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


sibley street, and on the tracks OF the
Gary Street Railway Company on sibley
Street from Holman Street 70 Columbia
Avenue under a regular schedule for the
operation Of such cars Of both Com
panies. then the Grantee shall be re-
lieved and absolved from the duty OF
constructing a second or double track
and the pavement for double track on
State Street from Holman Street to
Calumet Avenue. as provided in Section
2 of the Franchise Ordinance granted
by the Grantor to the Grantee March LIST.
A. d. 1904. and under which it is now
operating its line Of track in State
Street.
II ut any time in the future. the
Grantee shall cease TO operate Its cars
Jointly with said Gary Street Railway
Company. around the loop on Calumet
Avenue from Sibley Street to State
Street; on State Street from Calumet
Avenue to Holman Street: on Holman
Street from State Street to SibIey
Street. and on Sibley Street from Hob
man Street to Calumet Avenue. as in
Section V. Of this contract provided.
then 1t. the Grantee. shall be required
to lay an additional or second track OF
State Street from Holman Street TO
Calumet Avenue. and pave said stree
and keep the same in repair for double
tracks, at the time and in the manner
and subject to the conditions provided
in Section 2 Of said Franchise Ordinace
granted by the Grantor TO the Grantee
March 1st. A D.. 1904.
If between the time this contract be-
comes effective. and such time in the
future as the Grantee and said Gary
Street Railway COMPANY shall cease 70
operate their cars jointly around said
loop as said in Section V. Of this con-
tract provided. the city Of Hammond
shall pave said State Street between
Holman Street and Calumet Avenue.
then and in such event. when It ceases
TO operate its cars around said loop
jointly with the cars of said Gary Street
Railway Company. the Grantee shall
pay to the City OF Hammond. an amount
of money equal TO the cost price Of a
5 rip of said pavement. eight 90 feet
wide on State Street between said Hob
man Street and said Calumet Avenue.
figured per lineal yard upon the cost of
said entire pavement. as determined BY
the contract with said City under which
the said pavement is laid.
SECTION VIII.
All track. poles. wire and overhead
construction shall be erected and main
tanned under the supervision Of the
Board of Public Works of the Grantor.
The Grantee shall make no excavation
in or under the surface Of any street or
alley covered by this grant. in violation
of any ordinance of said City. nor until
it has first obtained a permit for such
excavation from said Board of Public
Works. The ante agrees in ALI cases
where it has disturbed the surface of
any street or alley, or made any excava-
tions under any street or alley covered
BY this grant. to restore said street or
alley 10 its original condition. 10 the
satisfaction Of said Board Of Public
Works. and upon its failure so TO do.
the said City shall have the right TO re-
store said street or alley TO its said orig
inal condition. and the reasonable cost
Of such work shall be paid by the
Grantee to said City.
SECTION TX.
The provisions Of this contract are
solely for the extension Of the lines OF
street railway now operated by the
Grantee upon the streets Of the Grantor.
and for the construction of curves and
connections between the tracks of the
Grantee and the Gary Street Railway
company. ana the JOINT ana mutual op-
Grafton BY the Grantee and said Gary
Street Railway Company of their tracks
upon certain streets Of said City as
h~ereinbefore provided. and this contract
and grant carries with it all the rights
and privileges now enjoyed by the
Grantee. and is subject to all the condi-
tions and restrictions at present govern
ing the Grantee in the construction. OPP
Grafton and maintenance of it's lines of
street railway in said City, as embodied
in a certain Franchise Ordinance grant
ed by the Mayor and Common Council
of the Grantor TO the Grantee. its sue
cessors and assigns on the 1st day of
March. A. D. 1904. and the Franchise
Ordinance supplemental thereto granted
by the Mayor and Common Council of
the Grantor TO the Grantee on the 5th
day Of February. a. u. 1907.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
to this instrument have executed the
same in duplicate the Path day of July,
A. d. 1918.
THE CITY OF HAMMOND.
BY c. II. HUFFMAN
FRED c. HOFFMAN,
o. F. HIGHLAND.
Its Board of Public Works.
HAMMOND. WHITING & EAST CHI
CAGO RAILWAY COMPANY.