The Detroit times., 1910-10-19
Streets.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen - Your Committee on
Streets. to whom was referred the pc
tition OF Bull Malleable Co. for permits
sion to construct side track in Walker
street, south of Wight street. respect
( fully report that petitioners are de-
sirous Of erecting new steel foundry
on the south end OF their property, sit
uate between Walker and Adair streets
and extending from Wight street TO
betroit river. and in order to compete
with their competitors 1t Will be neces-
sary for them to have side-track facili-
ties Your committee. after n personal
INSPECTION OF the premises, can see no
objection TO granting the. permit re-
quested, and the Murphy Iron Works.
abutting on the west, having waived
! their objections, we recommend that
their request be granted, and the fol-
lowing resolution adopted.
Respectfully submitted.
OTTO &. GOESCHEL,
JOSEPH l. THEISEN.
- ROSENTHAL.
GEORGE A. OWEN,
HERMAN r link,
MARTIN j OSTROWSKI
Accepted. ana on leave the following
resolution was offered.
BY Aid Goeschel:
Resolved, That subject to the condi-
lions, provisions, restrictions and limi-
tations contained in an ordinance en-
titled AN Ordinance to provide for the
construction, maintenance and opera
tiOn of sidetracks and spurtracks upon
and across any public street or high
way In the city OF Detroit, approved
Feb, IS. 1902" consent and permission
and authority be. and the same is here
b. given and granted to Bull Malle-
able Company To construct. maintain
and operate "A side track In Walker
street. south OF Wight street, In ac-
cordance with the map and survey
thereof on file In the office OF the Com
missioner OF Public Works; provided
that no work IL to be done on the con-
sTuction Of said spur track by the
above mentioned Bull Malleable Com
pany until said company shall file with
the City Clerk good and sufficient
surety bond In the sum OF $4,000 to
indemnify. save and keep harmless the
city OF Detroit. from any and all costs.
damages or expense OF any kind what
soever which may be suffered by the
city OF Detroit or which IL may be
put to or which may accrue against
/ by charging TO or recovering from said
city from or by reason or the grant
ing of permission TO construct said
spur track or from or by reason OF any
acts or things done under or by auth
ority or permission herein granted
Said bond shall be Kept in force
throughout the life OF this permit. and
shall. If necessary, be renewed when
ever so directed by resolution of the
Common Council Said Company here
inbefore mentioned and to whom said
permit Is granted shall also submit to
and file with the department OF Pub
lie Works. detailed plans and spccifica-
lions OF the proposed spur or side track
which said plans and Specifications are
to be approved by said department.
and further provided that all OF said
work shall be done under the super
vision OF said last mentioned depart
ment.
Provided. Further, That said grantee
files with the city Clerk within II days
an agreement In writing. waving
therein all damages that may result or
accrue TO said grantee or assigns. by
reason OF the separation Of grades on
account Of said side track. and said
agreement Is approved by the Corpbr-
Aation Counsel as being correct I'm form
and execution and accepted by the
Common Council
And Provided. further, That said
Company files with the city Clerk
within fifteen G5D days Of the date Of
the approval hereof, an agreement
agreeing 10 pave the roadway be-
tween the side track and for a dis
lance OF eighteen f1s) inches outside
thereof. covering the side track for
which this permission " granted. and
maintain same and forever hereafter
keep same I'm good repair TO the en-
tire satisfaction OF the Department OF
Public Works. during the life OF the
permit granted to said Company by
said Department. that the necessity OF
ali repairing. resurfacing and repaving
OF said street between the tracks and
for a distance OF eighteen t1S) Inches
ont side thereof is to be determined by
said Department. and that In the event
OF said Company refusing TO comply
with the Instructions OF said Depart
ment ITO repair. repave or resurface
the pavement between the tracks and
| - inches outside thrsof