Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-07-18
AN ORDINANCE.

COuSGT QCGlOn ana operating OF an
electric street railroad interurban
through and upon the streets and
puplic highway in the town Of Grand
Rapids, county Of Wood and the state
Of WiScOnSi n.
DO ORDAIN.
SECTION l. The exclusive author
ity, right and privilege is hereby
granted to the Grand Rapids Light
ing 6 Power Co. and its associations
and assigns to erect, construct. main
tain and operate street railway with
a single track; or double track if the
same may be desired by the Grand
Rapids Lighting & Power &C. and its
or assigns to construct, an
interurban street railroad through
and upon such streets as they may
hereinafter deem suitable for their
purpose.
The cars to be used upon said track
shall be propelled either by cable or
electric power conducted on wires
suspended over and above the track or
under or both, or by strong battery as
said Grand Rapids Lighting & Power
Co. it's associations or assigns may
deem advisable or such other power
lit being understood that no animal
power shall be used unless in case of
breakage) or machinery Of any sort
shall not in it's use be a public
nuisance, and the said Grand Rapids
Lighting & Power Co. or it's aSSocia-
tiOns or assigns is hereby authorized
to erect and maintain in and along
such streets and public highways as it
nay be hereinafter agreed.
SECTION ?. Exclusive authority is
hereby granted to the Grand Rapids
Lighting & Power Co. and it's aSsocia
tions and assigns to put in place. erect,
maintain and operate for a term of
fifty (50) years, from and after the
passage Of this ordinance a street
railway with all necessary tracks,
double tracks, turnOuts. side tracks,
switches and turn table. and such
switches and turnOutS to be located at
such points as may be designated by
the Grand Rapids Lighting & Power
Co.
SECTION 5. The town board of the
town of Grand Rapids in Wood county
and state of Wisconsin, do hereby
grant, give, demise, unto the Grand
Rapids Lighting & Power Co. all
rights and privileges to enter upon
said streets, highways and alleys,
bridges, etc, to erect and to maintain
such street railway for the period
above specified.
SECTION 4. The work upon such
street railway shall be commenced on
or before the first day of May, 1902,
and all due diligence shall be used in
its completion, providing, that in case
the said Grand Rapids Lighting &
Power Co. and its associations and
assigns are delayed in the cOnstruc
ton Of said railway by order or
injunction by or of any court or judge
therefore, the time that the said
Grand Rapids Lighting & Power Co.,
it's associations or assigns are SO
delayed in the construction of sal
railway. shall be given to it over and
above the time given by this section
for the completion Of said road, and
the delay shall not be deemed a for
fixture Of any part Of said contract of
the said Grand Rapids Lighting &
Power Co., and shall not by order of
any court Or court commissioner be
enjOined or restrained from building,
operating and completing said road or
any part thereof, the said Grand
Rapids Lighting & Power Co., its
associations and assigns shall appear
and defend said action and at once
move to dissolve said injunction and
shall thereupon if said injunction be
dissolved proceed with the completion
of said work. The said Grand Rapids
Lighting & Power Co. and it's asSOca-
tiOns or assigns shall on or before
Sept % have completed three miles of
track within the limits Of the town Of
Grand Rapids.
SECTION 5. The track shall be OF
standard gage four foot eight and one
half inches wide, and the rails to be
used to be of weight not less than
lifty-SiX pounds to the yard. The
track shall be laid on suitable ties to
be given good and substantial road
bed the track to be maintained in
substantial manner.
And it is further agreed and under
stood, that no poles shall be set in
front Of any house or roadway Or in
front of any business place without
the consent of all parties concerned.
and il is further agreed and under
stood that a committee Of the town
board and a committee Of the Grand
Rapids Power & Lighting Co. may
determine whether said tracks be laid
either in center Of street or at one
side of the public highway, and when
once the tracks are laid they become
permanent unless otherwise mutually
agreed.
SECTION 6. Cars to be run upon
said road are known as interurban
cars. And the service to be rendered
by the Grand Rapids Lighting &
Power Co shall be Of good and
sufficient cars, and for winter service
shall be properly heated, lights upon
all night cars shall indicate either by
white or red light as d safe guard to
the public.
SECTION Z. Within sixty days from
the publication and passage of this
ordinance, the Grand Rapids Lighting
& Power Co its associations or assigns
shall file with the town clerk of the
town of Grand Rapids, in writing of
an acceptance of the granting herein
made and upon failure to file such
acceptance as aforesaid, then this
grant or charter shall not become
operative to vest any rights. privileges
or franchise whatever.
SECTION S. In case of failure of
said Grand Rapids Lighting & Power
Co., or it's associations or assigns. to
so build and complete said road or any
part thereof, within the period fixed
for its completion, all rights and
privileges under this ordinance so far
as granting any franchies whatsoever
shall be void and of no effect, it being
the true intent of this ordinance and
if the said Grand Rapids Lighting &
Power Co. and its associations or
assigns shall fail or neglect to COM
plete, equip and operate said road as
required by this section, OF this
OrSiporoo within