Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LANCASTER, IN
GRANT CO., WIS.


The Chicago Short Line Railway
Company hereby makes application to
your Honorable body for the passage
by you of an ordinance granting to
this company, franchise and right
to use certain streets of your city for
the purpose of constructing and oper-
ating therein a Street and Interurban
Standard Electric Railway for the
carryi g of passengers, mail, express
and freight.
The following is a copy of an ordin-
ance which this company would re-
spectfully ask your Council to pass.
1t shows the substance of all privi-
leges asked for.
AN ORDINANCE.
Granting to The Chicago Short
Line Railway Company, it's successors
and assigns, the right to use certain
streets of the City OF Lancaster for the
purpose of constructing, maintaining
and operating a Street and Interur-
ban Standard Electric Railway.
The Common Council Of the City of
Lancaster do ordain as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby granted
to the Chicago Short Line Railway
Company, it's successors and assigns,
the right, authority and permission to
lay, construct and maintain single and
double tracks for a street and inter-
urban railway, with all necessary
switches, curves, turn-outs, US, poles,
wires, and other necessary appliances
and convenienceS usually employed in
the operating of a street and interur-
ban standard electric railway system
using electric or other power. except
ing steam, over and upon, along and
across those certain streets within the
corporate limits of the City of Ian
caster, Grant County, Wisconsin, NAM
ed as follows, viz: Upon and along
Ash Street between Washington and
Madison Streets, Park Street between
Ruth and Linden streets, Linden Street
from Park to Fillmore Street, and up
on and along Maple Street from the
West boundary of the city, East to the
Last side of Sheridan Street, and Sher-
idan Street from Maple to Elm Streets,
and over and across Adams and Madl-
son streets north OF Ash street and
Maple Street, Washington Street
North of The Chicago & Northwestern
Ruth Street between Washington and
Park Streets, Pearl and Lucy Streets
on Park Street, Harrison, Tyler, Polk
and Tyler Street on Linden and on
Linden Streets and on Maple Street
Pierce Street North of Elm Street and
on Maple Street, Elm and Hickory
streets west OF Piere st street 1 AND on
Jackson, Van Buren,, Lincoln. Grant
and Sherman Streets on Maple Street,
and to operate thereon a street and
Interurban standard railway system
with electric or other power, excepting
steam, for the carrying of passengers,
baggage, mail, express and freight,
and for the transmitting of electric
light, heat and power, but not so as
to obStruct the common public travel
upon and across said streets; but said
Chicago Short Line Railway Company
shall not have 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 grade which
shall be practical for the purpose of
operating standard electric railway
Section 2. All rights, license and
authority herein granted are subject
to all general provisions of law ap-
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
snail InaC20amlZa
between and outside it's caid 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
snail, at its own expense put in and
maintain suitable approaches of ma
cadam, or such other proper material
as the city ChaIl then use for like pur-
poses which shall have q driving width
of at least sixteen (16) feet and extend
back at least ten (10) feet from the
rails on each side of its track; and
said company it's success ors and as
signs shall promptly repair all dam
ages done to said streets or macadam-
ling thereon caused blythe construc-
ton and operation or management of
it's said railway.
3. The said company, its successors
and assigns, shall also, at all times
keep and hold the City of Lancaster .
ages, judgments, costs and eXpences
resulting in any manner from the
granting of this ordinance.
Section 3. 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
therefor, and in case the Common |
Council Of said city chan at any time
change the grade of any streets upon |
which said railway track shall be laid |
said company, it's successors or as
signs, shall within reasonable time |
relay the track of said railway so as |
to conform to said grade at it's own |
expense.
Section A. This ordinance shall take |
effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication, and from
its acceptance by said company, its
or assigns provided written /
notice of the acceptance thereof be /
filed with the Clerk of this City within
Thirty 900 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.