The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-07
AN AMENDMENT
TO the Electric Street Railway Or
dinance.

dinance.
An Ordinance amending an Ordinance en-
tied, IAN Ordinance authorizing The Milwau-
kee, Racine & Kenosha Street Railway Com
pany to construct, maintain and operate said
Railway in the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin,
and known as Ordinance No. $780,"
Be it Ordained by the Common Council of the
City of Kenosha, in the County Of Kenosha
and State of Wisconsin:
Section l. That Section 1 of an ordinance
entitled IAN Ordinance authorizing The Mil
waukee, Racine & KenOSha Street Railway
Company to construct, maintain and operate a
sin, be, and the same is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Section l. Authority and permission Is
hereby granted to The Milwaukee, Racine &
KenoSha Street Railway Company, its sue
cessors and assigns, to lay and maintain single
or double tracks for street railway with all
necessary switches, curves, turn-Outs, VS.,
poles, wires and other appliances and cOnven-
fences usually employed in the operation Of a
street railway. system using electric or other
power, excepting steam or horse power, over,
upon, along and across those certain streets,
bridges. culverts and public places within the
corporate limits OF the City of Kenosha afore-
said, described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the City limits on the North;
thence on and along Milwaukee Avenue to Mid
die street; thence along Middle street to Ash
land Avenue; thence along Ashland Avenue to
the City limits on the South. Or, beginning at
City limits on the north; thence on and along
Milwaukee Avenue to Union street; thence on
thence on and along Grand street to Ashland
Avenue thence on and along Ashland Avenue
to the City limits on the South; also commenc-
ing at the intersection of Ashland Avenue and
South street; on and along South street to
Main street, on and along Main street to Mar
ket street; on and along Market street to West
Main street, thence on and along West Main
street to Chicago & Northwestern depot. In
addition an extension, the western terminus OF
which shall not be further west than Newell
street, said extension to be in westerly dlrec-
tion and upon such route as the City Council
may select, and to operate thereon street
railway system with electric or other power
excepting steam or horse power, for the carry
ing Of passengers, personal baggage, mail an6
express for the term and period of fifty $50
| years from and after the date of the passage
and publication of this ordinance.
| Section 2, That Subdivision 'c'' of Section
9 of said Ordinance be, and the same is hereby
amended so as to rea6 as follows:
C. The rails shall be Shanghai T rails OF
| sufficient weight and strength, L. : less thar
| sixty 900 pounds per yard
| Section 3, That Subdivision az of Section
| 9 of said Ordinance be, and tue same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
j. Said Company shall properly plank al
street crossings and shall cause its rails to be
size and capacity to carry the electric current
so that the same shall not interfere with or in
| Jure any gas or water pipes. and shall pay all
damages caused by electric currents or by
| electrOlysis to any gas or water pipe, and when
paving or macadamiZing is done by the City
on any street occupied by said Company il
| shall pave or macadamiZe between its rails and
track thereon and for the space of seven inches
on each side of the rails in the same manner al
| its own expense, and shall in like manner pave
or macadamize between all double tracks, VS.
| turn-outS and switches.
| Section 4. That Subdivision 'sp' of Section
| 8 of said Ordinance be, and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
| p. The said Company shall on all streets
that are already paved replace the paving and
| leave said paving and said streets in as good
repair and condition as the same were in al
the time of the commencement of the laying OF