The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-08

plete text of said FRANCHISE, grant
or contract to be published in the
newspapers in the City of Hammond.
Lake County. Indiana, indicated by
! said Board of Public Works.
GARY STREET RAILWAY COM
PANY.
BY: C. w. CHASE
President.
Attest: F. G. SHEIDT,
| Secretary.
CALUMET ELECTRIC COMPANY
| By: C. w. CHASE
| President.
Attest: T. G. SHEIDT,
Secretary.
The exact form in which said
franchise, grant or contract is to be
! finally adopted as determined by
said Board of Public Works at its
meeting held on the 7th day of June,
1922. is as follows:
This agreement made and entered
into this -day of June, 1877,
by and between the City of Ham
mond in the County of Lake and
State of Indiana by its Board Of
Public Works duly authorized in the
| premises. party of the first part,
hereinafter sometimes called the
City and the Gary Street Railway
Company and the Calumet Electric
Company. both corporations duly
| organized and existing under the
laws of the state of Indiana, parties
| of the second part, hereinafter
sometimes called the Railway" and
the Electric Company" respectively.
WHEREAS. the Railway is the
owner of pole line located and ex-
tending in and upon the streets or
public highways known as standard
avenue from the Indiana illinois
State Line to Calumet Avenue and
south in and upon Calumet Avenue
from Standard Avenue to Ridge
Road. and enthusiastically in and
upon Ridge Road to Forsythe Ave
nue. and north in and upon ForsytAe
Avenue to Summer Street in said
City OF Hammond, and the Electric
Company owns and operates an cleo
trio power distribution system alon z
and upon said pole line of the Rail-
way and from which said Railway
purchases and receives all electric
power used by it in the operation of
its railroad. and
| WHEREAS, said city has deter
mined that public convenience and
| necessity requires the vacation of
that portion of Ridge Road extend
| ing east from Columbia Avenue and
, occupied between Columbia Avenue
and Forsythe Avenue by said pole
line and electric distribution system
and has requested said Railway and
said Electric Company to surrender
their rights in, along and upon such
portion of said Ridge Road and to
remove said pole line and electrical
distribution system from Ridge
Road between Columbia Avenue and
Forsythe Avenue to the street and
public highway known as Locust
. Street extending from said Columbia
Avenue to said Forsythe Avenue
and 1t therefore becomes necessary
to provide said Railway and saic
Electric Company with a franchise
or permit. to occupy said Locus
Street with their said pole line anc
> electrical distribution system from
the west line of Columbia Avenue
eastwardly to the east line of For
sythe Avenue;
NOW, THEREFORE,, in considera-
ton of the premises this agreement
) wITNESSETH THAT:
/, Section 1. Consent, permission
and authority are hereby given
= granted to and vested in said Gary
: Street Railway Company and saic
f Calumet Electric Company. their re
spective successors and assigns. K
) construct, maintain and operate ar
f electrical power distribution system
J. with all necessary poles, wires anc
!. | appurtenances thereunto belonging
extending in, along, upon and
$ through Standard Avenue from tn
. Indiana-Illinois State Line east Il
Calumet Avenue, thence south II
: and upon Calumet Avenue and alons
the west side thereof to Ridge Road
thence enthusiastically in and upor
s said Ridge Road and along the souti
| side thereof to Columbia Avenue
thence south in and upon Columbia
= Avenue and along the west sid
thereof and in and upon and alons
l the west side of the street or high
! way connecting Columbia Avenue
= with Locust Street and adjacent t.
and enthusiastically of the right o
: way line of the Chicago & Erie Rail
y way. to Locust Street and east il
! and upon Locust street and alon;
= the north side thereof from Howar'
Avenue to Forsythe Avenue an
thence north in and upon Forsy TIL
Avenue and along the east sid
- thereof to the north line of Summe
Street, also in. upon and along tn
public alley extending southeast
o wardly from Ridge Road parable
e with and adjacent to the right Q
l. way of the Cheasapeak e. Ohio Rail
c way Company to and across the in
l, tervening private lands parallel wit
l. and adjacent to said Railroad rish
o of way to the north line of Locus
y street, all in said City Of Hammond
y together with right to TRANSMIT
= thereover and to distribute there
e from and sell to the owners or oc
n cupants of abutting property an
# premises electrical energy for power
= heat and light. and to construct an
e maintain in and across said street
e such wires and apparatus as may b
l. necessary for the distribution an
II delivery of such electric current I
$ property and premises and the occu
l. pants thereof on either side of sal
r, streets.
q Section 2 In the setting of pole
% or in the maintenance or repai
.e thereof the Grantee shall obstruc
s as little as possible the said street
y of said City and may make all neces
,r sary excavations and openings !