The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-13

over the Streets and Anenues of
the Village of BuhI, St. Louis
County, Minnesota.
The Village Council Of the Village of Buhl
do Ordain as follows;
Section 1. There is hereby granted TO Mis-
sabe traction Company hereinafter call ed the
grantee, Its successors and assigns, the au-
thorlty, right and privilege to build, equip,
ma main andOperate street railway line
with single or double tracks, together with
all necessary side tracks, turn,uts and
switches, Doles wires, conduits and npliP1nnce
IN connection Herewith. in, over and along
any and all OF the streets, avenues and pub
lie places in and OF the Village of Huhl St.
Louis County, Minnesota; also tn right to
build and operate the same wholly or partly
upon any private right-of-way within said
village which may be acquired by said
grantee, its successors or assigns
Section 2. The aforesaid grant is for a
period OF twenty (25) years from the date
OF the passage and acceptance of this
ordinance
Section g. The cars to be used upon the
tracks of the said grantee, it's successors amos
assigns may be propelled by electricity or
such other motive power as said grantee, its
successors and assigns shall deem best,
except steam engines now used by CONNER
clal railways, so-called, and animal power,
and the said grantee, its successors and as
signs, may connect any of its lines of street
railway built hereunder with any Otter lines
Of street railway upon which similar power
is used and the said lines Of street railway
herein authorized shall be used only for the
transportation OF passengers or ordinary
baggage and for the carrying of United
States mail, express matter Or parcels and
package Freight provided, however, that the
SAID grantee, its successors and assigns shall
at all times have the right to use it's tracks
for the transportation of iron, STEEL ties, fuel
and other materials used by it in construct.
ing, maintaining and operating it's lines of
street railway as we'll as for the carrying out
any contract engagement that said gran
tee. its successors and assigns may hereafter
enter into with the said Village of Buhl, but
said grantee. its SUCCESSORS and assigns in so
using and Operating its lines Of street railway
Shall not unnecessarily obstruct any of the
streets upon which it may have it's street
| railway lines. and in case said village shall
| right to lay tracks in any streets or avenues
intersecting any streets or avenues in Which
the tracks Of said grantee shall have been
lald the said grantee shall permit such other
company to cross its tracks in said streets or
| avenues upon the payment Of the cost OF
| intersection.
Section d. The cars used upon said track
shall be OF the style and class generally used
| on street railways and similar to those which
shall be owned and operated by said grantee
| in other villages and cities in St. Louis Coun-
| ty. and the tracks of said grantee shall be
laid so as to conform to the established grades
of the streets upon which the same are laid,
| and the said grantee shall plank the SPACE
| between the tracks at street crossings wher-
| ever required by the village council so to do.
| In so planking, however, one plank may be
| lad on the outside OF each rail and one on the
inside when ordered by the village council.
Section 5. The tracks OF the said grantee
| shall be laid rs near as practicable in the
center of the streets occupied by it in all
| cases where it is convenient so to do and shall
be OF standard gauge and laid so that the top
or surface of the rails of said grantee in and
along such streets and avenues shall conform
to the established grade of the streets and
avenues upon which the same are laid, and in
case no such grade is established, then said
tracks and rails shall he laid so as conform to
the grade OF the street as it is used and
whenever the Village of Buhl shall change
the grade OF any such street or streets or
! avenues, or any portion thereof, said grantee
shall at its own cost and expense raise or
lower its rails, so that the surface or top Of
the raj Is shall conform to such changed or
establiGhed grade, and the said tracks shall
at all times be kept by said grantee in such
condition that vehicles, horses and pedes-
trians may cross the same conveniently
The Village Of Buhl shall have the right to
lay any OF It's fire apparatus or hose over,
along or across any Of said grantees tracks In
said village while the fire department of said
village is actually engaged in extinguishine
fires.
The said grantee shall repair any and all
damage done to the streets and avenues.
pavements, curb. sidewalks. crossings gut
ters and other public property caused by the
construction and operation of it's street rail-
way line and shall save the village harmless
from any and all damage done by virtue of
the rights and privileges herein granted. and
in case said grantee shall fail and refuse so to
do then the village may make said repairs at
the cost OF said grantee. ~
When any street occupied by the track of
said grantee shall be paved by or under the
direction of said village the said grantee shall
upon the completion OF said pavement pay to
the treasurer Of said village on demand such
proportion of the cost Of paving the street
intersections covered by such pavement as
the area OF strip eight feet wide and rum
al lNnU "a CT
shall bear to the total area of such inter-
section.
Section 6. The cars of said grantee shall
at all times be entitled to the use of said
track unobstructedandln IN all cases where any
team or vehicle shall meet with or be over
taken by car upon any of the street railway
lines OF said grantee such team or vehicle
shall forthwith give way TO such car and no
person shall wilfully obstruct hinder or inter-
fere with any of said cars by placing, driving
or stopping, or causing to be placed, driven,
or stopped by any team vehicle or obstacle
in, upon, across or near to said track or any
of them so as to interfere with the free use
thereof by said Grantee.
Section I. 1t shall be the duty of said Gran
tee its successors or assigns, to operate such
number of cars at such times and in such
manner as to reasonably accommodate the
travelling public on all lines in the village of
Bull and on all lines connected Herewith.
Section g. The said Grantee shall have the
right to charge five cents and no more for
each and every person riding upon it's said
cars within the limits of the said Village of
Buhl, which fare shall entitle the party so
paying the same to one continuous ride from
any point on said line within the limits of the
Village of Buhl to any other point on said
line wholly within said limits.
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