Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-22
ORDINANCE NO.. BIZ.

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ORDINANCE NO. BIZ.
Introduced by Alderman B. N. Hagna
An ordinance granting to the Grea1
Northern Railway company, its sue
cessors and assigns, the right to con
struct, maintain, and operate a spul
track, together with the necessary
urn outs, switches, spurs and sidings
to serve patrons through the alley II
blocks thirty-six 1850 and thirty-five
$3.50, Second Railway addition to the
City OF WATERFOWL, and block six (6)
and the west half of block five 90 OF
the original plat of Watertown, anc
across portions of Kemp avenue
Fourth, Third, Second and First
street, northwest, in the city of Wa
tertown. South Dakota.
Be 1t Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Watertown South
Dakota.
Section /. The Great. Northern
Railway company, it's successors and
assigns, is hereby authorized and
empowered to build, construct, main
tain. and operate a side or spun track
together with the necessary turn-outs,
switches, spurs, and sidings to serve
patrons through the alley in blocks
thirty-six 1860 and t%hirty-fve t35} in
Second Railway addition to the city
of WATERFOWL. and through the alley
in block six (6) and the west half of
block five Isl, of the original town
site of WATERFOWL, South Dakota, and
across portions of Kemp avenue,
Fourth street northwest; Third street
northwest, Second street northwest,
and First street northwest, in the
city of Watertown, upon the follow
ing lines and locations, to-wit:
Beginning at a connection with the
present side or spur track of said
Great Northern railway company, OPP
posite block 81 of said Second Railway
addition and extending n~ortheasterly
by a curved line across Kemp venue
and by the most feasible and con
yenient route to a line drawn parallel
with and distant eight Isl feet north
erly from the south line of the alley
in said blocks thirty,siy 1861, thirty
Eve $3.50, six TO-, and the west half
of FIVE 81 and extending along said
alley easterly across Third street
northwest, Second street northwest.
and First street northwest, to the
west line of the alley running north
and south in said block five go Of the
original t%ownsite.
Section 2. Said track shall be built
and maintained in such manner as
not unnecessarily TO obstruct said ay-
enue, streets OF alley, or unnecessarily
interfere with the travel thereon, or
tho ordinary ItGa yharnnf
Section 8. The said track is only 10
be used as a side or spur track from
the main line of said railway COM
Dany, to accommodate business TO be
transacted by business houses in said
blocks thirty-six 1861 and thirty-iYe
t35), Second Railway addition, and
said block six 81 and west half of
block FIVE t51 of the original town
plat of Wa1ertown; locomotives or
cars shall not at any time stand or
stop pon said track over said streets
or alley for the purpose OF loading or
unloading cars or for storage pur-
poses; nor shall any street crossing
be obstructed for more than enc min
ute at any time.
Section 4. The pavement removed
for the construction of said track
shall be relaid by said grantee, under
the supervision OF the city engineer,
in such nianne and OF such material
as said city engineer shall deem adj
visable and ~expedient, whether the
same be of paving material or of
planking. The rails shall be of type
satisfactory to the city engineer and
shall be laid SO that the top of same
shall be flush with the top of the
pavement in said streets, avenue. or
alley, and shall conform to the grade
OF said streets and alley, nov or here
alter established, and the space be-
tween the rails and over the ties in
said alley shall be planked until said
alley Is paved, when the same shall
be covered with such paving by the
grantee as deemed advisable and tx
pedient by the city engineer. ANY
dirt or accumuIations caused by the
use or building Of said track across
said streets, avenue, or alley, shall be
removed BY said grantee, and said
streets. avenue. and alley placed and
Kept in as good condition and repair
as before the construction OF said
track. and the street CROSSINGS over
the same shall at all times be kept Id
good repair and condition.
Section s. The said grantee herein
shal at all times from and after the
passage and acceptance os this grant
protect the city OF WATERFOWL and
save 1t harmless from any and all ia
Diiityy, on account OF injury to persons
or damage 70 property by reason OF
lts use Of occupancy Of said streets
and alley ais aforesaid.
Section The said city OF Water
town hereby reserves to itself ali the
rights, powers and privileges which
4 nov has or may hereafter acquire
by law to regulate or control gaid
streets and alley, with the right az
crossing over or under said track al
such place q places, ali it may from
lime to timeSdeem necessary Or pro-
per including the regulation Of the
street crossings.
Section ( Said grantee shall with.
fngsten days from the passage ana
apprpval 81 this ordinance, ME writ.
ten acceptAnce with the city auditor
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