Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-29

sage or o9sotr tEaeA $500 tar
Hues Or places IA said ear, a. nay. freaa
time Il time. 30 6xee aai tsterniA Led ey
ID tue Common Ee4acal Of The est1sl uEAas
Rapids ana asse1tea te II snuhk ~ $40
L k4isMAJ Company rrosidea. taat >taxlr
IS tracks oaiy shall DC slaced sA streets
IA hasin. . width Of less than siaty teet
see ! The IrseSs u ssks raiisss. weea
single track lines ale lzisls saA - aid n
the center ot III sad streets. er they may
BE- Laid on either SIDE Of ghe center 81 said
streets; provided. the lEnef rail- OF said
II eks hal be laid within I've and one-
7 half feet 81 tue center Of said streets; rad
provided. thai 20 anSle track shan De
lsid on one side Of the center without the
- consent OF the Common toUncit OF TIE
Il city Of GrsRa RaPidss in places where
L there may DC switches or J0ra-oots RE
Il eenfrr OF the space wtthia the main traek
Il aud such switches aod turn-outs shall be
IS at the seater OF the streets; Ia eaAe tne
Is said Railway Company shah lay aeable
II track ia any OF said streets. the Inner rail-
Is OF zach track sha,i be wtihn tive aud one
- half feet of the eeater af the street. ih-
% suage Of said Track shall be foar feet eight
= and oae ha.f inches. ana >, IS 70 areom
z MEDIATE the most common vi 18th between
3 carriage wheesi provided taat, ga fsst
a Leopard street. between the DETROIT,
3 srnnd Haven & Milwaukee Railway Com
- pany's trscks and "a feet east OF IaSiof
q street. the trae.s nay be laid sonth of
> the center Of said hast Leonard street
- Provided. That all tracks shall De laid
80 under the direction Of TIE city engineer.
! See. T. The said railway company NAY re.
build and relay ali or any of tue tracks cow
laid On the streets or parts OF streets men
toned IN sscfton one til nj this Ordinance,
5 or any part thereof and for that purpose
NAV use any of the rails OF the pre- scat
tracks OF said railway companies. or any
: part thereof. Ana all new rails which shall
q he hereafter laid shall be steel rails.
IL weighing not less than forty n We poundsto
IL the yard and nli rails shall be laid In such
Il manner as 10 least 0hsffucf the passage,
II over the same. OF vehicles. and SHALT con
IA form 10 the grades If the streets a. sab
u lished AT the time OF laying the same.
l6 or as they shall from tine 10 time be
II re-esfablisned or altered. and in case OF
Is grazing or paving any al the stseefs. over
~ which the lines OF SAID RAJ way company
- shall run. II II be necessary 20 relay the said
u rails the same shall he done nj the expense
% Of said railway company. aud on al streets
81 o. parts oi streets which are not 8-adcd
- over which said railway lines shall run.
y sid railway company shall have The right
~ 10 Grade for construction only; such grad
q ing 10 be according 10 the established
y grade OF said streets
- The said Railway Company shall be re-
" uui-ed 10 keep the surface of tho streets
81 inside its rails and ira kSand eight inches
* oufs.dsti eryof in good order ana repalr
81 aud rs hish n the top OF the rails OF said
81 TRACK.
- Whenever the Common Council shall
6 order any Of said streets paved. said
- Railway Company shall bear and paw the
IS expense of paving between ITS rSiis and
- TRACKS AID e!ghi incnas outside there
40 Of And said Railway Company shall
Al have the right 10 pay The cost OF such paw
AZ lax. In instal!msntS aud upon the same
~ terms and conditions as the owners 81
Al lands AUDITING on Ia d streets. may be- re-
45 Quired or authorized tn pay their assess
AZ ments for making said Improvement.
4. Al II curves and street Intersections on
IS unpayed streets, IL shall be the duty Of
A. said Railway Company 10 pave With cob
a5 BILE stones between It's rails and tracks
81 when ordered 10 DO so by the Common
- Council.
81 The city shall not pave nor Law fourda-
II ton for paving. nor shall said Railway
5, Company be required 10 pave or lay q
81 foundation for paving, between its rails
81 and for eight inches on the outside there
IS OF with concrete or any other material.
50 which will interfere with said Railway
20 Company making repairs 10 its cr ass ties.
I'll joints. ground wires or other necessary re-
62 pairs to it, road bad. but shall pave With
6i such ma, er.al and. in such manner ~ may
"a be ordered by ting CcMnop Council oil
81 the city of sirxnd Rapids,
Is Sand Railway Company shall also 70
o. move or level AL ridges Of snow or leo
IS that may fall or De formed within the
50 rails Its tracks
20 such saow and Ice As Is removed As
II aforesaid. shall be evenly distributed over
~ the Surfa &c of tho streets In such manner
- as shall least ohStruct the public trSvel
- thereon. and IN Case the common Council
IS shall deem IL necessary. and does al any
40 time remove port.on of tue snow aud
a ice. from anv street over which the said
Is Railway Company may DC operating q
- street railway. tnen. and in that case said
10 Railway Company snail bear and pay
81 their prorortionate, share OF the expense
81 thereof. determines on the basis VI the
Is proportion of the width oi the street oc-
81 cupicd by the track or tracks, cnmpar I'd
81 with the whole width OF the street so
IS cleaned.
81 And il the said Railway Company shall
IS neglect to obey any order which the Com
S9 mon Council may make In reiatton 10 such
81 affairs. or any order Relative To any re
81 pairs OF tina streets. which the said Rail
" way Company. by the provisions Of this
rs ordinance, is obligated 10 make. said
- Common Counci may cause the same to
20 be made. and collect the expenSe tnerc-
"i OF from said Railway Company.
81 The said Railway Company may deposit
IS or sprinkle salt upon the tracas Of Its
- street railway, At all switch points. curves
100 and turn tables. And 1T and upon other
l0i portions Of Its tracks. the grade whereof
I(G shall exceed two and one hall feet in the
lt3 hundred. ana sucn other places as shall
l4 be necessary TO the successful operation
I0j of Its railway; the salt liz all cases 10 be
lbs deposited or sprinkled on the surface OF
lU7 the rails only, and In such quantities and
los in such manner as shall least impair the
100 use OF said streets for public travel.
l sec. :. The cars to be used on said rail-
way. shall be drawn by electric or such
8 other motive power as may seem best 10
said company. Provided. however. that
5 locomotive engines propelled by steam
power shall not be used. nor shall animal
Z power be used, except during the time
that said Railway Company shall be en-
gagged ia getting IT'S lines ready for electric
10 or other power. or during break down or
ii some other emergency preventing the use
II OF mechanical power. And permission
Is and authority are hereby given n said
IL Railway Company To place. erect and
10 maintain, in the streets Of said city aud
Is on either side thereof. wherever their
II street railway tracks are situated. and on
is such other streets As shall be necessary
10 for their insulated feed wires for as shall
ID be necessary 10 connect with their power
II houses suitable poles TO be approved by
- the Common Council. for suspendnx &c
23 trio wires through and over such streets;
q said poles shall be of iron within the Are
* district. and be neatly painted wooden
- poles outside the fire district.
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