The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-27
Grade Separation.

TO the Honorab BILE the Common Council
Gentlemen--In the second paragraph
OF the agreement between the City OF
Detroit. the Michigan Central Rail
road Company. the Lake Shore * Mich
igan southern Railway Company, the
Grand Trunk Railway Company or
Canada. the Wabash Railroad Com
pany, and the Detroit United Railway,
for the separation Of grades at the In
teIsection OF the several streets In the
district from Woodward avenue TO
Russell street. both inclusive. II Is pro
vided among other things that the city
shall from time To time by proper or
dinance. whenever required FOR the
purpose or separating the grades
change and lower the grades or the
several streets now opened and used
across the said rights-of-way at the
crossings within the limits OF the dis
trict aforesaid. so a. TO permit the
with the profiles in said agreement
mentioned.
In accordance Herewith I have pre-
pared appropriate ordinances covering
the following named streets within
said district. to-wit. Grand Boulevard
East. Russell street: Hastings street
and Milwaukee avenue east. and ask
for the passage OF said ordinances
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD I. LAWSON
chief Asst Corporation Counsel
Following are the ordinances:
BY Aid. owen:
AN ORDINANCE changing and estab-
fishing the grade Of Grand Boule-
ward East. roadway. curb and side
walks from appoint commencing at
point 22530 feet east or the line or
Cameron avenue TO point 20Os4
feet west OF the west line OF Rio
pelle street. and granting permls-
sion 10 the Michigan Central hali-
road Company, aHd-the GRAND Trunk
Railway OF Canada to bridge said
Boulevard easLand- operate
their railways over and above said
Grand Boulevard east
IL Is hereby ordained by the People
OF the city OF Detroit;
Section /. That the grades Of
the curbs on the northerly and
southerly sides or Grand Boulevard
east at a point 22530 feet east OF
8 the east line OF Cameron avenue
6 are hereby changed and estab- .
lished at an elevation of 1,7sI
feet. according To city level or
. datum: that easterly from said last
10 points the curbs shall have a grad.
IL ual descent for distance OF SS.tS
IL feet at rate OF 0414 feet per
ID hundred to point where the
II grades OF said curbs are hereby es-
10 tablshed at an elevation OF $50
is feet, according TO city level or
II datum: that easterly from said
is last points said curbs shall have
rs a gradual descent for a distance
go OF 1915 feet at rate OF feet
Il per hundred TO point where the
~ grades OF said curbs are hereby
20 changed and established at an
- elevation of ft222 feet according
IS to city level or datum that easter
% shall have a gradual descent for
% distance OF l05 feet at a rate
80 OF 90 feet per hundred TO point
30 where the grades OF said curbs are
~ an elevation OF 141. so feet. accord
SO ing to city level or datum; that
80 easterly from said last points said
s6 earbs shall have gradual ascent
81 rate OF 90 feet per hundred to a
IS point where the grades OF said
80 curbs are hereby changed and es-
40 tablished al an elevation OF t2.22
81 feet. according TO city level or
~ datum; that easteriy from said
a. last points said curbs shall run on
a. a level for a distance OF 40 feet
as TO a point where the grades OF
81 and established at AN elevation OF
IS 1872 feet. according to city level
~ or datum that easteriy from said
81 "a gradual ascent for a distance OF
So 2Osss feet at q rate Of feet per
81 hundred to point where he
81 grades OF said curbs are hereby
SIS changed and established at an
5s elevation OF 1889 feet according
81 to cItv level or datum; that east
Sc erlv from said last points said
80 for distance Of GAS feet at a
81 rate OF 90 fe0 per hundred to a
81 point where the grades Of said
~ curbs are hereby changed and es-
81 tablished ~ an elevation OF 1855
s5 feet according to city level or
Sc datum.
~ walks within the limits OF this in-
z provem-nt shsll conform to the
grade fixed and established by the
& plans aud specifications under and
according TO which the work IL
done
Sec 2. The Michigan Central
Railroad COMPANY the Grand
s Trunk Railway Company OF Cam
ada. their successors and assigns
are hereby authorized to construct
and maintain bridge over and
Z above the roadway and sidewalks
hereinbefore described in accord
ance with the provisions OF con
80 tract entered into between the
~ city ~ Detroit ard aaid cnrnpanier:
" Provided ThPt there shall not he
" Less than ~ feet between the low
~ - std"s ~ the beams or strtnRers
~ ~ said structure and the grade
~ ~ spid roadway a. 6Ned bv Sec
IL ton : hereof ard Provided fUr-
~ Their, That said structure shall BE-
10 maint aimed so as 90 be reasonably
90 safe for persons using the road
a.