The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-18
Ordin ance.

An ordinance, granting unto the Saginaw
Owosso & Lansing II ,ilroad Company, It's
successors and assigns, the right TO construct
maintain ana operate street railway in the
City Of Owosso.
Section /. The City OF OwossO ordains: That
the Saginaw Owosso & Lansing Railroad Com
pany OF Michigan, its successors or assigns, is
hereby granted the permission and right 10
construct maintain and operate a street rail
way to be operated by electricity or other mo
tive power excepting steam. with the neces.
sary switches, turnouts and US, poles. wires.
appliances and equipments TO operate the same
upon and along the following streets in the
City or OWoSso, ShiawaSSee County, Michigan
From the easterly city limits west in and
along Main Street, to its intersection with
Washington Street; In and along WASHINGTON
Street from its intersection with Main Street
to its intersection with Cute Street: in and
along Cute Street from its intersection with
washington Street, to its intersection with
Prlndle Street. and In and along Prlndle street
and Clyde Street TO Chapman Street and in and
along Stewart Street from its intersection
with Washington street west TO its intersection
with Chapman Street and IN and along Chip
man Street to the southerly city limits
and In and along South Street westerly TO the
right OF way OF the Michigan Central Railroad
Company also in and along Howard Street
from its intersection with Washington Street
10 its intersection with Shiawassee Street, and
In and along Shiawassee Street south from
Howard Stest TO It's intersection with Stewart
Street.
Sec 2. Said proposed RI 'lway shall consist
OF q single standard gauge track, with such
switches, turnouts ard VS. as said grantee,
It's successors and assigns shall deem neces-
sary. subject to the approval OF the common
Council OF said city.
The construction and equipment Of said rail.
road shall be first class. AID such as to least
interfere with the necessary and ordinary pub
lie use OF said streets.
"T" rails OF not less then seventy pounds
weight per yard, shall be used. and on now. or
hereafter paved streets, q Shanghai rail OF not
less than seven inches high shall be used.
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and kept painted, and set subject to the appro.
val OF the Common Council of said city
The railroad shall occupy such portions Of
said streets mentioned in section one as the
council may determine.
Sec. 3. This grant 10 made upon the condi
ton that the construction of the street railway
shall be commenced within eighteen month his
from the date OF the passage OF this ordinance
running over the line in 2x years from the
and shall be completed and have cars
date OF the passage OF this ordinance not
legal process, or by causes or reasons over
which said grantee, its successors or assigns
have no control.
The term commenced" Used In this connec.
grading Of roadbed and laying OF steel rails
thereon for saidirailrosd, provided said grantee,
It's successor. successors or assigns, in con.
structing their railway and road west from
Washington Street to Chapman Street may
build on either OF said routes. via: On stewart
Street or on Cute Street, Prinde and Clyde
Streets. and not the other, and this right to
the streets not so used and built upon shall be
considered abandoned and Cancelled
Sec. 4. Said grantee its successors or as
signs, shall have the right to carry passengers.
baggage, express, United States mail and
freight.
on this railway from any point in the city to
any other point. shall not exceed five (5) cents
and In case grantee, its successors or assigns
shall operate local street cars within said CITY,
1t shall sell six tickets for twenty-five (25j
cents, which shall be good on both local and in.
terurban cars, to be sold only at the Companys
office and one other place In the city.
Children under five wears OF age, when &C
companied by their parents or guardians, shall
be carried free.
Said grantee, its successors and assigns shall
give and receive transfers to and from any
other railway doing business within the City OF
Owosso, and said transfers shall be given with.
out extra charge from other lines operated by
said grantee, its successors and assigns, within
the said city limits. Provided such other lines
or line are granted franchise upon similar
condition.
Sec. S. This grant is made upon the further
condition that the cars OF said railway
shall be propelled by electricity or such other
modern motive power, excepting steam, as
said grantee, It's successors or assigns. may
deem expedient, subject to the approval OF the
Common Council.
The speed OF said cars shall not exceed fifteen
05) miles per hour within the corporate limits
SEQ, q. Said grantee, its successors or as
signs. shall restore all portions OF said streets
and the pavementS ana crosSWalkS thereon
which It may be necessary for them TO replace
alter or remove during the construction OF the
railway under this franchise, and shall leave
the same in as good condition as before dis
turbed. All tracks located In portions OF the
streets which have been improved or put upon
an established grade, shall conform to the
grade OF the street.
The upper urfa,c OF the rail shall be laid
flush with the surface OF the street, and shall
be laid in such manner as not TO disturb the
free passage OF vehicles over the same.
All intersections to be planked.
IL at any time the city shall alter the grade
OF said streets, or any portion thereof, upon
which the tracks are laid under this ordinance,
said grantee. its successors or assigns,
SHALL at their own expense, relay its tracks,
or such portion OF them as shall be necessary
TO make all conform to the new grade, without
any expense to said city.
All tracks that are laid In the said improved
streets shall, at the expense OF said grantee.
it's successors or assigns, be filled with gravel
between the rails and eighteen 49, inches out
side of same.
In case said city OF Owosso, shall at any time,
pave or repaye any portion or portions OF the
streets occupied under this franchise, said
grantee, It's successors or assigns shall, at their
own expense. pave or repave such portions OF
said streets, paved or repaved as lay between the
tracks and eighteen Os) inches outside OF the
same, which paving shall be In accordance with
the specifications prepared by the City OF Owes
SO, and of such material as directed by IL. and
sad pavement shall be kept In repair at the
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