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

To The MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS WISCONSIN:
WHEREAS the Princeton & Northwestern Rail-
way company, a railroad corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the state of
Wisconsin desires and intends to Immediately
construct, put in operation end maintain q
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
necessary spurs, side tracks, turn outs switches,
Wyes. 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 or highways in said city of Grand RAPIDS
hereinafter mentioned:
Now THEREFORE, said Princeton d 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
and High street, and across any Intervening
streets or alleys ii any such there be between
the points named; thence across the Wisconsin
river. thence northwesterly to a point near the
right of way of the Marshfield & Southeastern
Railway company; thence i'll a general north
easterly, northerly and northwesterly direction,
and on the easterly side of said right OF way of
the Marshfeld & Southeastern Railway COM
pany, crossing the alley west OF block thirteen
13) in Naylor's addition of Sargent & Philleo's
plat of the city of Centralia, the city of
Grand, Rapids; block thirteen Q3l Sumner
street, southeasterly part of block fourteen Q4,
Webster street, block ten Q0, Banks street,
northwest corner of block six 6l. Hale street.
Seward street and block three (3), all of said
MAYORS addition; Giddings street, block two ~
of Macombs' addition, Oak street and block
sixteen (16) 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 COO
of the original plat of Central!a; wisconsin
street, the tract of land between Wisconsin and
Washington streets, Washington street. block
seyenty-three (73) of Woods addition; High
street, block seventy-two az of said Woods
addition to the Chicago. milwaukee, st. Paul
Railway; thence across the right of way of said
last named railway and along the n0rtheaSterIy
side of the right of way of the Marsh1eld &
Southeastern Railway company to Fremont
street; across Fremont stree to the north line OF
the city limits.
Also the right, privilege and franchise to con-
struct, maintain and operate spur or indus
trial track as follows;
Beginning at a point III the main line OF the
Princeton Il Northwestern Railway company at
or near the north line of High street; thence in
nOrtheasterly direction on the east SIDE OF the
right of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il 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 thirtyone (3I; Harris addition, to and
said addition; Grant street between said block
th1rty-two (S2) an block thirty (S0); the north
east corner of said block thirty $50; Main street
east of said block thirty 900 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 convenient point in the
main line or side tracks of the Princeton Il
orthwestern Railway company in the north
west quarter of section eighteen (lol, town
twenty-five (22l north of range six ~ east;
running thence in general nOrtherly direction
to Cranberry street, crossing said Cranberry
street near the north and south center lines Of
section seven (7), township and range aforesaid;
thence north to and across High street, west
Elm street, Fremont street and West Butler
street; thence in an easterly direction crossing
sampson street between blocks sixteen DO aud
seven cen % of DAILY. Sampson ard Writer'S
addition: DAILY street between blocks seventeen
% and eighteen (1S), and Witter street east of
block eighteen CS) of said last named addition.
For the purpose of obtaining the rights,
privileges and franchises herein applied for,
said Princeton & Northwestern Railway COM
pany pTays the lawful adoption of such orci
nance as your honorable body shall deem just
ana proper, granting the rights, privileges and
franchises herein applied for.
Dated December Z, 1900
PRINCETON x NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Co,
By j. F. CLEVELAND,
Commissioner