Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-04

HEREBY aufharl1rd 81 operate ssngis
az 1oahls ss4ck street railways. apSa
tie stfexts or sArls Of sifests asSFr
h4sssa. xad e seastfsss sAi sssfs as
says apea suss stasx streets. ave
n1es &c places Ia sass elty. ~ saay. FROM
filae 81 time. De &xe9 aad de<<fu-sae9 oS
lbs cen nsa cssnesi VI The saiy VI Ur0ad
Railway Company presiaea, kazi ssnsic
tracks ealy sAad b. placed On streets
hssiae ~{dth o. lees thsn ssxfS feet
g. = Iss !, srssss - - 80 s $1,000 ssea
the esss<r " iii said streets. Or tbex may
lse lad oE either side Of the eeEfer % said
ssr~sts. provided, the iaEer rail 81 sid
s rss,s sssa - ss'a Villa - = sss ssa ess
provided. that 10 snxie trsck shall be
LAID % eae ads Of the center without tbs
coascut OF the IommoA Ce1aeA 81 the
e,ts Of afsna Faces; IN places where
eenf<r 81 the space witkin the malA track
ant sessi switches aaA t0rerogfs shall DC
~ The c-ntef Of the streets. IA case the
ssio Railway company shall ~ aosose
track ia airy Of said sfreess. the iaeer rail
Of zach track shall Be vithia Two and one
hAif feet 81 che eentcr IT the street The
Kuexe u said TRACK shall be tsaf feet eight
nne osehsf inches. snd Sc ~ 20 aeeoa,-
moaate the most eoinfnoa xfGfh between
carriage whce >; provided that. On East
leonard street. between the befrsit.
6fand Hsvea Milwaukee Railway Com
pays tracks snd 30 isst east Of Isy.er
the center OF ssid bsss Leeasrd street:
frostaed. That ali tracks shall pe lxiq
under the direction OF tbs cify engineer.
.. Fec. : The said railway ess r.ny MAJ r..
laid 10 the streets or pats Of streets, men
nen~d In section one 81 Of this ordinances.
or any part thereof. aad Cor that purpose
may use any OF the rails Of the present
al 1f -st ( - fsxxrgo - :. -
part thereof. Aad oil new rails which shall
be hereafter laid shall be s,eei rails.
weighing not less than forty ave pounds 70
the yard. and all rails stall Be laid In sacn
manner rs 10 least obstruct the passage.
over the same. OF vehicles. and shall con
form % the grades Of the streets ~ eSfso-
ilshed ~ the time OF laying the same.
or a. issy shall TON TINE 70 .. u Inc s ef
grading or pavink sny of the steeef>. over
which the tines Of said railway company
shall run. ~ be necessary 10 re'ay the said
rails, the same sha.l be 6'ns A. the e, ex renss
or parts Of strects which are not graded
over which said railway lines shall run.
sAid railway company shall have the riRlt
to grade for construction only. such grad
iag 10 be according 10 the Established
grade OF said streets:
, The said Railway Company shall be re-
CURED TO keep the surface OF tie streets
inside its rails aud tracks and eight inches
aud rs hiah IS the top OF the rails OF said
track.
Whenever the Common Councll shall
order any OF SAID streets paved. said
Railway Company shall bear aud paw the
expense OF paving between It's rails and
tracks and eight inches outside there
OF. And said Railway Company shall
have the right to pay The cost Of such paw
terms and conditions rs the owners OF
lands abutting on said streets may be re-
CURED or authorized to pay their assess
menis for making said Improvement.
unpsved streets. II shall be rhe tuty Of
said Railway Company TO pave with cob
bic stones between Its rails and tracks
when ordered to DO 70 By tie Common
+, The city shall not pave or Law a fouada-
1 ton for paving, nor shall said Hallway
Company be required TO pave or lag u
5 foundation for paving. between its rails
) 0f With concrete or any other material.
} which will interfere With SAID Railway
. Company making repairs 10 It's Grass ties.
l. Joints. ground wires or other necessary re-
, pairs 10 Its road bed. but shall pave With
B. such mster.sl and In such manner rs may
Abe ordered By the Common Council OF
the city cf Grand Rapids.
Ssid Railway Company shall also 70
move or level al ridges OF snow or ice
that may tall or be formed within the
= rails its tracks.
Such suow aud ice as Is removed as
I aforesaid. shall be evenly distributed over
the surfa e OF the streets in such manner
5 rs shall least obstruct the public travel
thereon. and In case the C0tnnon Council
shall deem Il necessary. and does 1T any
5 time remove portion OF the snow and
ice, from anv street over which the said
) Railway Com pany may be operating q
street railway. then, aud In thar ease. said
Railway Company shall bear and pay
their proportionxte share Of the expense
H.. - a.. I. H. -
5 proportion of the width OF the streer oc-
1 cupied By the track or tracks. Compared
) with the whole width Of the street ~
And II the said Railway Company shall
neglect to obey any order which the Com
, mon Council may make la re'ation 70 such
affairs. or any order relative 70 any re-
pairs of the streets. which the said Rail
BY the ss 81 : as
! Common Council may cause the san 10
be made. and collect the expenses there
Of from said Railway Connpany.
The said Railway Company may deposit
or sprinkle salt upon the tracks OF its
= street railway. ut all switca points. curves
and turn tables. and at and upon other
portions OF its tracks. the grade whereof
shall exceed two and one halt feet IN the
) hundred. and such other places IS shall
be necessary TO the successful operation
OF Its railway; the salt In all casrs 10 be
deposited or sprfukled on the surface Of
the T0tt8 only, anu IN Sucu 4uaUklttCS anu
In such manner rs shall least impair The
, use OF said streets for public travel.
Sec. 5. The cars 10 be USED on said rail-
NAY. shall be drawn by electric or such
other motive power ~ may sr-n best 70
{ said company. Provided. however. that
locomotive engines propelled hy steam
power shall not be used. nor shall animal
power be used. exetp; during the tine
that said Railway Company shall be er-
or other power. or curing break down or
some other emergency preventing she use
OF mechanical power. And permission
aud authority are hereby given 70 said
Railway Company to place. erect ana
maintain. In tae streets OF sad city and
on either side thereof. wherever their
street railway tracks are situated. and On
such other streets a. shat be necessary
for their insulated feed wires tor ~ shall
} be necessary TO connecf with their power
housesl suitable poles to be approved by
: the Common Council. for sus5cnding zee
tric wires through and over such streets:
district. and b. nensiy painted woodea
poles outside the nre district.
And permission nnd authority ara here
By given to said Railway Company 70 place
,res ~ c.s'ss - e., any the s erras s - es
duetinx electricity thereover, and. susta-
! bic span wires. trolley wires. feed wires
and insulxtiHg appliances. ana also TO
for mechanical cablea Provided that
wires and all other electrical appliances.
shall be 50 placed ~ not TO interfere with
the Electric fire Alarm system OF the
city of Grand karidA
Provided. however. that no poles shall
be erected IN any street where said coFn-
pany has no tracks without p<fnisslen
hrst having leen granted to Is BY the Gem
mon Council 20 30 ervct it, pci>a
Sec. & The cars 10 be used on ssia rail-
way shall be drawn az speed not tHceed-
ing seven miles "a henf. between the In
teToecten Of Stocking street cad wess
Eriage street AID the iptersecttea If
North Division street and Monroe street
sud on oil hriAees In the city Of 0rAna
J Rapids over which the read mag run. and
elsewhere not exceeding The rate OF nffeen
miles an hour. eA5d cArs Atafi ran a.
each Of said routes. Numbered from ere "a
10 ten tlu3 bsth numbers inclusive. ut In
tervnIS ef net mere than tea 10 minutes
each war. and shall be run - long ~ pub
lie eunveutenee shall require. and the
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