Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-06

eral procession, the cars shall be
stopped or their speed be slacken-
ed for such time as will allow the
tracks to be conveniently cleared
Section 5. The right to use any
street or highway granted by this
franchise or hereafter granted shall
be subject to the authority and
power of the Board of Public Works,
to designate the particular part or
portion of such street Or highway on
which the track or tracks of the pc
titioner shall be laid, provided how
ever this authority of the Board of
Public Works shall not extend to
that portion of the main highway
south of the Northern boundry line
of Government lot one, in Section Is,
Township p, Range East. The
right to use any bridge or bridges
granted by this franchise shall be
subject to the authority OF the Board
Of Public Works to designate the
particular part or portion thereof so
to be used by the petitioner, pro
vlded that the part so designated
shall be reasonably practicable for
such use.
Before the petitioner shall estab-
,ish its track or tracks across any
| bridge or culvert in said city it
shall strengthen the same so as to
| make it safe for such additional use.
and shall thereafter maintain the
same in a proper and sufficient con-
d1t1on for its use, and shall plank
or pave the space within the rails
and for a distance of one foot on
the outside thereof, and mainta n
| the same in proper and sufficient
manner.
| Where the track or tracks of the
| petitioner are laid on any bridge or
culVert in the city the tops of the
rails shall be kept upon a level
with the surface of the floor of such
| bridge or culvert at all times. as
near as may be. The petitioner shall
change the location of it's tracks as
to any bridge or culvert or the ap-
proaches thereto by shifting such
track or tracks to either side in such
manner as may be necessary to al
low the tracks of any other corpor-
alton to be laid along any such
bridge or cu1vert or the approaches
thereto.
| The present bridge across the Wis
cons1n River being deemed too
narrow and not properly constructed
Tor street railroad in it's present
condition, is especially and absolute
~ exempted from the foregoing pro-
visions and from all provisions con-
| tanned in this franchise relating to
bridges in the city, except that part
OF this franchise or permit relating
to the establishment. maintenance
and operation of line of poles and
electrical equipment for transmission
or electrical current and power for
purposes other than lighting pur-
poses.
Section 6. The streets and public
places upon which the said railroad
and the poles, wires, posts and other
electrical equipment necessary for its
operation is to be constructed. main
tanned and operated under this fran
chlse are as follows:
commencing at the East boundry
OF the city, on the street known as the
Blron road, thence south on said road
TO Water street, thence south on
Water street to Front street, thence
south on Front street to Vine
street, West on Cranberry Street
from the bridge to French street
thence southerly on French Street to
West Front Street; Cor in the alter
native, turn West from French Street
at its intersection with Giddings
Street, running thence west on
Chase Street to Webster Street:
thence south on Webster Street to
the L. E. Nash property; thence
southerly across the T. e. Nash prop
erty and the property belonging to
the Nels johnson estate, to the near
est point in the Port Edwards road) ::
tnence IN a Southerly direction on
the street or road known as the Port
Edwards road to the northern limits
OF the City Park; thence on and
along the Western side of the Park
adjacent to and paralleling the high
way to the southern limits Of said
park; thence on and along the Port
Edwards highway to the southern
limits of the City, reference being
made for names of streets to
Phllleo's plat Of the city OF Grand
Rapids.
Provided the track of said peti-
toner shall be located to interfere
with regular public travel as little
as possible.
PERMISSION to be further granted
to the petitioner to locate, construct
and operate it's street railroad line
and the equipment herein referred to
on private right of way that it
may secure in places where such
private right of way would afford a
| better construction and grade. Said
streets are named herein as desig.
mated and named on Philleo's Plat
OF said City.
Section Z. Provided further thar
such franchise or permit shall not
be deemed to authorize the petit
toner to establish it's line of street
railroad on the present highway
bridge across the Wisconsin River.
and If a new bridge shall be built
or purposed to be built at any fu-
ture time across the river, capable
OF being used for said line of street
railroad, the terms and conditions
upon which the same shall be used
by the petitioner for it's said line
| OF street railroad shall be determined
by the city of Grand Rapids and
the street railroad company
Section s. In consideration of the