Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-06-27
NUMBER Al OF THE CITY
OF BELDlNG.


Granting permission TO Thomas F. Carroll and
Joseph kirwin OF the city OF Grand Rapids,
Michigan, their associates, SUCCESSORS and as
signs 10 construct, maintain, use and operate
street railway or railways, in the city OF
Bedding. and defining The powers, privileges
and restrictions Of the said Thomas F. Carroll
and Joseph Kirwin, their associates, success
ors and assigns.
The City OF Belding Ordans:
Section /. That authority and consent Is
hereby gwen ana granted TO and duly vested in
the said Thomas f. Carroll and Joseph Kirwin,
their associates, successors and assigns, to use,
operate and construct, keep and maintain a
street railway or railways, with single tracks,
in along, ana upon the following streets or any
portion OF the same in said city, with from time
TO time, all necessary and convenient tracks for
turn outs, turn tables, US, cross overs and
switches. and to use the same and TO operate
thereon, cars, coaches, carriages, and other
vehicles during the term herein specified and
mentioned and in he manner and on the con
dittons herein set forth viz: Beginning at the
south limits OF said city OF Bedding on Bridge
street, thence upon and along said Bridge street
TO Flat river. and over and across Flat river
and upon and along said bridge street TO the
north limits OF said city. Also east on Kiddville
street from Bridge street TO Crawford street, on
Crawford street from Kiddville street To Bricker
street on Bricker street from Crawford street
TO Bridge street; provided however, that no
lrn outs, turn tables, US or switches shall be
placed between Congress and Depot streets. and
that no ger head structure or over head cross
ing be constructed over the Pere Marquette
railway on Bridge street, and nothing herein
contained shall oe construed TO prevent or pro
hibit an overhead crossing over said Pere
Marquette railway upon private property.
Sec 2. Such use OF the streets as is granted
by this ordinance shall not be construed TO
mean the use of bridges except when specially
mentioned or by special resolution OF the
council
Sec g. The said grantees, their successors
and assigns, in constructing said railway shall
cause all railssto be laid in such manner as To
least obstruct the passage over the same OF
vehicles and shall conform TO the grade OF the
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same or as they shall from time 10 time be re
established or altered and in case OF grading or
paving OF any of the streets over which the line
OF said railway shall run, II II be necessary to
relay said rails, the same shall be done al the
expense OF said grantees, their successors and
assigns, and all streets or parts OF streets
which are not graded over which said railway
shall run, the said grantees, their successors
and assigns, shall have the right TO grade for
construction only; such grading TO be according
TO the established grade OF the street.
Sec. T. The surface OF the street inside and
Tor distance Of eight inches outside OF said
rails and tracks TO be kept in good order and
repair, and the rails OF said tracks shall not be
over three quarters OF an inch above the surface
OF the street where the tracks are laid In the
center OF the street, and where the tracks are
laid on either side OF the street the said tracks
10 be laid in such part OF the street as the
council OF said city may determine, provided,
that such parts OF said street so designated
shall be such as are practicable OF construction
and operation; IL said council shall not deter
mine within sixty days after notice In writing
so TO do then the said grantees, their success.
sors and assigns, may proceed TO lay their
tracks IN such location in such streets as they
may determine or select
Sec g. The council shall have the right to
order said grantees their successors and as
signs, TO make such necessary repairs between
their tracks and for eight inches outside OF SAID
tracks and anv portion OF said streets that they
may disturb as they may deem necessary and
proper, and II said grantees, their SUCCESSORS
and assigns, do not make such necessary re
pairs inside OF thirty days after due notice, the
said council may cause such repairs TO be made