The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-08-09

city of Edgerton, Rock county, Wisconsin,
and prescribing 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 L. James Walsh his successors or
| assigns, is hereby granted for the full term of
| thirty years from and after the passage of this
| ordinance, the right to construct and operate
a street railway for the carriage of passengers
with single track and all necessary switches,
| curves and other fixtures in and along and
upon the following streets, to-wit:
Beginning at point on the Edgerton and
| Albion road where the nOrtherly line of the
| city limits of EdgertOn interSectS the same;
| thence sOutherly on said road to Randolph
| street; thence sOutherly on Randolph street to
Albion street; thence SOutherly on Albion
! street to Fulton street or Front street, thence
| westerly on Front or Fulton street to Head
| street. thence nOrtherly on Head street to
| ROllln street; thence westerly on ROllin street
| to the StOughtOn road thence nOrtherly on
| said StOughtOn road to the city limits; also,
| commencing at the intersection of ROllin street
| and Albion street running thence eaSterly on
| ROllin street to Catlin street; then westerly on
| Catlin street to Main street. running thence
| SOutherly on Main street or the cemetery road,
| to the city limits; also, commencing at the in
| terSectiOn of Catlin street and Fulton or Front
| street. running thence easterly on Fulton or
| Front street to the MELVILLE road; thence on
! the MELVILLE road to the city limits; and over
| and along such other streets and avenues in
| said city as may from time to time be agreed
| upon between the said James Walsh and his
| successors and assigns and the said city Of Ed
| gertOn.
| Section 2. The mode and manner of con-
| structing said railway shall be as follows:
| The track shall be laid with rails of the Tee
| pattern along such location of said streets as
| the said James Walsh, his successors and as
| signs shall designate and the common council
| shall approve, and shall be laid and maintained
| at the present or established grade of said
| streets or avenues, which it shall pass,
| and in case at any time the city of EdgertOn
| shall change the grade of any street, said
! James Walsh, his successors or assigns, shall
| change the grade of the track to correspond
| with such new grade at his or their own eX-
| penSe and without any claim against the city
| 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 practicable to the free and ordinary use of
| the streets and avenues and the passage Of
| wagons and other vehicles on or across said
| track at any point and in any and all direc-
TONS and with such suitable cutters at any or
| all necessary points so as to permit the free
| flow OF water falling or accommodating on said
| streets. At all street crossings where there is
no paving the track shall be so planlxed or
otherwise constructed as to make safe and con-
| ven!ent crossings for all kinds OF vehicles as
| we'll as pedestrians, and such crossings shall
| be maintained by the said James Walsh or
his assigns, in constant good repair When
| ever the city of Edgerton shall pave or other
| wise improve any street or streets over which
said track or tracks shall pass, the said James
| walsh his successors or assigns, shall pay the
actual cost of such paving or improving for q
space of fourteen feet, and the cost and expense
of such portion of said pavement improve
ment may be assessed to and become a charge
| and lien against the property of said James
| Walsh, or his assigns, and colectable in the
| same manner as prescribed by law for the
collection or special assessments against real
| property fronting on any street or streets
| where q sidewalk has been ordered to be laid
| by said common council; or such cost and ex-
| penSe may be recovered by an action against
| said James Walsh, or his assigns, at the option
OF the common council; provided, however,
that nothing herein contained shall be con-
| the said
assigns, to do any Of said paving or to be to
any expense for paving or otherwise until the
rails are laid and the said railway is in opera
nand that the acceptance of this franchise
by the said James Walsh shall not be con-
Strued as an agreement on his part or on the
part OF his successors or ass gnS. to paw any of
the expense of paving in said city until said
railway shall be constructed through said city
and be in operation. The guage of said railway
| tracks snail 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 the said
| James walsh, his successors assigns, which
| shall be eXcavated or disturbed in the con-
StructlOn of said track shall be restored as soon
as possible to it's former condition of useful
| ness. ALI eXcavated earth, rubbish debris
accumulated during the construction of the
track shall be promptly removed from the
track, and care shall be taken in the cOnStruc-
t1on OF the track not to obstruct travel upon
the streets. On streets not paved, all cross
walks which shall be taken up in the construc-
ton of the track. shall be promptly relaid with
the same or similar material and restored to as
| good condition as before
Section3. Said railway shall be operated
| with electricity with overhead wires, or with
| other motive power approved by the common
| council except steam motive power: and said
! James Walsh, his successors or assigns. shall
have the right to erect all necessary poles and
| other mechanical cOntrivanceS for the purpose
| of furnishing motive power for the running
| and operating of said road.
Section4 Said James Walsh his successors
| or assigns, shall place and maintain thereon
| approved motor cars, equipped with all mod
| ern cOnVen1enceS for the comfort of paSsen-
| gers: shall light the same at night and prop
| erly heat the same suitable to the condition of
the weather. Each motor car shall, unless the
| common council otherwise prescribe. be pro-
| Y1ded with headlight which shall be kept
burning after sunset, and with a gong or bell
| for danger signals.
Section 5. Said James Walsh his Successors
or assigns, will take the rights and privileges
herein granted subject to the right of the city
OF Edgerton to ordain and establish such rea-
Sonable regulations as the common council
may from time to time prescribe.
Section 6. The rate of fare for carrying pas
sengers upon said railway shall not exceed
five cents for single fare from any point upon
said route within the said city of Edgerton in
one direction, and shall not exceed three cents
per mile from any point in said city to any
point outside the limits of said city.
Section z. Said James Walsh, his successors
or assigns, shall keep the part of the streets
used or occupied by them, including space be-
tween the tracks at switches, free and clean
from dirt or snow or ice or other debris and in
removing snow shall level the same so as not
said streets. In case the city fire hose or other
fire apparatus shall at any time be upon the
track of said railway. cars shall be operated so
not to inJure the same or interfere with the
fire department. in the performance of it's du-
ties.
Section 8. Cars belonging to said railway
shall be entitled to the track, and any vehicle
or vehicles upon such track shall turn out at
the approach of any car, so as to leave the
track unObStructed.
Sections. The city of Edgerton reserves the
right to grant to any other person, company
or corporation. operating street railway the
right to cross the track of said railway upon
such terms as the common council may deem
just and equitable and in case the owners Of
said railway shall fail to come to an agreement
| between themselves.
Section 10. The construction of said railway
hereby provided for shall be begun within two
years and be completed and in operation not
later than three years from the date of the
passage of this ordinance; otherwise, the grant
! herein created may be declared null and void
by the common council unless the completion
of said railway is prevented by strikes or legal
. proceedings or matters beyond the control of
said James Welsh, his successors or assigns.
Section II. Whenever the common council of