The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-25

hereinafter called the grantees, their
successors and assigns, the authority,
right and privilege to build equip, main
tain and operate motor railway lines,
with single or double tracks, together
with all necessary side tracks, turn
outs, switches, poles, wires, conduits
and appliances in connection Herewith.
In, over and along the streets and
avenues of the City of Virginia and the
County of st. Louis and State of Min
nesota.
Provided that said grantees, their
successors and assigns, shall construct
and put in operation a. line of rail-
way extending in, over and along Gen.
trail Avenue from Cedar Street to the
intersection with Chestnut street, to-
gether with such side-tracks, turn-outs
and switches as is deemed necessary
upon said avenue, then a single line Of
track without side tracks or urn-outs,
upon Chestnut Street from Central
Avenue to Railway Avenue
Provided, However. that after five
years the City Council reserves the
right to designate what street, streets
or avenues shan ha naod by ~AiA
grantees, their successors and assigns,
other than those then in use.
Provided, that said grantees, their
successors or assigns, may use any
and all roads or roadways not designat-
ed as streets or avenues in the City.
Provided that where said grantees,
their successors or assigns, shall use
for railway purposes only, any such
road or roadways, that said grantees,
their successors or assigns, shall build
! only on one side of the roadway and
not within twenty (2o) feet of the CEN
ter of said roadway
The City council may at any time,
by notice in writing to said motor
| railway company, demand the con-
struction of any new lines within the
City limits upon any street or streets
in use as public highways, and in rea-
sonably good condition for the con-
| struction, maintenance and operation
| of motor railway line; and said rail-
| way company shall thereupon be obli-
gated within twelve months after re-
ceipt of said notice to construct and
| have in operation the line so demanded,
| provided, that such shall be fully and
particularly designated termlnous and
| route, that terminous shall be in con-
nection with line of railway Of said
| company already built, and that along
the proposed route there shall be actual
bona-fide residents, at the time of said
notice. and on an average for each half
mile of the line so demanded, a popu-
latlon within quarter of mile on
both sides of said proposed line. and
not within one-eighth of mile Of a
line already in operation, of at least
eight hundred persons above the age
OF five years. And such line, after
being constructed and put in operation,
shall be maintained and operated by
said railway company. Provided, no
line shall be ordered upon any street
running parallel to street upon
which line already exists where the
same is nearer than eight blocks to
such existing line.
Section 2. The aforesaid grant IS for
a period of twenty-five (25) years from
the date when this ordinance shall
have been passed and accepted as here
in provided.
the tracks of the said grantees, thei1
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PEELED by electricity, gasoline motors
or such other motive power as thu
said grantees, their successors and as
signs shall deem best; except steam
engines now used by commercial rail
ways, so-called. and animal power, an6
tie said grantees, their successors anG
assigns may connect any OF their line:
. of motor ra4-way built hereunder, wit:
any other lines of railway upon which
similar power is used. The said l1ne'
herein authorized shall be used onl!
for the transportation Of passenger:
and ordinary baggage and for the car
rying Of United States mail, expires
matter Or parcels. and freight, such a
, Is ordinarily carried by electric rail
, way lines, Or lines run with Gasolin
, motors as the motive power; PROVlD
1 ED HOWEVER, That the said grantees
? their successors and assigns, shall a
= all times have the right to use thei
, tracks for the transportation Of iror
, steel, ties, fuel and other material use
7 in constructing. maintaining and oper
ating the said lines Of railway, as wei
as for carrying out any contract o
. engagement that they may hereafte
. enter into with the said City Of Wiz
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