Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06

the government census shall show an
increase in the population of the city
of Grand Rapids of three thousand
10000 people for the five years in
which said extension shall be ordered.
The Grand Rapids Lighting s.
Power Co. and it's associates or assigns
shall be notified of such designation
and shall then be given so days to
commence work of construction on
the designated street or streets which
work shall be completed within one
year thereafter.
SECTION 5. The rights and privi-
leges herein are granted to Grand
Rapids Lighting & Power Co. and its
associates or assigns upon the follow
ing conditions and subject to the
following qualifications tO-wit:
The work upon said street railroad
for the purpose of constructing said
road for operating by electricity or
other power shall be commenced on or
before September %, 1901. and the
work to be prosecuted with all due
speed and diligence until completion,
at least one mile on Or before Septem-
Der 10, 1902, and three miles of said
railway shall be fully completed,
equipped and in operation on or before
September 10, 1908, provided that if
said Grand Rapids Lighting & Power
60. and its associates or assigns are
delayed in the construction Of said
railway by order or injunction of any
court or judge thereof the time that
said Grand Rapids Lighting & Power
90. and its associates Or assigns are so
delayed shall be given to it over and
above the time given by this section
for the completion of said milage and
shall not be deemed a delay of con-
StructiOn on the part of said Grand
Rapids Lighting & Power Co. and its
associates or assigns. In case during
the time in which said Grand Rapids
Lighting & Power Co. and it's 'aSsoci-
ates or. assigns are to build complete
and operate said road, said Grand
Rapids Lighting & Power Co., and it's
associates or assigns shall by order of
any court judge or court commissioner
be enjOined or restrained from build
ing, completing Or operating said road
or any part thereof said Grand Rapids
Lighting & Power Co. and it's aSSoci-
ates or assigns shall appear and defend
said action and at once move to
dissolve said injunction and shall
thereupon, if said injunction be dis
solved, proceed with the completion
Of said work. Said Grand Rapids
Lighting & Power Co. and it's associ-
ates or assigns shall on or before the
goth day OF August, 1901, execute and
deposit with the city clerk of said city
of Grand Rapids a bond in the sum of
one thousand dollars (s10O000) and
n hyyc Cold
council and conditioned for the
completion of the number of miles of
said street railway within the time
specified in this section.
SECTION 6. The track of the rail-
way shall be laid SO as to conform to
the grades already established and if
when laid where grades are not
established, or if the street grade be
changed after the rails are laid, said
Grand Rapids Lighting & Power Co..
and it's associates or assigns shall lay
or relay said tracks SO as to conform to
the surface of the streets and to
grades as finally established, provided
that said Grand Rapids Lighting &
Power Co. and it's associates or assigns
shall change their track to the grade
whenever the city of Grand Rapids
shall grade the same, and shall plank,
pave, macadamize, gravel or put down
Nicholson pavement in the space
between the track at each principal
street crossing and shall keep the
street between the track within and
Immediately adjoining the outside of
the track level with the tramway of
the same material as the street may
be on either side of the track, and
provided further that the said Grand
Rapids Lighting & Power Co. and it's
associates or assigns. shall keep the
street within the rails and for at least
one foot outside of each rail at all
times in good repair and condition in
accordance with whatever order or
regulation may be adopted or passed
in respect thereto by the common
council of the city of Grand Rapids,
and provided further that in case any
bridge is repaired, if occupied at the
time by the said Grand Rapids Light
ing & Power company and it's aSsoci-
ateS or assigns, said Grand Rapids
Lighting & Power company and its
associates or assigns shall bear it's just
proportion of replanking the same
but no more.
Whenever it shall be necessary in
constructing or operating said railway
to cross any bridge in the city, the
common council may in their diScre,
ton order and require track to be
laid in each carriage way thereof, and
in case it shall become necessary at
any time for said city to repair OF
rebuild any bridge upon which said
railway may have been constructed
and the running of cars be suspended
over the same by reason thereof, or il
it be necessary for said Grand Rapids
Lighting & Power Co. and it's asSoci-
ateS or assigns to remove the tracks OF
said railway from any bridge during
such rebuilding or repairing, the city
shall in any or either Of such cases,
not be liable to any damage to said
railway or the owners or operators
thereof: nor shall the owner. OF
operators of said railways be liable tC
any damage, or subject to forfeiture
Of any right or privilege or franchise
hereby conferred by reason of said
failure to run said cars over any such
bridge during the repair or rebuilding
thereof.
SECTION 7. The tracks shall be OF
standard guage four feet, eight and
one-half inches a it. 81 inches) wide
and the rails to be used shall be such
as shall be agreed upon by said Grand
Rapids Lighting & Power Co. and its
associates or assigns and the common
council, weighing not less than So lbs.
to the yard laid upon suitable ties to
give a good substantial road bed said
track to be maintained in good sub.
stantial manner upon or as near the
middle of the street as may be possible
except when there are double tracks
or switches or turnOutS. The cars to
be run upon said railway. the overhead
construction and equipments shall be
of good substantial class and style as