The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-02-18
Franchise Village OF Paw Paw
ORDINANCE No So.

Indiana Electric Rail ways Company. a
corporation duly orgarized under the laws
of the state of Michigan, its successors
and assigns. permission TO construct, OPP
crate and maintain under the conditions
hereinafter provided an electric rallw ay
within the corporate limits and on certain
streets and alleys within the village Of
Paw Paw. Van Buren, county. Michigan
The Village of Pau Poao Orddins.
SEC. THAT permission and authority
and a right of way is hereby granted to
The Chicago, Michigan and Indiana Elec-
trio Railways company, corporation duly
incorporated under the laws OF the state OF
Mich and to their successors and assigns
and TO any company or corporation sue
ceeding their rights and privileges un-
der the provisions of this ordnance
(hereln after for brevity termed granteeS)
the right to locate, establish, construct ex-
tend, use, maintain, own and operate an
ELECTRIC INTERURBAN RAIL
WAY together with all the appurten-
ances thereunto belonging and ali neces-
sary convenient tracks turn outs side
tracks spurs and switches. and with single
or double trolley wire, with necessary
poles and overhead wires and rail oOnnec-
tons and To operate and maintain thereon
cars necessary and convenient for the
transaction OF their business; To- wit: Trans
portation of passengers, baggage, freight,
express and United States mail.
SEC 2-The route of saidrailway through
said village of Paw Paw shall be as fol
lows. to-wit: commencing at the west
limits of Paw Paw street So-called, in said
village and running thence easterly on
said Paw Paw Paw street, socalled. or
along and upon any street or streets which
may be mutually agreed upon by and be.
tween said granlee, its successors and
assigns and said Village CounCil to the
eastern limits of said village.
SEC.,3 The rails to be used for the tracks
of the said railway by said grantees shall be
of the style known as | rails which shall be
aidfush with the surface of the street and
so maintained as to form an even grade
there with and as such grade may from
time to time be established or altered by
legal authority The space between the
rails OF said tracks and switches shall be
filled with he same kind OF material as is
used in making the streets, or highways
outside of and adjacent to said tracks and
switches. and all such space between the
rails of said tracks and switches shall be
made and maintained upon and in accord
ance with the grade established by said
village council and 50 made, graded and
maintained at the expense Of said grantees
their successors or assigns, and said
grantees, their successors and assigns shall
at their own expense keep the said tracks
and switches free from snow or other OBJ
StructionS which might inconvenience
public travel upon or across the same, and
in case of the removal of snow from its
tracks and switches such snow shall be
entirely removed from the street or 50
spread or distributed upon the surface there
of as not 10 obstruct travel. AT all street
and highway crossings the approaches To
said tracks shall be graveled or planked
on either ide and said tracks along the
streets Of said village shall be graVeled
! between the rails and on either side there
of, by said grantees rs may be directed by
| said village council and 10 sufficient dist
! ance on each side of said tracks TO form an
easy and proper approach for teams and We
! hicles crossing said tracks, and il is furth-
er provided that should said village council
order i'm any manner provided by law that
any of the streets along and upon which said
tracks or any part or portion thereof may
be placed, shall be paved then and in such
an event said grantees. or their successors
and assigns shall pave or cause TO be pavec
at their own cost and expense the space
between said tracks upon such streets anc
| for a space of II inches on each side OF
the track. and the same shall be done
within the time specified by the order OF
| said village council, for the completion OF
the work of construction of said paving
upon the potion OF said streets no. occu-
| pied by said tracks. Said paving to be
done with the same material as that used
| in the paving of the streets by said NUM-
oipaity and in case said grantees or
their successors or assigns, shall
fail to so pave said street or any
part or portion thereof when 50 re-
CURED by said village council within the
time limited therefor. said village council
may pave said streets or any part or por-
! ton thereof, which this ordinance requires
! said grantees or their successors or assigns
50 to pave, at the expense of the said
grantees or their successors or assigns
and said grantees or their successors or
| assigns, shall be liable for the cost and
expense of such paving. and the said
| village council shall have the right to
! do all necessary acts and things 10 carry
| into effect the provisions Of this section.
and shall not be liable in any way there
| for.
SEC 4-Said grantees or their success
ors or assigns shall not charge or receive
for one continuous trip within the village
limits more than 2 cents per mile for each
passenger carried upon said railway. ex-
cept they or it shall not be required to ac-
cept for any single fare a less sum than
| five cents.
| SEC. s-Cars shall at all times be en-
titled to the tracks and any person or per
sons on said track or in charge of any We
| hicle thereon when notified of the ap-
proach of car by the gong or other alarm
or by the person in charge of said car,
| shall leave said track so that the same
| shall be unobStructed.
SEC. 6.-The village council (acting
in conjunction with the engineer of
the said railway company reserve
and shall have the right TO fix and deter
mine the location of said tracks, switches,
spurs and turn-outs in said streets and
highways, also to fix and determine the To-
cation of poles and the height thereof,
also to supervise and direct the trimming
OF trees to accommodate the extension of
the wires; also to regulate the
speed of cars over and upon said tracks
within said village. also to supervise and
regulate i'm a reasonable mann The huild