Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-09
An Ordinance.
Lnly 3. 100

center line OF Washington street. thence
north, along and over said Washington
street and across all intervening streets
and alleys, to the north line OF Church street,
thence north ON The line OF said Wash ngtOn
street, extending through the property ~ J.
j. Wtisev. and lot five 81 block three t3) OF
Butts addition to the north line of Broadway,
thence across, through and over section thirty
two (5) township thirteen Q3 north OF range
four t4) west, Vernon county, Wisconsin, to
the north line Of said city. The said La Crosse
and Eastern Railway Company its successors
and assigns are hereby granted the right 10
switches, sidings and turnouts as the said
Company may deem necessary. ana may
build, construct and perpetGally maintain
tracks from any point along said route 10 con-
meet with any mill, manufactury or either in
dustry abhutttng thereon when requested bA
the same.
Railway Company its successors and,assigns
may cross at grace any ana all intervening
streets and alleys along the l1lle OF sald ROAD
as designated in the hrst sectloa Oh tnls oral-
nance and the said Railway Company It's
successors and assigns shall at all times De
subject to the supervision OF the common
Council Of the City of Viroqua, in The keeping
in repair OF so much OF sata streets and alleys
and crossings as may lie between its rails
along the route taken by said Company; the
SPACE between the tracks. Laid BY SAID Com
many shall be brought 10 the level OF said
Streets aud alleys by planktng or paving the
same as the Common Council may direct BY
resolution, and a space OF a. least ten inches
ually planked or paved by said Company.
said Company shall maintain cutters anu
waterways on said route at crossings when
ever and wherever required by resolution OF
said Common Council When the track Of
said Company, Is SUCCESSORS ana assigns,
snail .oss or inteFssct any sidewalk. it sha'l
keep the sidewalks and the space between lis
tracks in good repair anu IN safe cUuultloti,
AID when new walks are ordered on said cross
fngs or intersections, by the said Common
Council the SAID Company, its successors an
rfaHa hE FE4tN
provided for, aud II the said Company, Its
Successors aud assigns, shall neglect 20 r.
pair said sidewalks or 20 construct new side
wall when ordered as Aforesaid the Sald clly
Company its successors and assigns shall De-
tis BILE to the city for the cost Of the same.
The Common t0uhcl q the eltg OF knoqu4
shall nave ana retain the right to order ana
REQUIRE the space between the tracks u the
SAID railroad and to the end Of the ties ON
each side thereof, paved OF pianked upon an
streets or alleys over and through which sail
railroad may be constructed, ana for Sucn pur~
pose may let the contract for such paving or
planking to the lowest bidder IN the same
manner and under the same conditions as IS
reouired 20 be done for the letting Of other
paving contracts by said city and the actual
cost thereof shall be charged 10 and paid by the
said grantees, provided however, that IN ease
any such paving OF pianking shall be done BY
the city OF Nlroqua the contract therefor
shall require and provide that the SAID gran
tees may have reasonable opportunity curing
lay or repair its said track ana road as may
be deemed necessary by them TO do
section 3 The said La Crosse and Eastern
Railway Company, ATS SUCCESSORS ana sssslS ",
are hereby granted permission and authority
to construct. perpetually maintain ana opef-
ate all necessary tracks side-tracks, and
switches across az streets lying oes"Sen con-
tiguous to and aDutliIg ON their Dept
grounds, and snail plank or pave ana Keep
planked or paved that portion OF the streets
ana alleys 80 used.
zion A Ina MARI fiEa1
privileges hereby granted are npou the iur-
Their e1p press condition nat the said Railroad
Com pany its successors and assigns shall con-
struct its road with reasonable diligence ana
shall have the same com pleted and III opera
tion within two years from the date OF the
passage OF this ordinance from the city OF
La Crosse to the city Of Niroqua, Wisconsin,
on the route herein designated.
Section 5. The permission, authority and
privileges hereby granted shaH not De con
strued IN any manner TO dlVest owners OF
property abbuttlng said streets of any legal
rights they may possess ana not To relieve
said company, its SUCCESSORS ana assigns from
It's responsibility for any legal damages,
which such owners may sustain or 20 Whlch
they may be legally entitled By reason of the
occupancy of said streets by said railroad
tracks or for any other reason.
section O. The said city OF Viroqua hereby
reserves 70 itself the right TO lay sewer gas
and water at any point in said street not i'm
uedfately under ~ main track OF said rail-
road Company. except to cross the same, and
in sewers. gas anu water pipes Auali De
constructed in said street by or under direc
ton OF the city. the city reserves the right 20
take up and remove the rails of said switches,
tutnouts and sidtnss for the purpose OF lay
ing the sewer. gas or water pipe, and said
pipe shall be laid by the city without un-
necessary delay; apd that portion Of the side,
tracks turnOats and switches OF said Railroad
required TO be taken up for Ane purpose oil the
contraction of such sewer, gas or water mains
shall be taken up and relaid by and al the
cost and expense OF said company. Its sue
cessors and assigns. whenever the Common
Council may require the same 20 be done for
any OF the purposes aforesaid and this grant
rs made upon such express conditions.
Section 7, The track of said Railway shall
ba laid anon the grade OF such streets as now
tablished or 20 be established by the COM
mon Council when the grantees are ready to
lay such track, The SAID grantees IN laying
such track shall conform TO the grades OF the
streets as they shall trom time to time be es-
tablfshed or altered by the common council,
and in case OF re- grading, paving or otherwise
altering the surface OF said streets II II be nee
essary to relay said rails, the same shall be
done at the expense of the grantees. The gran
tees aud their assigns shall be required to
keen the surface Of the streets inside the falls
and for ten inches on either side on the ont
side thereof in good order aud repair OF the
general character and material As the re
mainder of the highway. and all snow and Ice
and NTH To be reasonably cleared and remoF
ed from the same AT the expense 81 the BrAa-
tees, In such manner as ts not opstruet the
free passage OF vehicles upon the adjoining
highways. Sail grantees are hereby granted
permission to build such tracks AS may DO
necessary TO connect operating tracks with
power house. storage sheds yards anu repair
shops to be constructed ana erected
Section :, The grantees shall At al inter
secGlng street crossings construct suitable
crossings ACROSS the tracks ana maintain
them,
Section O. All necessary pnles shall be
placed along the curb-line Of the street or
highway between the Sidewalks ana SAID
curb-iines, and shall be so placed as not 20
affect the ingress or egreSS from private pro-
pertv. All sidewalks of any kind, or sidewalk
intersections, cut, broken or defaced ny
the setting OF poles, and All damages 70 other
property, public or private, shall be paid for
by the grantees.
be, for support OF the tr0llByrWtre shall be az
tached 10 said poles at such height al 10
maintain said trolley-wire not less than
eighteen feet and six inches above tue street
At the lowest point ana the tI9liey VII sha'l
he protected by suitable guard-Wlre.
SECTION 10. The cars to DC used en- said rail-
way shall he modern type and propelled by
Section II said grantees their successors
and assigns are also hersby given the right
and privilege. at their option of placing ana
maintaining along said railway hne, wires
and lines 70 be used Tor telephone. and teie'
graph and lighting purposes provided ne ad-
ditional poles shan be erected therefor
Section i2 No building shall be moved
across any Of he liges Of said railway So As To
thereby neceSsitate the removal and replace
ment Of its longitudinal curraat wires or
guaru-wtres over the same HnlesS ana until
Jhe Mayor of said city OF Viroqua shall have
first authorized by permit ID writing said
building to be SO moved across such railway
and i'll such event said railway company shall
receive euty-fOur hour 5 notice of the exact
hour aud place when and where suea crossing
shall be maze, and said Company shall tAen
and there remove for the necessary time, not
exeeediug such length Of time as TIE Mayor
shall fix ia the permit and notice IN such case
issued. its said lines 10 permit said moving 10
be done, and may then and thereafter replace
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