The Detroit times., 1911-12-27
COMMON COUNCIL



sS O.40 feet per hundred TO a point
90 where the grades OF said curbs are
20 hereby changed and established at
~ an elevation OF l5O.40 feet. accord
~ Ing 60 city level or datum.
See. ?. The grade OF all side
walks within the limits of this i'm
3 provemsnt shall conform 10 the
4 grade liked and established, by the
plans and specifications under and
according to wl,IeA-the work IL
done.
Sec 0. The Michigan Central
Railroad Company, the Lake shore
S and Michigan southern Railway
4 Company, the Wabash Railroad
Company. the Grand Trunk Rail-
way Company OF Canada, their sue
cessors and assigns are hereby au-
thorized TO construct and maintain
a bridge over and above the road
10 way and sidewalks hereinbefore
II described I'm accordance with the
IL provisions OF contract entered
10 into between the city OF Detroit
IA and said Companies: Provided, that
ls there shall not be less than four
ls teen UD feet between the lower
II sides OF the beams or stringers OF
Is said structure aud the grade -
10 said roadway as fixed by Section !
30 hereof: and provided further. that
~ said structure shall be maintained
% so as to be reasonably safe Tor
23 persons using the roadway and
"a sidewalks under the said structure.
All ordinances or resolutions incon-
Read twice by title. and by unan-
imous consent. placed on the order OF
third reading.
Third Reading Of Ordinance.
Aid owen moved that the ordinance
he considered read. which motion pre-
vailed.
The question being shall this or
dinance now pass The ordinance
was passed a majority OF the Alder
men present voting therefor as follows:
Yeas-Ald Allan, Brozo, Burton, Del
mel, Ellis, Garvey. Gilman. Grindley,
Knapp. Littiefieid. Lodge. Lynch. Nc
Carly Mason. Merritt, OBrien, OstrOw-
ski owen RosenthaL Schultz, Skrzycki.
Theisen. Tossy, Vernon. Watson. Zoel-
Ter, and the President--3l.
Nays-None.
TIE title TO the ordinance was con-
Armed.
Reconside ration.
Aid. owen moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution was
adopted. which motion prevailed.
Aid. Vernon moved TO suspend Rule
% for the purpose OF indefinitely post
poning the motion TO reconsider. which
motion prevailed as follows:
msl EMS as Allan nnan a91nd Rsi
Harpfer.. Hindle. Keusch. Koenil;.
Knapp. Lttlefeld. Lodge. Lynch. Nc
. t Swsn asG Ros Mr schSIt en sTlyeS
Theisen. Tossy. Vernon. Watson, Zoel-
Ter. and the President--3l.
Aid. owen then moved that the mo-
ton TO reconsider be indefinitely post
poned. which motion prevailed.
BY Aid Owen:
fishing the grade OF Milwaukee ave-
nue., roadway. curb and side walks from
point commencing AZ the east line or
Oakland avenue aud running easterly
10 the east line OF crystal street. and
on crystal street to a point 30 feet
south from the south curb line OF Mil
waukee avenue. and granting permis.
sion 10 the Michigan Central Railroad
Company. and the Grand Trunk Rail
way Company. and the Grand Trunk
Railway OF Canada To bridge said NIL
waukee avenue and operate their rail-
ways over and above said Milwaukee
II is hereby ordained by the people
OF the City OF Detroit
Section | That the grades OF the
. curhs on the portherly and southerly
sides OF Milwaukee avenue AT point
on the east line OF Oakland avenue
3 are hereby changed and established
at an elevation OF 5000 feet. ac-
cording to city level or datum; thar
easterly from said last points the
curbs shall have q gradual descent
a 80 for a distance OF So SO feet at rate
II OF 0.40 feet per hundred TO point
~ where the grades or said curbs are
10 hereby established at an elevation OF
IT t5a.57 feet according to city level or
10 datum: that easterly from said last
15 points said curbs shall have grad
IL ual descent for distance or l9h.5s
ls feet at rate Of feet per hundred
10 To point where the grades OF said
20 curbs are hereby changed and estab-
u lished az an elevation OF 1859 feet.
90 according To city level or datum, that
% easterly from said point said curbs
"a shall run on a level for "A distance
?b OF 81 feet. The grades OF said curbs
26 are hereby changed and established
81 at an elevation OF lil62 rect, &C.
2S cording to city level or datum; that
90 easterly from said last points said
20 curbs shall have a gradual descent
81 for a distance OF 1921 feet at a
80 rate OF $50 feet per hundred TO a
80 point where the grades OF said curbs
~ are hereby CfHUgruf 1ftd-establIshed
IS at an elevation OF l43.sl feet' &C.
80 cOrdfng 10 city trvet Of -ett ana = /,
AZ easterly from said last points said
rs clirbs shall have a gradual ascent
10 for a distance OF 1921 feet az a
40 rate OF so feet per hundred TO q
IL point where the grades OF sara
80 curbs are hereby changed and estab-
~ lished at an elevation OF 1869 teet'
i. ~ according to city level or datum
45 that easterly from said last points
I6 said curbs shall have a gradual as
az cent for a distance of 17Ol2 feet ~
~ a rate of 1898 feet per hundred 70
~ n point where the grades OF SAID
90 Curbs are hereby changed ana es-
81 tabllshed at the elevation OF l6e.S
SO feet. according 10 city leVel ~.
81 datum; and on Crystal street TO n
81 point 80 feet south from the sou.n
~
&c the grades OF the east and west
81 curb lines is hereby fixed and estab-
bS lished NJ an elevation OF lbO2O rect,
80 according TO city level or datum
Sec 9 The grade OF all sidewalks
within the limits OF this improve
ment shall conform TO the grace
fixed and established, by the plans
& and specifications under and accord
ing to which the work Is done
Sec. g. The Michigan Central
Railroad Company the Grand Trunk
RAILWAY Company OF Canada, their
4 successors and assigns are herepy
authorized To construct ana mhintaIn
a bridge over and above the rohdWaS
and sidewalks hereinbefore descrlptvs
{ I'm accordance with the provisions OF
contract entered into between the
10 CITY OF Detroit and said Companies
II Provided that there shall not De
10 less than fourteen GD feet between
IL the lower sides OF the beams OF
IL stringers OF said structure ana 'he
Ib grade OF said roadway az liked ~
1s Section hereof: and provided fur-
IL Their that said structure snail De
1s maintained so AZ To be reasonably
10 safe for persons using the roadway
% and sidewalks under the said strnc-
81 ture.
All ordinances or resolutions inconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed.
Read twice by title. and by unanimous
concent placed or the order OF thlrd
reading.
AID owen moved that the ordinance be
considered read. which motion prevailed
The question being Shall. this ordl-
nance now pass The ordinance was
nossed majority OF the Aldermen