The true northerner., 1900-12-14

Village Ordinance No. Al.
Relative to Street Railways in the Village of
Paw Paw.

Relative TO Street Railways in the Village Of
Paw Paw.
Paw Paw do make, ordain and publish the fol
lowing ordinance No. ~ OF the village OF Paw
Paw, relative othe construction OF street railways
their location, use and government in said village:
Section L.. That the consent, permission and
authority of the village of Paw Paw is hereby
given the Kalamazoo Valley Traction Company,
their successors and assigns, TO construct, own,
maintain and operate street railways with single
double tracks with all necessary tracks Tor
turnouts, side tracks, switches aud turn tables and
TO run cars thereon for the transportation OF pas
sengers, baggage, freight, United States mail and
express through along and upon the streets avenues
and highways of the said village OF Paw Paw here
matter mentioned, and the same 10 keep, maintain
and use and 10 operate thereon railways cars and
carriages during all the time hereinafter specified
and limited in the manner and upon the conditions
set forth in this ordinance.
Section 2. The streets avenues and high
ways upon which said railways are TO be CON
structed and operated and the routes upon which
they are 10 run are as follows:
Route No. I. All that part OF highway known as
Main street and Territorial street, lying within the
corporate limits the village OF Paw Paw.
Route No. 2. South LaGrave street from its
intersection with Main to the corporate limits
of said village of Paw Paw.
Route No. 3. That part of the highway leading
10 Decatur on the west boundary line OF the said
village of Paw Paw TO tue limits.
Section 3. That said company is by the provi-
sion of this ordinance authorized TO construct, own,
keep and maintain use and operate street railways
upon its tracks IN the streets and routes herein,
streets, avenues and places in the preceding sec
tion named and designated and IN through, upon,
over aud along such other streets, avenues and
places IN said village OF Paw Paw may from
time 10 time be liked and determined by the pres
ident and board of trustees of said village of
Paw Paw and assented 10 in writing by the said
Kalamazoo Valley Traction Company, their sue
cessors and assigns.
Section !. The tracks of all street railways con
structed under this ordinance shall be laid in the
center of said Streets under the direction of the
village board, OF IT'S civil engineer If desired by
said village board. not meaning however to abridge
the right OF said street railway company 10 have
a single or double track the entire length OF said
route.
Before commencing to lay said track said
grantee, their successors or assigns shall notify
SAID village board OF the same ana the tracks snail
be laid in such manner shall least obsTuct
the free passage OF vehicles carriages over the
same and shall be laid TO conform as near as pos
sble TO the established grades of said streets
they shall from time TO time be established or al
tered, and all such work shall be done at the
pense OF said company, in laying said tracks or
"a teTing same ana SAID company shall MAINTAIN ana
keep street between said tracks IN condition, and IN
same condition as near as may be as balance of
streets,
Section r. Said railways shall be operated by
the overhead trolley wire system of electricity,
by any other electric orrapd transit power, except
dummy or locomotive engines, that may be here
after found TO be better adapted Tor proPell-
ing street Cars, and for tins purpose SAID
grantee, their successors and assigns are an-
thOriZed and empowered to erect and main
tain in and along any and all of the public streets
and highways upon which the tracks of said
railway are hereby may In the future be authoriz
ed and constructed, such posts, brackets, wires
and fixtures as may be required 10 support the
operation of said cars, such wires however not TO
be less than eighteen feet above the surface of the
rect ana 20 "a, 10 best suit The public convenience
and accommodate the inhabitants OF said village.
SECTION THE rate of fare OF each passenger
shall not exceed the sum OF Ave cents for the entire
length of any route as above estaD shed or any
/ part there,f provided however that said grantee
their successors and assigns shall furnish at the
quest OF any passenger free transfer tickets from one
line to an,ther good over any other route iur The
carrying Of baggage, freight aud express packaS
such reasonable rates Of carriage Tor the transppra
ton OF the same may be CD rged as may be agreed
upon with the shippers thereof proVioed however
that such rates shtl be uniform between the
parties and preference either directly or inirrct
ly shall be given to any party, firm or cooperation,
SECTION I'll he cars upon said lWd\s snail
always b. EMIT ed to the track aud the driver OF ANY
vehicle obstructng the same shall turn anu leave its
track free upon the approach OF amy car a. soon
| "a practicable and so not to impede The car;
and any person who shall refuse to do after hay
ing been notified by the conductor other perspnf
in charge Of said car or who shall Ia any way un-
necessarily ob-truct delay or iuterter with or IN
iuTe or destroy the track or any BppurteudnCes
said railway shall upon conviction thereof before
any Justice of the Peace or other court having jur,
diction be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty
five dollars more than thirty days i'm the cJuu
J ill., or both in the discretion of the court
/ SECTION Sin case I'D grantee their successor.
and assigns shalt fail To commence work upon Sud
railway by september fist i9ul and shall fail Ia
have said cars running thereon through said village
OF Paw Paw 10y september fret, ig'- then this
ordinance sh III from thence form cease and be void
SECTION Said cars shalt be provided with sui
table guugs Signals which shall be- sound before
crossing any street 10 give warning OF the
approach Of the car 10 any person crossing said
1 street.
SECTION lO-The said grantee their successors
and assigns shall cause TO be through said
village OF Paw Paw at least every hOurs during
tbe day.
SECTION 1.-THE powers and privileges conferred
by the provisions of this ordinance shall b. limited
to thirty years from aud after the date its passage.
SER ION ~ Said gtantee shall within thirty days
after the passage ot this Ordu signify their
acceptance In writing Of the rign,s and privileges
hereby grauted and file tie with the village
clerk.
do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
No. a.. was adopted aud passed by the village
councal of the village Of Paw Paw. at regular
meeting held on the 10th, day of December, a ID.
| 1900.
WM. III. MASON.
Village Clerk.