The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-20

Gases where any teams or vehicles shall
meet or be overtaken by any car, such
team or vehicle shall give way 10 such
car, except in crossing Grand street
bridge, where teams and vehicles, if.
reaching the bridge first, shall have the
right OF way while crossing it as against
any car operated by the grantee herein;
nor shall any person willfully obstruct,
hinder or interfere with any of such rail
way cars by placing, driving or stopping
any team vehicle or other obstacle upon
or near the track Of said railway after be-
ing notified by ringing of the car bell or
otherwise. And whomsoever shall will
fully violate any of the provisions of this
section shall, upon conviction thereof. be
punished by a fine not exceeding Ten
Dollars, and may be imprisoned in the
county jail until said fine is paid, not ex-
ceeding thirty days.
Section 8. The line Of railway first
herein described. shall be fully completed
and IN active operation, in connection
with an Electric Railway from the North
limits Of the City of Kenosha to the City
of Racine within one year from and after
the passage and publication Of this ordi-
nance; and the second line herein de-
scribed shall be fully completed and in
active operation Within eighteen months
from and after the passage and publica
ton Of this ordinance.
Section 8. In addition to the terms and
conditions hereinbefore imposed by the
City Of Kenosha upon the said Company,
the following terms and conditions are ex
pressly agreed and understood to be the
consideration for the granting by the City
Of KenoSha to said Company of the rights
and privileges by this ordinance con-
ferred tO-Wit:-
"a. The construction, rails poles, wires,
connections, properties, rolling stock and
maintenance of said Railway shall be
first class in ever particular
b. THE tracks shall be standard gauge,
that is four (4) feet and eight and one
half 1877 inches in width.
c. The rails shall be standard IT.
rails of sufficient weight and strength.
d. The poles shall be SO placed as not
to interfere with gas or water pipes,
drains or sewers, or. the flow Of water
therefrom or thereto whether the same
are now placed or hereafter located by the
authority of the City of Kenosha, and
whether the same be public or private
e. The poles and wires of said Com
pany shall not interfere with other poles,
either telephone, telegraph or electric
light, and shall not impede any street or
alley, and shall not impede egresS or in
gress to or from any lot.
+ f. Cars on said lines and railway shall
stop for passengers at all further street
corners in direction Car is going, upon
signal from such passengers or persons
intending to take passage.
g. The poles shall be straight and
slightly, and shall be kept properly
painted, and the trolley wires used by
said Company shall be at least eighteen
Q8) feet above the surface of the street.
h. No turn outs or switches shall be
placed at street intersections, without the
consent of the Common Council is first
secured so to do.
i. ANY Company hereafter organized
for the purpose of operating street rail
way in the City of Kenosha only shall
have the right to use such portion Of the
track or tracks, VS., turnoutS and switches
of the said Company as may be necessary
IN Main street in said City upon paying
of the said Company one-half of the cost
to the construction Of the part of said
Railway on Main street so used, and one
half of the cost Of maintaining the same
aftersthe commencement40fs use, and
in case there be more than one other such
Company. then the cost Of construction
and the cost of maintenance shall be di-
vided proportionately between them.
j. Said Company shall properly plank
all street crossings, and shall cause It's
rails to be properly bonded with copper
wire of sufficient size and capacity to carry
the electric current, SO that the same shall
not interfere with or iniure any gas or
water pipes, and when paving or macad-
amizing is done by the City on any street
occupied by said Company, it shall pave
or macadamiZe between It's rails and
track thereon in the same manner at its
own expense.
k. The said company shall lay upon
any bridge or bridges used by it special
bridge rails. SOFAS not to unnecessarily in
terfere with public travel thereon.
|. The minimum time of running
through trains on the track first herein
described shall be one hour between the
hours of six A. M. and nine 2. NJ. and the
minimum time of running trains on the
second line herein described shall be
thirty minutes between the hours Of six
A. M. and ten P. M.
m. The said Company shall at all
times provide relay rails or jumpers to
protect hose stretched across any track III
case of fire.
n. Ali construction work of said rail
way shall be subject to the approval OF
the City of Kenosha.
O. In case of the voluntary non-user OF
said railway at any time for thirty con
secutive days by said Company, all its
rights, franchises and privileges under
this ordinance shall at once cease and de-
termine without any action by the City of
Kenosha or by the Common Council Of
the City of Kenosha.
Section 10. The said Company shall
be deemed to have waived all rights under
this ordinance unless it's line first herein
provided for IS fully completed, ready for
the operation of cars and unless cars are
actually operated over such tracks in con
necton with said track from Racine, Wis
consin, within one year from and after
the date of the passage and publication of
this ordinance, and unless said second
line herein provided for is fully complet-
ed, ready for the operation OF cars, and
unless cars are actually operated over
said line in connection with the line first