The Detroit times., 1911-02-22

Whereas. Marcus Poiiasiky. and asso-
tates, propose 20 organize corpora
lon under the laws OF the State or
iichlssn 20 be known as the ps,r ri
OF n sub-railroad In the
'ity OF Detroit along or north or the
,etroit river; anu
Whereas. IL is required by the rail-
Dad laws OF Michigan, that before any
abroad shall be constructed on or
long streets. the terms and conditions
herefor shall be agreed to beforehand
,etween the Common Council and the
whereas, IL Is desirable that the
common Council should agree with the
foresafd parties as 10 The terms ana
hem. therefore,
II Is hereby ordained by the People
q the City OF Detroit:
Section I. That permission and
q authority be, and the same are.
8 hereby given and granted TO tho
Detroit Central Sub-railroad Conn
3 pany to construct. maintain and
Z years from and after the passage
8 hereof. a sub-railroad.-wit four
2 or more tracks. not exceeding six.
0 as the company may from time To
time determine to be necessary;
2 and such curves. spurs. side-tracks,
switches. sidings, turnouts. con-
nections. supports. columns gird.
6 ers. telegraphs. telephones. and
q signal and other devices. as the
Z Company may In like manner deem
8 necessary for operating Its road
8 along and upon the routes herein-
0 after named; Provided. however:
I that the location and number or
2 side-tracks and switches shall be
2 subject to the approval OF the De-
partment OF Public Works The
s routes hereby authorized are as
6 follows:
Sec. q ta) Beginning at con-
/: venient point north OF the Detroit
3 River In the City OF Detroit. be-
4 tween Twelfth street on the west
5 and Eighth street on the east. and
z between the points thereof named
8 as may be necessary for such pur-
9 pose; that II to say, said sub-rail-
0 road structure shall begin at n
Q Union Depot tracks. either at DR.
about the Intersection OF River
street and Eighth street. and may
s occupy said River street between
8 Twelfth street and Second street
Z upon obtaining the consent OF the
s Michigan Central Railroad Com
5 pany to occupy said River street,
0 west OF Third street, and Larned
2 and Third street; or may connect
3 with the said Union Depot tracks
at any convenient point along Con-
s gress street west. between Seventh
I occupy Congress street west. be-
tween such point OF connection
9 and Third street. and cross Third
0 street and Larned street. SO as to
Q bridge street west. between Second
J and First streets, or at the inter-
section OF Woodbridge street west
and Second street. May cross Sec
agonaliy between Second street
and First street, and occupy Wood
2 bridge street west and Woodbridge
street east, between Second street
! and Beaubien street; or in lieu or
2 Woodbridge street, between Shell
3 by street and Beaubien; may occu-
py Atwater street west and At
5 water street east between Shelby
Z Beaubien street and st. Antoine
5 street, crossing Woodbridge street
0 east and Franklin street diagonal
ly between Beaubien and Hast
; street between st. Antoine street
3 and Riopelle street. for the pur-
I pose OF an inclined connection 70
the surface. And said Rivard
! Franklin street and Atwater street,
? but at the cost and expense of said
2 railroad for all legal damages and
costs to all adjoining property by
2 by purchase thereof acquire and
3 continue to maintain and operate.
as herein provided. In connection
with the sub-railFoad or such un-
foreground system of railroad, any
Z tracks now in and along Guoin,
s Atwatcr and Wight streets. The
3 Common Council. however. reserves
the right to make any OF further
] regulations as to the operation OF
2 the surface track as may be neces-
8 sary TO protect the safety OF the
public, and to impose such paving
obligations as TO the space on said
4 n. o.
tracks as in It's judgment may be
r necessary for the safety and con-
, venient use of the streets by the
D public. Or. In lieu OF acquiring
3 along Guoin, Atwater and Wight
streets, as aforesaid, may construct
a single track In and along said
Guoin street, or in and along said
located and laid under the super
vision OF the Department OF Public
Works. and the operation and
maintenance thereof to be subject
to the same supervision over paw
ing and occupation as heretofore
specified for surface tracks.
Sec. 2. (b) Also beginning at n
, convenient point at the intersec-
ton OF Atwater street and Wool
northcrly in Woodward avenue to
the City Limits, and beginning at
q convenient point at the inter-
beCtiOn Oh WOODWARD avenue au1
Michigan avenue. running thence
In a northwesterly direction In
Michigan avenue TO the westerly
City Limits: also beginning at q
convenient point at the intersec-
ton OF Woodward avenue at the
Campus Martius: thence northeast
erly In Monroe avenue to Randolph
street; thence northerly In Ran
dolph street and Pingree Square TO
Grattct avenue to the easterly City
Limits.
Sec. 8. The said Company shall
include in such plans provisions
for sub-ways or tunnels for sewers.
gas or water pipes. electric wires
and other conductors proper to be
placed underground, whenever nee
| essary so TO do. in order to permit
OF the proper construction OF any
railroad, so provided In accord
, ance with the plans and specih-
cations of said COMPANY.
Sec. 4. 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
tracks. under or along the line OF
said routes, as designated in the
first section hereof The said sub
railroad company shall prepare and
submit to the Department OF Pub
lie Works OF the City of Detroit.
plans and specifications OF a stand
ard section OF said sub-railroad
structure proposed TO be adopted
by said Company, and the said De-
partmcnt OF Public Works shall
forthwith examine the plans 1nd
specifications so submitted, and In
case such plans and specifications
conform to the requirements Of
this ordinance, said Department
shall approve the same; whereupon
! the said Company may commence
to build said sub-railroad as here
in authorized in accordance with
safd plana and spacifca tiopa so ar.