Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-02-24
Orllnance No. 1oO.

crate a Street Railway over the
streets, avenues, alleys and public
ways in the city of Baxter Springs,
= Kansas, and regulating the manner
OF construction and operation there
of.
BE. 1t Ordained by the Mayor and
Councilman Of the City of Baxter
Springs, Kansas.
Section THAT power, permits
sion and authority are hereby given
and granted to NJ. c. Harper and
Charles j.. Smith, and unto their
successors, assigns and lessees, all OF
whom are hereinafter designated 90
the grantees, to lay down, construct,
maintain, equip and operate q street
railway for carrying passengers,
mail, express, baggage and freight
in the City of Baxter Springs. Kans-
as, for a period of twenty (20) years
from and after the passage, APPROX
al and acceptance Of this ordinance,
with all necessary sidetracks, turn
outs and switches, over, upon and
along the streets, avenues, alleys and
public ways of the City Of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, designated as fol-
lows, to-wit: Military Street from
the south city limits to the center OF
Council street on the north; Sheri-
dan street from the center of Mill
tary to the center of Railroad ave-
nue. on the west; First avenue from
the center of Sheridan street to the
center OF North street on the north;
North street from the center of Will
low street to the center of Third ave-
nue. on the west; Willow street from
the center of North street to the
North city limits; Elm street from
the center of Willow street to the
right of way of the st. Louis and
San Francisco Railway Company on
the west; Broadway street from the
center of Military street to the east
city limits, and Lincoln avenue from
the center of Broadway street to the
south city limits. Provided, that no
street, avenue or alley herein named
shall be held by the said grantees
as against any other person or per-
sons, company or corporation to
whom the said city may hereafter
grant rights of way, until the same
have tracks laid upon them intended
for immediate and continuous use
for railway purposes by said gran
tees.
Section ALI poles used by said
grantees, in the construction, main
tenance and operation of said street
railway, shall be selected cedar or
cypress and shall be dressed or shaw
ed and painted, and where the curb
line is established, shall be placed
inside of the curb line and within
nine 90 inches of the same, and in
such manner as not to unnecessarily
interfere with ingress and egress, or
impede travel, to or from private
premises or the fire plugs OF, or
used within, the City of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, and shall not be set
at the intersection of streets or al
legs; they shall be set in the ground
TO a depth of not less than five CD
feet, and shall be of such height
that no span or trolley wire shall be
less than twenty-one CID feet from
the surface of the ground.
Section 8.-There Is also hereby
granted and given to the said gran
tees the right to construct, main
tain, equip and operate upon the
streets, avenues and alleys herein
before mentioned, such overhead or
underground wires, as may be by
them deemed necessary or convent
ent in the construction and opera
ton of said road, for the purpose OF
maintaining q telephone or tele-
graph line, to be used by the said
grantees in connection with said line
or lines of road only; said wires,
whether overhead or underground,
shall be placed and managed In such
manner as not to Obstrnct unneces-
sarily the use of any of the said
streets, or alleys, or to interfere with
the public use, work or travel, on or
over the streets, avenues, alleys and
public grounds Of the said city, and
SO as not to prevent the drainage,
sewerage, crossings or other public
improvements, whether built now or
hereafter built in said city.
Section 4.-The type Of the rail-
used in the construction, and opera
ton Of said road shall be AN. s. Q.
e. sec. Trail of not less than Do
mound weight, or such other or more
improved type Of rail as Is used by
similar roads in other towns with
ike street improvements as those in
Baxter Springs, and shall be subject
to reasonable changes and supervis-
ionby order OF the proper authori-
ties Of said ity. The gauge OF the
tracks shall be what 10 commonly
known as the Standard Gauge, The
track or tracks shall be laid as
near as practicable to the CEN
ter of the street, and the
ton of the rails shall be on the ee.
tablished grade Of the street, or II
the grade Of the street has not been
established, or the street not brought
to grade, then the track shall be
laid on the present surface grade,
and when brought to grade the said
grantees, shall at their own cost,
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