Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-25

The Milwaukee Light Heat " traction Nohi-
many hereby requests that you grant TO II n
street railroad franchise in the CITY OF Man"a-
tos;. rs more particularly set forth ia the pro
posed franchise hereto attached
Respectfully yours,
MILWAUKEE, LIGHT, HEAT AND
TRACTION co.
BY JOHN J. BEGGS.
Prest and Genl Mngr.
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Mil
waukee Light. Heat Il Traction Com
pany to construct maintain aud
operate street railways IN the CITY
of Wauwatosa.
The Common Council OF the City Of
Wauwatosa do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. There is hereby given
and granted to the Milwaukee Light
Heat & Traction Company, hereinafter
called the Railway Company, its sue
cessors and assigns, in addition TO the
streets, avenues, highways and bridges
now occupied and used by said Railway
Company in said city, the right, permis-
sion and authority for the purpose Of
extending its lines and system,
to lay, construct maintain and
operate single or double
track electric railway with all
necessary or convenient turn-outs,
side-tracks, cross-overs, curves, switch
es and connections, and to construct,
erect and maintain all necess.lI or
convenient conduits. poles and under
ground or overhead wires, in the man
ner and upon the conditions hereinafter
set forth, over, along, across and upon
the following streets, avenues, high
ways and bridges in the city of Wau-
Natosa, to-wit:
!. On Greenfield avenue from West
Main street to the southern limits of
the city Of Wapwatosa.
?. On Wells street (as It is now or
may hereafter be plated or eXtended):
from Fifty-ninth street to the western
limits of the City Of Wauwatosa.
3. On State street formerly called
The Milwaukee and Watertown Plank
road) from North Main street to the
eastern limits of the city Of Wau-
,Gvatosa
a. On East Milwaukee avenue, West
Milwaukee avenue and Ludington ave-
nue from the eastern limits of the City
of WQuwatosa to West North avenue.
5. On North avenue from the east
,ern LIMITS Of the CITY of Wauwatosa to
the western limits of the City of Wau-
.vatosa.
8. On Wauwatosa ayenue from North
avenue to thenorthcrn limits Of the city
of Wauwatosa.
Z. On Wisconsin avenue (as it is now
or may hereafter be plated or extend
ed from West North avenue to Church
street, and on Church street from Wis
consin avenue to North Main street,
provided however II Wisconsin avenue
shall not be opened for travel from
West North avenue south to Church
street, within two years after notice of
intention TO lay tracks on either Wis
consin avenue or Wauwatosa avenue
shall have been filed in the Office of the
city clerk, as hereinafter provided, then
and in that event only the said rail
way company shall have and is
hereby given the right, per-
mission and authority to lay.
construct, maintain and ope-
rate single or double track electric
railway over and upon WauwatOAa av-
enue from North avenue south to North
Main street; it being expressly under
stood aud agreed that the said railway
company shall give the City of Wan
Nvatosa notice in writing of its nten-
ton aud desire to lay tracks from
North avenue south over and upon
.elthev Wisconsin avenue or Wauwa-
tosa avenue, such notice to be address
Sed - the City Clerk of
the City OF Wauwatosa. and delivered
60 him at his office in said citv,and that
the said railway company. its success
SnrS ar assigns shall have no rights
haV 10, j
TO lay track on Wauwatosa avenue
south of North avenue until the eXpira-
ton of two years after giving notice of
intention to iay track as above pro.
Tided; it being further expressly un-
.derstood and agreed hat IT, after civ
$ng notice of intention to lay track as
above provided. the said railway
company, its successors and as
signs SbaH neglect or fail To
.2onstrnet, maintain and operate
an electric railway from North avenue
south to North Main street within six
months after the expiration Of the two
year period of notice, hereiuLefore re-
.1uircd to be given all rights and
privileges conferred hy this ordinance
IN and to. over and upon Wauvatosa
avenue south of North avcnuc Shall
EoreVer cease and determine.
SEC .. The tracks Of said Railway
company Shall be constructed with inn
proved Tee rails, laid To gauge of
four feet, eight and half inches
ant as mean the center of the street as
practicable; they shall not Ice elevated
above on depressed below the estab-
hShed grade OF the streets and shall be
So laid that carriages and other yehi-
elcs can safely aud readily cross the
streets Mt any and all points. 1t Shall
be the duty of said Railway Compauy
at all times 70 keep in good repair. the
roadway betwe2n the rails and for one
foot ON the outside of each rail aS laid
and the space between the two inside
rails, of It's double track. with the
same mateHW as shc city shall have
last used to gave or repave these spaces
and the street lGevinu> 10 such rcpair,.
nnleSS the said Railway Coapany and
said city shall agree upon some other
material Said railway compaov shall
operate thereon street railway
cars and carriages Ivy means of power
produced 10y electricity, conducted lpon
wires suspended oyer, above MA a,ano