The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-04-09
AN ORDINANCE


Of the city Of Manitowoc did on the 27th day of
December, 4. D., lSSg, adopt and pass certain
ordinance entitled AN ordinance granting a
f!anchise over and along certain streets III the
city OF ManltoMoc, Wisconsin. to the Milwaukee.
Lake Shore Western Railway Company in and
by which ordinance the said Milwaukee, Lake
Sh"Te ana western Halfway Company was au-
thoflZed aud empowed to lay down and cons ,ruct
railway track along, in its option one or the
other OF two certain routes in said ordinance de
GCrlbed, for description of which reference 10
SAID ordinance Is hereby made: and
WHEREAS, the Milwaukee. Lake Shore and
Western Halfway Company did subsequently, bv
instrument III writing, under its corporate seal.
bearing date the Sixth day of January $500 ac-
cept said ordinance and designate the second
route described IN Section | thereof rs the route
for It's SAID railway track and did subsequently,
railway track upon the route described AZ the
second route III sand Section ], towit:
beginning on the main line of its railroad on
Fifteenth street and running themes East along
franklin street to Main street thence across Main
sueet To Quay street 10y the shortest practicable
route, and thence along Quay street to Lake
Michigan, and across all Of the streets which IN
teTsect the and
WHEREAS the railway Of the said Milwaukee.
Lake Shore and Western Railway COMPANY has
been acquired by and vested in the Chicago and
North Western Railway Company which said last
named railway company now owns and operates
All of the railway Of the said Milwaukee, Lake
shore and w estern Hallway Company including
the track herenbcfore mentioned: and
WHEREAS, the Chicago aud North Western
halfway I OnldNA proposes 10 construct upon or
adjacent to the shore of Lake Michigan. upon the
South Side Of the Nanit0wOc River and opening
ont OF the same. certain car ferry slip with a
view to securing he establishment and oparafipn
~ a car ferry to and from the port Of MauitOwuc
and 1t becomes necessary to lay C1rtain addition
al tracks to be used and operated in connection
with the track so laid pursuant to sand ordinance
Of December p, lSe4, and the sand Chicago and
North Western Railway Company has filed in
the office of the City Clerk. map showing the
location of said proposed new tracks which
said map is entitled MAP of tracks Of the Chi
cago and North Western Railway Company in
MamtQWo", Wis, to connect with proposed ear
ferry slip and signed for the purpose of Identi-
hcation by John f. Blunt, Chief Engineer of said
Chicago and North Western Railway COMPANY,
and
WHEREAS the said ordinance of December ~
lSSg. contained certain provisions and conditions
which have been found to he OnerOus and uuduly
burdensome upon said hallway Company and
which would render the operation of said track
III connection with the car ferry diticlt and
troublesome, and 1t Is deemed essential to the
welfare of theCItyOfM antowOc that the privilege
of laying such additional tracks and operating
the same free and relieved of the oGeTous and
burdensUme conditions aforesaid should be
granted the said Chicago end North Western
Railway Company.
Now, THEREFORE, Be il ordained by the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen of the City of Manitowoc,
as follows:
SECTION l. The authority and power confer
red by the SAID ordinance of December y, lssq
upon the Milwaukee,, Lake Shore and Western
Q
operate certain railway track described as
follows:
Beginning on the main line of its railroad on
Fifteenth street and running thence East along
Franklin street to Nam street thence across
Main street to Quay street by the shortest pracic
abb route, and thence along Quay street to Lake
MIchl gan, and across all of the streets which in
terSeCt the same.
BE and the same is hereby ratified and confirm
ed IN the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
tompany as the successor Of the Milwaukee.
Lake Shore and Western Railway Company and
to its successors and assigns forever.
SEcTToE ?, The Chicago and Mort hwestern
Hallway Company, its successors and assigns are
hereby authorized and empowered to lay down,
construct and operate in perpetuity one certain
spur track commencing at the end of the present
spur track IN front of the freight depot OF said
Railway Company and ut or near the East line
OF block two hundred and eleven GID ard ex-
tending thence Eastcrly across thirteenth street
INTO and upon Block two hundred and twele (212)
and marked "A-8' on said map: also the right
to remove the track laid under the ordinance of
December 18th lSS9, between the points designat-
ed ID on said map so filed with the City
clerk. from the present location thereof which
Is indicated on said map by the uncoiored dotted
lines to the location North of the same indi-
Gated on smd map by the parallel yellow
lines between said points Il: also the right
to lay a certain spur track from the said point
marked @" into and along Quay street into an d
! upon Block two hundred and twenty one CPD.
and another certain spur track from the point
marked Z on said map INTO and upon said
Block two hundred and twenty one ODD both
Of SAID last named spur tracks to connect with
existing tracks of sad Company on the South
side of lis flour warehouse: also the right to con
struct Il certain other track commencing at a
point III Quay street a short distance West of
Sixth street at 4 point marked F. on said map
SO filed with the City Clerk and extending theme
by a curve across QUAY street block Two hundred
and twenty four CPD and Franklin street to a
connection with the existing track of said Rail-
way Company IN Lake Street at the point mark
ed 81 on said map: also the right to lay down
and construct certain other SPUR track com
menclng ut the point of intersection with the ex-
lstlng track OF SAID Company in Lake Street at Il
point short distance South of JAY Street mark
ed IL on sand map, and extending thence in a
NOTtheriy direction to the Canning factory on
block two hundred and thirty-three (233) TO a
point in sad Lake Street in front of the Canning
factory marked u" on said map.
And for that purpose the aforesaid franchise
along sand several routes Is hereby given ard
granted to sand Hallway Company and the said
Ra iiway Company Is hereby fully authorized and
empowered to maintain and use said railway
tracks over, upon and along al of the streets
alongor across which said tracks are so located
for tho usual business and purposes OF q railroad.
SECTION J. Any tracks which may be removed
ana relocated pursuant 10 the provisions hereof
and the new tracks herein authorized u be laid
shall be constructed strictly Ill accordance with
the provisions of Section > of said ordinance Of
December =, 1889.
SECTION !. The provso at the foot OF Section
/ and all OF Section of SAID ordinance Of De-
cember y, 1850 relating to the condition upon
which said tracks shall be maintained and upar-
ated be and the san are hereby repealed.
SECTION >. This ordinance shall ne IN force
from and after its passage and publication and
acceptance thereof by said Chicago and North
Western Railway Company which acceptance
shall be in writing and under the corporate seal
of said company. signed by the President and
Secretary thereof, and shall he filed with the
City Clerk.
TAKE NOTICE: The foregoing proposed ordin-
ance presented 10 the City Council of the City
of ManitUwoC at an adjourned regular meeting
held March ., 1885, was ordered placed on file
and the time and place for Its consideration fix
cd at regular meeting of the Common Council
20 be held at the Council Rooms III the City Of
manltowoc at 100 /. m, on A pril ~, 1886.
Dated March y. 1886
ARTHUR REIguEET. City Clerk.