The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-03-18

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Grass Consolidated Traction /Com-
panv. and their associates n their
successors or assigns h<reinafter
referred to as said grshtees," con
structiug, operating i knd maintain
ing a competing NE Of railroad
from the City Of Lexington to the
City Of Mt. Sterling, either through
the City Of Winchester or the City
Of North Middletown, or through
X. L. Junction. and the further
consideration Of the benefits 10 be
derived from said railroad By the
City Of Mt. Sterling and the citi-
zens thereof.
BE ~ Now Ordercd by the Board
of Council of the City Of Mt. Sterl-
ing. in regular session convened on
this the l4lh day Of March, 1902.
that said Blue Grass Consolidated
Traction Company, and their asso-
ciates. their Successors and assigns
be and they are hereby granted tie
right Of way, right. franchise ana
privilege fOl the construction, oper
alton, aud maintenance Of stand
ard guage railroad for passengers.
mail. express, and freight traffic
upon or along Main Street in said
CITY. west from Bank Street to the
city limits, upon Bank Street, be
tween Main and Locust Streets,and
upon Locust Street west from Bank
Street to the Meguir property, In
cohjunction with any rights OF way
or routes otherwise obtained, to-
gether with switches and turnouts,
or side-tracks, bridges, culyerts,
poles. etc. and all things necessary
for the proper and safe operation
and maintenance of SAID IA 'ad
if. however, the said road should
enter the city by way Of the Levec
Turnpike then the ight is granted
over Richmond Street from the city
limits to Main Street, instead Of
over Main Street from the Meguiar
property to the city limits; subject
TO the following conditions.
FIRST. That said railroad shall
be so constructed as not TO unnec-
/ iessarlly interfere with the public
use of said streets for other travel,
traffic, or transportation, and may
be operated by electricity, com
pressed air, or other motive power,
except steam.
Second. The profile, plan and
route map of the proposed railroad,
showing the exact location, grade,
switches, turnouts, side tracks,
bridges, culverts. poles, etc shall
he submitted for approval and
shall be approved by the Board of
| Council of the City of Mt. Sterling
before construction work is com
} menced. Actual work of construc-
tion on the road leading from Lex
ington to Mt, Sterling by one OF
the aforenamed routes shall be be-
gun in good faith in Montgomery
County in one year from July lst,
; 1902: and failure so to begin op-
3 erations shall render this grant and
franchise null and void at the eX-
! piration of said one year. Said
road between Lexington and Mt
e Sterling by one Of the three routes
e above named, shall be completed
and in operation in two years from
q said date; and unless said road
shall be so completed and in opera
% tion, this grant and franchise shal
= be null and void at the end of saic
T.. two years. Construction work thai
n requires the hauling of heavy ma
terial on the macadam of sale
streets shall not be done during thu
winter and spring months, betwsel
December the first and May th'
first, except with the consent of th'
Board of Council, or Its authorized
agent; and any injury done saiC
streets in any way, shall be repair
ed by said grantees Immediately
Thfrd. The said grantee shal
forever keep and maintain in gooC
!. condition and repair such portions
l of the macadam or metal of sale
streets as they actually use or oc
9 cupy with their track by crossing
the same, or otherwise; and saiC
track shall be so laid as to conform
TO the present or established grad'
t of the streets, and the space be
tween the rails, and for two fee