Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-19

or steel rails. laid on ties in good and substan-
tial manner and so placed and maintained as 10
o6yiate so far as possible. any OBSTRUCTION VI
hindrance to other proper use of the said Streets
highways and bridges. The turn-outs anu
switches shall be so placed as to interfere as
little as practicable with the use OF the streets
for other public purpose, ami the rate OF speed
of the cars on said tracks, turning all street
corners, shall not exceed seven miles an hour
and upon street crossings IN SAID city not 10 eA
ceed twelve miles an hour.
[bl 1t shall be the duty of said company
when the city shall hereafter repave the streets
which are now paved therein. and upon Which
the street railway hereby authorized may ne 10
Gated, TO pay to SAID city within thirty days
al er such repaving is so completed, the pro
portional cost that the space between the Ialis
of said railway and one foot each side thereof so
repaved. shall bear to the whole cost of repavIng
said streets wherein said tracks may be and are
thereon constructed And it shall be the ike
duty of said company, within thirty days after
the same be completed, t5 pay like proportion.
al. just and fair share to said city of the cost OF
paving all streets and repaVing the same. on
shich its railway tracks may then be or are
hereafter placed. And 1t shall be the duty OF
said company to restore and repair all paving by
it disturbed in the operation or maintenance OF
is said railway, AID to keep and maintain said
paving between said tracks and one foot each
side thereof in suitable condition and repair.
Said company shall place and maint IN its
railway tracks at and upon the CRATE OF said
streets now or hereafter established as the same
shall be given by the proper authorities of said
city, as nearly may be; and the road ned shall
at all times correspond ith the actual eSiab-
lished grade of said reefs, and in ase the said
city sh I'll at any time change the actual grade OF
any of said streets upon which said railway
tracks shall be laid. said company, lis successors
or assigns, shall, within a reasonable time , on
the completion of such change of grade, relay
the said railway tracks to correspond TO such
grade, at their own expense; and sal city may
at any time change he grade OF said streets. fs'
and whenever streets are used which are not
paved. then such company shall cause the 81 &c
between the rails to be He'd with dirt or gravel
or other suitable material. to be approved by the
proper authorities Of said city, ard shall III ike
manner fill the space Immediately adjacent to and
for a distance of one foot outside ot the outer
rails of said railway. as to permit OF he easy
crossing of its said tracks by vehicles and to keep
said space aforesaid in good condition aud re9
PAIR. And the said railway company shall at ain
times operate its I'D railway so that the bridges
Ia said city shall be exposed to the least strain
and weight consistent with the practical and
successful operation and runDing OF the cars
thereon
Tc The rate of fare shall be five cen for one
continuous ride IL one direction. And the said
company shall in no case charge or collect from
any passenger more than five cents for one con-
tinuous ride between any two points within the
city limits said continuous ride shall include
transfer at junction points, provided he passen-
gers so transferred shall take the hrst car eaTlng
in the direction in which they wish to go This
section is not to be construed to include q round
trip. but merely single trip from one point to
another by the short st and most direct route.
protect and save harmless the city of Wausau
against all claims for damages ar sing from the
construction, operation or management OF ne
railway provided for herein, and before said
company shall enter upon the actual cOnstruc-
tion of the railway contemp ated by this ordin
ance. it shall execute and deliver bond In the
peua al sum of hve thousand dollars (S5000D, with
suretes to be approved by the mayor OF Wausau.
conditioned to hold the said city harmless from
all damages arising out of the construction or
operation OF said railway, Provided however,
hot Nv hall in n laoG Jvh hnrn OrI
proceeding is brou Lht or instituted against 1t, |
upon any claim alleged to arise out of the fault
or negligence of slid company for which said
city may be primarily liable, within ten days |
notify said company of lid fact and in the event
of action being brought proceedings institu |
ted against said city upon any such claim, TO |
sea sonahly and before / sue Joined, tender the |
defense of SAID action to said company, and the |
officers of said ci shall, without cost at the re-
quest of said company, sign and verify all such |
pleading. and papers a? said company or 9 re-
presentatives may require in the proper defense |
of S lid action. And said city shall not without |
the express permission of said company given
therefor. waive any legal other defense that |
may exist be available against the enforce
me- of any such ca m or action
lei The right2 aud priyilr rges herein granted
shall be for q period of htty years. from the
passage of this ordinance. the first ten years
whereof shall be exclusive, within which ten |
years no authority shall be granted by said city |
authorizing or permitting any other person, as
sociatiOu corporation to construct or maintain
a street railway therein
fl No fare shalt be charged to or collected Of
any police officer or fireman of said city when IN
uniform. for TRANSFORMATION on ne cars OF said
company within the city limits.
Section The cars OF said .ompany shall be
e. titled to the track and in q / cases whore any
team or vehicle shall meet y be overtaken by
any car, such team vehj le shall give way to
such car. No person shalt willtuly obstruct, |
hi der or interfere with any such cars by placing,
driving or stopping any team vehicle or other
obstacle In, upon or near the track OF said raIl |
way. after being notified by the ringing of bell
on the car or otherwise. And wh"eyer shall
wi fully violate the provisions OF this section
fiue not exceeding ten dollars Q0l and COSTS and
may be imprisoned in the county Jail of Mara |
thon County, until such fine and costs are paid,
not to exceed thirty lays
section 4 The Common Council reserve the
power to make reasonable egulatiOns for the
safety and convenience OF the public respecting
the speed aud manner OF running said cars
Section 5, The city of Wausau shall protect
the said Wisconsin River Electric hallway Com
pany in the enjoyment of the rights herein
granted by the passage and enforcement OF
proper ordinances for that purpose.
Section = This ordinance shall be void and of
no effect n.\less sail Wisconsin River Electric
Railway Company shall, within one year from
the passage and approval of this ordinance, com
date have constructed and built at least one
mile of its railway track for street railway pur
poses in $ id city and at least FIVE m les of in
terurban line connecting with said city line and
running north from said city of Wausau.
Section T. Said ordinance shall be void and
and of no effect unless said Wisconsin River
Electric Railway Company shall ac ept this or
dine within thirty days from its passage an
approval and within eighteen months iTQm said
date, have in operation and use upon its said
railway in said city and on said interurhan line
above mentioned cars Of modern and good con
struction and equipment, suited ard adapted for
electric railway purposes Provided however,
that if the INSTRUCTION of such railway shall be
restrained. prevented or hinderei by Injunction
or other legal proceeding, the company shall
have a reasonable time to complete said road
after the termination of such restraint and pro-
vided further that any commotiOn such as riot,
strikes or inYAsiOns, shall excuse said railway
company so long as the same seriously interfere
with the operation of its salt railway.
Sections The provisions of this ordinance
shall inure to and be binding upon the said rail-
way con pany. Its successors and assigns.
Section This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage and publication