Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-22

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
commissioners or other competent
officer be enjoined or restrained from
building, completing or operating said
railroad or any part thereof said Grand
Rapids Lighting & Power Co. and it's
associates or assigns shall appear and
defend said action and at once move
to dissolve said injunction and press
said motion to determination as soon
as possible and shall thereupon, when
said injunction be dissolved, proceed
at once with the completion of said
work. Said Grand Rapids Lighting &
Power Co. shall within thirty 1907 DAYS
after passing and acceptance of this
ordinance deposit with the city clerk
of said city of Grand Rapids bond in
the sum Of two thousand (S200000l
dollars to be approved both as to form,
condition and the responsibility Of
the SuretieS therein by said mayor
and common council and the condi-
tiOn for the completion. equipment
and operation Of the number of miles
of street railway within the time
andGin the manner specified in this
ordinance, and approved as herein
provided, and in case Of failure to so
deposit this bond this franchise shall
thereupOn become null and void and
OfsnO force or effect.
SECTION 6. The track of the rail-
way shall be laid SO as to conform to
the street grades already estab-
lished 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 occupied
by said tracks and to grades as finally
established provided further that said
Grand Rapids Lighting & Power Co.,
it's associates or assigns shall change
their track to the grade of streets
occupied by their tracks whenever
the city of Grand Rapids shall grade
the same. And Grand Rapids Light
ing & Power Co., it's associates or
assigns shall plank, pave, macadamize
gravel or put down Nicholson pave
ment in the space between the
rails of 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 and
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 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
public bridge is repaired, if occupied
| by the said Grand Rapids Lighting &
| Power company and it's associates or
assigns, that company it's associates
and assigns shall bear it's just propo-
sition of the cost of replanking and
paving the same, if the bridges be
paved.
Whenever it shall be necessary in
constructing or operating the said rail
way to cross any bridge in the city, of
Grand Rapids, the common council
may in their discretion order and re-
quire d track to be laid in each
carriage way thereof, and in case it
shall become necessary at any time
for said city to repair or rebuild any
| bridge upon which said railway may
have been constructed and running of
cars be suspended over the same by
reason thereof, or if it be necessary
| for said Grand Rapids Lighting &
Power Co. and it's associates or assigns
to remove the tracks of said railway,
from any bridge, during such repairing
or rebuilding, the city shall in any or
either of such cases not be liable to
any damage to said railway or the
owners or the operators thereof: nor
shall the owners or operators of said
railways be liable to 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 bridge during the repair
or rebuilding thereof.
SECTION l. The tracks of said
company shall be of standard guage
| four feet, eight and One-half inches
| a TT. 81 inches) wide and the rails to
be used shall be such rails, as other
first class electric roads throughout
the country are using, of most modern
designs. All rails shall be of steel
weighing not less than 56 (56) lbs
to the yard laid upon suitable ties to
give good substantial road bed, said
track to be maintained in good sub
Stantial manner upon or as near the
middle or outside of the street as may
be herein after determined by com
mttee of Grand Rapids Lighting &
Power company and committee of
the said common council except when
there are double tracks, switches, or
! turnOutS.
The cars to be run upon said rail
way. the overhead construction and all
equipments shall be of good substan-
tial class and of the latest improved
style as in use in like railways
throughout the United States, with
such modern improvements as shall
hereafter be adopted from time to
time on like railways
The road bed shall at all times
correspond to the actual grade of the
street in which they are laid.
Said Grand Rapids Lighting &
| Power Co. and it's associates or assigns
shall during the winter in case they
see fit to remove the snow which shall
fall or be on the tracks occupied by
them carry the Same away and deposit
the same outside the street or SO dis
tribute the same that the remainder
of the street outside of their track
shall not be blockaded or rendered
impossible, or unsafe for travel
SECTION s. The rate of fare upon
any route or lire of this railway, and
for any distance within the city limits
shall not exceed five (5) cents, and one
half fare for children under six (6)
years of age for one continuous trip
one way over the entire line except