Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-25
ORDINANCE NO. 80 OF THE CITY OF
BELDING

company, its successors or assigns.
The City of Bedding ordains as follows;
Section l. That authority and consent Is
hereby given and granted To and duly vested
in the said Grand Rapids and Bedding Rail
way company, its successors and assigns, 70
use, operate and construct, keep and nam
tain street railway in and along the follow
ing streets in said city with all the necessary
and convenient tracks, for turnouts, cross.
| overs and switches, provided, however, said
| turnouts, erossovers and switches shall not
be constructed on Main street between Broas
and Bridge streets, and the same to use ana
operate thereon, cars, coaches, carriages ana
other vehcas during all the time herein
specified and mentioned, in, through, upon
and along the following streets. viz:
Entering the city from the west over a
private right of way near the state ROAD,
thence easterly across Flat river and across
Front street on a curve to the left 20 Broas
street, thence north along and upon Broas
street to Main street, thence east on Main
street TO Flat river, across Flat river TO Ash
| field avenue, thence northerly along and upon
Ashfield avenue to Riverside avenue, ana
| eastery on Riverside avenue TO Rockville
street, and in, through, over, and upon and
along such other streets, avenues, alleys, ana
places in the said city of Belding as may
hereafter be determined by order of the com
mon council of the city of Belding.
Sec. =. That the track of said railway may
sixty pounds to the linial yard, to be selected
| by the said grantee, its successors or assigns,
and approved by some person selected by
| the common council of said city. The said
grantee, its successors and assigns, IN con
| structing said railway shall cause all rails to
be laid in such manner as To least obstruct
the passage over the same Of vehcals, and
shall CONFIRM TO the grades as established at
the time of laying the same, or as they snail
from time To time be established or altered,
and in case of grading or paving any OF the
streets over which the lines of said railway
shall run, If 1t be necessary TO relay the said
rails, the same shall be done at the expense
of said grantee, its Successors and assigns,
and all streets or parts of streets which are
not graded over which said railway shall run,
said grantee, its successors and assigns.
shall have the right 10 grade for construction
only; such grading to be according TO the
established grade of said streets.
Sec. 3. The track of said railway shall be
laid in the centre of the street, and provided
further that on all streets that are not made
full width, the track of said railway may be
laid elsewhere than in the centre thereof Gas
may be most conveniently under the direction
OF the common council, and as shall least
obstruct the public travel thereon.
Sec. 4. The surface of the streets inside
the rails and tracks TO be kept in good order
and repair, and the rails of said track shall
not be over "a OF an inch above the surface
of the street where the track is laid in the
centre of the street. Said track 10 be laid
under the direction of such officer as the
common council shall or may appoint and
shall be changed as the changes in the street
may render necessary.
Sec. 3. The common council shall have
the right to order the said grantee, its sue
cessors and assigns, TO make such necessary
repairs between its rails and tracks aud
eight inches outside of rails and so much
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necessary and proper, and If said grantee, its
successors and assigns, does not make such
necessary repairs inside of 30 days after due
notice, the common council may cause such
repairs TO be made and charge the expense
thereof TO said grantee, its successors and
assigns. All such repairs to be made under
the direction and to the satisfaction of the
common council.
Sec q. Whenever the common council
shall order any of the said streets paved, said
grantee, its successors and assigns, shall bear
and pay the expense of paving between its
rails and tracks, and eight inches outside of
the rails, and shall have the right TO pay the
cost of such paving upon the same terms and
conditions as the owners of lands abutting on
said streets may be required or authorized to
pay their assessments for making said inn
provements.
Sec. z. If it shall become necessary to
relay said rails, the same shall be done at the
assigns, and in all streets or parts of streets
the rails shall be laid IN such manner as
shall least interfere with the public travel
thereon; and the grantee, its successors and
assigns, shall remove all ice, snow, dirt and
filth from such parts of the streets as may be
occupied by its tracks, when occasion shall
require II, at Its own expense and in such
manner as not TO obstruct the travel of any
part of the street or highway.
Sec. 8. Said city of Bedding shall have
and hereby reserves the right TO remove or
obstruct the track Of said railway. or cause
the same TO be done, on any portion of the
line of said railway whenever IL may be
necessary to do so, for the purpose of laying
down and repairing gas or water pipes, con-
structing or repairing sewers, drains. cutters,
streets or avenues, required to be done with
out being liable to said grantee, its successors
or assigns for damages. Said city shall not
be liable In any way TO said grantee, its sue
cessors and assigns. for any injury that may
be done TO the tracks, or other work by
means of the breaking of any gas or water
pipes, or by the reason of any change in the
grade of any street or thoroughfare, or by
reason of any other work or improvements
required to be done or made in said city by
order of the common council; and individuals
shall have the right and privilege of moving
any building across the line of said track,
provided permit is given by the common
council and due notice is given the company,
but shall use all diligence to AVOID obstruct-
ing the same.
Sec. s. The cars run by said company
shall at all times be entitled to the track, and
persons and vehicals upon said track shall
pass over and away from such cars as quick
ly as possible TO leave such track unob-
structed.
Sec. 10. The cars to be used on such rail
way shall be drawn at a speed TO be regulated
by an ordinance of the Common Council; and
the said grantee, its successors and assigns,
shall run its cars at regular intervals each day
during the life of this ordinance, and as of
ten as the public convenience shall require, to
be determined upon by said grantee; but the
said grantee, its successors and assigns, shall
not be compelled TO run its cars earlier than
SIX O'Clock a. m. or later than twelve O'Clock
Sec. IL. Cars drawn in the same direction
shall not approach each other within a dis
lance of 100 feet, except in case of accident
or at stations for the purpose of connecting
two cars together
Sec. IL. Conductors shall not allow pas
sengers, ladies or children to enter or leave
the cars while in motion.
) C. ID. All cars running after sunset and
before daylight in the morning shall be pro-
vided with suitable headlight and shall at
all times have suitable bell or gong which |
shall be sounded at all points where IL shall
DC necessary TO warn persons OF its approach. |
sec. Ia. The said grantee, Its successors
or assigns, are authorized to carry upon its
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