The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-11-15
Ordinance No. 81.

| AIN OHDlNAINOE granting 10 II. l..
| Spooner, his heirs and assigns, the
right to construct, maintain and operate,
an electric railway in certain streets,
! avenues and roads in the city of Edger-
ton, Rock county, Wisconsin, and pre-
scribing the terms and conditions upon
| which said streets and avenues may be
used and occupied by said railway.
| The Mayor and Common Council of the
City of Edgerton do ordain as follows:
Section /. P. L, Spooner, his heirs and
assigns, is hereby granted for the full
| term of fifty years from and after the pas
sage of this ordinance the right and au-
thOrity to construct, maintain and operate
an electric railway for the carriage of pas
sengers with single or double tracks, with
all necessary switches, sidetracks, turn
outs, wyes, poles, wires, curves and other
fixtures in, along and upon the following
street, to-wit: Commencing at the pres
ent norerthly limits of the city of Edgerton,
at point where said northerly limits are
intersected by Albion road, thence south
westerly along said Albion road, Victoria
road and Main street and said Main street
extended southwesteriy to the city limits.
Section 2. The mode and manner of
constructing said railway shall be as fol-
lows: The track shall be laid with rails
of the tee or flange pattern at the option
of the Common Council, along such loca-
ton in said streets as P. l.. Spooner, his
heirs or assigns, shall designate and the
Common Council shall approve, and shall
be laid and maintained at the present or
established grade of said streets or ave-
nues over which it shall pass; and in case
at any time the city of Edgerton shall
change the grade of any street said
P. l.. Spooner, his heirs or as
signs, shall change the grade of
the track to correspond to such new grade
at his or their own expense, and without
any claim against the city of Edgerton for
any damage resulting from such change
of grade. The rails of such track shall be
laid in such manner as to be of as little
impeachment as possible to the free and or
binary use of the streets and avenues and
to the passage OF wagons, carriages and
other vehicles on or across said track at
any point, and in any and all directions,
and with such suitable cutters at any and
all necessary points so as to permit the
free flow of water falling or accommodating
on said streets. At all of the crossings
where there is no paving the track shall
be so planked or otherwise constructed
as to make safe and convenient crossings
for all kinds of vehicles as we'll as pedes-
TRANS, and such crossings shall be main
tanned in constant good repair.
Whenever the city of EdgertOn shall
| pave or otherwise improve any street or
streets over which said track or tracks
shall pass, said P. l.. Spooner, his heirs
or assigns, shall pay the cost of such
paving or improving for the space of sew
en- feet for single track and fourteen feet
| for double track, and the cost and expense
| for such portion of said pavement and i'm
prOVement shall be assessed to and be-
come charge against said railway, and
collectable in the same manner prescribed
! by law for the collection of special assess
! ments against real property fronting on
any street or streets which have been or
| dered paved or improved by said Common
| Council; or such cost or expense may be
recovered by action against the owner of
| said railway at the option of the Common
| Council. Provided that in computing
said space or seven and fourteen feet, the
space included within the tracks of said
railway shall be included as part there
of. When such railway crosses or runs
on any street or avenue that has been
|
of such railway shall lay its track and
put the paving back to the satisfaction of
the street committee of said city of Edger
ton so as to restore said street or avenue
! to as good condition as before the track
was laid. The guage of the track shall
| be four feet, eight and one-half inches.
| Any part of any street over which said
track shall pass outside the limits herein
required to be paved or improved by said
| railway which shall be eXcavated or dis
| turbed in the construction of said track
| shall be restored as soon as possible to
its former condition of usefulness. All
excavated earth, rubbish or debris aC-
cumulated during the construction of the
| track shall be promptly removed from the
street or avenue, and care shall be taken
| in the construction of the track to ObStruCt
| travel upon the street or avenue as little
as possible On streets not paved, all cross
walks which shall be taken up in the
| construction of the track shall be prompt
| ly relaid with the same or similar mater
| ial and restored to as good condition as
| before. = ~ ~->'
| Section 3. Said railway shall be oper-
ated with electricity with overhead wires
| or other motive power except steam loco
heirs or assigns, shall have the right to
erect all necessary poles and other me-
chanical contrivances for the purpose of
carrying telephone. telegraph or electric
light wires for aid in the purpose of said
railway or for the purpose of furnishing
! power service to others inside the city and
! furnishing power. electric light, telephone
! or telegraph service to others outside the
Ecity limits, subject, however, to all condi
lions and provisions of such other ordi-
nances of said city as are nowin force and
which may hereafter be in force, and
which said city is authorized and may
deem proper to enact in relation to pre-
venting the escape of returning electricity
and electrolysis of water pipes, gas pipes
and underground cables, including gas
and water service pipes and connections
Section 4 Said P. Spooner, his
heirs or assigns, shall place and maintain
| thereon approved motor cars with the
modern conveniences for the comfort of
| passengers, shall light the same at night,
! and in cold weather they shall be COM
fortabIy heated. Each motor Car shall,
unless the common council shall other
| visa rroccriba he rroUideI with y head.