Telegram-herald., 1891-04-19

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IA street g. Nefth raiog street
iai Aisa. commencing at thr intersection 81
IA Canal street and iyoa street. thence wes
la TERN Lses street 10 The shops ana
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l'r sad haliaas Company shall have tho
To gi9ht "a eoaaecs ali ~ iis tfagss 81
ss al ~ the lHes and routes IA sntiaurd tn
sp this sscfiea together. aud kaia Railway
80 Company may fun special or extra ears
sNl over said raaiss aud Hars ef over any
ssl part II sas eas er gaere thereof. sueh
s,i special ot .sufs ears o. be Ia az addition
20 10 it's lsga,sF schedule ears.
! sse. 2. The said railway comnaay II
. hereby authorized 90 orefatc singIs
) 90 double track street railways. upon
the sigeeis or parts OF street. above
8 named. and 10 construct aud opsrase
single or double track street rail.
ways upon such ether streets. ave
nHeS or places tn said city. a. may. fsen
lisls g. time. be- nxee aad determined by
10 the Common Council Of the city Of 1rand
II Rapids md assrntes 90 In writing by sad
u Ksilwas Company Ir1yidrd tiat siagie
Is tracks only shall be placed oa streets
~ having width II less than sixty feet
l See. ;. The tracAs of 81 a railway. whoa
snge track lines are laid. sha &c laid In
? the center of al sad streets. yr they may
be- laid on either side of the center 81 said
STREETS, provided. the timer rail Of said
traces shsiI be laid within TWO aud one
half feet OF the center oi said Streets snd
provided. that 10 single track shall be
. lsii on enc side of the center without the
10 consent 81 the Common Council Of the
II city OF Grand Rapids; IN places where
l. there may be switches or turu-oais. the
L. ceafer OF the space within the main track
II and such switches aad turn-outs shall be
Is nj the center OF the streets In cass the
rs said Railway Company shall lay double
IL track In any of said streets. the inner rail
Is of each track shall he within two and one
T. half feet OF the center OF the street. The
70 guagc of said Track shall be four feet eight
II aud one half inches. and So as to accom-
- modate the most commoa width between
% carriage whee.s; provided that. on East
- Leonard street, between the Detroit.
p Grand Haven Milwaukee Railway Com
n pany's tracks and 20 feet east Of Taylor
:. street, the tracks may be- lad south of
- the center of said East Leonard street.
20 Provided. That all tracks shall be laid
60 under the direction of the city engineer.
Sec. /. The said railway company may re-
build and relay all or any OF the tracks now
% laid I'm the streets or parts of streets. men
toned in section one Cd of this ordinance.
or any part thereof. and for that purpose
may use any OF the rails Of the present
tracks of said railway companies. or any
part thereof Aud all new rails which shall
be hereafter laid shall be steel rails.
10 weighing not less than forty-nve pounds To
IL the yard. and al. rails shall he laid III such
II manner as to least obstruct the passage.
Il over the same. of vehicles. and shall con
IL form 10 the grades of the streets as es;ab-
Is lshed at the time OF laying the same.
Is or as they shall from time TO time be
Il re-establShed or altered. and in ease OF
- which the lines OF said raj WAY company
20 shall run, II ii be necessary to relay the said
q rails. the same shall be done at the expense
- of said railway company. and on al streets
Is or parts of streets which are not z AIDED
a over which said railway lines shall run,
Is said railway company shall have the right
Is TO grade for construction only; such grad
y ing TO be according to the established
. grade of said streets.
- The said Railway Company shall be re-
30 quired TO keep the surface of the streets
81 inside its rails and tracks aud eight inches
81 outside thereof in good order and repair
3 and as high as the top OF the rails of said
"a track.
a5 Whenever the Common Council shall
IS order any OF said streets paved. said
81 Railway Company shall bear and paw the
3 expense Of paving between It's rails and
- tracks and eight inches outside there
30 of And said Railway Company shall
Al have the right TO pay the cost OF such paw
az Ing. In instalIments. and upon the same
50 terms and conditions as the owners of
81 lands abutting on said streets. may be re-
i5 quired or authorized 10 pay their assess
46 mems for making said improvement.
81 At II curves and street intersections on
+ unpaved streets. 1t shall be the duty of
20 said Railway Company 10 pave with cob
81 when ordered 10 DO SO by the Common
50 Council.
5. The city shall not pave nor Law founda-
a ton for paving. nor shall said Railway
IS Company be required 10 pave or lay a
Is foundation for paving. between its rails
,. aud for eight inches on the outside there
s. of with concrete or any other material,
20 wa.ch will interfere with said Railway
90 Company making repair. TO its cross Ties.
el joints. ground wires or other necessary re-
~ pairs to its road bed but shall pave with
s. such mat erial aud in such manner as may
8. be ordered by the Common Council OF
s. the city az Grand Rapids.
- said Railway Company shall also rg-
81 move or level all ridges Of snow or ice
- that may fall or be formed within the
81 rails of It's tracks
% such snow aud ice a. Is removed as
Il aforesaid. shall be evenly distributed over
- the surfa e Of the streets in such manner
- rs shall least obsiruct the public travel
u thereon and in case the Common Council
- shall deem 1T necessary. and does NJ any
~ time remove portion Of the SNOW ard
= Ice from any street over which the said
= Railway Compan NAV be operating a
- street railway. then, and In that ease. said
- Railway Company shall bear and pay
~ their proportionste shars of TIRE expense
e thereof. determined on the basis Of the
3 proportion Of the width Of the street &C
Il cupied nv the track or tracks. compared
- with the whole width OF the street 50
s. cleaned.
= Ard II the said Railway Company shall
- neglect IN obey any order which the Com
~ mon Couneil may make In re;atiea Go such
- affairs. or any order relative 10 any -
II pairs OF the streets. which the said Rail.
= way Company. ~ the provisions a this
- ordinance. u obligated 20 make. sid
u Common Couneli may caaSe the 81 N 20
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