The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-02-11
An Ordinance.

An Ordinance.
An ordinance granting unto The Lansing and
Northeastern Railway Company, Its 81 'cessors
and assigns, the rieht to construct mAint lin
and operate a railway In the City OF Owosso.
The City of Owosso ordains:
Section /. That The Lansing and North east.
ern Railway Company. its successors and as
signs. is granted the permission and right 70
maintain, construct and operate street rail
Way o be operated by electricity or o her
motive power, except steam, with the necessary
switches turnouts. VS., poles, wires. appliances
an equipments along and CROSS the follow
ing streets In the City OF Owosso, Shiawassee
County Michigan:
| Washington street from the north corporate
| line OF the City OF Owosso TO- the intersection
OF Washington and CUTE streets; Cute street
| from its Intersection with Washington street
to me Intersection ~ Cute and Prind' e streets;
Howard street from lis interse ct,o on with
Washington street TO the Intersection OF How
ard and Shiawassee streets: Shiawassee street
| from its intersection with Howard street to
| the southern corporate limits OF the City OF
Owosso; Chapman street from the southern
city limits OF the City of Owosso to the inter-
section OF Chapman and Clyoe streets; Nam
street from its Intersection with Washington
street to the eastery city limits.of the City OF
! Owosso
Such OF the above named streets or the por
tiou thereof above described as said grantee
| shall desire to occupy for the purposes afore-
said, shall be DESIGNATED ny SAID grantee Ming
said CITY OF Owosso on or before March 10, A.
| D., 1910 Such OF the above named streets or
or parts Of streets as sh all not be contained In
| said grAntee's written election shalt bs consid
cred abandoned by said grantee and to said
| streets 80 omitted this franchise shall not ap.
ply; crowded that said grantee, It's success.
| sors and assigns, shall during the tenn OF
this franchise operate all interurban cars other
| than IL m ted" cars from the corner Of Wash
ington and Main streets to the intersection OF
Main street and the right Of way Of the Michi-
gan Central Railroad Company. In case said
grantee shall purchase the traction proper les
OF the Owosso q Corunna Electric Company
In said city and In case said grantee equps and
operates the lines OF said Owosso & Corunna
Electric Company to the satisfaction OF the
Common C,uncil OF said city, the franchise
granted unto said Owosso h Corunna Electric
Company October 18th, 1895, is hereby extended
for the period OF thirty years
1t is agreed by the grantee that 1t will pay
its share of sprinkiing tax on any streets
| which 1t may occupy.
Section Said proposed railway shall con
| sst OF a single standard gauge track, and shall
conform to the grade OF the streets as now or
| hereafter determined by the Common Council
OF said city The construction and equipment
| OF said railway shall be first class and such as
to least interfere with the necessary, ordinary
| and cow, nient use OF said streets bv the pub
| lie The rails OF sald railway shall be "r''
rails of not less than seventy pounds weight
per yard and on now or hereafter paved streets
shanghai rails laid flush with the surface Of
said pavements shall be used. Said grantee
shall leave any street upon which II shall con.
struct tracks in as good condition on the CON-
pletion OF said TRACKS as existed at the com
mencement OF the work thereon for that
purpose.
All poles used nv said grantee within the
city limits OF said City of Owosso shall be OF
iron, straight and kept well painted, the same
to be set by said grantee subject to the ap
prevail OF the Common Council OF said city.
The tracks OF said railway shall occupy such
portions OF the streets above described as the
Common Council Of said city shall etermine.
fran 10 do
| upon the express condition that the construc
ton of said street railway within the city
limits OF the City OF Owosso. shall be com
menced not later than the hrst day OF June,
A ID 1910: and that said street railway shall
| be completed and said grantee have cars run
ming and in operation over the same not later
than the first day Of January A. w., 1911:
Provided that any time consumed or delay
caused by compulsory legal process or by
causes er which said grantee, its sue.
cessors and assigns, shall have no control shall
be added as an extension of the time above
granted for beginning the construction of said
| railway and the completion thereof
The term Commenced" as used In this sec.
ton of this franchise shall be construed to
mean the actual grading OF the roadbed for
said RAILWAY; Provided that nothing In this
ordinance contained shall prevent said City OF
ing water, gas or sewer pipes in any OF its
streets, or taking up or repairing the same or
subjecting said streets to any legitimate use.
section 4. Said grantee. its successors and
assigns, shall have the right to carry passen.
gers, baggage. express United States mail,
and freight. The rate OF fare for one continu-
Gus ride upon said railway from any one point
in said city to any other point in said city shall
not exceed five cents: all satchels, packages
and parcels, carried Nv passengers, shall be
transported free OF charge by said company SO
long as the same does not interfere with the
convenience OF passengers and In case said
g-antee, It's successors and assigns shall oper-
ate local street cars wiLhn said city IL or they
shall sell Elk tickets for twenty five cents
which shall be good on both local and inter
urban cars to be sold only at the company 8
local office and one other place in said city.
Children under five years Of age, when accom-
panied by their parents or guardians. shall be
carried free of charge. In case said grantee
than one line OF street railway in said city OF
Owosso, IL shall give and receive, without
extra charge, transfers to and from any Of its
lines operated within said City OF Owosso.
Section 8. The cars to be used on said street
| railway shall run at rate OF speed not exceed.
ing fifteen miles per hour within the corporate
| limits OF the City Of Owossv, the rate of speed
| 10 be rePu ated from time to time by the Com =.
mon Council Of the City OF OwossO. s i'd cars
snail AZ all times be first class and shall at all
times be kept comfortably warm. All street
| intersections with said street railway shall
be planked or paved by said grantee. II
| at any time the city shall alter the grade OF
any OF It's streets or any portion thereof upon
which the tracks of saio grantee are laid, said
grantee its successors and assigns, shall at its
own expense relay It's said tracks or such por
| tions thereof as shall be necessary to make the
same conform 10 tHlu newly eSJaDI1Sned grade
without expense TO said City OF Owosso. All
tracks laid by said grantee within said City of
Owosso upon any OF the above named streets
| shall be at the expense or SAID grantee. its
| successors and assigns filled with gravel be
| tween the rails and eighteen inches out side of
| the same In case said City OF Owosso shall al
any time pave or repave ny portion or
portions Of the streets above named and
occupied by said grantee. said grantee, Its
SUCCESSORS and assigns, shall. at Its own ex
pense. pave or repave. such PORTO OF said
Lott ant M a "a ma ato .taar
| inches outside of the same said paving 10 be
| In accordance with the specifications prepared
| by said city and TO be kept in re- pair at the ex
| pense Of said grantee, its successors and as
signs.
Section 9. Whenever IL may become neces
| sary in the construction and repair of raid rail
way or any OF It's appurtenances to alter oil
interfere with any municipal wiring, the same
| shall be repaired at the expense of said gran
tee, its successors and assigns. No cars shall
be allowed to stop on crosswalks nor In from,
OF any intersectiDg streets, except to avoic
collision or prevent danger TO persons In the
platform extends slightly over the crossing
Said grantee, Its successors and assigns. sha
by means OF careful bonding and other ap
proved means provide against electrolysis Of
water pipes and other pipes laid beneath the
surface OF the street. and II damage is done Il
| water pipes or other pipes belonging 10 tn,
city. by electrolysis by reason ofimproper bond
ing, or other negligence on the part OF SAFE
grantee. his servants or employees, the ex
lpense OF repairing said damage shall te born,
by said grantee, It's successors and assigns