The Detroit times., 1912-05-08


To the Honorable the Common Council.
Gentlemen Your Committee on
streets to whom was referred the pe-
tltion OF Union Trust Co. for permit 20
construct spur-track across Atwater
street east. between Brush and Ram
dolph streets. respectfully report that
on May 3, 1871. petitioners were grant,
ed permission to construct spur
track across Atwater street. which
spur-track was TO enter their property
from the west. but they now find ~
inconvenient to construct the spur
track as called for I'm the original plan
and ask leave to bring said spuF-track
into their premises from the east and
your Committee seeing no objection
thereto recommend the adoption OF the
following resolution.
Respectfully submitted, 43.
JOSEPH l.. THEISEN.
GEORGE A. OWEN
JOHN HARPER.
THOS. f. GL1NNAN.
GEORGE s. FIELD.
MARTIN j. OSTROWSKL
Accepted. and on leave, the following
resolution was offered:
BY Aid. Theisen:
Resolved, That subject to the coudi-
lonS.- -prnXlsinns. -eatrtcti0ns and lffnifa-
tons, contained In an ordinance erititlsds =
An Ordinance TO provide for the con-
structon,- maintenance and operation or
sidetracks and spurtracks upon on8
across any public street or hiehwav IN
the city OF Detroit, approved February
~, 1902" consent and permission and
given and granted TO the Union Trnsf
Company to construct. maintain and op-
crate sidetrack scross Atwater street
east IN accordance with the map and sur
Commissioners OF Public Works; provided
that no work Is TO be done on the con-.
struction of said spur track by the above
shall file with the City Clerk good and
sumcient surety bond In the sum Of $5.-.
VO0.Ov TO indemnify, save and keep harut-
less the City OF Detroit. from any and all
whatsoever which may be suffered BY
the City OF Detroit or which IL may, put
ling to or recovering from said city from
or by reason or the granting OF perrnis@'
sion TO construct said spur track OF from
or by reason OF any acts or things done
under or by authority or permission here
In granted. Said bond shall be kept IN
force throughout the hfe OF this permit.
and shall Il necessary. be renewed when
Common Council Said grantee hcrein-'
before mentioned and to whom sand per-
init II granted shall also submit 10 and
nle with the Department OF Public
Works. detailed plans and specifications
OF the proposed spur or st1etrack which
said plans and specifications are TO be
approved by said department. and further
done under the supervision OF said last
mentioned department.
Provided. Further. That said grantee
files with the City Clerk within 10 days
an agreement i'm writing, waving therein
all damages that may result or accrue to
said grantee OF assgnes, by reason OF
said slde-track; and said agreement Is
approved by the Corporation Counsel
as being correct In form and execu-
tlon and accepted by the Common
Provided, That said grantee files with
the City Clerk within 10 days OF the
date OF the approval hereof an agree
between the sidetraeks and for q dis
tance of IS inches outside thereof COW
mission is granted, and maintain same
and forever hereafter keep same IN
good repair to the ep'Irs pnisc sstisISo,lkon wcrk
to said grantee by said Department.:
ppankins 1nan n ned rspianing Of the space
between the said track and alongside
thereof. or. repairing. paving or repay
and for a distance of Is inches outside
thereof, should same be ordered paNeo
at some future time by the Department
| said Department, and that I'm the event
of said grantee refusing 70 comply win
repair, pave. repave o. rcsnriace ,hhe the
planking 9r gaEemeat tetSa oetWeehh ths,,eaS &
rSehkir ana dals o lpfhes fhe date of the mall
ing OF "a notice 70 that erect. nhe De-
partment OF Public Works shall cause
| said work TO be done and the expense
| thereof shall b. proper cnarEe
against said grantee, CCllectable In any
court OF competent Jurisdiction.
Adopted as follows: -
Yeas-Ald. Allll, Brozo. Delmel, El-
Ills Field Garyey. Gilman, Grindley,
Gutman, Harpfer. Hindle, ksating.
Keusch koenig. Knapp Litueneld.
Lodge Lynch. McC Carty. Merritt.
| O'Brien. Ostr1wski. owen, Rosentbaiss
schultz, Skrzycki. Theisen, Tossy. Ner-
nor Walsh Zoeller and the President
Pro Tem.~-32
Nays--None.
FROM THE CAME.
To the Honorable the Common Councii.
Gentlemen - Yout COMMITTEES on
Streets. 10 Mhom was referred the Pc
titiou of RObSrt Nederlander for per-
mission 20 place hose drinking foun-
tain en the n. .. coraef OF Thirty-tlrst
street and Michigan avenue. ,respect-
fully report We have had the same
under consideration aud recommend
the reference OF said petition TO the
Dcpartment OF Public Works.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH L. THElSEN,
GEO. A. OWEN
THOS r.. GLtNNAN.
JOHN HARPFER,
C;EORCE s FIELD,
MARTIN j. OSTROWSKI.
Accented and adopted
TsTeOM TIT r. SAAfE.