Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-13
Application for Franchise.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN: That the following
application for franchise for the construction,
maintenance and operation of certain railway
tracks across certain streets in the city of Grand
Rapids. Wisconsin, was fled by the Princeton
Northwestern Railway company in the office
OF the city clerk of the city of Grand Rapids,
1900,
To THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS WISCONSIN:
WHEREAS, the Princet i Northwestern
Railway ompany. railroad Corporation or
canned and existing under the laws OF the state
OF Wisconsin desi Tres and intends 10 Immediately
construct, put in operation and maintain &
man line OF railway for the transportation OF
1re1G ut and passengers from and through various
parts OF the state of Wisconsin to and through
| said city OF Grand Rapids, with certain neces-
sary spurs, side tracks, turn outs. switches
YVES ETC., and
WHEREAS in the construction, maintenance
ana operation of said railroad and railroad
tracks, it will be necessary to construct main
tain and operate the same across the public
streets O highways in said city OF Grand Rapids,
hereinafter mentioned:
Now THEREFORE,. said Princeton * North
western railway company hereby applies to
your honorable body for the right privilege and
franchise TO construct, maintain and operate
| the main line of its said railroad as follows:
beginning in the east line of the limits of the
| city of Grand Rapids, from thence running
westerly to the Wisconsin river. crossing Mil
waukee street, First avenue, Second avenue and
High street, and across any intervening streets
or alleys II any such there be between the
river; thence northwesterly to point near the
| right of way OF the Marshfield ( Southeastern
Railway company; thence in genera! north
easterly. northerly and northwesterly direction
ana on the easterly side of said right OF way OF
| the Marshtield & Southeastern Railway company
crossing the alley west of block thirteen (1S) in
| Of the city of Centralia, now the city of Grand
Rapids; block thirteen Q3), Sumner street,
| southeasterly part of block fourteen QG, Web
ster street, block ten 1O), Banks street. north
corner block jy la
| street and block three (3l all of said Naylor s
addition; G1ddlngs street, block two (2 of
| sixteen (l6( of said addition; Cranberry street,
| the tract OF land between Cranberry street and
| FRANKLIN street, the westerly part OF Franklin
street, the tract of land west of block twenty
| (2O) of the original plat of Centrala Wisconsin
| street, the tract of land between Wisconsin and
Washington streets, Washington street, bio K
seventy-thr (73) of Woods addition: High
| street, block seventytwo az of said Wood s
| addition to the Chicago. Milwa ukee & St. Paul
Railway; thence across the right of way OF said
| last named rail ay and along the northeasterly
SIDE OF the right of way of the Marshheld d
Southeastern Railway company to Fremont
street; across Fremont street to the north line Of
| the city limits.
Also the right. privilege and franchise to
construct, maintain and operate spur or in
duStrial track as follows
| Beginning at point in the main line of the
Princeton u Northwestern Railway company at
or near the north line of High street; thence in
| a nOrtheaserly direction OH the east side of the
| right of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul Railway company to Fremont street;
thence across Fremont street; thence in north
easterly and easterly direction to Maple street
crossing said Maple street between Grant street
produced west, and Hooker street; thence across
| block thIrty-one (3); Harris addition, to and
| across French street, block thirty-two $50 of
said addition; GSant street between said block
thirty-two (32) and block thirty (30); the north
east corner of said block thirty (S0; Main street
east OF said block thirty $50, and thence along
| the tract of land lying between Main street and
| the Wisconsin river.
| Also the right, privilege and franchise to CON
| struct, maintain and operate a spur or indus
| trial track as follows:
| Commencing at some C convenient point in the
| main line of side tracks of the Princeton Il
| Northwestern Railway company in the north
east quarter OF section eighteen f1S), town
| twenty-five (22), north of range six (6) east;
| to Cranberry street, crossing said CT nberry
| street near the north and south center line of
section seven ~, township and range aforesaid;
| thence north to and across High street, West
! Elm street, Fremont street and West Butler
street; thence in On easterly direction crossing
| Sampson street between blocks sixteen Q6) and
| seventeen 90 of DAILY, Sampson and Writers
| addition; DAILY street between blocks seventeen
| 90 and eighteen QS), and Witter street east of
| block eighteen ClSJ of said last named addition.
| For the purpose of obtaining the rights,
| privileges and franchises herein applied for,
| said Princeton & Northwestern Railway COM
pany prays the lawful adoption of such
| ordinance as your honorable body shall deem
ust and proper. granting the rights, privileges
and franchises herein applied for
Dated December 7, 1900.
| PRINCETON Il NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Co
| By J. F. CLEVELAND,
| Land Commissioner,