The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-04-29

ne1ghboring municipalities ana OUTSIDE
the limits of the said City Of Virginia,
which charge shall at all times be
reasonable, but in no case shall such
charge be less than five 90 cents. ,
Section 9. The foregoing grant is
upon the express condition that the
said grantees, their successors and as
signs. shall, on or before January LIST,
1871 construct, equip and have in full
operation at least one 0) continuous
mile of railway lines, at least one
th1rd of which shall be within the
l1mats OF said City of Virginia, and
upon the further condition that the
SAID grantees, their successors and as
signs, shall within two years from the
| GATE OF the acceptance of this ordi-
nance extend, equip and have in oper-
alton their line Of railway SO con-
structed in the City of VIRGINIA. so as
to connect said city with the CITY of
Eveleth. in St. Louis County. Minne-
sofa; Provided, said grantees. their
successors and assigns, shall be
granted satisfactory authority to con-
struct and maintain their lines in tho
said City of Eveleth, as we'll as
through the country lying between the
same.
And upon the further condition that
the said grantees, their successors and
assigns shall within three years from
the date of the acceptance of this
ordinance extend, equip and have in
operation their line of railway so con-
structed in the City Of Virginia so as
to connect said City of Virginia with
the village of Gilbert in St. Louis
County, Minnesota:
Provided, said grantees, their sue
cessors' and assigns shall be granted
satisfactory authority to construct and
maintain their line in the said village
| Of Gilbert as we'll as through the
country lying between the same.
Section 10. In consideration of the
agreement on the part of the said
grantees. their successors and assigns,
to construct and extend their lines of
railway so as to connect the City of
Virginia with the City Of Eveleth. the
said City of Virginia hereby agrees
that it will not at any time in the said
period Of twenty-five years, do or per-
nit to be done on its part, anything
which will interfere with or deprive
the said grantees, their successors and
assigns, of their right of operating and
owning said lines of railway within
the City of Virginia, SO as to make a
connecting line with the City of Eve
leth, or with the other cities or viii
lagos with which the said grantees,
their successors and assigns may at
any time connect the said City of Vir-
ginia by such lines, or SO that the said
lines in the said City Of Virginia may
not be owned and operated by the said
grantees, their successors and assigns,
as part of such connecting lines after
the same are so constructed.
Section IL. The said City of Virgin
ia shall not be liable to the said
grantees. their successors and assigns
for any injury or damage which may
be sustained by the breakage Of any
gas or water pipes, or any delay which
may be occasioned by the construction
of any sewer, the laying of water OF
gas pipes or other city appliances, OF
necessary repairing of said or other
improvements or the repairing of any
streets or avenues, or for delays caused
by fire department or for any other
time it shall become necessary for the
city of Virginia in the construction and
repairing Of any Of it's pipes or wires
to enter upon any portion OF the
streets occupied by the tracks or rails
of the said grantees, their successors
or assigns they shall, SO far as pos.
sible, operate their system so as not
to cause the city inconvenience in the
making of such improvements anc
changes or repairs: Provided, However
that such repairs, changes and i'm.
provements shall be made by the city
without unnecessary delay, and wher-
ever it is necessary to take up sale
tracks for that purpose the same shall
be taken up by the said grantees
their successors and assigns, at thei1
own cost and expense In case 1t shall
be necessary to incur any expense IL
changing or strengthening any bridge
over which any track or line OF the
said grantees, their successors or as.
signs, may pass, in order to make the
same safe for the use of their cars
such Strengthening shall be done by
them at their own cost and expense
and all bridges used by them shall be
SO used as not to unnecessarily inter.
fere with any vehicle or team passing
over the same. All poles used by said
grantees, their successors and assigns
IN strlnging and maintaining their
wires, shall be placed within the side
walk space at or near the curb line
or any street or avenue, and the same
shall be constructed and maintained in
manner to be approved by the City
Council of the City of Virginia.
Section -. Whenever the City Coun-
Gil of the City Of Virginia shall grant
permission to any person, company or
corporation to move a building across
the tracks Of the grantees, their sue
cessors and assigns in said city, said
grantees. their successors and assigns,
shall, when demanded by such per-
son, company or corporation, and on
presentation of written authority
from the City Council so to move such
building, provide man to cut their
wires so as to allow such building
to pass over their tracks, provided,
however, that such building shall not
De allowed to pass over such tracks
except between the hours of twelve
oclock +. M. and five o'clock A. M
and the said grantees, their successors
and assigns shall be entitled to re-
celve the sum of Five Dollars and no
more as compensation for the expense
OF cutting such wires and the inconven-
fence attendant upon the building being
moved over their said tracks as above
provided; the City OF Virginia shall
not be liable by virtue Of any permits
sion 1T may give to move such build