The Virginia enterprise., 1910-02-25


being constructed and put in operation.
shall be maintained and operated 81
said railway company. Prpylded. 40
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 IL for
a period Of twenty-five (25) years from
the date when this ordinance shall
have been passed and accepted as here
in provided.
Section 3. The cars to be used upon
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 as
signs shall deem best; except steam
engines now used by commercial rail-
ways, so-called. and animal power, and
the said grantees, their SUCCESSORS and
assigns may connect any of their lines
OF motor ra44way built hereunder, WITH
any other lines of railway upon which
similar power is used. The said lines
herein authorized shall be used only
for the transportation of passengers
and ordinary baggage and for the car
ry1ng of United States mail, express
matter Or parcels. and freight. such as
is ordinarily carried by electric rail-
way lines, Or lines run with gasoline
motors as the motive power; PROVID-
ED HOWEVER. That the said grantees,
their successors and assigns, shall at
all times have the right to use their
tracks for the transportation Of iron,
steel, ties, fuel and other material used
In constructing, maintaining and oper-
atlng the said lines of railway, as well
as for carrying out any contract OF
engagement that they may hereafter
enter into with the said City Of Vir-
ginia, but the said grantees. their
successors and assigns. in so using and
operating their lines of railway, shall
not unnecessarily obstruct any Of the
streets upon which they may have thei,
lines, and in case the said city shall
grant to any other company or person
hereafter the right to lay tracks IL
any street or avenue. intersecting thu
streets or avenues in which the track
Of the said grantees, their SUCCESSOR
and assigns shall have been laid, thu
said grantees herein and their success.
sors and assigns. shall permit sait
other person or company to cross thei,
tracks In such streets or avenues.
Section 4. The cars used upon sale
tracks shall be of the style and class
generally used on electric railwa,
lines, or railroads using gasoline mo
tors as the motive power, and simila,
to those which shall be operated b,
the said grantees. their successors an,
assigns in other villages and cities /,
said st. Louis County, Minnesota, an,
the tracks Of said grantees, their sue
cessors and assigns shall be laid so O.
to conform, as nearly a possible, to th
established grade Of the streets upo,
which the same are laid, and said gran
tees, their successors and assigns shal
plank the space between the tracks q
street crossing, whenever required b
the city council so to do; in so plankins
however, one plank may be laid on tn
outside Of each rail and one on tn
inside, when ordered by the city covn
Gil.
Section S. The tracks of the sal
grantees, their successors and assiRn,
snail be laid. as near as practicabl,
In the center of the streets occupie
by them, in all cases where 1t IL cor
venlent so to do, and shall be of stand
ard gauge and laid so that the ton q
surface of the rails in and along sue
streets and avenues shall conform t
| tho established grade OF tho streeta
and In case no such grade is estab
l1shed, then such tracks and rails sha]
be laid so as to conform to the grad
of the street as it is used, as nearl
as may be, except that before layin
said tracks the grantees, their success
sors and assigns, may notify the sai
city Of their desire so to do, and th
said city shall thereupon, upon the re
quest of the said grantees, their sue
cessors and assigns, cause a grade t
be established on such streets and ave
nues, and the said grantees. their sue
cessors and assign may. at their ow
expense do whatever filling or max
whatever cuts are necessary to brin
such street or avenue to such grad
before placing their tracks thereon
and whenever the City Of Virgini
shall change the grade Of any sue
street or streets or avenues, or an
portion thereof, said grantees, thei
successors and assigns, shall at thel
own cost and expense raise or lowe
their rails, so that the surface or to
of the rails shall conform to sue
change or established grade of lsai
streets, and the said tracks shall q
all times be kept by the said grantee.
their successors and assigns. in sue
condition that vehicles, horses an
passengers may cross the same con
veniently.
| The said grantees, their successor
and assigns, shall be required to kee,
the surface of the streets or highway
IN the space between their rails an,
eighteen Q8) inches outside Of thei
tracks in good order and repairs.
The said City of Virginia shall hav
the right to lay any Of its fire appar
atus or hose over, along or across an.
OF the tracks Of the said grantees
their successors and assigns, in tn
said city, while the fire department o
the said city is actually engaged II
extinguishing fires.
The said grantees, their successor
and assigns. shall repair any and al
damage done to the streets. avenues
pavements, curbs, sidewalks, crossings
cutters and other public propert,
caused by the construction and oper
alton of said railway lines, and shall
save and keep harmless the said Cit,
OF Virginia, from any and all damage,
done by virtue Of the exercise Of th'
rights and privileges herein granted
and in case the said grantees. theil
successors and assigns, shall fail ant
refuse so to do, then the city ma,
make such repairs at the cost Of tn,
said grantees, their successors and as