The Detroit times., 1913-08-27


placed In the invested funds account.
Respectfully yours,
GEO. ENGEL.
Controller.
Accepted and placed on Ale.
Aid. Dill offered resolution out OF
order
SIXTEENTH WARD.
BY Aid. Dill:
Whereas, 1t is professed TO be the
desire Of the Detroit United Railway
pending determination or all Diff
ferencss existing between the City Of
Detroit and the Detroit United Rail
way to provide needed extensions OF
existing lines and the building of new
ones but without adding to or TAX
Ing from the rights OF either party;
and
Whereas. One of the necessary new
lines is that OF connecting Jefferson
avenue west Oh the south with Grand
River avenue on the north via juno
ton avenue and such other streets
hereinafter described. and the city Of
Detroit Is willing that the Detroit
United Railway may lay track on
Junction avenue connecting with
switches or turnouts with existing
the south and Grand River avenue on
the north but without comforting to
the Detroit United Railway any rights
In said avenues and streets except the
right to enter thereon. lay its tracks
and operate cars thereon at the pleas
ure or caprice Of the Common Coun-
Gil or the people OF the City OF De-
troit. therefore
Be 1t Resolved. That consent per-
mission and authority Is hereby grant
ed to the Detroit United Railway to
enter upon Junction avenue from JEFF
fersor avenue west with necessary
switches and turnouts and lay and con-
struct thereon track on Junction
avenue northerly TO Michigan avenue,
thence on Michigan avenue. westerly
TO Thirtv-fourth . street 'bence north
erly on Thirty-fourth street to Haz-
lett street. thence northerly on Hax-
lett street to fireman avenue, thence
easterly on fireman to Larchmont.
thence northerly on Larchmont avenue
10 Grand River avenue. there connect
ing with the existing Grand River ave-
nue. tracks and lay and construct up
on all OF the said streets double or
single tracks as are herein desig ma cd
with necessary and proper pole and
wire overhead power equipment and
connect the same and operate it's cars
on said streets and avenues hereinbe-
fore mentioned as part Of it's sys-
TEN under the same terms and condI-
lions under an by virtue Of which IL
Is operating that portion OF its system
elsewhere.
Except as herein otherwise provided
like consent. permission and author
ity being hereby granted to connect
said tracks bn Junction avenue to
those on Jefferson avenue west and
Grand River avenue laid under all the
limitations hereof
And II ID further Resolved and un-
derstood that IL the City Of Detroit
shall be lawfully authorized To engage
In the ownership and operation OF
street railways and shall so engage
in such ownership and operation and
shall desire to operate a part-offt
system over said avenues IL shall pur-
chase the tracks and equipment con-
strueted under this consent together
with the equipment necessarily fur
nished and acquired by said company
for the operation of cars over said ex-
tension of tracks and shall pay there
for sum OF money equal to the cost
thereof, less depreciation, to be ascer-
tained at the time Of purchase there
OF by the city; the sum to be agreed
upon by the parties hereto or. IL they
should fail to agree, the said sum to
be determined by a board OF arbitra-
ton. one member OF which shall be Sc
lected by the company, another by the
Mayor Of the City Of Detroit and
third by the two thus chosen and a
decision of said board or OF the ma
jority thereof shall ho final.
And be IL Further resolved, That In
connection with this permit II In fur
Their understood that said railway com
pany Will on It's acceptance hereof
treat the new line hereby permitted
as q part of its present system with
the same rates OF fare for passage
over said extensions as n part OF said
line as may from time to time prevail
by law or agreement on said line.
And IL Is Further Resolved. That IL
In further understood that said railway
company by Its acceptance hereof
gains no term rights in said avenues
by reason Of installing the equipment
herein permitted and that the Common
Council or the people OF the City OF
Detroit at their pleasure or caprice
may revoke the permit hereby granted
and said company Will forthwith re-
move from the said avenues the pro-
perty permitted to be placed therein
by IL under this resolution.
II IL further understood and agreed
between said CITY OF Detroit, said
Common Council and said Railway
Company that the making OF this
grant and the acceptance thereof by
said company shall not be deemed q
waiver OF any OF the rights OF said
City OF Detroit or of said Railway
Company with reference to the con-
struction, maintenance and operation
Of any lines Of railway or street rail.
way tracks now owned. maintained
and operated In said city and thar each
party. hereto saves and reserves all