The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-22

htfuctol OF Eub-failfOau diolk thb
under certain streets in the city 3f
detroit
Whereas. Marcus Pollasky, and asso.
iafes. propose 10 organize "A corpora.
Ton under the laws OF the state OF
iichigan. TO be known as the Detrt "
'-ntral Sub-Itailway Company, Tor the
OF a sub-rallroad In the
~ of Detroit, along or north Of the
'etroit river; anu
" hereRs. II H. required by the rail
Dad laws Of Michigan, that before anV
abroad shall he constructed on or
long streets, the terms and conditions
bcrefor shall be agreed 10 beforehand
etWeen the Common Council and the
Whereas. IL Is desirable that the
Common Council should agree with the
foresatd parties as 10 the terms ana
-lnditions that shall be binding upon
ala Conn any. upon it's acceptance OF
hem, therefore,
II is hereby ordained by the People
g the City OF Detroit
Section l. That permission and
2 authority be, and the same are,
3 hereby given and granted TO the
Detroit Central Sub-railroat Com
= pany 10 construct, maintain ana
6 operate for the period OF nifty t5Op
Z years from and after the passage
y hereof. a sub-railroad, with four
q or more tracks, not exceeding SIX.
Q as the company may from time "a
time determine to be necessary,
3 switches. sidtngs, turnouts, con-
nections. supports, columns. Sird.
z ers. telegraphs, telephones, and
9 signal and other devices. as the
Z Company may In like manner deem
3 necessary for operating its road
g along and upon the routes herein
o after named: Provided, however.
I that the location and number OF
2 slde-tracks and switches shall be
3 subject TO the approval OF the De-
4 partment Of Public Works. The
s routes hereby authorized are as
8 follows
. venient point north OF the Detroit
3 River I'm the City OF Detroit, be-
4 tween Twelfth street on the West
5 and Eighth street ON the east ana
& such parts OF the following streets
Z between the points thereof named
3 as may be necessary for such pur-
9 pose; that is TO say, said sub-rail-
o road structure shall begin at
I connection with the Fort street
2 Union Depot tracks. either at )r
: about the intersection OF River
4 street and Eighth street. and may
5 occupy said River street between
8 Twelfth street and Second street
Z upon obtaining the consent OF the
3 Michigan Central Railroad Com
8 pany TO occupy said River street,
o west OF Third street,, and Larned
I street west between Fifth street
. and Third street; or may connect
4 AZ any convenient point along Con-
3 gress street west. between seventh
8 street and Third street: and may
occupy Congress street Wect pc
8 tween such point OF connection
9 and Third street. and cross Third
o street and Larned street, 50 as TO
reach Jefferson avenue, and Wood
= bridge street west, between Second
3 and First streets. or at the inter-
4 section of Woodbridge street west
3 and Second street May cross Sec
s end street and Jefferson avenue d.
Z Rgonally between Second street
3 and First street, and occupy Wood
. bridge street west and Woodbridge
o street east, between Second street
and Beaubien street; or I'm lieu OF
. Woodbridge street. between Sh FL
3 by street and Beaubien; may occu-
by Atwater street west and At
3 water street east. between shelby
s street and Rivard street; may cross
z Beaubien street and ST Antoine
s street. crossing Woodbridge street
Q east and Franklin street diagonal
0 ~ between Beaubien and Hast
ings street; and may occupy Guoin
2 street between st Antoine street
3 and Riopelle street, for the pur-
{ pose of an inclined connection 10
: the surface And said Rivard
@ street may be closed between
Z Franklin street and Atwater street
? but at the cost and expense OF said
Q railroad for all legal damages AMI
the closing of said street, and may
2 by purchase thereof acquire ana
continue to maintain and operate.
as herein provided, In connection
s with the sub railroad or such un-
G foreground system of railroad, any
tracks now in and along Guoin
8 Atwatcr and Wight streets. The
o Common Council, however, reserves
o the right to make any or further
regulations as TO the operation or
9 the surface track as may be neees-
3 sary TO protect the safety OF the
/. public. and to impose such paving
8 obligations as TO the space on said
s streets occupied by such surface
Z tracks as I'm its judgment may be
3 necessary for the safety and con-
Q venient use OF the streets by the
0 public Or. in lieu OF acquiring
I said surface tracks now In and
2 along Guoin, Atwater and Wight
3 streets, as aforesaid, may construct
a single track in and along said
s Franklin street Said tracks to be
Z located and laid under the super
? vision OF the Department OF Public
3 Works, and the operation add
Q maintenance thereof TO be subject
| to the same supervision over paw
2 ing and occupation as heretofore
specified for surface tracks,
Sec. 2 tb) Also beginning AT a
2 convenient point at the intersec-
3 ton of Atwater street and Wood
4 ward avenue, running thence
5 northcrly In Woodward avenue to
8 the City Limits, and beginning al
convenient point at the inter-
= section OF Woodward avenue AMI
, Michigan avenue. running thence
e In northwesterly direction In
Michigan avenue TO the westerly
. City Limits: also beginning at a
3 convenient point at the intersec-
lion OF Woodward avenue at the
Campus Martius' thence northeast
= erly in Monroe avenue to Randolph
Z street, thence northerly in RAN
dolph street and PinGree Square to
, Gratiot avenue; thence eastcrly In
GratiCt avenue to the easterly City
Limits
Sec g. The said Company shall
include in such plans provisions
; for sideways or tunnels for sewers,
4 gas or water pipes, electric wires
and other conductors proper To he
5 placed underground, whenever nee
essary 40 10 do, in order TO permit
of the proper construction of any
. railroad, so provided In accord
D ance with the plans and specii-
cations OF said COMPANY
Sec. =. The said Railroad Com
. pany may conduct and operate its
; railroad as hereinafter specified,
under any and all streets, avenues,
alleys, public places and railroad
9 tracks. under or along the line Of
said routes. as designated in tho
; first section hereof The said sub
; railroad company shall prepare aud
D submit TO the Department OF Pub
lie Works or the City OF Detroit.
2 plans and specifications OF a stand
ard section OF said sub railroad
4 structure proposed TO be adopted
by said Company. and the said De-
s partmcnt OF Public Works shall
forthwith examine tho plans 1nl
3 specifications so submitted, and in
? case such plans and specifications
conform TO the requirements Of
this ordinance. said Department
2 shall approve the same. whereupon
3 the said Company may commence