The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-08

City of Moscow on any street or
streets crossed by such spur track
Leo Brothers Company shall either
perform such work and furnish the
material therefor, for the spaces be-
tween the rails and for one foot on
the outer side of each rail thereof,
or pay to the City of Moscow the
cost and expense of the same.
crosses any street not paved or any
alley, the spaces between the rails
and for at least on foot on the outside
of each rail, for at least thirty feet
on streets and for the whole width of
alleys, and as much more to the
whole width of street, as the Mayor
direct, shall be closely and securely
laid with plank and fastened, such
plank to be not less than four inches
thick, placed upon foundation of
stringers and supports sufficiently
strong to sustain all traffic over the
same, the plank to be laid flush with
the top of the rails. and the entire
roadbed shall be laid as nearly flush
with the general level of the streets
as possible, and with properly graded
and filled approaches, with such Gull
verts as may be directed by the En-
gineer of the City of Moscow; and the
said Leo Brothers Company shall keep
and maintain such planking, APP
proaches and culverts in good condi-
ton and repair.
That the railroad bed along co.
Street and to the full width Of the
curb line to the connection with the
crossings at Jackson Street and Main
Street, except where paved, and at
such places to be paved, shall be
laid with planks four inches thick for
at least twelve inches On each side
of each rail, and shall be laid with
plank between the rails or the space
between the planking shall be filled
with earth or gravel, the planks to be
securely fastened the Dlanks, earth
or gravel to be flush with tie rails and
the whole road bed to be flush with
the street, in order that vehicles trav-
cling along said street may not be
interfered with by the rails or ties in
travel thereon.
The City of Moscow reserves the
right and power at all times, by and
through its Mayor and Council to de-
termine when and what repairs are
required to be made under all of the
provisions of this Ordinance.
Provided, if the City of Moscow, on
account of the failure or neglect of
Leo Brothers Company to keep such
crossings or tracks in good repair as
required by the City of Moscow, the
City of Moscow may repair the same,
and the said Leo Brothers Company
hereby agree to reimburse the City of
Moscow for all the cost and expense
of the same.
Sec. 6. That no engine, car or train,
whether belonging to Leo Brothers
Company or to any other person, per-
sons or corporation, shall be allowed
to stand upon any street crossing in
such a manner as unreaSonably to in
terfere with travel or traffic along
such street and in no case for per-
iod of more than five minutes at any
one time.
Sec. T. That the said Leo Brothers
Company, shall, at all times hold the
City of Moscow harmless from any
damage or damages growing out of
or by reason of any defect in the
crossings along said track, or by rea-
son or on account of the construc-
ton or failure to repair such cross
ing or crossings; or on account of the
operation of it's engines, cars or trains
over, along or across the streets or
alleys of the City of Moscow; or on
account of any defect in it's engines
or cars; or on account of poles
in the streets used in the OPP
Grafton of such spur track; or