The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-15

GAINESVILLE Traction Company, in the ONCE OF
18th day of May, 1908.
Dated May 18th, 1903.
EVANSVILLE TRACTION COMPANY
FL. II. ClOugh, President
To the Mayor and Common Council OF the city
of EdgertOn:
The GAINESVILLE Traction Company, a corpo-
ration. organized under and pursuant TO the
laws of the state Of Wisconsin. hereby apples
to your honorable body for franchise to con-
struct maintain and operate q street railway,
with all necessary switches. S1de-trackS ttfn-
outs, yves poles wires, curves ana otnef
fixtures, ill., upon. along and across cefoa a1l
streets in the city Of EdgertOn, particularly
enumerated in the annexed proposed Ofdlnance
and it respectfully asks for the adoption of'Sald
ordinance.
Dated May l1th a. D. 1908.
GAINESVILLE TRACTION COMPANY
H H. ClOugh, President
An ordinance, granting to the JanesEllle
Traction Company. corporation OFgdLl1!e+u
under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, US
successors and assigns, the right TO coLstruCt'
maintain and operate q street railway III Gel
tain streets and avenues in the city OF Eagei-
ton, Rock County, Wisconsin, and prescflolIg
the terms and conditions upon when SalQ
streets and avenues may be used ana occupied
by said railway
The Mayor and the Common Council OF the
CityOf EdgertOn do Orda1n as follows;
Section /. The GAINESVILLE Traction COMpa-
ny, its successors or assigns, is hereby granted
for the full term OF fifty 500 years from ana
and authority to construct, maintain ana OPP
crate street railway for the carriage OF pas
sengerS, with single track, and all necessary
Switches Side-traclzS, turnoutS, WyeS, pores,
wires, curves and other fixtures. in, along ana
upon the following streets to-wit:
Beginning at point in the city limits IN
the easterly part of the citys thence westerly
on Fulton street a private right or way
| to Broadway; thence northerly on Broadway
to Main street; thence southerly on MAIN IAN
| street to Canal street; thence westerly on Ca
| nal street to Henry streets thence nOrtherly on
| Henry street to Rollin street, thence westerly
on ROllin street to Swift street.; thence norcn-
! erly on Swift street and Albion road TO Guy
limits; ait the option of said GAINESVILLE Irac-
| ti0n Company, nOrtlerly "On Main street. V &c
| torla road and Albion road to the city Limits,
! and along, on. over and across sllch otnel
| streets and avenues as may from time 20 tnne
be agreed upon by said Common Council ana
| said company.
| Sections 2. The mode and manner of con-
| structing said railway shall be as follows: The
tracks shall be laid with rails ofthe tee pattern
| along such location in said streets as the SAID
GAINESVILLE Traction Company, its. successors or
assigns, shall designate and the Common
| Council shall approve and Shall be laid ana
maintained at the present or eSta bl1Shed grace
OF said streets or avenues over Which 1t snail
pass: and incase at anytime thecity of Edger-
ton shall change the grade Of any street, Sald
| company, its successors or assigns. snail
| change the grade of the track to correspond to
such new grade, at1itS or their own expense
and without any claim againStJthe 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 ITO the free and ordinary use OF the
streets and avenues and the passage OF Wag-
| OnS- carriages and other vehicles on or across
| ideraek at any point, and in any and all dl-
ifectiOms and with such suitable cutters at any
Tor all necessary points as TO permit the
free flow Of waterfalling or accommodating on
| said streets. AT all street crossings where
there is no paving the track Shall be so plank
led or otherwise constructed as to make safe
land OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES all kinds of vehi-
'cieS as we'll as pedestrians, and such crossings
i>Sball be maintained in constant good repair.
| W@eneNerUhe city Of EdgeftOn shall pave or
l,otherwiSe improve any street or streets over
which saidttraclz tracks shall pass, said COM
pa1ly .shal paytthe actual cost Of such paving
ItOr 1maDrO NingfOr space of seven {7) feet for
single track and fourteen t1D fleet for double
| track and THE cost and expense of such. portion
of said lDaMement or Improvement shall be as
! Sessed and become a. charge against the prop
erty tOf said company and cOllectible in the
same manner as prescribed by law for the col
lection OF special assessments against real
| property ITOnting on any street on streets
which have |aeen ordered paved or improved
| by said Common Council or such cost and eX-
DENSE May he?recOvered by action against said
i,c0lnpa1IW, attshe option Of the Common Coun-
Gil. Provided THAT in computing said strips
of seven f7)> andffonrteen Q4) feet the space in
ItGlNded wIthintthettr tracks Of said railway shall
| be included as a. part thereof When~such rail
WAY crosses .0rirunS any street or avenue
THAT HAS been paved or improved said ,cOmpa-
ny shalalay itsttracl1s and puttthe paving back
ito the satisfaction Of the street commissioner
so as to EeStOresaid street OF avenue to as good
condition before the track was laid. The
gauge of the track shall be four feet eight and
| 0ne-haH inches a it. 81a .in) Any part Of any
street over which said tracks shall pass out
t>S1de the limits hereinTeQ uired, to be paved or
improved by said company which shall be eX-
cavated or disturbed in the construction of
lSaid track shall be restored as soon as possible
to Its former condition of usefulness. All eX-
caVaGed earth, rubbish or debris accumulated
during the construction Of the track shall be
promptly removed from the street or avenue.
ana careahall be taken in the construction OF
the track to Obstruct travel upon the street or
avenue as little as possible. On streets not
| paved allveross walks which shall be taken up
in the construction Of the track shall be
promptly eelaid with the same or similar ma
teflal and restored to as good condition as be-
fore.
Sections. Said railway shall be operated
| with electricity, with overhead wires, or other
motive power approved by the Common Coun-
Gil except steam motive power, and said COM
| pany shall have the right to erect all necessary
poles and other mechanical cOntriVances for
the purpOseeof carrying telephone. telegraph
or electric light wires for aid in purposes of
said railway and for the furnishing power,
electric Light, telephone or telegraph service
to those outside the city limits
Section 4. Said GAINESVILLE Traction COmpa-
| ny shall place and maintain upon its said rail
| way approved motor cars with the modern
oonNenieneeS for the comfort of passengers,
shall light the same at night and in cold
weather they shall be comfortably heated.
| Each motor car SHALL unless the Common
Council otherwise prescribe be provided with
"a head light, Mhidh shall kept burning after
ESllnSet, ana a gOng0r hell10r danger signals.
I Section 5. Said GAINESVILLE Traction Compa-
NY will take the rights and privileges herein
granted subject to the right,of the City of Ed
geltOn to OrGain and establish such reasonable
regulations as THE Connfrn Council within it's
police powers may from time to time prescribe
| in respect the0eltnto.
| SectiOn6 The rate of fare for carrying pas
sengefs upon said railway shall not exceed
| five cents for single fare from any point upon
said Route withia the city of Edgerton in one
! direction.
/ Seetaons. Said company shall keep the part
! OF the streets used or occupied by it's railway,
| including space between the tracks at switches
| or turElOllfS free and clear from all dirt and
| SHOW or ice or other debris, and in removing
! snow shall level the same so as not to ObStruct
or interfere with the free use Of said streets In
| case the city fire hose or other fire apparatus
shall at any time be upon the tracks of said
railway. cars shall be stopped or operated so as
not to injure the same or interfere i'll any way
with THE fire department. in endeawOring to ex-
| tinguish fire.
Sections The ears belonging to said COM
pany 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
| Section9. The City of Edgerton reserves the
right to grant to any other company or corpo-
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