Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-10-11
The Proposed Ordinances

The Proposed Ordinances
An ordinance granting to Benjamin H.
Warren, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, John
A. Woods, of New York City, New York,
and John L. McCague, of Omaha, Ne
braska, their heirs, executors, admin
istrators, successors and assigns, an
easement and right of way in, over and
under the streets, avenues, bridges and
public ways in the city of Little Falls,
Minnesota, to lay tracks, build, con-
struCt, equip, operate and maintain an
electric passenger and fret ght street rail-
way system, to erect poles, columns and
towers and lay conduits and string wires
for the transmission of electricity.
| THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SAID CITY OF
| LITTLE FAILS Do ORDAIN AS Fol-
! LOWS:
SECTION l. The right is hereby given to
to Benjamin H. Warren, of Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania, John A. Woods, of New
| York City, New York, and John L. Nc
| Cague, of Omaha, Nebraska, their heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and
| assigns, hereinafter called the said gran
tees, for period of thirty years, and they
| are hereby authorized and empowered to
construct, equip, operate and maintain in
said city single and double tracks for an
! electric passenger and freight railway
system, with all the necessary side tracks,
curves, switches and appliances for and in
! connection with the operation and main
| tenance of the same. Said tracks may be
laid on, over, along or under any all of
said streets, avenues, alleys, bridges and
public ways now existing that may
! hereafter exist in said city, and to erect
poles and columns, lay conduits and
string such wires for the transmission of
electricity as may be necessary and conve-
nient to carry into 1ull force and effect the
construction, maintenance and operation
of said railway system, together with
such business as may come to the said
grantees through orby reason of extern
sion or connecting lines beyond the city
limits.
SEC. g The said grantees are hereby
given the full right, authority and per-
mission without further notice to or au-
thority from said city to excavate, fill or
otherwise fit any all of the sidewalks,
streets, avenues. alleys, bridges and pub
lie ways on, over, under or through which
they may desire to construct and operate
said railway system, and convey electri-
city for the purposes aforesaid. To erect
poles, string wires, lay mains and con-
Quits, and do whatever else maybe nee
essary or convenient for the full and
successful carrying out of the true intent
and meaning of this grant.
SEC. 3. The tracks of said railway shall
be laid SO as to conform to the established
grades, but when said streets, avenues,
alleys, bridges and public ways are not
graded, they shall conform as nearly as
practicable to the service of the same.
Whenever the grade shall be changed the
said grantees shall make their tracks
conform to such change. Said tracks
shall be laid as near the mid
die of said streets, avenues, alleys,
bridges and public ways as practicable,
and be so laid that vehicles can freely
cross the same.
SEC. 4. The said grantees in doing any
of the work contemplated by this grant,
shall have due regard for rights of per-
sons, and corporations, public or private,
and not unnecessarily interfere with the
same. e.
SEC. 5. Whenever any of said streets,
avenues, alleys, bridges or public ways,
or any part thereof, are paved by the
city, the said grantees shall, when said
paving is being done pave the space be-
| tween their tracks so far as the city paw
| ing extends, and for one foot additional
| on each side of their tracks, in the same
! manner and of the same material as is
used by the city.
The said grantees shall plank the space
between their rails and for a distance of
one foot on each side of the same, at such
| crossings as the city may require.
SEC. 6. The said grantees shall leave all
streets, avenues, alleys, bridges, public
ways, crOsswalks and sidewalks used or
! occupied by them, as herein authorized.
in practically as good condition as thew
shall find the same.
| SEC. Z. All poles erected under this Or
dinance shall be of good size and material
and of such height as to permit the wires
strung on same to clear all reasonable
traffic and not unnecessarily interfere
J with the general travelling public.
| SEC. 8. Whenever the.pubhc interests re-
quire, and the said grantees are requested
by 80 days. written notice of the city coun-
Gil, they shall temporarily remove such
portions of their track, poles, wires, or
other apparatus, as may be necessary. It
| is understood the city shall use all reason
| able means to avoid interfering with the
business of the said grantees.
| SEC. 8. In case the~business of said
grantees is interfered with, as above
stated, or in any other way Whatsoever.
by reason of the acts or neglect of the
| ity, which shall necessitate the suspen