Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-12

construct, operate and maintain n
street railway, over, along and upon
burg, Wood county, Ohio.
Whereas, The Toledo. Urban & Inter
urban Railway Company has made APP
plcation in writing to the council of the
village of Perrysburg, Wood
county, Ohio, for the right and permis-
sion to be granted to it to construct,
operate and maintain n street railway,
the said village hereinafter more fully
described, and
Whereas, public notice of said applica-
tion has been duly given by the L,erk of
this village in the Perrysburg Journal,
a newspaper printed in the said village
and of general circulation in said village
and county, for three CD consecutive
weeks, according to law, and.
Whereas, said The Toledo, Urban Il
Interurban Railway Company has agreed
to carry passengers upon the said pro-
of fares, and has previously obtained
and filed with this council ana the clerk
of said village, written consents of the
majority of the property holders upon
of, on the line of the said proposed rail
road, represented by the feet front of
the property abutting thereon,
council of the village of Perrysburg,
Wood county, Ohio, as follows, viz:
Section l. The said The Toledo Urban
& lntCrurD0n Railway company is nereDy
granted nermssion to construct, operate
and maintain n street railroad to be
operated by electricity or other motive
power except steam, upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter specified and not
otherwise together with the necessary
curves switches, turnouts, appliances
equipment. connecting tracks, lines,
wires. poles, conductors, and apparatus
for the transportation of passengers,
freight and express, upon, and along the
following route in the said village of
Perrysburg, Wood county, Ohio, to-wit:
Commencing at Front street at the
westerly line of out-lot 2l3; thence rum
ming easterly to West Boundary street.;
thence in West Boundary street souther-
ly to Second street; thence in Second
street easterly to Louisiana avenue;
thence in Louisiana avenue southerly to
Indiana avenue; thence in Indiana ave-
nue. westerly to Cherry street.
Also the right to cross the following
named streets and alleys within the linn
its of a sixty.six foot right of way, measured
westerly from the westerly line of Find
Law street, to-wit
West Boundary street; Ninth street or
the street lying next southerly from and
parallel with Eighth street; Mulberry
between and parallel with Sixth and
Seventh streets; Sixth street. Pine
street; the alley lying between and par
allel with Fifth and Sixth streets; the
alley lying between and parallel with
Pine and cherry streets; Fifth street;
the alley lying between and parallel with
Also the right to cross Cherry street
diagonally from the northerly part of
in-lot 199, to the southerly part of in-lot
1S6.
Section 2. (a). The railroad authorized
by this ordinance shall be n single track,
standard gauge railroad, except as here
in provided, and the track of said rail-
road shall be laid in the center of Second
street and Indiana avenue, and the CEN
ter of said track shall be laid along a
line, parallel with and 12 feet westerly
of the center line of Louisiana avenue,
except at such points where the line
turns from one street to another and
turns from the street into private right
of way, in which cases. the said grantee,
its successors and assigns, shall have
the right to leave the above described
lines of the said streets.
In turning from Louisiana avenue to
Indiana avenue the track shall not be
laid nearer than thirty-five (35) feet to
the property line on said corner at any
point, and in turning from Second street
to Louisiana avenue the track shall not
be laid nearer than twenty-five (25) feet
to the property line on said corner at
any point; upon botn of said corners
said grantee, its successors and assigns,
shall set n line of curbing. either stone
of concrete, between the cross walks
upon each corner, respectively, on such
line and grade as the council may di-
rect. and extend the macadam from the
track to said curb, and shall also, pave
lts said tracks, where the same cross the
said cross-walks,. with paving brick to
the width of said cross-walks.
If, in making the turn from Second
street to Louisiana avenue said grantee,
its successors and assigns, use a curve
of such radius as will interfere with the
well or curbing at said point, before
building the said track or interfering
with said well or curbing, it SHAH drill
or cause to be drilled another we'll at
some point at or near -Ae intersection of
said streets to be designated by the coun-
Gil, and upon finding the water of as good
quality and quantity as that of the pres
ent well, shall provide the said well with
curp, railing and pump similar to. and
OF the same quality as that with which the
present well is provided. but in doing
so it may use the casing, pump and all
materials ana appliances now upon said
present well.
In case a dispute arises between the
said grantee, its successors and assigns.
and the village in regard to the quality
and quantity of the water found in the
well to be drilled by them, the same shall
be submitted by both parties to a chem
list to be mutually agreed upon by. them,
shall be binding and final upon both par
ties. The expense of such investigation
shall be borne by said grantee, its sue
cessors and assigns.
(b) In case in the future, the railroad
now upon Louisiana avenue. built under
a franchise awarded to The Toledo, Bowl
ing Green & Fremont Railway company,
the said grantee. it's successors and as
signs, shall, at it's own expense. imme-
diately change its line upon said Louis
lana avenue from Second street to In
diana avenue, to the center line of said
Louisiana avenue. between the points
above named.
(c) The said grantee, it's successors
and assigns shall have the right to con-
struct and maintain one passing track
not to exceed 250 feet in extreme length
on Second street between the east line
of Pine street and west line of Cherry
street, and at no other places in Second
street, Louisiana avenue, Indiana ave-
nue., Front street or on West Boundary
street, between Front and Second street.
At the point where said passing track
is located, the center lines of said tracks
shall be at. equal distances from, and on
opposite sides of the center line of the
street.
(D Should at any time the said gran
tee, its successors or assigns, desire
or should the traffic demand II shall have
the right to lay a double track across
the streets and alleys crossed by sa.
line, between Indiana avenue and the
intersection of Findlay street and West
street.
(e) The said grantee, it's successors
and assigns. shall, before it begins the