Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-18


the intersection with Bland Street
near the government building lot:
thence In. along and upon Bland
Street commonly called South
Bland Street, in a southerly direc-
ton to the southern corporate line
( the City OF Blueheld. West Vir-
GINA, and beginning at the intersec-
Ion OF Bland Street Commonly
called South Bland street,; thence
n. along and upon North Street with
thence in. along and upon Augusta
North Street TO Augusta Street
Street and county road or extension
or Augusta Street to the corporate
limits and beginning at the intersec-
Ion of Augusta Street with East
River Avenue 90 Adams Street
thence In. along and upon Adams
street eastwardly to Jefferson
Street. thence in. along and upon
Jefferson Street. northwardly to
South Street: thence in, along and
upon South Street Commonly
called South Bland Street). and he
ginning at the intersection Of Stew
art Street with Raleigh Street I'm.
along and upon Raleigh Street TO
he intersection OF Higginbotham
| Avenue.
Sec. 3. The said Bailey and Oil
yer. their successors and assigns
nall have the right TO manufacture
and transmit over their wires TO he
strung and poles located upon any
7 the streets and alleys in said city
IF Bluefeld, West Virginia, to sell or
ease said current throughout said
ity and to transmit current TO the
Corporate limits OF said city as they
low exist or as hereafter located
which current may be transmitted
here beyond.
Sec. 4. The said Bailey and OIL.
ier shall after three CD months
notice in writing from this council
begin the construction OF said rail
way upon and beginning either at
intersection of Stewart Street with
Raleigh Street or intersection of
Princeton Avenue with Higginbo-
than Avenue and push said con-
struction OF said railway to COM
pletion over and along such street or
streets to the limits of the corporate
Inc and should said Bailey and Oil
yer fail to commence the construc-
ton of the railway upon said Hig-
ginbotham Avenue or Raleigh Street
within the time above specified after
| lotice duly given them this franchise
hall at the expiration of said three
I CD months with all rights and priv
leges granted become null and void.
unless, however, said Bailey and
oliver are prevented from com
mencing the construction as asore-
said by legal proceedings or from
such other cause beyond their CON
troll.
Sec. 5. The said Bailey and Oliver
ire hereby permitted to make such
excavations and to do such other
work as may be necessary in order to
ay tracks properly upon the said
treets, but they are hereby ex-
ressly prohibited from keeping anv
ection of the said streets torn up or
Instructed by the construction OF the
aid railway or appliances for any
unreasonable length of time
Sec. 6. The said Bailey mi oliver
hall repair all streets eycavqt I'd
opened or torn up by them and leave
he same in as good condition as
hey were prior to operation there
on and shall at all times keec the
pace between the track aES D. space
I one foot on each S,de Of sid
rack in as good condition AID re-
air as tho .esidue of said streets
and whenever the said street or
/ treets upon with said bailey and
Oliver shall have looted aid rail
way are hereafter improved by the
said authorities by the use OF new
material or otherwise the said Bailey
and oliver shall make similar inn
provements at their own prODer
cost, use the same material between
/ ne tracks and space Of ono foot on
ach side thereof. Should tho city
authorities deem It necessary at any
ime to change the grade OF any
treet or streets on which said Bail
y and oliver have placed their
racks then the said Bailey and div
n shall grade the width OF the said
racks and the space Of one foot on
ach side thereof and place the same
as good condition as the residue
T such streets free Of all cost 90
he said city Of Bluefeld
Sec. T. That all tracks hereby
permitted to be laid shall be laid a.
near the center Of said street or
treets as practicable. except in case
or switches and turn-outs. but no
treet is 70 be double tracked with
out the consent OF said council is
hrst obtained, nothing I'm this section
shall be construed as preventing the
construction and operation Of such
turn-outs and switches az may be
necessary for the proper operation
OF aid railway except on paved
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