The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31

ehise granted by the Mayor and Common
Council OF the city or Hammond to the
Grantee. its SUCCESSORS and assigns. on
the LIST day OF March. A. y. 1905. and
the supplemental franchise granted by
the Mayor and Common Council of said
city to the Grantee on the 5th day Of
February. A. D 1907.
SECTION III.
The Grantee may lay in either of the
streets hereby granted. either a single
or double track electric railway. or may
first lay a single track and afterwards
a double track. In its discretion. A
single track in said streets connecting
with the present tracks Of the Grantee
and the Gary Street Railway Company
as provided in Section /. Of his con-
tract, shall be built and in operation
within six months after this contract
goes into effect. provided that the time
In which the Grantee is prevented from
prosecuting the work Of construction or
operation or both. by reason Of strikes.
riots. inclement weather. the act of God.
Injunction or legal process shall not be
computed IN arriving at said period Of
six months.
SECTION w.
Consent and authority is also given
the Grantee. its successors and assigns.
to construct, maintain and operate from
the date this contract becomes effective.
until its termination. a double wye curve
connection from it's present tracks on
Holman Street. to, upon and connecting
with the present tracks of the Gary
Street Railway Company where the same
terminate at Holman and Sibley Streets
in said City. together with all necessary
poles, cross. feed and trolley wires. over
head construction and special work nee
essary to make an adequate double
curve connection for the operation of
the Grantees cars 10 and over the tracks
Of the Iary Street Railway Company on
Sibley Street. and the operation Of the
cars of the Gary Street Railway Com
pany upon the Grantees tracks upon
Holman Street as hereinafter provided.
SECTION V.
The Grantee agrees that IL will permit
the Gary Street Railway Company to
operate it's cars and power over the
racks of the Grantee now laid and to
be built under this contract. upon the
following streets in said City.-On Hob
man Street from Sibley Street 10 State
Street; on State Street from Hohmna
Street to Calumet Avenue: on Calumet
Avenue from State Street TO Sibley
Street.-on condition that it, the Gran
tee. IS granted like permission by the
Gary Street Railay Company to operate
its, the Grantees cars, upon the tracks
of the said Gary street Railay Company
in Sihley Street. from Holman Street
10 State Street. on State Street from
Si0ley Street to Summer Street. and on
Summer Street from State Street to
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that il VIII. as soon as practicable. after
this agreement becomes effective. enter
INFO an agreement with said Gary Street
Railway Company. for the mutual ope4-
alton of the cars of the Grantee and
said Gary Street Railway Company upon
and over the streets provided for in this
Section Of this contract. upon such terms
as shall be mutually agreed upon be-
tween the Grantee and said Gary Street
Railway Company.
Said contract with said Gary Street
Railway Company shall provide. and the
Grantee agrees. that while said joint
operating agreement is in effect, the
cars of both Companies shall be so
routed as TO provide a loop service over
the respective tracks of both Companies
on state Street and Sibley Street. be
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rue: that all westbound cars of said
Gary Street Railway Company entering
the CITY Of Hammond. shall run north
on Calumet Avenue from Sibley Street
10 State Street: thence west on state
Street to Holman Street; thence south
on Holman Street TO Sibley Street; and
that all eastbound cars OF said Gary
street Railway Company shall run on
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Calumet Avenue in an e~asterly direction.
And that all the cars of the Grantee
travelling upon State Street and Slbley
street between Holman Street and Calu-
met Avenue shall have the same routing
as the cars of said Gary Street Railway
Company around said loop.-that is, all
w~estbound cars Of the Grantee upon
State Street shall proceed exclusively
in a westerly direction from calumet
Avenue to Holman Street. and all Of
the Grantees cars travelling on Sibley
street shall proceed exclusively in an
e~asterly direction from Holman Street
TO Calumet Avenue
And for the purpose Of enabling the
Grantee to operate it's cars upon and
over said tracks of said Gary Street
RaiIawy Company. the Grantee is given
the right. franchise and privilege. if the
Grantee shall first enter into a contract
with said Gary Street Railway Company
for the mutual operation of the cars of
said Companies as in this Section pro-
vided. TO construct. equip and maintain
on both sides of Sibley Street from
Holman Street to State Street: State
street from Stbley Street to Summer
Street. and Summer Street from State
Street to Penn Avenue. all necessary
poles and cross. feed and trolley wires
and overhead construction to enable it
to operate its cars and power over the
tracks or said Gary Street Railway Com
pany. upon and over said streets to said
Penn Avenue. And the City of Ham
mond hereby gives its consent TO the
mutual operation of tho cars of the
Grantee and said Gary Street Railway
Company upon the tracks of each of said
Companies. and upon such terms and
conditions as shall be mutually agreed
upon by said Companies as in this Sec
ton provided.
SECTION VI.
The Grantee shall be liable for and
save the city harmless from all damages
| which il may sustain by reason of in
Jury TO any persons or property through
the carelessness or negligence or want
Of ordinary care of any agent or servant
or other employee of said Grantee in the