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

the etreets. highway1s, bridges and
public places OF the City of Fargo,
North Dakota, for the purpose of
inc ard extending q street railway
system propelled by electric or
other motive power, except steam
nower together with all necessary
single and double tracks, cars,
svifches, turn-outs, poles wires
and other a-ppurtenances Tor =
TRANSFORMATION OF passengers ex-
press, freight and mail.
Re II Ordained by the City Council OF
the CITY OF Fargo, North Dakota:
section 1. That the Fargo and moor
Street Railway Company, q COR
organized n existing under
h~ereinafter called grantee, its %lessees,
and assigns, are hereby
granted, for the period OF TWENTY-FIVE
1857 years from and after the passage,
approval p~anlleatlGn ,v ahe fpsnchise
and permission TO use the following
streets and highways of the city OF
Fargo. North Dakota, to-wtt:
Commencing at a point on Thirteenth
street north opposite the entrance to
the Agricultural college, thence east
on Twelfth avenue north 20 seventh
street north; thence south on seventh
Sixth avenue north; thence east on
sixth avenue north to Broadway;
thence south on Broadway to Front
street; thence west on Front street to
Ninth street south; thence south on
south; thence west on Second avenue
south to Fourteenth street south;
thence south on Fourteenth street
south to Fifth avenue south; thence
bast on Fifth venue south to Ninth
street south; thence south on Ninth
street south to Ninth avenue south;
thence east on Ninth avenue 70
Fourth street south; thence north on
Fourth street south to Front street,;
thence west on Front street to Broad
way; also from Broadway to the bridge
crossing the Red River of the North on
Northern Pacific avenue and also
u north to ssG'' street: also from
Twelfth avenue north IN Thirteenth
street north to Fourth avenue north;
thence east m Fourth avenue north
60 Eleventh street north; thence south
ON Eleventh street north to Second
avenue north: then east on Second
Rvenue north to Broadway; ana also
commencing at a point of intersection
with the existing line of said railway
of said at the intersection Of
Sixth avenue north and Fourth street
north, thence north on said Fourth
street north to Twelfth avenue nortn;
Whence west on Twelft avenue north
TO Seventh street north 20 point OF in.
6ersection with the e Asttng line OF
naid railway; also from(a point of i'm
tersection with the extsding III or the
at Northern fPacinc avenue
and Fifth street norths thence north
Ar1v ON Fifth street north to First ave-
niIe north. thence wet one block on
First avenue north to s. point OF inter
section with the Broadway line or the
company, subject to 2he provisions
hereinafter contained. -,
grantee, is also hereby granted
the right privilege, FRANCHISE and per-
mission to use n Of the streets,
highways, bridges and public places
OF said City OF Fargo a. now or here
after existing, for all such purposes,
but before said grantee extends its lines
or tracks upon any STREETS, bridges, or
other public places, excepting those
above mentioned or referred to within
the limits above denied said grantee
shall 6le with the City Engineer OF
said City of Fargo a map showing
such extensions and tracks, and show
ing the charaeteY of construction
thereof. and If approved by the Mayor
and City Engineer Counoll
Of said City, said lines and tracks may
tanned by said grantee, subject to all
the provisions I'm this ranchlse con-
Section z. sdid grantee. it's success.
f aEs a aisht af 70 7ass a upon hG the w Rof9'e or
any portion fof their tracks, as the
same are HEREBY authorized or may
hereafter be- pthorized to be con-
: 91ctsd sleg,l az motive power
bes5 froliey ION Sae electric current
being completed q ails OF the road
suitably conn Eez1t their ends, or
connected with a AttSementary GROUND
be deemed necessary FOR the purpose.
Said grantee, it's successors or assigns,
fs hereby expressly authorized and m
powered 70 lay and coHnect saia
other circuit as may be necessary and
shall maintain In connection with its
street railway all necessary insulated
bonds, which shall be sufficient to re-
turn to the dynamos the current used
in the operation of said railway In
order that no damage shall be done by
~eleetrolysis to the water or gas
wipes, or other metallic pipes or
cables which are, or may be, laid in,
along, across, over, through or under
any street or streets which may be
traversed by sai electric street rail-
way. Said grantee, or its assigns,
shall be liable for all damages by
electrolysis to the water or gas mains
or service pipes, or other metallic
pipes or cables caused by electric cur
rent from it's wires notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions.
Permission is hereby granted to
erect and maintain in n along any
Of the public streets or highways upon
which said grantee, its successors or
assigns are hereby granted the right,
or authorized to construct or IN the
future my be granted the right OF
authorized to construct, its tracks, the
right to construct such poles, brackets,
wires and fixtures as may be required
to support and maintain the overhead
trolley wire. For such support and
maintenance either horizontal or cross
wires extending across the street, oil
bracket arms projecting over h track
as such grantee, its successors or as
signs. MAJ deem most suitable, may be
employed.
All poles used in such construction
on Broadway from the Great Northern
Railway to Front street; on FROM
street from Broadway to Eighth street
south, and on the south side of From
street from Broadway to Fourth stree
south, and on Northern Pacific avenut
from Broadway to Fourth street north
nj on Second avenue north from
Broadway to Seventh street north, and
also on Fifth street north from North
ern Pacific avenue to First aYenut
north, n on First avenue north from
Fifth street north to Broadway, shall
be OF steel or iron.
All poles hereafter used upon sait
system of street railway as now es
tablished and operated shall be of thu
pattern, style and kind as approved b!
b City Engineer OF said City. Al
poles used upon any new construction
authorized by the City Council as here
In provided, shall be Of a pattern
style and kind to be approved by tn,
city Engineer Of said City. All pole
used in such construction shall b
placed in or adjacent to the lines o
the curb OF the sidewalk. or otherwis'
In such manner as not to unnecessarily,
impede public travel n conform t
the ordinances of the City applicabl,
thereto, and set at such depth in tn,
ground as to make their support sub
StantiaI and adequate. Cross wires o.
brackets as the case MAJ be, for tn,
a1nnDrt Of trolley wires shall he at
tached to such poles at such height a.
to maintain such trolley wires at ever.
point not less than fifteen (15) fee
shove the surface of the street. Al