Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-30
No. s..
An Ordinance

All
Granting to the Wausau Street Railroad Com
pany the right TO construct maintain and
operate a street railroad on Washington street
in the city of Wausau.
The Common Council of the City of Wausau do
ordain as follows:
Section l.. Whereas, the Wausan Street Rail
road Company, corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the state of Wiscon-
sin for the purpose of constructing, maintain
ing and operating a street railway line in the
city of Wausau, has pettioned the Mayor and
Common Council of the City of Wausau for n
grant of Il franchise TO construct, build and
maintain line OF street railroad on Washing.
ton street between Third street and the main
bridge across the Wisconsin River and,
Whereas said Wansau Street Railroad Com
pany is the assignee OF II certain franchise
granted To the Wisconsin River Traction and
Power Company to construct, maintain and
operate street railroad in the city of Wansau,
which franchise was granted the 9th day of
June, 1903, and
Whereas the application and petition for
additional franchise Washington street
prayed for is in writing and has been filed with
the city clerk of the city for more than two
weeks last past and that said petition contain $
the substance of the franchise asked for and
the same has been published for two successive
weeks heretofore in the WAUsAU PILoT, a
weekly newspaper printed and published in the
city of Wausau, being the official newspaper of
said city, and more than two weeks have elapsed
since the first publication of said petition and
the filing of the same i'll the office of the City
Clerk of the city of Wausau,
Now, THEREFORE, the franchise, right or per
mission is hereby granted to said petitioner, to
its successors and assigns to construct main
tain and operate in and upon Washington street
in the city of Wausau from point at the inter
section of Washington street and Third street
to there connect with any line of street railroad
operated by the petitioner on Third street,
thence west on Washington street to the bridge
across the slough in the Wisconsin river near
the City Hall, thence westerly across the island
in the Wisconsin river TO the east end of the
main bridge across the Wisconsin river in the
city of Wausau, there to connect with any line
of street railroad established and operated
under said original franchise granted to the
wisconsin River Traction and Power Company.
The franchise, right and permission herein
granted to be subject to all the terms, pro-
visions ard conditions of said original franchise
granted by the city of Wausau to the Wisconsin
River Traction aud Power Company, and TO the
provisions and conditions of any amendments
to said original franchise.
The franchise herein granted shall not be con-
strued as waiver of the rights of the petitioner
TO construct. maintain and operate its line of
Street railroad on other streets of the city of
Wausau, under any franchise now held by it.
Provided that this franchise shall not go into
effect until the grantee named herein shall have
filed with the city clerk of Wausau, release in
writing of its right, privilege and franchise TO
construct, maintain and operate a street rail
road on Scott street or the continuation thereof
from First street to the west approach of what is
commonly known as the High Bridge, being the
bridge across the slough of the Wisconsin river.
The franchise, right land permission herein
given shall insure to the benefit and be binding
upon the grantee, It's successors and assigns
and be in force from and after It's passage and
publication. Such publication shall be made
in the WAusAU PILOT, weekly newspaper and
the official paper of the city of Wausau.
Adopted this 25th day of April, 1907.
Attest, Approved,
CHAs F. BECK, NJ H. DUNCAN.
City Clerk. Mayor.