Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-03

hereby authorized to operate silsie
81 double track street railways. upe1
tbs streets or psrts Of siresis @2ste
named. 411 10 construct snd operate
; siAzle or double track sEreSt rail-
Ways upon sgea etafr streets ave
n1cs OF places IN said esty. a. may. from
time % tilne. BE nxee and aef5rniisra ~
tee Common CeaHeis Of the city Of GFAad
Rapids. ana sssented u Ia wTltsax ~ sad
RAILWAY Company, Provides. al sin3ie
trseSs eRly shall be placed oa streets
! h-iiax width Of less than sixty feet
Sec s. The tracks II "a u railway. wnea
single track lines are isid. shs be laid ia
The eeatef vt ell said streets. IT tncy iaAy
De iaid on either side Of the center 81 s2sd
Streets provided. the inner ran o. Ssid
, tracks shall be laid within Two snd one
half feet OF the center OF said streets; sad
prosiaef. thai no Snxie track shaH be
! laid on enc side Of the center without the
consent OF the Common Council OF the
! city Of arand Rapids; IN places whsre
center 81 the space within the main Track
and such Switches and turn-ents shall be
at the center of the streets; In ease the
said Railway Company shall lay double
track ia any Of said streets the inner rail-
Of each track shall be within Two ana one
hall feet OF the center OF the street Inc
guaee Of said track shall be four feet eight
and one-h half inches. and 50 as 10 accom-
modate tn. most common width between
carriage whees; provided thai. on East
Lesnard street. between the Detroit,
Grand Haven K Milwaukee Railway Com
pany's tracks and 40 feet east Of Taylor
street. the tracks may be laid south OF
the center OF said East Leonard street
Provided. That all tracks shall DC laid
under the direction of the city engineer
see. 4. The said railway company mayrs-
ouild ana relay all or any OF the tracks nov
laid 10 the streets or parts of streets. men,
toned in section one tll of this ordinance.
or any part thereof. and for that purpose
may use any OF the rails OF the present
n Fze txx. ss..r,,< ortt al a m
part thereof. And all new rails which shall
be hereafter laid shall be steel rails.
weighing not less than forty I'VE pounds TO
! the yard. and all rails shall be laid In such
manner as 10 least obstruct the passage.
over the same. OF vehicles aud shall con-
fern 10 the grades Of the streets rs esfab-
iished at the time OF laying the same.
OF ~ they shall from time to time be
grading or paving any OF the streets. over
, which the lines OF said railway company
shall run II IL be necessary to relay the said
rails. the same shall be done at the expense
or parts Of streets which are not graded
over which said railway lines shall run.
said railway company shall have the right
to grade for construction only; such grad
|, ing TO be according to the established
> The said Railway Company shall be 70
Qntred TO keep the surface Of the streets
l insideits rails and track and eight inches
and as high rs the top Of the rails Of said
track.
5 Whenever the Common Council shall
. order any OF said streets paved. said
Railway Company shall bear and paw the
8 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
3 terms aud conditions rs the owners Of
lands abuttinE on said streets may be re-
5 Quired or authorized to pay their assess
menfs for making said Improvement.
AT all curves and street intersections on
8 unpayed streets. II shall be the duty of
= said Railway Company TO pave with cob
bic stone2 between its rails and tracks
| when ordered to do SO By the Common
Council.
; The city shall not pave or Law founda-
4 ton for paving. nor shall said Railway
} Company be required to pave or lay .
foundation for paving. between Its rails
aud for eight inches on the outside there
3 Of With concrete or any other material.
which. Will interfere with said Railway
Company making repairs TO its cross ties,
l joints, ground wires or other necessary re-
pairs 70 its road BED. bur shall pave with
3 such material and In such manner rs may
4 be ordered BY the Common Council Of
5 the city Of Grand Rapids.
s Said Railway Company nail also re-
move or ieyei ali ridges OF snow or ice
Such snow aud leo Is 10 removed Is
! aforesaid. shall Be evenly distributed over
the surfs:e Of the streets In such manner
8 Is shall least obstruct the public travel
thereon. and In case the Common Council
5 shall deem Ii necessary. and does at any
s time remove portion Of the snow and
Ice, from anv street. over which the said
. street railway. then. and In that case. said
Railway Company shall bear and pay
4 their proportfonate share Of the expense
: thereof. determines pm the basisof the
4 cupIed by the tracR Or tracks. compared
3 with the whole width of the street 50
And Il the said Railway Company shall
Q mon Council may make In relation to such
0 Affairs. Or any order relative to any re
I pairs Of tho streets. which the said Rail-
2 way Company. BY the provisions of this
4 Common Council may cause the same to
3 be made. and collect the expenses tnere-
8 Of from said Railway Company.
. Ine said Railway Company may deposit
. and turn tables, and, ~ and upon other
Il portions OF Its tracks. the grade whereof
2 shall exceed two and, one half feet in the
y hundred. and such other places as shall
8 OF Its railway; the salt In all cases to be
s deposited or Sprtnkled on the surface Of
the rails only. and In such quantities and
9 In such manner IS shall least impair the
3 use of said streets for public travel.
Sec. 5. The cars to be used on said rail-
2 way. shall be drawn by electric or such
) other motive power ~ may seem best TO
: said company. Provided. however. that
5 locomotive engines propelled by steam
power shall not be used. nor shall animal
power be used. except during the time
that said Railway Company shall be en-
9 gagged In getting its lines ready for electric
% or other power. or during break down or
4 some other emergency preventing the use
2 Of mechanical power. And permission
g and authority are hereby given to said
4 Railway Company to place. erect ana
8 ON either side thereof. wherever their
u street railway tracks are situated. and on
. such other streets as shall be necessary
% for their insulated feed wires Tor as shall
Il hslises) suitable poles TO be approved 81
z the Common Council. for suspending eiec-
8 trio wires through and over such streets
z said poles shall be Of Iron within the nre
s poles ole gu outside the IRE district. ''s'
And permission and authority are here
= By given to said Railway Company to place
g and msiatAtn In and over said streets,
u Quoting electricity thereovcr. and suita-
y bic span wires. trolley wires. feed wires
8 and Insulating appliances, and also to
place In said streets Underground Ways or
8 eonduits for Electric wires or cables or
IS for mechanical cables. Provided that
wires and al other electrical appliances,
. shall be 50 placed - not to interfere with
y the Electric Fire Alarm system Of the
v city Of Grand Rapids.
II Provided. however. that no poles shall
u be erected in any street where said con-
- p&Dy hes no tracks without permission
n hrst having been granted r. II By the Com
IS mon Council TO 80 erect ita poieA
1 Sec. s. The cars 10 be .used on said rnal.
: way shall be drawn NJ speed not exceed
3 inG seven miles an hour. between the in.
I terDection 1t Stocking street and Wes,
5 Bridge street AID the intersection al
North Division street and Monroe street
end On ali bridges in the city Of Grand
Rapids over which the road may run aud
elsewhere not exceeding the rate OF afteeu
10 miles IN hour. Said cars shall run o 3
II each Of said routes. numbered from one q
u n ten t1ca both numbers inclusive ~ IN