The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-29

hicie or other obstacle in, upon, or
near, or otherwise, the rack OF said
ringing OF the car bell. or otherwise,
and whoever shall wi1fuIly violate any
provision of this section shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by g
($10.00). All cars shaIl be stopped to
permit the crossing, without delay. of
the Fire Department OF this City I'VE
the track OF the railway company
Section S. Permission rs hereby
granted to said grantee, to use that
portion controlled by said city, OF the
bridge crossing the Red River OF the
North on Northern Pacific avenue, and
the approach to said bridge, and. to
operate the said line of street railway
over said bridge n approach upon
the following conditions, to-wttE
Said Street Railway Company shall
put said bridge and approach fin such
repair that the am shall beyfsafe for
the operation OF its said linz of street
railway thereon, and for the use OF
the public while the sZzw is used by
said railway c~onpanNa shall, while
the same It's used by M2Ggrailway COM
pany, Keep said and approach
also Keep TIL t OF the bridge In
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tire roadway upon said bridge and APP
Iproach at uniform grade with the top
OF its rails, so as not to interfere with
the free passage OF vehicles over and
across said bridge and approach, and
from side to side thereon.
1t shall keep said bridge and ap-
| proach thereto paved between Its
tracks and on each side thereof for a.
distance of one and one-half feet, in
substantially the same manner as the
same is now, or may hereafter be,
paved.
way pom said approach and bridge,
and for one and one-half feet on each
side thereof, in good repair.
1t hall so insulate its rails and
wires upon said bridge rs to prevent
electrolysis of the metallic portions
thereof, and shall hold the City, at all
times, harmless from any damage from
electrolysis or any of he metallic por-
tions of said bridge.
1t shall lay it's tracks over and upon
said bridge n approach on one side
thereof, as near the railing of said APP
proach and the top chords of said
bridge, as shall be possible, and give
a safe clearance to it's cars.
1t shall suspend it's trolley and feed
wires across said bridge ais close to
the top chords thereof as possible. and
thoroughly insulate the same, so as to.
prevent the leakage of electricity
therefrom.
tracks and wires upon said bridge and
approach, so as to permit the turn
ing of the draw of said bridge at
any time. and shall maintain the joints
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draw of said bridge may, at any
time, be turned without difficulty.
1t shall stop it's cars before. enter
ing upon said bridge whenever there
shall be upon said bridge, or about to
enter thereon from the opposite direc-
tion, any load or vehicle of a width
which will render 1T dificult to pass
said cars when on said bridge, n
await the passage of such vehicle.
All construction and repair work up
on said approach and bridge shall be
done in such manner as to cause the
least possible interference with traffic,
and shall be expeditiously done n
completed.
Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to impose upon said City any
liability to maintain said bridge and
approach, or either thereof, or to re-
construct the same if destroyed. Nor
to impose upon said railway company
any obligation to rebuild or recon-
struct said bridge or approach, unless
damaged or destroyed by its own act
or negligence.
All work on construction or repair
done IN said approach or bridge under
this ordinance, shall be done under the
direction, supervision and subject to
the approval of the City Engineer.
Said Street Railway Company hall
not permit it's cars to cross said bridge
or approach thereto at a greater rate
OF speed than four miles per hour, and
shall u said cars to be instantly
stopped when necessary to prevent ac-
cident upon said approach or bridge,
and any person in charge of any such
cars who shall fail or neglect to stop
said car as required by this ordinance,
or who shall run said car on said APP
proach or bridge, or any part thereof,
at a greater rate Of speed than herein
provided, shall, on conviction thereof,
| be punished by a fine of not more than
$500 {, and in default Of payment there
of by such person, said fine shal be
paid by said railway company.
The permission to use said approach
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extended to the 14th day of Septem-
Der, 1924, and the said railway COM
pany shall thereupon Immediately re-
move it's said tracks and wires from
said bridge n approach. and leave
the same in good condition for traffic.
and If the same are not removed, with
In ten days thereafter, they may be re-
moved by said city and such remoya
by shall be paid by said company; pro-
vided, that said railway company may
at its option at any time prior to said
September Ii, 1924, cease to use the said
bridge and ~thereupon may remove its
tracks, wires and other property from
the same, and in case said railway
company shall at any time for any
reason cease to occupy and use said
bridge, it's obligation to repair said
bridge and all it's obligations in refer
ences thereto herein contained shall
forthwith cease and terminate, provtd-
ed that said railway company shall
within a reasonable time after ceasing
to use said bridge, remove its tracks,
wires and other property therefrom
and replace the said bridge to as good
a condition as the same was prior to
the removal of such tracks, wires and
other property.
Section s, Said grantee. it's sue
cessors and assigns shall carry police
men and paid lremen when in uni
form over all parts of the line of
railway free of charge.
Section Z. All work of construction
l. OF fh0#l1nR OF railway .harnin enrnui6P6
for shall be lone under the supervision
and subject to the approval of the
City Engineer.
Section s. Neither said grantee, its
successors or assigns, in the construc-
ton or repair of It's said line of rail
way, shall deposit upon the streets Of
said city material to be used in sale
construction or repairs, in such man.
ner as to unnecessarily or dangerous.
ly impede the traffic upon said streets
or interfere with its tree passage bS
the public, or at any time have more
than the length of three blocks o!
said pavement upon said streets dis.
turbed or torn up, and no such ma,
terial shall be deposited Upon saiC
streets for a longer period than ter
} it's successors or assigns shall remov'
from all said streets all material, dir
or waste remaining thereon as fast al
its roadbed shall be constructed an
} hnlshed, or as soon as any repair
thereafter made thereon shall be fin
ished, at its own cost and expense, a n
upon failure to SO remove the same, /
) may be removed by the city at the ex
pense of said railway AM
: said grantee, its successors and as
signs, shall at all times when an,
Z construction or repairs upon its rail
way line shall be completed, leave tn,
street in good condition for travel.
i Section 8. Failure on the part o
/ said grantee, it's successors or assigns
to comply with the provisions herein
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