The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-17

traitors. consisting OF the persons who.
at the time. may be the City Engthor.
az s@d th .hs seSoms part ass the prssdns
Judge OF the Wayne Circuit Court
and the plan adopted by the said ar
bitrators, or by majority OF thenl
shall be adopted by the parties mere
to-
The said second party shall release
all damages, charges or claims arislhs
from loss OF traffic or otherwise oe-
cRsioned by said change or grade.
~. After the completion or the
work or separation OF grades In any
street. the city shall maintain and re-
pair. or cause To be maintained and re-
paired at It's expense the roadway
and the pavement and the sidewalks
on the streets and avenues; and the
said Railroad Company shall maintain
and repair. or cause To be maintained
and repaired at Its expense all other
parts OF the structure as shown upon
the plans and specifications for tho
separation OF grades at such several
streets. including the wing and retain
ing walls OF the approaches.
" The city shall have the right 20
demand the separation OF grades al
any OF the streets now opened and
used across said rights of-way within
method and under the terms and
conditions OF this agreement; and In
sueh case the party or the second part
asrees TO adopt plans and specihea-
" bc undermined upon AS
said for efrecting such change OF
grade and To perform the work or
construction and maintenance and all
oohsauons upon Its part In accord
ance with the method and under the
terms and conditions OF this agree
ment and the work shall be com
menced as soon as practicable after
.he execution or this agreement and
carried on as eXpeditiously as pos
slble and without interruption until
completed, which shall be within four
~ years from the date hereof.
VI Inc said Railroad Company
shaii separate the grades at any or
the streets now opened and used
aStoss lts right -of-way within said
uis,rlet IN accordance with the method
OF this agreement, and In such case
the CITY agrees TO adopt plans and
specifications TO be determined upon
as aforesaid for efrecting such
change or grade and to perform all
obligations on It's part In accordance
win the method and under the terms
ana conditions or this agreement
VII. The City agrees TO provide for
.ns temporary closing OF the streets
WITHIN said district, upon which IL may
be necessary to stop public travel dur
ing the progress OF the work OF grade
separation at each street and until its
competitions and for the necessary
cnahse or grade OF the streets which
VIII remain at the railroad level In the
vicinity or the streets where the sonar
alton OF grades is made
III The provision OF this contract
shall apply only 20 the streets desig-
mated In the schedule .ereto ATTACHED
anu made part OF this agreement;
ana the city covenants and agrees that
WY OF tbe streets not designated in
such schedule. which may ne opened
ana used hereafter across said right Of
way, snail be constructed at a grade
sutnciently lower than the grade OF
the railroad tracks. when elevated in
10
the streets TO pass under the tracks
ana the City shall assume and pay the
entire cost OF the work OF such separ-
auoh OF grades at such new crossings
Ana the said Railroad Company
hereby valves any and all claims for
damages arising from the opening Of
such new streets across It's right-of
way. and all claim for damages 10 any
nbutting property owned or controlled
by II arising therefrom. and hereby re-
leases all damages, charges or claims
arising from the loss Of traffic or other
wise accustomed bV the separation OF
grades at said crossings OF such new
streets. and said Railroad Company
agrees to save keep harmless and tn
demnify the City from any claim for
damage TO leaseholders now occupvlng
any part OF said Railroad Company
right f-way caused by the opening OF
any such new streets. and Will inso-
far as IL shall be able by the exercise
OF rights reserved by II under thu
terms OF existing leases. prevent or re-
duce any claim for such damage TO
leaseholders now occupying property
belonging TO said Railroad Company
outside the limit OF its right Of way
ana in future leases made by Il will
provide that any claim for such dam
age shall be waived. and In agree
inents hereafter made by II for the
construction Of sidetracks leading from
said Railroad Company's tricks 10 in
dustrtes and places OF business outside
OF said rlght-of- way Will provide that
any claim or claims arising from the
reconstruction or discontinuance OF
any such sidetraCks caused by the omen
waived.
tx. Neither this agreement nor
anything contained In the ordinances
or resolutions to be passed by the CITY
or Detroit. az above provided. shall re
strict or limit the party of the second
part In any OF the rights II now pos
sesses In respect TO said street cross
ings. except as herein expressed
In Witness Whereof the parties here
TO have caused these presents 20 la
signed on their part by their proper Of
! hcers on the day and year first above
written.
THE CITY OF DETROIT.
Mayor.
Committee on Grade Separation
THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAIL
INC4AlB ~.
Dy s'..'. .................
President.
SPECIFICATIONS.
For the separtion OF grades at all
streets crossed by Michigan Central
Railroad from Sixteenth street to Liv-
eFHeis avenue, both inclusive.
All elevations herein named are re-
ferred 20 city datum.
All distances and elevations are in
feet and decimals OF foot
In the separation OF grades at the
crossing OF said railway, the railway
structures are 10 extend the full width
OF the street Any street that inter-
sects another within the limits OF any
subway. shall be lowered to correspond
TO the grade Of the same, and the max
imum grade for said intersecting
streets shall no; exceed three per cent
from their junction TO a connection
with their present surface.
The following are the present and
proposed rail elevations, extreme bot
tom OF girders, clearance In feet be-
tween bottom Of girders and top OF
curb, when changed width OF street
width OF present pavement. width OF
pavement after change OF grades, rate
or per cent OF street grade and APP