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

eight hundred persons above the age
or five years. And such line, after
being constructed and put in operation,
khall be maintained and operated by
tald railway company. Provided, no
line shall be ordered upon any street
raining parallel to = street upon
| which a line already exists where the
| same is nearer than eight blocks to
| such existing line.
Section 2. The aforesaid grant is 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 as the
said grantees. their successors and AZ.
signs shall deem best; except steam
engines now used by commercial rail-
ways, so-called. and animal power. and
| tie said grantees, their successors and
| assigns may connect any OF their lines
OF motor ra--way built hereunder, VITA
| any other lines Of railway upon which
| similar power is used. The said lines
herein authorised shall be used only
| for the transportation Of passengers
| and ordinary baggage and for the car
rytng of United States mail. express
matter or parcels, and freight, sucA as
! Is ordinarily carried by electric rau.
| way lines, Or lines run with gasoline
| motors as the motive power; PROV1D.
! I'D HOWEVER, That the said grantees.
| taeir successors and assigns. shall a,
| AL times have the right to use their
| tracks for the transportation Of iron.
| steel, ties, fuel and other material useu
| IN constructing. maintaining and oper-
atlng the said lines of railway, as well
+s for carrying out any contract OF
| engagement that they may hereafte,
enter into with the said City of vir-
81n1a, but the said grantees, theil
successors and assigns, in so using and
operating their lines Of railway, shall.
not unnecessarily obstruct any Of tn.
streets upon which they may have thei,
.1nes' and In case the said city snail,
grant to any other company or person
hereafter the right to lay tracks in
any street or avenue. intersecting tn.
streets or avenues in which the tracks
of the said grantees. their successors
and assigns shall have been laid. the
sald grantees herein and their success.
sors and assigns. shall permit SAID
other person or company to cross their
tracks in such streets or avenues.
section 4. The cars used upon SAID
tracks Shall be OF the style and CLASP
generally used on electric railway
4ines. or railroads using gasoline mo.
tors as the motive power. and simila,
10 those which shall be operated by
the said grantees, their SUCCESSORS and
assigns IN other villages and cities in
said st. Louis County, Minnesota, ana
the tracks Of said grantees. their sue.
cessors and assigns shall be laid SO as
to conform. as nearly a possible, to the
established grade Of the streets upon
which the same are laid. and said gran
tees, their successors and assigns shall
p4ank the space between the tracks al
street crossing. whenever required by
! the city council SO to do: in so planking,
however. one plank may be laid on the
outside of each rail and one on the
inside, when ordered by the city covu-
Gill;
Section S. The tracks of the said
grantees. their successors and assigns,
snail be laid, as near as practicable.
in tae center of the streets occupied
oy them. In all cases where it is con-
venient so to do. and shall be Of stand.
ard gauge and lad so that the top O,
surface of the rails in and along such
streets and avenues shall conform to
che estabii3ned grade OF the streets,
and In case no such grade is estMb.
lished, 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 'be. except that before laying
said tracks the grantees, their success
sors and 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 grade t.
| be established on such streets and ave-
| nues, and the said grantees, their sue.
| cessors and assign may. at their own
| expense, do whatever filling or max.
| whatever cuts are necessary to bring
! such street or avenue to such grade
| before placing their tracks thereon;
and whenever the City Of Virginia
shall 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-
veniently.
The said grantees. their successors
and assigns, shall be required to keep
the surface OF the streets or highways
in the space between their rails and
eighteen (lS) inches outside OF their
tracks in good order and repairs.
The said City Of Virginia shall have
the right to lay any Of its fire appar-
atus or hose over, along or across any
| Of the tracks Of the said grantees
their successors and assigns. in the
said city, while the fire department Of
the said city is actually engaged in
extinguishing dres.
The said grantees, their successors
and assigns. shall repair any and all
damage done to the streets, avenues,
pavements. 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
Of Virginia, from any and all damages
done 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 may