Telegram-herald., 1891-05-01

9ays apG1 sGcn ot3<f streets. ave- I
nars Or places a SAID stTf a. asy. froGn 4
time q rine. be axee an4 determines bs 4
tue C0GR0n Council Of the eity vi 3ra8d i
Rapids aa1 4sssats4 20 ia writing % sad /
kaii~s5 COMPANY provided. Iast stRzie 4
traces sEly shal be Disee1 "a streets i
hassaz . ssaGh If less th4a sixty feet.
crc = The tr4cks Ut 8. 4 fztiSay when Il
sage TRACK lines are Laid. sha DC AID IN /
gas ecu ssr 81 Al sad streets. or Fhes nay !
De iaid On sttaef side Of tie eenter u sad /
streets provided. tas inner rail- u said /
tfscxs shah be lad ~ithla Two aad ore !
hslf tees Of the center Of said streets; snf /
provided. tAaI 30 ssxie track sasii DC /
laid On enc side OF the center without the /
CONSENT Of the Common C0ancil Of the /
eity Of ur4nd Rapids Ia pisces where /
there may be sattchrs or tHra-04ts. the /
esater Of the space within the Isa track I
and such switches and tHra-oGgs shall Do i
AZ the csater Of the streets; IN eass tue /
said Railway CsGpaAy shall lay q double /
track Ia any OF said streets. the inner rail |
Of each track shall Be sithia two and one I
half feet OF the eenter o. the street. The !
xaaxe Of said tFaek shall &c four feet eight |
aud one-half Inches. ani 50 - 10 accom- |
moaaLr the most common wiith between /
carriage ghee.si provided that. on East |
Leonard street. between the Detroit, I
Grand Asvea ( Milwaukee Hallway Com |
IaRys tracks aud - feet east Of Taylor |
street. the tracks may Dc lad south OF
the center Of said East Leonard stresl. |
Provided. That ali tracks shall DC laid
ander the direction OF the city engineer.
Sec A. The said railway company may ~ /
build and relay al. or any OF the tracks nOw
laid IN the streets or parts Of streets men
tf0ned In section one ca Of this rdinaace.
or any part thereof. and for that purpose
may use any OF the rails OF the present
tracks OF said railway c0rnpanieS. or Sus
BART thereof And all new rails which shall
BE- hereafter iali shalt be steel rails
Weighing not less than forty ave pounds 10
the yard. and AL rails shall be laid IN such
manner as 20 least obstruct the passage.
over the same. Of vehicles aud shall coz
form 10 the grades OF the streets as Cs.ab-
iished at the time OF laying the same.
or az they shall from tine 70 time be
rc-established or altered. and IN ease OF (
grading or paytug any OF the streets. oVrr
which the lines Of said raj way company
shall run. il IL be necessary 20 relay the sad
rails. the sane shall De done At the expense
OF said railway company. and on al streets
or parts 81 streets which are not grafet
over which said railway lines shall run, |
said railway company shall have the right
T. grade for construction only; such Gr4t-
ing 70 be according TO the established
grade OF said streets.
The said Railway Company shall be re-
CURED 10 keep the surface of the streets
Inside its rails and tracks and eight inches
outside thereof In good order aud repair
aud As high as the top OF the rails OF said
track.
Whenever the Common Council shall
order any OF said streets paved. said
Railway Company shall bear and paw the
expense OIL D+lWtCn It's rails ana
tracks and eight Inches outside there
Of. And said Railway Company shall
have the right 10 bay the cost of such paw
Ink. In installments. and upon the same
terms and conditions as the owners Of
lands abutting on SAID streets may be IT,
quiret or authorized To pay their assess
) menis for making said Improvement.
Al all curves aud street Intersections on
unpaved streets. IL shall be the duty Of
said Railway Company 10 pave with cob
D bic stones between its rails aud tracks
when ordered 10 do SO by the Common
Council
; The city shall not pave or lay ioun da-
I ton for paving. nor shall said Railway
Company be required 10 pave or lay
3 foundation for paving. between its rails
and for eight inches OH the outside there
4 of with concrete or any other material.
, which will interfere with said Railway
D Company making repairs 10 its cross ties.
/ joints. ground wires or other necessary re-
, pairs 10 It's road bed. but shall pave With
3 such mai eriai and In such manner as may
4 be ordered by the Cannon Council of
the city Of Grand Rapids
b SAID Railway Company shall also re-
move or level all ridges Of snow or Ice
that may fall or be formed within the
, rails OF It's tracks.
such snow and ice as is removed as
| Aforesaid. shall be evenly distributed over
. the surface OF the streets in such manner
A. shall least Obstruct the public travel
thereon. and in case the Common Council
!, shall deem 10 necessary. and does at any
time remove "A portion OF the SHOW and
Ice. from anv street over which the said
Railway Company may be operating a
street railway. then. and in that case. said
Railway Company snail bear and pay
their proportionate share OF the expense
, thereof. determined on the basis of the
; proportion Of the width Of the street oc-
l cupied By the track or tracks. compared
with the whole width OF the street so
s cleaned.
And " the said Railway Company shall
"a ~ ~
y mon Council may make in RI alton 10 such
D affairs. or any order relative 10 any re-
| pairs OF the streets. which the said Rail
2 way Company. by the provisions of this
3 ordinance. Ia Obligated TO make. said
= Common Council may cause the same 10
5 be made. aad collect the expenses there
s OF from said Railway Company.
The said Railway Company may deposit
) or sprinkle salt upon the tracks of Us
y street railway. at all switch points. curves
q and turn tables. and If and upon other
1 portions of ITS tracks. the grade whereof
z shall exceed two and one-half feet in the
3 hundred. and Such other places rs shall
4 be necessary to the successful operation
> OF rs railway; the salt Ia all eases to be
deposited or sprinislsd on the surface OF
the rails only. and in such Quantities and
) In sach manner as shall least impair the
Use OF said streets for public travel.
sec ,. Inc cars 10 be used on said rail-
way. shall be drawn by electric or such
: other motive power as may seem best 10
: locomotive engines propelled by steam
. power snail not be used. nor shall animal
power he used. except during the time
; that said Railway Company shall be en-
, gagged In getting its linesready for electric
, or other power. or during n break down or
some other emergency preventing the use
OF mechanical power. And permission
and authority are hereby given 70 said
Railway Company 10 place. erect anG
maintain. IN the streets OF said city aud
; on either side thereof. wherever their
street railway tracks are situated. and on
such other streets "a shall be necessary
} for their Insulated feed wires Tor as shall
be necessary TO connect with their power
houses suitable poles 10 b. approved by
the Common Council. Tor suspending &C
tric wires through and over such streets;
said poles shall be OF iron within the IRE
district. and be neatly paiHted wooden
5 poles outside the ere district
And permission and authority are here
By givefto said Railway Company 81 place
, and maintain ia and over said streets.
wires or csblss for the purpose OF con
Quoting electricity fhereover. and sniia-
bic span wires. trolley wires. feed wires
and Insulating Appliances. ana also q
mace in sald streets underground ways or
r0panits for electric wires or cables or
5 for mechanical cables. Provided that
! wires and all other electrical appliances.
shall be 80 placed "a not 70 Interfere with
tha Electric Fire Alarm system OF the
} city az Grand Rapids
Provided, however. that no poles shall
2 be erected IN any street NneTe said con-
many has no tracks without permission
. hrst having teen granted 70 IL by the Com
mon Council 70 so erect ifs poies
sec & The ears 90 be used on said rail-
2 var shall be drawn At speed not exceed
/ ina seven niles an hour between the IN
4 tersscrioa ~ Stocking street and West
I, R-gslxA street aad the Intersection II
5 North Division street and Monroe street
! ~a4 on al bridges IN the city Of Grand
Rapfas over which the read NAV run and
= eis@-nera not Axeeedf ~ the rat of Siren
4 miles sn hour. Said cars shail run on
es~n % ssid routes nun hered from one ~
; - ten .faa both ngmbs-s inclusive at IN
I terysis - not more than ten ~ inmates
/ each wav sad shsii he run a. long "a pub
: lie carVpntencs shall reouire. and she
! Caeauecn Council ~ resolution Or other
: wi<a shsis presrribes but "a order shall
: eerspei <sit Railway C0mrany - run ifs
= D. n.