Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-19
maintain and operate said railway

Princeton Avenue and Higginbotham
Avenue. thence. iu southern dircc-
ton along HigEinbotham Avenue al
the intersection with Bland Street
near the government building lot;
thence in. along and upon Bland
Street commonly called South
Bland street, in southerly direc-
ton to the southern corporate line
the City OF Blueheld, West Vir-
ginia. and beginning at the intersec-
lon OF Bland Street commonly
called South Bland street,: thence
n. along and upon North Street with
thence in, along and upon Augusta
North Street 10 Augusta Street
Street and county road or extension
Of Augusta Street to the corporate
limits ana beginning at the intersec-
ion of Augusta Street with East
River Avenue to Adams Street
thence in. along and upon Adams
Street eastwardly TO Jefferson
Street thence I'm, 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 in
along and upon Raleigh Street r.
he intersection Of Higginbothan
Avenue
Sec. 3. The said Bailey and Oil
yer, their successors and assigns
hall have the right TO manufqctur,
and transmit over their wires TO be
strung and poles located upon any
the streets and alleys In said city
IF Blueficld West Virginia, to sell OF
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
'er shall after three (3) months
notice i'm writing from this council
begin the construction OF said rail
way upon and beginning either al
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 OF
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.
glnbotham Avenue or Raleigh Street
within the time above specified after
lotice duly given them this franchise
hall at the expiration of said three
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 aRore
said by legal proceedings or from
such other cause beyond their con
troll.
Sec. 5. The said Bailey and Olive,
are hereby permitted TO make sucf
excavations and to do such otbel
work as may be necessary in order tC
ay tracks properly upon the sal,
treets, but they are hereby ex
ressly prohibited from keeping any
ection Of the said streets torn up Of
Instructed by the construction Of the
aid railway or appliances for any
unreasonable length Of time
Sec g. The sail Bailey onI olive
hall repair all streets ercavat,d
opened or torn up by them and leave
he same in as good condition a.
hey were prior to operation there
on and shall at all times kee- the
pace between the track an5 =. soace
{ one foot on each p.ae of sid
rack I'm as good condition aud re
air as the esidue of said gtreets
md whenever the said street OF
treets upon with said bailey ana
Oliver shall have loclts1 all rail.
way are hereafter improved by the
said authorities by the use o. new
material or otherwise the said Bailey
and Oliver shall make similar i'm
proyements at their own proper
cost. use the same material between
he tracks and a space Of ono foot on
ach side thereof Should tho CITY
uthorities deem 80 necessary at any
lime 10 change the grade or any
treet or streets ON which said Bail
y and oliver have placed their
racks then the said Bailey and DIV
Dr. 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
such streets free of all cost 10
he said City Of Blueneld
Sec T. That all tracks hereby
permitted 70 be laid shall be laid AZ
near the center Of said street or
trcets as practicable. except I'm case
Of switches and turn-outs. but no
treet ifs TO be double. tracked with
out the consent Of said council is
first obtained. nothing in this section
shall be construed as preventing the
construction and operation Of such