Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-05-23
Street Railway.

Monday evening the following
ordinance was presented to the Coun-
Gil, and by the that body referred
to a special committee to report on
at the Friday meeting:
An ordinance, authorizing the con-
struction OF an electric street railway In
and along certain streets In the city OF
Alpena, Michigan.
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council OF the city Of Alpena:
Sec. 1. That consent, permission and
authority is hereby given, granted and
vested in and to Andrew w. Comstock,
John A. Drake and William p. Williams,
their associates, successors and assigns,
hereinafter called the grantees, for a
period Of thirty years from and after date
OF the passing of this ordinance, to use
all the streets, lanes and alleys and
bridges In the city Of Alpena, exclusive OF
every person and corporation, except as
hereinafter provided, for the purpose Of
constructing and laying single and
double track street railway, with all the
necessary and convenient tracks, turn
out and side-tracks and switches in
and along the course Of certain streets in
the city Of Alpena, hereinafter mentioned,
and to operate railway cars and carriages
thereon, in the manner and for the time
and upon the conditions hereinafter pre-
scribed
Sec. 2. The cars and carriages upon
said railway shall be of such style and
class as are in general use upon street
railways in other cities the size OF this,
shall be propelled by electricity; and the
said grantees, their successors and as
signs, shall have the right to erect over
head contact wires, suspended from
poles set within the the curb line limit
Of the street on either side thereof, and
80 adjusted as not to obstruct the public
use Of the streets and sidewalks. Said
wires shall be suspended not less than 10
feet above the rails. Wherever telegraph,
telephone, electric light, police or fire
alarm wires cross or shall hereafter cross
above trolley wire, said grantees, their
successors or assigns, shall place guard
wires properly insulated on each side Of
and about one foot above such trolley, 80
that no such telegraph, telephone, cleo
trio light, police or fire alarm wire shall
In case Of breakage come In contact with
such trolley wire and said poles or sup
ports shall be placed at distance of not
less than one hundred and twenty-five
streets and avenues, when the said dis
lance will place the poles on the intersect-
ing street and avenues. And the said
grantees, their successors or assigns are
hereby authorized to erect or maintain the
necessary plant, machinery and power
houses, for the purpose Of generating
such electric power, and it is also author
lied to erect and maintain In and along
such streets OF the city, as shall be neces-
sary, poles, wires, cables and fixtures, for
the purpose Of conducting and applying
electric power to be used as aforesaid,
subject to the restrictions hereinafter
contained. In case of accident occurring
to machinery or appliances necessarily
used In the operation OF said electric rail-
way, then at such time animals or other
power may be used by said grantees for
such reasonable and necessary time only
requisite for the proper repair OF such
machinery or appliances. In times OF
heavy or severe snow storms said grantees
may use animal power for reasonable
and necessary time as may be-. requisite
for cleaning Its tracks and enao1hg 1t to
propel Its cars with its electrical appli-
ances, and said grantees shall make such
changes from time to time In the appll-
ances used by 1t, as shall be In general
use In other cities OF the size OF this, so
far as such appliances effect the safety
and convenience OF passengers and other
travellers on the streets occupied by said
grantees and the control of cars and rapid
ity OF transit. The grantees, their success
sors or assigns shall have the right to use
other electrical systems or other methods
Of propulsion, II hereafter deemed supe-
rior TO the present electrical systems In
general use.
Sec. 3. The electric railway shall be
built upon the following streets: Com
at Washington avenue and Sec
ond street, thence running along WASH