The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-08-04
AN ORDINANCE


Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and their heirs
and assigns. for the purpose of construct
ing, maintaining and operating a street
railway in the city of Edgerton, in the
County of Rock, and the State Of Wis
consin.
The Common Council of the City of
Edgerton, of the County of Rock, and
the State of Wisconsin,, do ordain as
follows:
Section l. Authority and permission
is hereby given to Reddeman and Com
pany, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. and
tain a single line of tracks for street
railway along. in and upon the streets of
the City Of Edgerton, hereinafter named,
and also the permission to set poles,
posts and guy posts for the purpose of
distributing an electric1 current, the
placing of SAID poles to be mutually
agreed upon by said Common Council
and the grantees; permission is also
given to place upon said poles such
wiring as may be necessary for the oper-
alton of said street railway.
Said street railway shall be erected
over the following described route, to-
wit: All streets east of Henry street,
excepting Fulton street west of Main
street.
Said road is to be operated by electric
ity or any mechanical power used for
such purpose not constituting a public
nuisance, with all necessary curves,
switches, turn-outs, side-tracks and 9TH
er appliances and conveniences upon the
express condition that the said grantees,
their heirs and assigns, shall construct
and have in operation said street railway
on or before the first day of February,
1907.
Section 9. The terms of this grant
and privileges herein contained shall be
seventy-fve (76 years from the passage
of this ordinance, subject to the follow
ing limitations: where single line of
tracks is to be laid the same shall be as
near the middle of the street as possible;
the tracks of the street railway shall be
standard guage and shall conform to the
grade of the streets and shall be SO laid
and maintained that carriages and other
vehicles can easily and freely cross said
tracks at any and all points without OBJ
struction.
Section 3. Authority and permission
is also given said Reddeman and Com
pany, their heirs and assigns, to operate
interurban cars carrying passengers,
merchandise package goods and mail
over the line of said street railway.
Section Whenever grade is es-
tabllshed or an established grade is
changed on any street upon which the
tracks of said street railway are located
said grantees, their heirs and assigns,
shall, when required by the Common
Council of said City of Edgerton, raise
Or lower the street lnder their track or
tracks SO as to CO orm to the newly es
tablished grade at their own expense; or
in case of the pavement of the said
streets by said City, shall pave said
street within the limits of it's tracks in
accordance with the pavement of the
said streets by said city.
Section s. The cars used on said
street railway shall be entitled to the
right-of-way, and in all cases wherein a
team or vehicles shall meet or be over
taken by any street car in said city, said
team or vehicles shall give Way to said
car or cars of said street railway, except
police wagons, fire engines, hose carts,
hook and ladder wagons or other fire ap-
paratus of said city going to fire.
When hose is laid over the tracks of
said street railway at time of fire it
shall be bridged over to the satisfaction
of the chief of the fire department or his
assistant in his absence, which shall be
done with as little delay as is consistent
to public safety.
No person or persons shall wilfully or
maliciously obstruct, hinder or interfere
with the operation of the cars Of said
grantees, their heirs or assigns, by plac-
ing, driving or stopping, or causing to be
placed, driven at a slow pace, or stop
any vehicle, team or other obstacles in,
across or near the tracks of said street
railway SO as to obstruct or impede
traffice thereon after being notified by
the conductor or motorman by ringing
gong or otherwise; and whosoever shall
wilfully violate any provision of this sec.
ton shall, upon conviction thereof, be
punished by fine not exceeding ten
$4,000 dollars and may be imprisoned
in the county Jail until said fine is paid,
not exceeding thirty (30) days.
Section 6. The tracks of said street
railway shall be irst-class and the equip
ment modern in all respects.
Section 7. Said Redderaan & Go their
heirs and assigns, agree to keep the city
of Edgerton harmless from all damage
by reason of the construction and opera
ton of said street railway. Also to op-
crate and keep in operation the said
street railway with it's connections to
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and Fond du Lac, Wis,
unless hindered from so doing by strikes,
fires or other contingencies beyond their
reasonable control. The fare within the
corporate limits of the city of EdRerton,
Wisconsin, to be five (5) cents for each
person except infants under three 81
years of age when accompanied by par
ents or guardians shall be carried free.
In case the said railway is not operated
and maintained for eighteen Q8) success
sive months then this franchise shall be
void, and all the rights granted there.
under shall cease and be of 10 effect.
Section g. This ordinance shall be
void and all rights granted Hereunder
shall cease and De of no effect unless
said grantees shall within sixty 1907 days
after its passage file written acceptance
of the same with the city clerk.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.