Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
Ordinance No, 70,

An ordinance requiring the placing anu
maintaining of gates upon certain railroad
crossings in the city of Grand Rapids, Wood
county, Wisconsin.
The common council of the city of Grand
Rapids do ordain as follows:
Section l. The Chicago, Milwaukee Il ST.
Paul Railway company, its successors aid as
signs, are hereby required and directed to place
and maintain upon Cranberry street in said city
where its main line crosses said street, proper
gates for the protection OF travellers upon said
street. that is to say, one set of gates properly
constructed, attended and operated upon each
side of said crossing on said Cranberry street
and like gates shall be placed and maintained
by said Chicago, Milwaukee d ST. Paul Railway
company upon said Cranberry street where the
same is crossed by its switch or spur track
traverslng Sumner and Main streets said city.
Sectlon2. The Wisconsin Central Railway
company, its successors and assigns, are hereby
required and directed to place and maintain
upon Cranberry street in said city where the
main line of its Nekoosa Division crosses said
street. proper gates for the protection of travel
ers upon said street, that is to say, one set of
gates properly constructed attended and
operated upon each side of said crossing on
said Cranberry street.
Section 8. The Princeton & Northwestern
Railway company, its successors and assigns
are hereby req ui1ed and directed to place and
maintain upon Cranberry street in said city
where its main line crosses said street, proper
gates for the protection of travellers upon said
street, that is to, say, one set of gates properly
constructed, attended and operated upon each
side of said crossing on said Cranberry street.
lection 4. The Green Bay & Western Railway
company, its successors and assigns, are hereby
required and directed 10 place and maintain
upon Water street on the east side of the Wis
cons.n river in said city where it's main line
crosses said street, proper gates for the protec-
ton of travellers upon said street, that is to say,
one set of gates properly constructed, attended
and operated upon each side Of said crossing on
said Water street.
Section 5. Each of said railway companies
are hereby given to and including the 18th day
of December, 1901, in which to place said gates,
as III the preceding sections ordered and
directed.
Section 6. From and after the 18th day of
December 1901, it shall be unlawful for any of
said railway companies to operate its railroad
cars, trains or locomotives upon or over any of
the railroad crossings upon which gates are re-
quired to be placed, maintained, attended and
operated, as in the preceding sections hereof
ordered and directed, unless upon suca crossing
gates shall have been first placed, maintained.
attended and operated as ordered and directed
by this ordinance.
Section 7. Upon failure of any of said railway
companies to comply with the foregoing Ordi-
name, said company so failing to comply with
said ordinance shall after the 18th day of
December, 1901, forfeit to the city of Grand
Rapids the sum of ten dollars for each day said
company fails to comply with said ordinance;
said forfeiture to be collected at the suit of said
city of Grand Rapids.
Section s. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and
publication. w. E. WHEEAAN,
NJ. G. GORDON. Mayor.
City Clerk.