The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-06-10
Ordinance No. so.


consin Inter- Urban Railway Company. a COR
pOratiOn organized under the laws of WiScOn
sin, the right to construct. maintain and oper-
ate a street railway in the city OF EdgertOn,
and prescribing the terms and conditions upon
which the streets, avenues and alleys of said
city may be used and occupied by said railway.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDGERTON Do ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section1 The Southern Wisconsin Inter
Urban Railway Company it's successors and
assigns is hereby granted for the full term OF
fifty years from and after the passage OF this
ordinance, the right and authority to construct.
maintain and operate in the city OF Edgerton.
street railway for the purpose of carrying
passengers and freight, with single track and
all necessary switches, side tracks, tulnouts.
wyes, poles, wires. curves and other fixtures
in, along and upon the following streets, to-
wit All streets east of Henry Street, eX
cepting Fulton Street west of Main Street.
II any bridge is built by said company for its
use on any street in said city it shall be at
least "a feet in width and constructed and main
tanned in such manner by said company that it
may be used by the public as we'll as by said
railway company, and in crossing Saunders
Creek on Main street in said city the said rail-
way company shall pay said city the cost OF
the bridge now installed, not to exceed $500.
Section ?. The manner of constructing said
railway shall be as follows: The tracks shall
be laid with rail of tee or f1ange pattern at Op-
ton of the Common Council along such loca-
tiOn in said streets as said Railway Company
it's successors or assigns shall designate and
the common council shall approve and shall be
laid and maintained at the established
grade Of said streets or avenues over
which it shall pass. In case the city
of Edgerton shall change the grade OF said
ceSSOrS or assigns shall, whenever such street
is graded to such new grade, change the grade
of it's track to correspond to such new grade at
it's own expense and without any claim against
the city for any damage resulting from such
change of grade. The rails OF the track shall
be laid in such manner as to be OF as little
impeachment as practicable to the free and or
binary use Of the streets and avenues and the
passage of wagons. carriages and other vehi-
cleS on or across said tracks, at any point and
in any and all directions and with such suitable
cutters at any or all necessary points so as to
permit the free flow of water falling or accurn-
iating on said streets.
At all street crossings where there is no paw
ing, the tracks shall be so planked or otherwise
crossings for all kinds Of vehicles as we'll as
pedestrians, and such crossings shall be main
tanned in constant good repair
Whenever the city shall pave or otherwise
improve any street or streets over which said
track or tracks shall pass. the said Railway
Company its successors or assigns, shall pay
the actual cost Of such paving or improving
for space of seven feet for single track and
fourteen feet for double track and the cost of
expense Of such portion OF such pavement or
improvement, shall be assessed to and become
a charge against the property Of said company
and cOllectable in the same manner as pre-
Scribed by law for the collection OF special as
SoSSll0IUS
any street or streets, which have been oraered
paved or improved by said common council or at
the option of said city, by action against the
owners Of said Railroad; provided that in COM
putting such space OF seven and fourteen feet
the space included within the tracks of said
railway shall be included as a part thereof.
When such railway. crosses or runs along any
street or avenue that has been paved or i'm
proved, said Railway Company shall lay it's
tracks and put the paving back to the satisfac-
ton Of the street commissioner and so as to
restore said street or avenue to as good cOndi-
ton as before the track was Laid.
The gauge Of the track shall be four feet,
eight and half inches. a it,, So in) Any part
of any street over which said tracks shall pass
outside the limits herein reouired to be paved
or improved by said Railway Company, which
shall De eXcavated or disturbed in the cOnstruc-
ton OF said Railway shall be restored as soon
as possible to its former condition of useful
ness. All eXcaVated earth. rubbish or debris
accumulated during the construction of the
road shall be promptly removed from the
street or avenue, anu care shall be taken in
the construction OF the track to Obstruct travel
upon the street or avenue as little as possible.
On streets not paved all crOsswalks which shall
be taken up in the construction of track. shall
be promptly relaid with the same or similar
material, and restored to as good condition as
before
Section 8. Said railway shall be operated
with electricity, with overhead wires or other
motive power approved by the common council
except steam motive power, and said Company,
it's successors or assigns, shall have the right to
erect all poles (Said poles to be straight, of
neat design and kept we'll painted) and other
cOntrivances for the purpose of
carrying telephone telegraph or electric light
wires, for aid in the purposes Of said railway,
subject however, to the conditions and pro-
visions of such ordinances Of said city of q
police nature as are now in force. or which
may hereafter be enacted. and which said city
is authorized and may deem proper to enact,
and to prevent the escape of returning cleo
tricity and electrOlySiS OF the water pipes, gas
pipes and underground cables. including gas
Section 4. Said Railway Company, it's sue
ceSSOrS or assigns, shall place and maintain
upon its said railway approved motor cars
with modern conveniences for the comfort OF
shall light the same at night, and
il cold weather they shall be comfortably
heated. Each motor car shall, unless the COM
mon council shall hereafter otherwise prescribe
be provided with headlight, which shall be
kept burning after sunset. and with a gong or
bell for danger signals.
Section 5. Said Company it's successors or
assigns, will take the rights and privileges
herein granted, subject to the right Of the city
to ordain and establish such reasonable regula-
lions as the common council, within its police
powers, may from time to time prescribe in re-
Spect thereto.
Section 6. The rate of fare for carrying pas
sengers upon said railroad shall not exceed
five cents for single fare in one direction
from any one point upon said route within the
said city to any other point therein. Reason
able StOp-Over privilege shall be granted to
Section Z. Said Company shall keep the part
OF the streets used or operated by it's railway
space between the tracks, at the
switches or turnouts, free and clear from all
dirt snow. ice or other debris, and in removing
the snow shall level the same SO as not to OBJ
struct interfere with the free use of such
streets. In case the city fire hose, other fire
apparatus, shall at any time be upon the tr acks
OF said railway, cars shall be stopped, or oper-
ated as not to inju re the same or interfere in
any way with the fire department in endeavor-
ing to eXtinguiSh the fire.
Section s. The cars belonging to said Com
pany shall be entitled to the track, and any We
hicle or vehicles upon said tracks shall turn out
upon the approach of any car SO as to leave the
tracks unobstructed
Section 9. The city reserves the right to
grant to any other company or corporation Op-
Grating street railway the right to cross the
tracks OF the railway hereby established at
grade. upon such terms as the common council
may deem just and equitable. in case the own
ers of said railway fail to come to an agree
ment by arbitration or otherwise between
Section 10. The construction of the railway
hereby provided for shall be begun within one
year and be completed and be in operation not
later than three years from the date of the pas
sage of this ordinance, otherwise the grant
herein created may be declared null and void
by the common council, unless the completion
Of said railway is prevented by legal proceed
ings. The common council, however may ex-
tend the time for such completion if it is