The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-02-18
Franchise village of Paw Paw.


oEC. Il nat permission and authority
and a right OF way is hereby granted 10
Vim. &. Plumb and n. n. Tucker. Trus-
tees and to their successors and assigns
and to any company or corporation sue
eeeding to their rights and privileges un-
der the provisions of this ordinance, the
right TO locate, establish, construct extend,
use, maintain, own and operate a street
railway by electricity, or by such other
power as shall be approved by the Village
Council together with all the appurten-
ances thereunto belonging and all neces-
sary convenient tracks turn outs, side
traos spurs and switches. and with single
or double trolley wire, with necessary
poles and overhead wires and rail connec-
tons and 10 operate and maintain thereon
cars necessary and convenient for the
transaction of their business; to-wit: Trans
portaton 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
ern limits of said village and running
thence easterly on Main and Territorial
streets so-called TO the eastern limits of said
village, provided however that said railway
may be built north from Main street along
and upon Kalamazoo street, so called, to
the northern limits of said village, at the
option of said grantees or their successors
or assigns.
SEC. 3--The rails to be used for the track
of the said railway by said grantees, their
successors and assigns. shall be of the
style known as / rails, which shall be
laid flush with the surface of the street
and so maintained as 10 conform with the
grade thereof, as such grade may from
time 10 time be established or altered by
legal authority The space between the
rails of said tracks and switches shall be
filled with the same kind OF material as is
used in making the street, or highway
outside of and adjacent 10 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 so made, graded and
maintained at the expense Of said grantees
their SUCCESSORS or assigns, and said
grantees, their successors or assigns shall
at their own expense keep the said traces
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 so
spread or distributed upon the surface there
of as not to obstruct travel at all street and
highway crossings. The approaches to
said tracks shall be graveled or planked
on either >de and said tracks along the
streets of said village shall be graveled
between the rails and on either side there
Of by said grantees or their successors or
assigns, as may be directed by said village
council and to sufficient distance on
each side of said tracks to form an easy
and proper approach for teams and We
hioleS crossing said tracks, and 1t is furth-
er provided that should said village council
order. in 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
or assigns snail pave or cause to be paved
at their own cost and expense, the space
between said rails upon such streets and
for a space of two feet on each side of
said 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 portion OF said streets no. occu- (
pieu by said tracks. Said paving to be
in the paving of the streets by said muni
cipaity and in case said grantees or
their successors or assigns, shall
fail to so pave said street or any
part or portion thereof when so re-
quired 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 (
SO to pave, at the expense of the said
grantees or their successors or assigns I
and said grantees or their successors or I
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 TO 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 rot charge or receive /
more than two cents per mile for each
passenger carried upon said railway ex-
cept they or it shall not be required to ac-
oept for any single fare a less sum than (
five cents.
SEC. 5--Cars shall at all times be en- /
titled to the tracks and any person or per (
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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 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 10
cation of poles and the height thereof !
also 10 supervise and direct the trimming
of trees to accommodate the extension of !
the wires; also to regulate the rate of
speed of cars over and upon said track. !
within said village, also to supervise and
regulate in reasonable manner the build !
ing of necessary bridges over which said
tracks are to be p aced.
SEC. THE gauge of said track shall
be the standard gauge of four feet eight
and one-balf inches. The said grantees,
their successors or assigns shall keep the
surface of the streets inside of the rails in
good order and repair and flush with the
top of the rails of said tracks, switches
and turn-outs.
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