4. The trscks OF said railway
which here alter shall be laid, shall be laid
With lirder rssIls and Ia sacn manner rs
shall least cbstruct the passage OF Nehi-
cles over tue same. said tracks
snail be OF steel rails wSlga-
lag not less than hiIy SIX pounds 10
tnetyarc. said Tracks shall ca avrm toithe
Fr. "a ri1 lEG a
as they snail IRON ame 10 time be rU~es-
tabiishet or altered; and III case OF grad
Ing or paving any OF the streets over
which the lines Oh said railway sAaii run.
II II be necessary 10 relay SAID rails.
the same siiau be done III Sac expense OF
said grantee, its successors OF assigns
and IN ali streets or parts OF streets
, which are not graded and through which
, said railway iine shall ra.. the said gran
tee, It's successors or assigns. Shall nave
the right IL grade Tor construction only.
2 such grading to he according 10 The es,aO-
llshed grade Of said street.
The said grantee, It's successors or as
si.ns. shall be required TO keep the sur
face OF the streets inside their rails and
tracks aha eight inches on each side there
, OF. III good order aud repair. aud as high
: as the top OF the rails OF said track In
the stree Is where tie said grantres. Its
successors or assigns. shan operate a
double track. tnty STA be required 10
5 keep the space Within the rails and tracks.
good oraer; and whenever the Common
Council saali order a street paved. IL snal
be tile duty OF the SAID grantee. its sue
ccssors or assigns. 10 pay tue expenses
oil paving between their rails and tracks.
said grantee. Its successors or aSslgns.
shall Also remove and level ali rides OF
Ice or snow that mag tall or be formed be-
tween the rails OF their tracks; such snow
or ice as is removed rs aforesaid. shall be
evenly distributed over tile surface Of the
street in such raanner as shall least oo-
struct public fayei tIcrcon. aud IN case
the Common Cougcli shall deem II necess-
; airy TO. and d es al any time remove "A
portion oil the ice or snow from any street
through winch The said grantee. is SUI
cessors or assigns, may be operating a
5 Strces railway, then, ana In thai case. the
said grantee. its successors or assigns.
shall bear their proportion3te.share OF the
b expenses thereof. determined on the bass
Z OF the proportion OF the width Of the
) streets occupied by said track or tracks
, compared with the whole width OF the
street. Aud IL the said grantee. Its sue
cessors or assigns, shall neglect 10 obey
any oIder which tue Common Council
8 m sy MAKE in relation 10 such affairs. or
ANY order relative TO any repairs of tho
streets. which the said grantee. its SUI
d cessors or assigns. BY tie provisions Of
this ordinance, are obligated to make. the
s said Common Council may cause the same
y TO tie made and collect the expenses
thereof from the said grantee. its success
l ors or assign, rogided. that the said
: grantee. It's successors or assigns. may de
3 post or sprinkle salt upon the tracks Of
4 their street railway at ali switch points.
5 curve and turn tables, and at ana upon
6 other portions of said tracks. the grade
I whereof shall exceed two and one-haif
5 feet n the hundred; the salt IN ali cases
9 TO be deposited or sprinkied on the sur
u face of the rails only. and Ia such Quanti-
i ties and In such manner as sazli least I'M
2 pair the use of said streets Tor public
8 travel. The said grantees. its successors
hall ltQ q ns.r n
5 such suitabe pavement as the Common
u Council may direct. between its rails aud
Y tracks and eight inches outside thereof
Sec 3. The cars 70 be used on said rail-
= way shall he drawn By electric power. and
3 permission and authority are hereby given
TO the said gyantee. It's Successors or
5 signs. to place and erect in the streets Of
& said citv, and on either side thereof. vher-
ever street railway tracks are situated.
suitable iron poles ioT suspeBding electric
wires over and through such streets. The
p Kind and pattern whereof 10 lie approved
II by the Common Council OF said city beiore
u the same are erected; to place in and over
3 said streets. wires or cables for the pur-
= pose o. conducting electricity thereover
= suitable and necessary Insulating sppsi-
y ances ana suspension wires or cables (;
u also 70 place In said streets underground
u ways or coHduits Tor electric wires OF
" cables. Provided. that all wires an rtaer
y appliances shall be- 50 placed a. net 10
u Interfere with the city electric Gre alarm
2 system.
sec. s. The cars to be used on said rail
way shall be drawn IT speed not exceed
Ing the rate Of seven miles an boar, be
tween Canaan Pace and the intersection
OF bast fulton street and jefferson ave-
nue.. aud elsewhere rot 10 exceed Is mil~
an aonr. aud shall be run AZ Intervals not
more than ten minutes each wsy dgrng
the course of tie wbvle year:
10 provided. however. the said granite.
Il its successors or assigns shall not
y be compelled 30 run cars earlier
IS than =. "a. ner latsr that AZ = m. and
IL the ears 81 Use Bpen said railway shall be
IS used for no other purpose than 10 Trans
/ Port passengers and tneir ordinary bag
II gage: and the cars aBd carriages ior tnat
i purpose shall be Of the best sfyie iB us-
70 upoE such friiways- Provided. fhsf other
- cars. carr a z s aad sveepefs may be used
= Tor clranlag said raiway tracks from Oh
, s;ructien by snow ~ 01i.erVss- aud the re-
b pairing 81 % q ard wares and for the
u conveyance 81 traveller orefna~r bag