Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-29
ORDINANCE NO "a OF THE CITY or
REIDINC1

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Issues of the BANNER.
ORDINANCE NO. "a OF THE CITY OF
BELDlNG.
An ordinance granting permission TO tne
Grand RAPIDS s. i3eding Traction Company To
construct use operate and keep electric rall-
WAYS in the city OF Belding, 10 be known as
Ordinance Number Twenty seven OF the city oil
Beldng
1he city of Bedding hereby ordains
Sec 1 That consent, permission ana authority
are hereby given ana granted 10 anu uuly resl '
in the Grand Rapids \ Belding TRACTION COM
pany It's Successors and assigns TO use, opef
ate. keep and maintain an electric railway III
and along the following streets IN sald clty'
with all the necessary and convenient tracks
for turnouts. sidetracIs, crossovers ana switches
and the same TO use and operate thereon cars;
coaches, carriages and other vehicles during All
the time hereinafter specified, ana IN the man
ner and upon the conditions set iorih III inns
ordinance viz:
In and along that portion OF the State road
that lies between the limits of the city OF Bel,
ding on the west and the intersection OF shd
road Dy Orchard avenue on lhe east III anu
along Orchard avenue from It's intersection
with the state road leading To COOKS Cor
ners To kcnwoud avenue; thence III anu
along Kenwood avenue TO CARRIED street.
thence i'm and along GaTheld street To nlsh
street: thence ia and along Hlgh street To Ash
field street to Riverside avenue; thence In and
| along Riverside avenue To Pine street,
Sec >. Said Grand Rapids * BeldlhB Ilac'
| ton Company is hereby authorized TO operate
single or double tracks in, upon ana along lhe
streets or parts OF streets ABOVE named, anu 10
| construct and operate single or uouplc TRACK
| electric railways upon such other streets
avenues and places n.said city as may from
time TO time be liked and determined Dy lhe
| common council OF the city OF BeldlnS ana as
| scented to In writing by SAID railway company
| Sec. g. When SAID Traction Company shali
| be i'm readiness TO locate and construct lls sau
| tracks i'm and along said streets, avenues or
places it shall notify the city engineer ana com
mon council OF the city OF l5clding ana the SAT-.
| engineer and council shall forthwith proceed
/ To- dor location OF Salu trtCkS
with reference TO the center OF the streets anu
| shall locate the same either in the center or
| upon the side of the street as may be deemed
| for the best interests of the public: PROVIDED
| that II sand engineer and council, or either Oh
them, shall refuse or neglect To locate the posi-
ton of said tracts as above Speclneu Wllhln IL
| reasonable time after being notified ana re
qucsted so to do, the Grand Rapids X Bedding
Traction Company may proceed TO lay It's tracks
nm such part oil the street as It's oilcerS sl'tll
determine And provided, That said engineer
ana council shall not locate said tracts IN such
places or in such manner that they can not DC
constructed and operated by said Traction com
pauy- Also provided, that the reasonable eN
pcnses of locating said tracks by sald city
engineer shall be paid by said company
Sec. I. All tracks laldsDy SAID company Ill
ana along said streets shall conform 10 tht
established grade of the streets the rails shal
be laid ia such manner as TO least opstrucl inc
passage over the same OF vehicles and IN cast
| The Grade of such streets, or any part OF tht
| same shall be changed by the city authorities
the expense OF relaying the tracks on such new
|
| all streets or parts of streets when are no
graded said Traction Company shall nave TN,
right to grade for construction Only, such grau
ing to be according TO the established gradc o
sand streets. The said company shall keep th'
, | surface OF the streets inside It's rails and 70
eight inches outside thereof in good order an'
repair and as high the top of the rails OF sal,
track Whenever the common council shaI
order any OF SAID streets paved, SAID Traction
company shall bear ana pay the expense OF paw
ing between its rails and tracks anu eight niche
outside thereof: ana said railway compan,
shall have the right To pay the cost OF such pay
ing in installments ana upon the same term
, and conditions rs the owners OF lands aDutttn
on said streets.
I Sec. s. Tho ears To be used on said railwa
shall be drawn 10y electric motive power Pro
vided that animal or other power may be use
temporarily during the time that said compan
shall be engaged in constructing ana getting IL
| lines ready for electric power, or during
breakdown or other emergency preventing Tn
use of electrical power. Ana PERMISSION an
: authority are hereby given To SAID Tractlo
COMPANY To place. erect and maintain IN TN
. | streets of said city, and on either side thereo
wherever their sidetracks are situated ana upo
such other streets as may be necessary ior lhtl
I insulated feed wires, suitable poles, under th
| supervision of the street commissioner OF IN
= city OF Belding. And permission ana aulhorlt
>. are hereby given to said Traction company !
place in and maintain in and over said street
: wires or cables for the purpose OF conductin
electricity thereoyer, and suitable span wires
! trolley wires, feed wires ana Insulating appa
| atus and appliances, and also To place In san
streets underground ways or condults Tor ele'
= trio wires or cables
See 81 the cars To be used on said ralwa
a shall be drawn at speed of not eXceedin
4 eight miles an hour within the city limits.
cars for the carriage OF passengers shall stop
. an street corners ana in the middle OF Ion
| blocks when requested so 10 do 10 take on
q let OF passengers. Rates OF fare on said raj
road shall be determined by said company, bl
shall not exceed five cents Tor each passeng'
G from points between Pine street and Cook
n Corners TO other points In sald territory AN
= satches and bundles In the possession
. travellers shall be carried free OF charge. An
;. person who upon the request OF the conduct
or person i'm charge OF any car refuses TO pa
his or her fare or shall quit the car after ma
= ing been so transported or carried without pa
ing his or her fare shall be liable To a fine M
: exceeding i've dollars and costs OF prosecute
" on conviction before any Justice OF the peat
e having Jurisdiction in said city, and In delau
J, of the nnvment of such fine and costs shall
= imprisoned in the city or county jail until sue
Z fine and costs are paid not exceeding thlfl
q DAYS in the discretion Of the justice. ProYldc
Il that the expense OF said prosecution shall
borne los said Traction company and not by u
u city of Belding. Any conductor or othcr perso
G in charge OF any car who shall collect IRON ~
N passe ger more than the legal fare shall, VII
" the person by whose order or direction he GO
~ lects the same, be deemed guilty OF MISC
p, meanor and on conviction thereoi before ~
=, Justice of the peace OF competent lurisdietiC
shall pay a fine of not less than hve dollars Il
each o1cnse with costs OF prosecution ana
default of the payment Of such line shall
imprisoned In the city or county jail until sue
- fine and costs are paid not exceeding this
Us days In the discretion OF Tue luStlcc'
Ia Sec T. The cars Of said company snail ~ Z
y times be entitled TO the track, and any Yehtc
~ upon the track OF said railroad SHAH turn out
" the approach OF any car either from IN front
(. behind such vehicle SO as 10 leave the track u
\ obstructed: and any person VINO IN any mann
"a whatsoever wilfully obstructs the tract or trac
" OF said company shall be liable to a line OF y
n. exceeding five dollars ana costs OF prosecute
I, and in default OF the payment OF such me shi
- be imprisoned ia the city or county JAIL un
& such fine and costs are paid not exceeding thir
days in the discretion OF the lusuce. foVd