The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-04

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Section 5. The tracks Of the said
grantees, their successors and assigns,
sAall be laid, as near as practicable.
IN the center of the streets occupied
oy them, in all cases where it is con-
so to do, and shall be of stand
ard gauge and lad so that the top or
surface of the rails in and along such
streets and avenues shall conform to
the established grade Of the streets,
and in case no such grade is estub.
lfshed, then such tracks and rails shall
be laid so as to conform to the grade
OF the street as it is used, as nearly
as may he, except that before laying
said tracks the grantees, their success
sors ana assigns. may notify the said
city of their desire so to do, and tn.
said city shall thereupon, upon the re-
quest OF the said grantees, their sue
cessors and assigns, cause a grade t.,
oe established on such streets and ave
aues, and the said grantees, their sue
cessors and assign may, at their own
eAtense' DO whatever filling or MAXI
Whatever cuts are necessary to bring
such street or avenue to such grade
before placing their tracks thereon;
and whenever the. City of Virginia
hall change the grade Of any such
street or streets or avenues, or any
portion thereof, said grantees, their
successors and assigns, shall at their
own cost and expense raise or lower
their rails, so that the surface or top
Of the rails shall conform to such
change or established grade of said
streets, and the said tracks shall at
all times be kept by the said grantees,
their successors and assigns, in such
condition that vehicles. horses and
passengers may cross the same con-
'eniently.
Tho said grantees, their successors
ana assigns, shall be required to kee.
The surface Of the streets or highways
N the space between their rails and
eighteen lS) inches outside Of their
racks in good order and repairs.
The said City OF Virginia shall have
The right to lay any of its Ere ap, ar
Atus or hose over, along or across any
IT the tracks OF the said grantees
their successors and assigns, in the
laid city, while the fire department Of
The said city is actually engaged in
xtinguishing fires.
Ihe said grantees, their SUCCESSORS
and assigns, shall repair any and all
damage done to the streets, avenues,
1avements, curbs, sidewalks, crossings,
cutters and other public property
caused by the construction and oper-
alton of said railway lines, and shall
save and keep harmless the said City
If Virginia, from any and all damages
lone by virtue of the exercise of the
rights and privileges herein granted:
and in case the said grantees, their
successors and assigns, shall fail and
refuse so to do, then the city NAV
make such repairs at the cost of the
said grantees. their successors and as
signs.
The said grantees, their successors
and assigns, shall not deposit any
snow, which may be removed by them
from their tracks, along any street,
avenue or alley Of the City of Vir-
Sinia. so as to impede or interfere with
driving along or across any of said
streets, avenues or alleys, or SO as to
Interfere with the use of any cross
walks by pedest rians; and the said
grantees, their successors and assigns
shall be required, if necessary, to re-
move the snow, which shall be re-
moved by them from any of their
tracks, upon any public street or ave-
nue. in said city and entirely off from
and deposit the same at some place
or places other than upon any street.
avenue Or alley in said city.
II any of the tracks of said railway
shall be laid upon any street or
streets in the City Of Virginia which
have heretofore been paved. then and
in that case such tracks shall be laid
so as to do as little damage as Dos
s1ble to such paving, and the said
grantees, their successors and assigns
shall a their own cost and expense
replace all such paving which shall
such tracks with material of the same
Kind and quality as that which the
original paving was done and shall lay
the same In a good workmanlike man.
ner, so as to leave the pavement on
said streets in as good condition as 1t
was prior to the laying of said tracks.
And IT the City of Virginia shall pave
any street over which said grantees,
their successors and assigns. Law their
tracks and which was not paved at
the time of laying such tracks the
Org hat
signs, shall at the same time as
such paving shall be done by said city
and at their own cost and expense
pave between their rails and as far as
the end of the ties on the outside of
said rails over said street, said paw
ing being of the same material as
that used by the City Of Virginia and
laid in the same manner.
Section G. The cars of said COM
pany shall be entitled to the tracks,
and In all cases where any team or
vehicle shall meet or be ovcrtaken by
any car on any Of the company's
tracks. such team Or vehicle shall give
way to such car: nor shall any person,
other than officials of the city fire de-
partment in the discharge Of their
duties willfully obstruct hinder or in
terfere with any of said railway cars,
by placing, driving or stopping, or
causing to be placed or driven at a
slow pace. or stop any team, vehicle
or other obstacle, in, upon, across or
along, or near any of the tracks Of
the company, after being notified by
the driver or conductor by the ring
ing of the car bell, or otherwise; nor
shall any person in any way modest or
interfere with any officer or employee
OF said company, engaged in the law
full discharge Of his duty; and who
ever shall willfully violate any of the