The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-08
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Board Of Public Works
AGREEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT. made and en-
tered into by and between the City OF
Hammond. Lake County. Indiana, by
and through its Board Of Public
Works. Charles Il. huffman. Frederick
G Hopmann. and Ora r Highland. here
matter called the city. and the United
Boiler Heating & Foundry Company. 8
corporation, OF the city OF Hammond.
Indiana. hereinafter called the Company.
WITNEsSETH:
!. That permission and authority he,
and the same Is hereby granted. to the
United Boiler Heating & Foundry Com
psny. its grantees and assigns. 10 con-
struct. maintain and operate a travel
ing crane. with ono overhead track, to-
gether with all necessary connections
and appurtenances. upon and along the
following route, to-wit:
Upon and across Wilcox Street. in
the City Of Hammond. Lake County,
Indiana. from it's buildings and plant
located on part Of lots Eight (s>. Nine
80. Ten (1o). Eleven GD and Twelve
C12). all IN Block Two 90. Wilcox and
Godfrey's Addition to Hammond. Lake
County. Indiana. ~northward TO that part
of Lot One %. in Block One 81. in
Wilcox and Goefrey's Addition TO
Hammond. Lake County. Indiana. lying
Immediately north OF the lots above de-
scribed. in said Block TWO Cd said real
estate in said Lot Ono % being upon
the north side OF said Wilcox Street. and
said lots as above described being upon
the south side of said wilcox Street.
said travelling crane TO be constructed
upon and across seid street SO as to give
2 clearance above the level or said street
of at least seventeen (1D feet. for the
purposes Of operating m electric crane
for the use of said Company, from said
Compeny's building on the north side Of
Wilcox Street to the said Conpany's
building on the south side OF said street.
2. That permission and authority is
and is hereby granted said Company to
construct. maintain and operate said
electric travelling crane upon and across
said Wilcox Street and upon the express
condition that said Company shall in all
respects comply with the Ordinance of
the city CT Hammond regulating the OPP
GRAFTON of the same.
8. The Company. IS successors and
assigns. hall at sll times keep and
maintain said street where said electric
travelling crane crosses the same. in
good condition for the full width OF said
street and shall confirm ard obse-y re al
the lswtful requirements and rega4aticns
impose upon a. IKE. trGvelins cvanes
CROSSING streets IN the city % Ham
mond. Lake County. Indiana
The Company. its successors and
assigns. shall Save and hold the City
harmless from any and ell claims what
soever or damages to persons or prop
erty out of the construction or use OF
said track and travelling crane and this
is made pursuant to the petition Of said
Company. filed with the Board OF Pub
lie Works of said City.
s. Ths City of Hammond by virtue OF
an Act OF the General Assembly of the
city OF Hammond. entitled. An Act
Concerning Municipal Corporations In
force April Is. 1905. and all Acts sup
Elemental and smenaatory thereto. and
in consideration OF the things herein set
forth and upon the terms and conditions
Of the things herein stipulated. does
hereby give. grant and vest in said Com
pany, its successors and assigns, the
Ike privilege and authority to build.
construct. maintain. operate and use
travelling crane. as aforesaid. PRO-
VIDED. HOWEVER that said travelling
crane. az above state, shall be and con-
tinue IN force as long IS said Company.
its SUCCESSORS and assigns. own said
| property described in said petition and
uso the same. And in the event said
Company. its successors and assigns. en-
tirely abandon the use of their said
property where said travelling crane in
connection with the operation of their
said business. then IL such abandonment
by said Company continue after thirty
(3o) DAYS written notice thereof from
said Company TO said City of Hammond.
the latter may declare the right. priv
iege and authority hereby granted for
feited and ell rights herein granted
shall Immediately cease and become null
and void Il said City OF Hammond
shall have the right to remove said
travelling crane and overhead structure
snd all parts thereof from said Wilcox
Street in said City Of Hammond. afore-
said ct the expense of said Company.
1t is further agreed. that in event the
| Grand Calumet River. from Holman
street east to Calumet Avenue. should
be converted into a canal and the i'm
/ provement Of an traffic on said Wilcox
street should BECOME such as to cause
the crane and a-ppurtenances thereto to
unduly interfere Herewith. the United
Boiler Heating and Foundry Company
shall remove said crane upon said ree-
sonabIe notice from the City Of Ham
mond.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF WE HAVE
HERETO set our hands and seals this
4th day Of September, A.. D. 1918.