The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-25

shall remove snow from its tracks
with-.a snow pillow, or otherwise, 1t
shall level and spread the same so that
the highway may not be INSTRUCTED
thereby, and 80 that the same may not
be hindrance to vehicles in crossing
said tracks or in passing along the
said highways.
Section 4. Whenever any portion
of the road or highways, comprised
within the route of said railway has
been granted to an established grade
at the time of laying such tracks
thereon, such track shall be laid so as
to conform with such established
grade, and whenever any portion of
such road or highways, shall not have
been graded to an established grade,
at the time of laying such track. such
track shall be LAID so as to conform
as nearly as practicable to the surface
of such roads and highways, as then
exist provided, that whenever deemed
necessary for public safety or con-
venience by the board of county COM
missioners, said grantee shall upon
demand of the county commissioners,
and within reasonable time there
after, not exceeding four a. months,
change the grade of any part or por-
ton of such tracks to such grade as
shall be required by such board, and
conform to such requirements as
nearly as possible, and shall, on re-
quest of said board, change the loca-
ton of any part or portion of such
tracks, to such other portion of the
highway as shall be designated by
such board.
Section 8. That in case any portion
of the road or highways shall, after
laying said track thereon, be macad-
amized or otherwise improved by this
board or under it's direction. said
grantee or its successors in interest,
shall upon the demand of this board
macadamize or otherwise improve the
portion thereof between it's tracks as
Heretofore laid, in such manner as
to correspond with such surface, as
macadamized or otherwise improved
outside of such tracks. The said
county of Blue Earth shall not be
liable to damage, or in any manner
whatsoever to said company, by reason
of any repairing done by Or wsnt of
repairing on said highway or other
wise, and said company shall hold
said county harmless from any and all
damages, which may result to any
person from the construction, main
tenance or operation of said railway.
Section 6. In all matters under
this resolution or franchise where said
grantee is required to perform any act
and fails to do 80, or remedy any defect
and fails and neelects to do so. then
the board of county commissioners
shall have the right, after FIVE days
notice, to cause the same to be done,
at the expense of said grantee, and in
case said grantee fails or refuses to
pay for the same, within six months
hereafter, then and in that case, the
board of county commissioners shall
have the right to declare all rights
and privileges under this resolution OF
franchise as forfeited to Blue Earth
county.
| Section 7. Each motor Car or car
riage used by said company or on sait
line of tracks or in any part thereof
shall be provided with proper sigma
bells and after sunset of each day
with proper signal colored lights, ant
shall be provided with all the modern
+; improvements to avoid accidents t.
persons, using highways, and sai'
cars shall shall be so operated as t.
avoid all danger to persons using sail
highway as far as possible
Section 8. All poles, tracks and ap
purtenances erected or laid under thi
franchise shall be placed on such por
ten of the road and highways and tn
poles at such distance apart between
the centers. as shall be Designate
by the county surveyor, and the boar
of county commissioners. Plans {
said poles, wires and appliances sha
. be submitted to the county surveyc
and the board of county commission
, ers and shall be approved by them b.
, fore the same are erected. Said poles
wire and appliances shall be bui
? upon the most approved method
and 80 as to interfere as little as poss
BILE with all other uses of said road
!, and highways, and the material an
T workmanship shall be the best of the
> class and kind.
Section 9. The said grantee sha
within fifteen (15) months after IL
passage of this resolution have col
structed, equipped and in operation
; line of street railway along the publ
. highways, as to be determined upc
: by the board of county commissions
and the grantee as stated above.
9 the said grantee fails or neglects Z
: build said lines or either of then
y within the time herein specified, g
0 the rights and privileges herein gran
ed to such line or lines, route
|, routes, over the public highways
y said county, upon which there shs
n not have been constructed and
y operation, as hereinbefore provided,
J. railway line or lines, may by t