Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20
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 filed by the Princeton
| & Northwestern Railway company in the office
of the city clerk of the city Of Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin, on the eighth (S) day of December,
1900.
To THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, WISCONSIN,:
WHEREAS, the Princet n & Northwestern
Railway ompany, a railroad corporation or
gained and existing under the laws of the state
of Wisconsin desires and intends to Immediately
construct, put in operation and maintain a
main line Of railway for the transportation of
freight 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
and 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 if any such there b. between the
points named; thence across the Wisconsin
river: thence northwesterly to a point near the
right of way OF the Marshfeld & Southeastern
Railway company; thence in general north
easterly, nOrtherly and northwesterly direction
and on the easterly side of said right of way of
the Marshtield d Southeastern Railway company
crossing the alley west of block thirteen (13) in
MAYORS addition of Sargent Il Phllleo's plat
of the city of Centralia, now the city of Grand
Rapids; block thirteen Q3), Sumner street.
southeasterly part of block fourteen Q4) Web
ster street, block ten (10), Banks street, north
west corner of block six (6), Hale street. Seward
street and block three 81, all of said MAYORS
addition; Giddings street, block two co of
Macombs addition, Oak street and block
sixteen Q6) 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 Centralla: Wisconsin
street, the tract of land between Wisconsin and
Washington streets Washington street, bio k
seventy-three (73) of Woods addition; High
street, block seventy-two 72) of said Woods
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 Marshfield &
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
duStrlal track as follows:
Beginning at a point in the main line of the
Princeton d Northwestern Railway company at
or near the north line of High street; thence in
a northeasterly direction on the east side of the
rig MT OF way of the Chicago, Milwaukee d 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 (31); Harris addition, to and
across French street, block th1rty-two (32) of
said addition; Gsant street between said block
thirty two $50 and block thirty go; the north
east corner of said block thirty 800; Main street
east OF said block thirty (30, 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 spur or INDUS
trlel track follows:
Commencing at some convenient point in the
main line of side tracks of the Princeton 4
northwestern Railway company in the north
east quarter of section eighteen (lo), town
twenty-five (22), north of range six (6) east;
running thence in general northerly direction
10 cranberry street, crossing SAID Or MERRY
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 l6) and
seventeen 90 of DAILY, Sampson and Writers
addition; DAILY street between blocks seventeen
CD and eighteen QS). and Witter street east OF
block eighteen qSl of said last named addition.
For the purpose of obtaining The rights,
privileges and franchises herein applied for,
said Princeton Il Northwestern Railway COM
pany prays the lawful adoption OF such
ordinance as your honorable body shall deem
ust ana proper. granting the rights, privileges
and franchises herein applied for
Dated December :, 1900
PRINCETON 4 NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Co.
B, J. F. CLEVELAND,
Land Commissioner.