Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-03

Park Streets, Pearl and Lucy Streets
on Park Street, Harrison, Tyler, Polk
Fillmore Street between Pine and Lin
den Streets, Pierce Street, north of Elm
Street, Elm and Hickory Streets west
of Pierce Street, and to oper-
Standard Railway System, with cleo
tric or other power, excepting steam,
for the carrying of passengers, bag,
gage, mail, express, and freight. and
for the transmitting of electric light,
heat and power, but not so as to OBJ
struct the common public travel upon
and across said streets.
Section 2. All rights, license and au-
thority herein granted are subject TO
all general provisions of law. apple
able thereto and to the following con-
ditions, subject to which this consent
and permit is granted and accepted:
A. The said railway shall be con-
Structed in a good substantial manner
and upon the most approved plans Tor
the construction of such roads and the
road bed shall at all times conform to
the established grade of the respective
streets, and shall be so laid and main
tanned that carriages and other We
hicleS can easily and freely cross the
track at any and all parts without OBJ
StructiOn to travel on the streets, ana
said Chicago Short Line Railway Com
lpanq, it's successors and assigns, shall
keep the space between the rails and
for a distance of Two Cd feet outside
the line of said rails in proper repair
so as not to unnecessarily interfere
with travel upon the same. and snail
keep the same in as good condition as
the adjoining street surface, so as TO
conform thereto, and wherever Sald
streets, or any part thereof, are now,
or whenever they may in the future be,
macadamiZed or paved, said Company
its successors and assigns, shall ma
cadamize or pave said space between
and outside it's said tracks with the
same material, and in the same man
ner, as the rest of the street and at
all crossings where the streets have
not heretofore been macadamlZed shall,
at it's own expense put in and main
tain suitable approaches of macadam,
or such other proper material as the
City shall then use for like purposes,
which shall have a driving width
of at least sixteen feet and extend
back at least ten (10) feet from the
said Company, its successors and as
signs, shall promptly repair all dam
ages done to said streets or macadam-
izing thereon caused by the construc-
ton and operation or management of
it's said railway.
B. The said Company, it's success
times, keep and hold the City of Lam
caster harmless as against any and
all damages, judgments, costs and eX-
penses 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 there
for, and in case the Common Council
of said city shall at any time change
the grade of any streets upon which
| said railway track shall be laid, said
Company, it's successors or assigns
SHALL within a reasonable time,
relay the track of said railway so as
to conform to said grade at their 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, its
| successors or assigns, provided written
| notice of the acceptance thereof be
| filed with the Clerk of this City within
| thirty 900 days after its passage"