Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-02

Chicago Short Line Railway Company
shall not nave the right to lay, con-
struct or maintain such railway upon
and along said Maple Street east of
Pierce Street except for the carrying
Of passengers, mail and express; and
it may in said Maple Street east of the
east line of said Jackson Street by
means of grading make a grade which
shall be practical for the purpose of
operating a standard electric railway.
Section 2. All rights, license and
authority herein granted are subject
to all general provisions of law ap-
plicable thereto, and to the following
conditions, subject to which this fran
chise is granted and accepted
A. The said railway shall be con-
Structed in a good substantial manner
and upon the most approved plans for
the construction of such roads, and the
road bed shall at all times conform
to the established grade of the re-
spective streets, and shall be so laid
and mainland that carriages and 9TH
er vehicles can easily and freely cross
the track at any and all parts without
obstruction to travel on the streets
and said Chicago Short Line Railway
Company, its successors and assigns
shall keep the space between the rails
and for a distance of Two (2) feet
outside the line of said rails in proper
repair so as not to unnecessarily in
terfere with travel upon the same, and
shall keep the same in as good con-
dition as the adjoining street surface,
so as to conform thereto, and where
ever said streets, or any part thereof,
are now, or whenever they may in the
future be, macadamized or paved, said
company, it's successors and assigns,
shall macadamize or pave said space
between and outside its said tracks
with the same material and in the
same manner as the rest of the street
and at all crossings where the streets
have not heretofore been macadamized
shall, at its own expense, put in and
maintain suitable approaches of ma
cadam, or such other proper material
&C hn ri tU ho1 hon e0,,
poses which shall have a driving width
of at least sixteen (16) feet and extend
back at least ten (10) feet from the
rails on each SIDE Of it's track; and
said company it's success ors and as
signs shall promptly repair all dam
ages done to said streets or macadam-
izing thereon caused blythe construc-
ton and operation or management of
it's said railway.
b. The said company, it's success ors
and assigns, shall also, at all times
keep and hold the City of Lancaster
harmless as against any and all dam
ages, judgments, costs and expences
resulting in any manner from the
granting of this ordinance.
Section 8. The City of Lancaster re-
serves the right to change the grade
of any streets upon or across which
said railway track shall be laid, and
shall not be liable to said company
Council of said city chall at any time
change the grade of any streets upon
which said railway track shall be laid,
said company, its successors or as
signs, shall within a reasonable time,
relay the track of said railway so as
to conform to said grade at it's own
expense
Section 4. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
it's passage and publication, and from
its acceptance by said company it's
successors or assigns provided written
notice of the acceptance thereof be |
filed with the Clerk of this City within
Thirty 600 days after itc passage.
Dated at Lancaster. Wisconsin. this
18th day of November, 1914.
THE CHICAGO SHORT LINE RAIL- !
WAY COMPANY.
(Seal.) By JOS T. Bennett, Pres. |
and +. p. Barnett, Secretary. |
NOTE: A map showing the proposed |
location of the said Chicago Short Line |
Railway Company's proposed tracks in |
said city is now on file in the office of |
the City Clerk and may there be ex-
amined by all interested parties.
NOTE: Filed in the office of the |
City Clerk of the City of Lancaster,
this 18th day of November, 1914.