The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-05-24

m Iuse olreet railway company, its
s and assigns. and that the
term PERSON" shall include persons.
nrms, co-partnerships, corporations or
associations.
Sec. Gay (MOTIvE POWER) The
.ifantee Is hereby granted permission
Of it's track. as the same is hereby, or
may hereinafter be. authorized to be
constructed, electricity as a motive
power. same to be supplied to the cars
ny single overhead trolley wire, the
electric circuit being completed by the
rails of the road-bed 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.
(b) During such times as the
operation of said street railway shall
be interrupted or suspended by reason
OF accident to electrical equipment.
animal atnaaa Or, or other motive power, except
pulsion of the cars on the whole or any
part of said line of railway
(c) Should said Grantee be unable
70 acquire electric power at reason
power may be substituted for the same.
CD Said Grantee is hereby express
~ authorized and empowered to lay
and construct said ground circuit as
be necessary, and shall maintain in
connection with the street railway all
necessary insulated feed wires rail
connections and bonds. which shall be
sufficient to return to the dynamos the
current used in the operation of said
railway, in order that no damage shall
he 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.
| (e) The Grantee shall be liable for
all damages by electrolysis to water or
lie pipes or cables of whatsoever kind
or nature, caused by electric currents
from it's wires. notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions.
track shall be of standard gauge four
feet eight and one-half inches in width
and shall be constructed of two rails
Weighing at least Forty pounds to the
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.
! OBJ The space between the rails,
and one and one-half feet on the out
sides thereof, to be filled with gravel.
cinders or soil to correspond with the
surface of the street. so that when fully
completed and settled it will form n
uniform. substantial and smooth road
bed in such condition that teams and
vehicles may safely cross the same at
all places at all times.
| (c) All crossings at intcrsccting
streets shall be planked between the
rails and for one and one-half feet on
the outsides thereof for the full dis
lance of the streets or avenues which
may be intersected or crossed by said
street railway. said planking to he
and to be at all times kept and main
tanned by the Grantee i'm good repair
and in safe condition.
| tM The rOad-hed shall at all times
correspond practically with the actual
grade of the street and shall be so laid
and maintained as not to impede travel
and so that teams and vehicles can
cross the streets without danger or
| inconvenience at all times.
| (e) Whenever under the permission
hereby granted. any track shall be laid
over any sewer or water main or SER
vice pipe, heretofore, or hereafter to
be. laid such track shall be SO con-
structed that excavation may he con-
veniently made under the same when
ever such excavation shall he necessary
in order to repair, relay or make con-
| nections with any part of said sewer.
water main or service pipes, and the
said City reserves the right to lay. re-
lay. repair or make connection with
any part Of such sewer. water main or
service pipe as may from time to time
hc necessary. and for that purpose up
on due notice to cXcavate under such
track. or. if unavoidable. to tcmpor-
arily remove and replace such track
or any part thereof. doing no unnec-
csSary damage thereby.
81 1t shall be the duty of the Gran
tee to repair any and all damages to
| streets. bridges, paving. curbs, cross
ings. sidewalks. cutters or other public
or private property of whatsoever
struction maintenance. operation or re-
pairing 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 permission
is hereby granted to install or con-
struct
| tg) When snow shall he thrown or
otherwise removed from said track. it
shall be leveled or disposed of by the
Grantee as the eXeg"ncics may re-
quire. SO as not to ahstruct the street
or make the same unsightly: should
1T become necessary to remove the snow
from said street and tn" Grantee re-
moves it to any other street or avenue.
it shall level the same so as not to
obstruct or give unsightly appearance
to such other street or avenue.
Sec. $. fa) tPOLES: TROLLEY WIRE
TIL" Grantee to erect and maintain in
and along the aforesaid street or high
way, poles. brackets. cross wires and
such other equipment as may he neccs-
s"ry to support and maintain the over
h All poles for such construction
shall be of steel or iron shall be of
uniform size and shall he of such style
and kind as ar" usually used by first
] class electric street railways. Said poles
| shall be set adjacent to the lines Of the
curb of the sidewalk. or otherwise, in
such manner as not to unreasonable
impede public travel. and not in
violation of ordinances of the City APP
plicablc thereto. and shall be set at
such depth in the ground as to make
their support substantial and adequate.
Said poles shall at all times he kept
neatly painted Of a color to be ap-
proved by the City Council
| (c) The City shall at all times have
! the right to place lights upon all poles
placed in the streets by the Grantee
that it may care to utilize for such
purpose, and shall have the right to
| string wires on such poles providing
the placing of such lights or the string
ing of such wires does not interfere
with the proper use of poles by the
Grantee.
dD The cross wires or brackets, as
the case may be. for the support of the
trolley wire shall be attached to such
poles at such height as to maintain the
trolley wire at every point not less
than sixteen feet above the surface of
the street.
(e) All brackets. wires and other
equipment shall be maintained by the
Grantee at all times in good order and
condition and to the abstraction of the
City Council, and in such manner as not
Sec. 6. fa) NRIGHT-OF-WAY) TIL"
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