The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04

hereinafter called the grantees, their
successors and assigns, the authority,
right and privilege to buildeQuip, aaain.
tain and operate motor railway lines;
with single or double tracks, together
with all necessary side tracks, turn
outs, switches. poles. wires. condolty
and appliances in connection thoreIitA,
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 raal-
way extending in, over and along Cen
trail Avenue from Cedar Street to the
intersection with Chestnut street. to-
gether with such side-tracks, turn-outs
and switches as is deemed neces1ary
upon said avenue, then q single line OF
track without side tracks Or turn-outs,
upon Chestnut Street 6rom Central
Avenue to Railway Avenue.
Provided. However, that after i've
years the City Council reserves the
right to designate what street, streets
or avenues shall be used by said
grantees. their Successors and assisns,
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 tho 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 (20) 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 fn=fea.
sonably good condition for the con.
struction. maintenance and operation
of motor railway line; and said rail-
way company shall thereupon be obi
gated within twelve months after re.
ce1pt Of said notice to construct and
have in operation the line 50 demanded
provided, that such shall BE- fully and
particularly designated terminous and
route, that terminous shall be In con-
nection with line Of railway Of said
company already built. and that alona
the proposed route there shall be actual
bona-fide residents. at the time Of said
notice. and on An average for each halt
mile of the line so demanded, a popu-
lation within a quarter Of a mile on
both sides of said proposed lire, and
not within one-eighth Of q mile OF q
line already in operation, Of at least
eight hundred persons above the ~
of five years. And such line, after
being constructed and put in operation
\ shall be maintained and operated by
said railway company. Provided, nc
Line shall be ordered upon any -strse1
running parallel to q street upon
which line already exists where thu
such existing line.
Section 2. The aforosaid grant IL fol-
| period Of twenty-five <25) years 4roau
| the date when this ordinance ~,ahall
have been passed and accepted as here.
| in provided.
Section 3. The cars to be used 5upou
the tracks Of the said Grantees, their
successors and assigns. may be pro-
PEELED by electricity, gasoline motors
or such other motive power a. the
said grantees, their successors and ~.
signs shall; deem best; except steam
engines now used by commercial r6il.
ways. so-called, and animal power, and
the said grantees, their Bueeessors and
assigns may connect any~of their 1iaes
of motor re4way built Asssuader. wsta
any other lines of railway upon Witch
similar power is used. The said aines
herein authorized shall be used oaay
for the transportation tzuf s0esseuoDes
and ordinary baggage 9nd forthe car
rying of United States mail. express
matter Or parcels, and freight. such -
Is ordinarily carried BY electric r4il<
way lines, Or 1ines run With G13o0uo
motors az the motive power: PROVED
ED HOWEVER, That the said grantees,
their successors and assigns shalls 1t
all times have the right to use their
tracks for the transportation Of IRON
steel. ties. fuel and other material md
In constructing, maintaining and opof-
ating the said lines Of railway. ~ VII
as for carrying. out saAy contract or
engagement that they may hereafter
enter into with the said City Of Vafs'
ginta, but the said & urantsa4, thsars
successors and assigns. in 20 using md
operating their lines OF railway. e6lll
not unnecessarily Ob0tY0ct my OF the