The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-14

al ordnance Granting Additional Franchise
Rights to the KenoSha Electric Railway Com
pany Upon Certain Streets in the CITY of Ka
noSha, Wisconsin,.
Whereas, Heretofore on the 2nd dav OF June
1902, the Common Council of the CITY of Keno
sha, by Ordinance No. z54, granted permission
and authority to the KenoSha Electric Railway
Company, hereinafter called the Railway Com
pany, its successors and assi9 rs, to lay down,
construct, operate and maintain upon and along
certain streets of said city, for period of ffty
(50) years from the date of the passage of said
/ Ordinance 254, and until the second dav of
june 1857 an electric street railway; and
Whereas. Thereafter on the 7th day of Jauu-
airy, 1907, the Common Council of said CITY nv
Ordinance No. 200, granted permission and
authority to said railway company. its success
OrS and assigns, to lay down. construct. operate
and maintain an electric street railway upon
and along certain other streets and avenues to-
wit: Ashland avenue, Caledonia street and
Grand avenue, in the City of Keuosha, for said
period enQl1g the second day of June. 1852; and
Whereas, Pursuant to the provisions of said
Ordinance 254, an electric street railway was
built by said railway company in the City of
Kenosha; and
Whereas, The railway &C npany desires per
mission and authority to lay down, construct
operate and maintain it's tracks upon other
streets i'll said city in order that it NAV more
completely meet the demands of the inhabitants
OF said city, protect the safety of it's passengers
and travelling public.
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Kenosha:
Section l. That in addition to the rights
privileges and franchises granted to said rail
way company by Ordinance No 254 and nv
Ordinance No. 299 of the City of Kenosha, here
lnbetore reclted, and in consideration of the
acceptance of the terms conditions and pro-
visions thereof, the right, permission, consent
ana authority are hereby given and granted to
the Kenosha Electric Railway Company, it's
successors and assigns, to locate Law down
construct, maintain, use and operate until the
second day of June, A. D. 1852, "a single or
double track electric street railway with ali
itC11n So
turnOutS, connections poles. wires and other
appliances and ConVeniences necessary or usu-
ally employed in the construction, maintenance
and operation of an electric street railway
system, using electric power over along and
upon the following described streets within the
corporate limits of the City of Kenosha cross
ing all interSecting streets alleys and nub1ic
places, tO-Wit:
From and connecting with it's railway on
Elizabeth street at the intersection of West
Main street; thence easter1y upon and along
Elizabeth steeet to Ashland avenue ard to-
connect with its railway to be built said
Ashland avenue.
Also, commencing on West Main street at the
south line of Pearl street: thence north and
northerly upon and along West Main street to
Grand avenue and to connect with it's railway
to be built on said Grand avenue.
Section 2 The said railway company shall
keep and maintain that part of said streets
aforesaid occupied by its tracks to width of
twenty (20) feet where double tracks are laid and
to width of ten l10l feet where one track is
that as regards grading, paving. macadamiz-
ing, p1anking and repairing the aforesaid
streets, or either of them, said railway COM
pany shall and will, at its own cost and ex-
pense, keep twenty (20) feet in width where
double tracks are laid and ten t1O) feet in width
where one track is laid in such condition and
repair as the City of Kenosha shall prescribe
and MAINTAIN for the portions of the street out
side of said track or tracks, during such time
as the rights and privileges herein granted
small extend, IN accordance with such rules,
ordinances, orders or regulations as the Mayor
and Common Council of the City of Kenosha
may from time to time direct, and that in the
event OF any paving of any character being
ordered by said Mayor and Common Council on
either of said streets, said railway company
shall at its own cost and expense pave for the
width of twenty (20) feet where double tracks
are laid and 40 feet where one track is laid
which said twenty CO., feet and ten (10) feet in
width shall include said track or tracks as laid
upon the respective streets; the said paving to
be of vitrifed paving brick, or of such material.
except asphalt pavement, as may be ordered by
the Common Council of the CITY of Kenosha
and used by it for paving the remaining portion
of said streets upon which said tracks are laid.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed
TO include the curbing, grading or excavating
on SAID eets, or to compel the railway COM
pany to pay G to width of twenty 2O) or ten 1O)
feet respectively any portion of said streets ex-
cept as herein specified, or to pave any portion
OF said streets, or eitEer of them Soorer than
the remaining portion Of said streets shall be
paved.
Section 3. The construction of said railway
upon the portions of Elizabeth street and West
Main street herein specified shall be completed
within one year from the passage of this ordi-
nance.
Section T. Whereas, The rights, privileges
and franchises hereby granted are intended TO
be used in connectionWith the rights, privileges
and franchises granted to and conferred upon
said railway company by Ordinance No. 254
aforesaid; all and singular the rights and
privileges, and all and singular the duties and
obligations created and imposed by said Ordi-
nance 254, are made part of this ordinance
with like effect as though fully set forth
herein.
Section S. This ordinance shall be in force
and effect from and after its passage and pub
LEGATION and acceptance in writing by the said
railway company; provided, however that such
acceptance in writing shall be filed with the
City Clerk of the City of Kenosha. Wisconsin,
within sixty (60) days after the passage of this
ordinance.
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approved 1850.
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First publication, March IA, 1907