The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-07
ORDINANCE NO.

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ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance Granting Additional Franchise
Rights to the Kenosha Electric Railway Com
pany Upon Certain Streets in the City of Ke-
nosha, Wisconsin.
Whereas, Heretofore on the End day of June
1902, the Comr1on Council of the City of Keno
Sha. by Ordinance No. 254. granted nert,1issiOr
and authority to the Kenosha Electric Railway
Company, hereinafter called the Railway Com
pany, its successors and ass igns. TO Law down.
construct, operate and maintain upon and along
certain streets of said city, for period of fifty
(50) years from the date of the passage of said
Ordinance 254, and until the second day of
June, 1852, an electric street railway; and
Whereas, Therefore on the 7th day of Janu-
airy, 1907, the Common Council of said city, by
Ordinance No. 300, granted permission and
authority to saids 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 Kenosha, for said
period ending 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 rai1wav company desires per-
mission and authority to lay down, construct,
operate and maintain it's tracks upon other
streets in said city in order that it may more
completely meet the demands of the inhabitants
of said city, protect the safety of its passengers
and travelling public.
Now, therefore, belt ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Kenosha:
Section 1. That in addition to the rights,
privileges and franchises granted to said rail-
way company by Ordinance No. 254 and by
Ordinance No. 299 of the City of Kenosha here
inbefore recited, and in consideration of the
acceptance of the TERMS conditions and pro-
visions thereof, the right, permission, consent
and authority are hereby given and granted to
the Kenosha Electric Railway Company its
successors and assigns, to locate, lay down,
construct, maintain, use and operate until the
second day of June, A. D. 1852, a single or
double track electric street railway with all
necessary sldetracks. switches, YES, curves,
turnouts, connections, poles, wires and other
appliances and conveniences necessary or susu-
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 Kenosta. cross
ing ali interseeting streets, alleys and public
places, to-wit: # ssssYe Z Z as
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 and to
connect with its railway to be built on 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 its 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 COY feet where double tracks are laid and
toqa width of ten u0) feet where one track is
laid in good and full order and condition; and
that as regards grading, paving, macadan1iz-
ing, planking and repairing the aforesaid
streets, or either of them, said railway conf
pany shall and will, at its own cost and ex-
pense, keep twenty (20l feet in width where
double tracks are laid and ten (0) feet in width
where one track is 1ad~in such condition and
repair as the City of Kenosha shall prescribe
and maintain for the portions of the street ont
side OF said track tracks,
as the rights and privileges herein granted
shall extend, in accordance with such rules
ordinances, orders or regulations as the Mayor
and Common Council of the City of KenosIa
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 Q0l feet where one track is laid,
which said twenty (20) feet and ten (1(O feet in
width shall include said track or tracks as laid
upon the respective streets; the said paving to
be of vitrified 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 lnclnde the curbing, grading or eXcavating
on said streets, or to compel the railway com
pany to pave to width of twenty (2O) or ten f1OA
feet respectively any portion of said streets ex-
cept as herein specified, or to pave any portion
of said streets, or either of them, sooner 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 4. Whereas, The rights. privileges
and franchises hereby granted are Intended to
be used in connection with 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 though fully set forth
herein.
Section 5. 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 (6O) days after the passage of this
ordinances.
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