The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-02-04
Council Proceedings.

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| 1910.
Council Proceedings.
CONTINUED from page 81
An ordinance granting unto The Lansing and
| Northeastern Railway Company. its successor
and ass gns. the riA hit to construct, MAINTAIN
and operate a railway in the City OF Owosso.
The City of Owosso ordains:
| Section l. That The sing and North east
signs is granted The permission and right 10
maintain, construct and operate street raj
way 10 be operated by electricity or oiher
motive power, txcert steam. with the necessary
switches turnouts US, poles, wires. appliances
| and equipments. along and across the follow
| ing streets Ia the City OF Owosso, Shiawassee
County Michigan;
| Washington street from the north corporate
| line OF the City OF Owosso to- the intersection
of Washington and Cute stree s.; Cute street
| from it's Intersection with Washington street
| to the Intersection of Cute and Prind q streets;
| Howard street from its intersection with
Washington street to the intersection of How
ard and ShiawasSee streets: Shawassee street
from its Intersection with Howard street TO
! the southern corporate limits OF the City OF
| Owosso: Chapman street rom the southern
city limits OF the CITY OF Dwosso To the inter
sac,ion of Ottoman and f'lyce streets; Nam
street from It's intersecfio with Washington
street 10 the easterly city limts.of the City of
Owosso
Such OF the above named streets or the por
| tion thereof above described as said grantee
shall desire To occupy for the purposes atore-
| said. shall be designated by said grantee Ming
its election In writing with thu city CLERK OF
said CITY NJ Owosso on or before March Is, A..
D., 1910 Such OF the above named streets or
or parts of streets as shall not be contained in
| said grantees written election shall be con5id
cred abandoned by said grantee and to said
STREETS so omitted this franchise shall not ap-
| ply; rovided that said grantee It's success
sors and assigns, shall during the term OF
| this franchise operate all interurban cars other
than 'lim ted" cars from the corner OF Wash
fngton and Main streets to the intersection Of
Main street and the right OF way OF the Michi,
gan Central Railroad Company. In case said
grantee shall purchase the traction properties
| OF the OwossO & Corunna Electric Company
In said city and In case said grantee eG1ips an
| Electric Company to the satisfaction OF the
Common Council OF said city the franchise
Company October 18th, 1895 is hereby extended
for the period of thirty years
! Sections Said proposed railway shall con
sist of single standard gauge track. and shall
hereafter determined err by the ne Common Council
of said city The construction and equipment
| OF said railway hall be first class and such as
| to least interfere with the necessary, ordinary
and convs nient use OF said streets bv tn pub.
lie The rails OF said railway shall be 'T'
rails OF not less than seventh pounds weight
per yard and on now or hereafter paved streets
Shanghai rails laid flush with the surface OF
said pavements shall be used Said grantee
| shall leave any street upon which 1t shall con-
pletion OF said tracks as existed at the com.
mencement OF the work thereon for that
purpose.
All poles used by said grantee within the
iron, straight and kept we'll painted, the same
to be set by said grantee subject to the APP
proval OF the Common Council OF said city.
The tracks OF said railway shall occupy such
portions Of the streets above described as the
Common Council of said city shall determine.
Section 8. This grant and franchise is made
upon the express condition that the construc-
tion OF said street railway within the city
limits of the City OF Owosso. shall be com.
menced not later than the first day OF June,
A. d 1910; and that said street railway shall
be completed and said grantee have cars run
ming and in operation over the same not later
than the first day Of January, A. ~, 1911:
Provided that any time consumed or delay
caused by compulsory legal process or by
causes ser which said grantee, its sue.
cessors and assigns, shall have no control shall
be added as an extension I Of the time above
railway and the completion thereof.
The term commenced" as used in this sec.
| ton of this franchise shall be construed to
mean a,a the actual grazing OF the road9ed tor
ordinance contained shall prevent said City Of
Owosso from paving any OF its streets, or lay.
q, ta,ng un "r repairing the same or
| subjecting said streets to any legitimate use.
Section4 Said grantee. its successors and
assigns shall nave Inc right to carry passen
and freight. The rate of fare for one continu-
GUS ride upon said railway from any one point
in said city to any other point in said city shall
not exceed five cents; all satchels, packages
and parcels, carried Nv passengers, shall he
transported free OF charge by said company so
| long as the same does not interfere with the
convenience Of passengers; and in case said
g-antee, its successors and assigns, shall oper-
ate local street cars within said city 1t or they
shall sell six tickets for twenty five cents
which shall be good on both local and inter
urban cars to be sold only at the company s
local office and one other place in said city.
Children under i've years OF age, when accom-
| panied by their parents or guardians, shall be
| carried flee OF charge. In case said grantee
its successors and assigns, shall operate more
| than one line OF street railway In said city of
| Uwosso, 1t shall give and receive, without
| extra charge transfers to and from anv Of Its
lines operated within said City OF Owosso
Section 8. The cars to be used on said street
| railway shall run at a rate OF speed not exceed
ing fifteen miles per hour within the corpora
| limits of the City of Owoss. the rate Of sDeed
70 be regulated from time to time by the Com
mon Council OF the City Of Owosso. S Id cars
snail at all times be first class and shall at all
times be kept comfortably warm. All street
intersections with said street railway shall
/ be planked or paved by said grantee. II
al any time the city shall alJer the grade OF
any OF It's streets or any portion thereof upon
| which the tracks of said grantee are laid, said
grantee, It's successors and assigns shall at It's
own expense relav its said tracks or such por
/ tions thereof as shall be necessary TO make the
same conform to said newly established grade
! without expense to said City of Owosso. All
tracks laid by said or ,ntee within said City of
| Owosso upon any OF the above named streets
shall be at the expense OF said grantee, its
| successors and assigns filed with gravel be
| tween the rails ana eighteen inches out side OF
| the same. In case said City OF Owosso shall at
any time pave or repave sny portion or
portions OF the sire cts above named and
occupied by said grantee. said grantee, It's
successors and assigns, shall, at its own ex
pense pave or repave such porto OF said
| streets as lie between It's tracks and eighteen
inches outside of the same said paving 10 be
| In accordance with the specifications prepared
by said city md to be kept In re pair at the ex.
pepse of said grantee, It's successors and as
signs.
section 8. whenever It may become neces-
sary In the construction and repair of said rail-
way or any OF It's appurtenances to alter or
interfere with any municipal wiring, the same
shall be repaired at the expense OF said gran
/ tee, it's successors and assigns. No cars shall
/ be allowed to stop on crosswalks nor In front
| OF any intersecting streets, except to avoid
collision or prevent danger to persons In the
| streets; cars shall be stopped 20 that the rear
| platform extends slightly over the crossing
Said grantee, Its SUCCESSORS and assigns sha l
| by means of careful bond ng and other ap
| proved means provide against electrolysis of
| water pipes and other pipes laid beneath the
surface of the street. ard III damage is done to
| water pipes or other pipes belonging 20 the
city, by electrolysis by reason OF improper bond
| ing or other negligence on the part of said
grantee. his servants or employees, the tx
| pense OF repairing said damage shall te borne
by said grantee, its successors and assigns
None but careful. sober and prudent men shall