The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-05-17
ORDINANCE No. =.

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OF A CERTAIN STREET. OR HIliH-
WAY IN THE CITY OF WAHPE-
TON: NORTH DAKOTA. FOR THE
S S8E G,,, tEIox M MA ES s,.
sARY SWITCHES. TURNoI'Ts.
POLES. WIRES AND OTHER
N NJ; ,I:s$ E4l.lPMENT. MD
REGULATIONS AND RESTRlC-
TlONS UPON WHICH THE SAME
SHALL. BE CONSTRUCTED, MAIN
TANNED AND OPERATED.
BE IT ORDAINED by THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAH-
PETON, NORTH DAKOTA:
Sec. I. That permission is hereby
granted to the WahpetOn- l6recken-
ridge Street Railway Company. Il COR
poration organized and existing under
and by virtue of the laws of the State
"GRAETI;I - to enter upon. and to
construct. maintain and operate an
electric passenger street railway. with
the necessary turnouts, switches. poles.
wires, brackets and other equipment,
upon Dakota Avenue in the City of
Wahpeton beginning ut the west end
of the bridge crossing the Bois de
Sioux River and extending west to the
east line of sixth Street, subject to the
conditions provisions. regulations and
restrictions hereinafter contained.
Sec. .. 1t is hereby expressly pro-
vided that the term Getty" wherever
used in this Ordinance shall b" taken
and deemed to mean "thc City of Wah-
servants and employees, whether clect-
ed. appointed or employed" as here
matter designated: that the term
''Grant"c' shall he taken and deemed
cnridgc Street Railway Company, its
successors and assigns. and that the
term "pERSON' shall include persons.
firms. co-partncrships, corporations or
associations.
Sec 3 (a) tMOTIvE POWER) The
Grantee is hereby granted permission
to use upon the whole, or any portion
of its track. as the same is hereby. or
may hereinafter he. authorized to he
constructed. electricity as Il motive
by single overhead trolley wire. the
electric circuit being completed by the
rails of the road-bcd suitably con-
nected at their ends by a supplement-
AIRY ground wire. or in such other man.
ner as may be deemed necessary for
the purpose.
OBJ During such times as the
operation of said street railway shall
be interrupted or suspended by reason
Of accident to electrical equipment,
steam. may be employed in the pro-
rulsion of the ears on the whole or any
part of said line of railway.
(c) Should said Grantee be unable
able cost. gasoline or gasoline-electric
power may he substituted for the same
(d) Said Grantee is hereby express
ly authorized and empowered to lay
and construct said ground circuit as
aforesaid or such other circuit as may
be necessary. and shall maintain in
connection with the street railway all
necessary insulated feed wires rail
connections and bonds. which shall he
sufficient to return to the dynamos the
current used in the operation of said
railway, in order that no damage shall
be done by electrolysis to the water or
gas mains. or service pipes. or other
metallic pipes or cables which are, or
hereafter may be, laid along in, across.
over through or under any street or
avenue which may be traversed by said
electric street railway.
le) The Grantee shall be liable for
all damages by electrolysiS to water or
gas mains service pipes or other metal
lie pipes or cables of whatsoever kind
or nature, caused by electric currents
from it's wires. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions.
Sec. 4. tD (TRACK, etc.) The
track shall be of standard gauge -four
feet eight and one-half inches in width
and shall he constructed of two rails
weighing at least Forty pounds to the
yard, laid on ties in good and sub
stantial manner along the center of the
aforesaid street, so as to Obviate as far
as possible any obstruction or hind
rance to. or proper use of, said street
CD The space between the rails
and one and one-half feet on the out.
sides thereof. to DE filled with gravel
cinders or soil to correspond with til.
surface of the street. so that when full!
completed and settled it will form |:
bed in such condition that teams ant
vehicles may safely cross the same al
all places at all times.
(c) All crossings at interSectins
streets shall b" planked between tn,
rails and for one and one-half feet OF
the outsides thereof for the full dis
lance of the streets or avenues which
may be interSected or crossed by sale
street railway. said planking to b.
even with the top surface of the rails
and to be at all times kept and main
tanned by the Grantee in good repair
and in safe condition.
cd The r"ad-hed shall at all time
correspond practically with the actua
grad" of the street and shall h" so lai,
and maintained as not To impede travr
and so that teams and vehicles ca,
cross the streets without danger o
inconvenience at all times.
(c) Whenever under the permission
hereby granted, any track shall he lait
over any sewer or water main or SEP
vice pipe. heretofore. or hereafter I,
BE. lain such track shall be so con
li'.il excavation i1litN ne con
venicntly made under the same when
ever such excavation shall be nccpsSur,
in order to repair. relay nr make con
nection* with amy part of said sewer
water main or service pipes. and th
said City Reserves the right to lay, re
lay. rcpair or make connection wit
any part of such sewer. water main O
service pine as may from time to tim
be necessary. and for that purpose up
on due notice to cNcavatc under sue
track. or if unavoidahl". to tcmpor
arily remove and replace such tracI
or any part thereof. doing no unncc
eSSary damage thereby.
I) 1t shall he the duty of the Gran
tee to repair amy and all damages t
streets. bridges. paving. curhs, cross
ingS. Sidewalks. cutters or other publ
or private property of whatsoccv
kind or description caused by the con
struction maintenance. on"ration or re
pairin" of said street railway. in set
ting poles along said street or high
way. or in doing. maintaining or re
pairing any work for which pcrmisSio
is hereby granted to install or con
Struct
(y) When snow shall be thrown o
otherwise removed from said track
shall he l"vcled or disposed of Ivy tn
Grantee as the eNegcncics may re
Huire. so as not to abstract the stree
or make tn" same unsi@htly: shout
it become necessary to remove the Sno,
from said street and tn" Grantee re
moves 1t to any other street or avenue
it shall level the same so as not I
obstruct or give unsightly appearance
to such other street or avenue.
Sec. ). (al TOI.t:S. TROLLEY WIRl
etc) Permission is hereby granted T
TIL" Grantee to erect aud maintain i
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