The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-22

the Guy CLERK OF the CITY OF EuS0fIOH. OAA 0AO
1lth day of May, 1908.
Dated May 1lth 1903
EVANSVILLE TRACTION COMPANY,
H. H. Clough, President.
To the Mayor and Common Council OF the city
The GAINESVILLE Traction Company, a cOrpo-
ration organized under and pursuant 10 the
laws of the state of Wisconsin, hereby appileS
to your honorable body for franchise to con-
struct, maintain and operate a street railway,
with all necessary switches. side-trackS, turn
outs. wyes. poles, wires, curves and otner
fixtures, in. upon. along and across certain
streets in the city of Edgerton, particularly
enumerated in the annexed proposed ordinance
and it respectfully asks for the adoption OF SAID
ordinance.
Dated May 11th A. D. 1903.
EVANSVILLE TRACTION COMPANY,
H. H. Clough, President.
An ordinance, granting to the Janesyllle
Traction Company corporation organlleo
under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, us
successors and assigns, the right to CONSTRUCT
maintain and operate street railway II vel
tain streets and avenues IN the city OF hoset
ton, Rock County, Wisconsin. ana pfesGrio oniS
the terms and conditions upon when stl9
streets and avenues may be used ana occul'leo
by said railway.
The Mayor and the Common Council OF the
City of Edgerton do ordain as follows:
Section i. The GAINESVILLE Traction Compa,
ny, it's successors or assigns, is hereby grante9
for the full term of fifty (5O) years from anu
after the passage of this ordinance the right
and authority to construct, maintain ana OPP
crate a street railway for the carriage OF pas
sengers with single track, and all necessary
switches, side tracks, turnouts, wyes, poles,
wires, curves and other fixtures in, along ana
upon the following streets, tO-W1t:
Beginning at a point in the city limits III
the easterly part Of the city; thence westerly
on Fulton street or on private right CT way
to Broadway; thence northerly on Broa9Way
to Main street, thence SOutherly on MAIN
street to Canal street; thence westerly on Ca
nal street to Henry street; thence northerly on
| Henry street to Rollin street; thence westerly
on ROllin street to Swift street; thence nortn-
| erly on Swift street and Albion road to Guy
| limits at the option of said GAINESVILLE 1rac-
| ton Company, northerly on Main street. VIC
| tOria road and Albion road to the city li1nits,
and along, on, over and across such otheF
| streets and avenues may from time to TIME
be agreed upon by said Common Council ana
| said company
| Section 2. The mode and manner of con-
! structing said railway shall be as follows; Inc
tracks shall be laid with rails of the tee pattern
| along such location in said streets as the SAID
! GAINESVILLE Traction Company, its successors OF
assigns, shall designate and the Common
| Council shall approve and SHALL De lalo ana 5
maintained at the present or established grace
| of said streets or avenues over Which II Snaia
pass and in case at amy time tine CITY OF Eager
ton shall change tine grade OF amy street, sald
! company, it's successors OF assigns, Shald
change the grade of the track to correspond TO
| SGch new grade, at its their own expense
| and without amy claim against THE city Tor any
4 damage resulting from such change OF grade
| The rails Wf such track small be laid IN S'ech
/ manner as ito be of litEle impeachment as
|
| streets and avenues and tine passage OF Wag-
OnS. carriages and other vehicles on or across
said track AT amy point. and in any and all oil
E'ectlOmS and with such STnGable CUTTERS at any
or ala necessary points. so as to permit the
] free faOw tf water failing OF accommodating on
! said streets. AT all street crossings where
there is no paving the track shall be so plank
/ ed or otherwise constructed as to make safe
and convenient crossings fOr all kinds OF Wehl~
cles ais we'll as pedestrians, and such crossings
! Shal be maintained in constant good repalr
| Whenever tine city OF EdgertOn shall pave OF
otherwise improve amy street on streets over
which said track or tracks shall pass, saidoom-
| isany Shall pay THE actual cost OF such paving
| egF improving for space of seven a. feet TOT
Single TRACK and fourteen (14) teet Tor double
! track and the cost and expense of such portion
OF said pavement cOr Improvement shall ne as
SteSae1 and become a charge against the prop
! @rty of said company and c0lleCtlbte i'll the
same manner as prescribed by law for the coli
I E9ctiOn tOT special assessments against real
| property Fronting on amy street or streets
] which have been ordered paved or improved
| lW said Common Council3 or such cost and eX-
pense may be recovered by action against said
company, ait THE option Of the Common C0un-
| ell. provided, that in computing said strips
Mf seven ca and fourteen C4A EeSttthe space i'll
/ elMded within the tracks of said railway shall
he included as a part thereof When such rail
WAY crosses or runs on any street or avenue
| that has been paved OF improved said compa-
my Shall lay its tracks and pGt the paving back
| 10 the satisfaction Of the street commissioner
so as ITO neStOre said street or avenue to as good
condition as before the track was laid The
| gauge of 1.-THE track shall be four feet eight and
one7haf inches "a fit. 80 in,) Amy part OF amy
| s1neet over which said tracks shall pass out
side the hmltS herein required ITO be paved or
Improved by said company which shall be eX-
caVated or disturbed in the construction of
| said track shall be restored as soon possible
| tp hts former condition of usefulness. All eX-
| caTated earth, rubbish or debris accumulated
during THE construction of the track shall be
promptly removed from the street or avenue,
| and CAME shall be taken in the construction Of
| the track to ObStruct travel upon the street or
| avenue as llttle as possible. On streets not
| paved all cross walks which shall be taken up
| in the construction of the track shall be
| promptly relaid with the same or similar ma
| terial and nestored 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 purpose OF 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 Others outside the city limits.
Section A. Said GAINESVILLE Traction COmpa-
| ny shall place and maintain upon it's said rail
| way approved motor cars with the modern
| conNenienees for tine 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, which shall be kept burning after
sunset, and a gong or bell for danger signals
Sections. Said GAINESVILLE Traction Compa-
| ny will take the rights and privileges herein
! granted subject to the right of the City of Ed
gerton to Ordain and establish such reasonable
| regulations as the COmmrn Council within its
police powers may from time to time prescribe
| in respect thereunto.
Section6 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 city of Edgerton in one
direction.
Section7 Said company shall keep the part
of the. streets used or occupied by its railway,
| including space between the tracks at switches
| or turnOuts, free and clear from all dirt and
| snow or ice or other debris, and in removing
| snow shall level the same so as not to obstruct
or interfere with the free of said streets In
| case the city fire hose other fire apparatus
shall at any time be upon the tracks of said
| railway, cars shall be stopped or operated so
| not to injure the same or interfere in any way
| with the fire department in endeavoring to eX-
/ tinguiSh a fire.
| Section s. The cars 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.
| Sections. The City of Edgerton reserves the
| right to grant to any other company or corpo-
| ration operating street railway the right to
| cross the tracks of the railway hereby estab-
| lished at grade, upon such terms the Common