Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-04-06
FIRST published In the Baxter Spring
NEWS April Q, isoS.l
ORDINANCE NO. "a.

Brown, Jr., his successors, assigns
and lessees, the right 10 operate,
construct and maintain an cleo.
trio street railway over certain
streets, avenues and alleys in the
City of Baxter Springs, Kansas,
and regulating the manner OF the
construction and operation
thereof:
BE 1T ORDAINED, by the mayor
and councilmen Of the City of
Baxter Springs, Kansas:
SECTION /. That exclusive per.
mission and authority are hereby
given and granted to Sam
Brown, Jr., his successors, assigns
and lessees, TO lay down, maintain
and operate an electric railway for
carrying passengers, mail, express
and baggage matter in said City of
Baxter Springs, Kansas, for a peri
cd of fifty p0) years from and after
the passage of this ordinance, with
all necessary side tracks, turn.outs,
and switches, over, upon and along
the following streets, avenues and
alleys of the City of Baxter Springs,
Cherokee County, Kansas, to-wit:
Commencing at the north end OF
Main street in the City of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, thence south on
Main street to Walnut street, thence
west on Walnut street TO Second
street, thence south on Second
street TO Council street, thence east
on Council street to Military street,
thence south on Military street to
the south line of the corporate linn
its of the City of Baxter Syringe,
Kansas.
SECTION 2. All poles used by
said Sam Brown, Jr., his successors,
assigns, or lessees, in the construc-
ton and operation of said street
railway, shall be selected cedar or
cypress; such poles shall be dressed
or shaved, and painted, and shall,
where the curb line is established,
be placed inside the curb, and with
in nine (O inches of same, and in
such manner as not to unnecessary.
ly impede travel, or unnecessarily
interfere with ingress or egress, to
or from private premises, or the
fire plugs of the City of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, and shall not be
set at the intersection of streets or
alleys; they shall be set in the
ground to depth of not less than
five (5) feet, they shall be of such
length that no span or trolley wire
shall be nearer than eighteen QS)
feet of the surface of the ground.
SECTION 3. The type of the rail
TO be used in the construction OF
said street railway shall be Am. ).
c. E. sec. Tee rail. The gauge OF
the track shall be four feet eight
and one.half inches, or what is
known as the standard gauge. The
track or tracks shall be laid as near
as practicable, in the center
of the streets, except on Council
street between West street and Lin.
coin street, between which streets
the track shall run on the south
side of Council street, and the top
of the rails shall be on the estab-
lished grade OF the street, or if the
grade of the street has not been e.
tablished, or the street not brought
to grade, then the track shall be
laid on the present surface grade
and when the grade is established
and the street brought to grade
then the said Sam Brown, Jr, his
successors, assigns or lessees, shall
at his own cost raise or lower said
track 80 as to conform to the estab'
lished grade. But when the grade
of any street is established and the
track shall be laid TO the estab'
lished grade, and the city shall at
forwards change the esta blished
grade, then the track must be
raised or lowered, and at the ex'
pense of the City of Baxter Springs
Kansas.