Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18

shall remove the same from said street and
good Condition as before within sixty DAYS
from the time il shall SO abandon such line
And in case grantee fails to do SO, grantor
NAV do the work at the expense of grantee.
And provided further that when the COM
mon council has decided to pave any streets
occupied, or to be occupied by the grantee
herein under this franchise, the grantee
shall be notified of the same. and il must
Immediately place any pipes, mains, con-
duits or other appurtenances on said street
does not so place them before the city de-
sires to make such Improvements il shall
not be allowed TO disturb said street for
three years thereafter, without the consent
of the common council
And it is provided further: that nothing
herein contained shall deprive or relieve
the street commissioner of the city of Grand
Rapids from his right or duty to supervise
such repairs or improvements of streets,
and that said work shall be doneito the sat
isfaction of said street commissioner.
Section II. No liability shall accrue against
said city of Grand Rapids by reason OF the
construction, operation or management OF
the plant or plants mentioned in this ordin-
ance or any appliances connected Herewith
or attached thereto, or by reason of the ex-
ercise or enjoyment OF this ordinance ny
said grantee on whom the sameis conferred:
and the said grantee shall at all times defend
and save the city of Grand Rapids harmless
against all actions on account thereof.
Section L. No party shall be allowed to
move any buildings of any name or nature
through the streets, lanes, alleys or over the
Drl0geS OF SdlQ CITY Oh GGdilu 6dplQS WHcIC
it shall be necessary to cut, raise or remove
the wires or other property of said grantee
| in order to permit the passage OF any such
building unless first the party or parties
! owning or removing such building shall
| have first been given permission by the
mayor and common council of the city OF
Grand Rapids TO move such building upon
the public highways or other public pro-
perry of said city of Grand Rapids; and
| second unless said parties shall have first
contracted and agreed with the said grantee
oh If demanded furnish
| reasonable security far the payment of all
| of the expense and damage caused to SAID
grantee by reason OF the cutting, raising or
| removing of wires or other property of the
| said grantee for whatsoever purpose such
| wires shall be used; and if such parties can
not agree upon the amount OF such expense
| and damage the same shall be submitted to
! arSitrators, who shall be selected in the
| usual manner, but fromtpartieS who are ia
miliar with the cost OF such work, and third,
when such building is to be moved across
| the line OF street railway, the same shall be
| so removed across any of the tracks of said
| grantee between the hours of II midnight
| and O'Clock in the morning
! Section u. The cars OF said grantee shall
| have the same right to the use of streets
| rights conferred by this franchise, and shall
! be entitled to the free and unrestricted use
| as against other vehicles and animals, of the
where any team or vehicle shall meet or be
| overtaken by any car, such team or vehicle
| shall give way to such car. Any person will
/ 1ullY ODSIrdcUDR. nluu6r1uS OF interfering
with any such railway car or cars. by plac-
ing, driving or stopping any team or vehicle
| or by placing any obstacle in. upon or near
| the track of said railway, after being notified
| by the ringing OF the bell or otherwise and
| who ever shall wilfully violate any of the
| provisions of this section, shall upon con-
| viction thereof be punished by fine not ex-
| ceeding So and may be imprisoned in the
county Jail until such fine is paid, but not
| exceeding thirty days.
| The cars of said grantee shall be provided
with suitable bells to apprise persons OBJ
| Structing. being upon or crossing the line OF
| track or tracks of said railway of the ap-
| prOach of any such car or cars, and an alarm
may and shall be given in all cases where
| said track or tracks, or any part thereof,
! shall be INSTRUCTED by any team, horse, cat
] tie, wagon, carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle
| crossing said tracks so as to obstruct the
| same; and the person in charge of any such
| team, horse, cattle, wagon, carriage, sleigh
| remove the same at once, and in case of fail
| ure so to do shall be subject to the penalties
| herein prescribed.
| Section a. This ordinance and the fran
| chise and powers granted hereunder are
given by the city of Grand Rapids to the
| grantee herein, and are accepted by it with
the understanding and agreement that when
| said grantee shall have complied with the
| conditions of this ordinance, and shall have
| laid any track or tracks upon any street Of
tsaid city of Grand Rapids, and is operating
| said track by virtue of this ordinance, and
| has not ceased to operate the same that the
| said city OF Grand Rapids shall not grant TO
| chiSe, right, permission or power to operate
any street car or cars upon and over the
| lines of said grantee or upon the same
street, except to cross the tracks of said rail-
way of said grantee above named at the in
| tersection of streets, without the consent of
| said grantee, also excepting on any part OF
| any street upon which grantee shall have no
| track or tracks, running lengthwise with
| street.
| Section Is. This ordinance is to be ac-
| cepted by said grantee within sixty days
| from and after its final passage and APPROX
| al, and such acceptance shall be filed in the
| Office OF the clerk of the city of Grand
| Rapids.
| In case the grantee, its successors and
assigns shall fail to commence to build and
| lay any railway tracks before the first of
| March, 1908, or to finish, at least an amount
| equal to one mile of single track, as speci-
| fed in such ordinance, before the first day
| of November, 1908, then all rights and pri-
! vileges herein granted shall be terminated
| and become void.
| Section 16. The authority hereby granted
| shall, subject to the conditions limitations
| OF this ordinance continue for the period of
| fifty years from and after the passage and
publication thereof.
| Section H. This ordinance shall take eff
| feet and be in force from and after its pas
| sage and publication.
! Filed this Sth day of April, A. D., 1907, in
! the Office of the City Clerk, of city of Grand
| Rapids, Wis.
C.E. BOLES,
| City Clerk.
| First publication April H. expires April 25.)