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ORDIN AYCE 70.170.
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r,erlain itis heirs,execiztors
An ordinance granting.. to ,+red . haml �
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administrators Pr+d a.s:;fl franer,ise to build,eci.il�,ol,era ,e
and maintain a street raid Aa.y , ope-a.ted by electric or other f
motive power, except steam, upon cer to in public highwa,,rs in the
Town Of ''ent,'�ourtt�� of"t�i',e of "!'asrlil:gtoll.
F>E I7� OrTDAT' FrT;r,n., T7 L o Tv
Section 1. That there be and is 'here'by granted to Fred ; .
Cr airCherlain,his heirs, execzztors,administrators and asst ns,tY,.e
right,privilege,franchise and a. -thority to lair down,constrzzet,
ecf«ip rnaink;ain and o; era+,e bir electric or otti)er motive pow,
except stearrz,a sinr;le or d,ozjble t$eck electric railway line,with
necessar;r svritelles, t ,7 noz�ts,connec `.kris tv d otr,er necessary ap-
pliances for the o;,eratior of tr eswlie, irelvdinr, the erectin -,r.� ir.-
taining and o,_jeratin of poles and vires with tl eir a +,ach-
ments as tua,r I)e neees,z:4r�r for operating said railway, over, on and
along; and across streest,alleys and rii Y!rv�z�%s in the town of 'rent
as follows,towit:
On Second "t,reet in tr,e plan, of Kent,frori the soi,th i)ornda.r;,r
limits of tyPr+ s-rn tc �irrison `>treet. On said Harrison `'greet
from Failroad Alrenue to Cer tral Azvenue produced
to the south. On ryf.ntral jV en,,le fro: its sol-th terr:inal to Smith
Street. On ,ith "treet from Central Aj"enile to Railroad Alrenuo;
Following on said nait.ed streets practically the center line of
the street.
On Railroad A_enue f ror..-i g,c,,id Varrison ^treet to the north termin-
al of said Railroad Aveniie,th.e east line of said railway along
said Railroad Atreyrle to he at least 40 feet from the east margin-'
al line of thesa.id Avent_ze. Provided; lst.T!,,at. before construct&on
of t)e
saiu ra.ilrrzy
s!.call l)e be,:;,an t r o, �;;� t'.e saicT tozrin
the
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owner
of tris
fralic01
se,',;_;; I-'cr e-,isors
in interest or assigns
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shall elect vr,(aeth(:r e or ttiie�r vrill follow tll.e route alonF;en-
4 r,,itl �,+r e t; or tl e route alon � R,ailrcad A-Teni,e
tral A?d. .Tenzxe a) .
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1'ard f ile S, CII e ctio?) in wri t.in,- ^�J t t, - e clerk of t}-. e s aid m01Yr2 .
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2nd.
7'?,at ii t' (: o?,mer of +; s .'r�,.nch.ise elecf, to use t}?e route
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'.'clang ilroad =� eT1)aefrorr! .,rr9.son ;;tr(;c:t to the nortr terminal
of salCl r'czil) Oad t%r-71,ie tiler! and in t1�a_t �-'er.t,t�l@ CO''nCll,Of the
JI t + have
; said Town reserves t:,e r , lit at its ;s discre ,io �c
the tracks of tl c sa ici r.;.il ;<:.y I i(i alonE; or n(:ii.r the center of
t' -)e snio Railroacl r,r�'ilv.e; 3rd. 'r1,at 117.)o:1 t'?e occupation Of ei-
tlier of the �al.d r•011tes t' e say d rail -,ray i,' -.j -s fr< < c'lise shalJ_
becor�le, void as to tyle streets and ill^,Ts iipon the otr er ro?rte
described; 4t,l,. 'l at .1 r.+,� �,;r it t' erdintince conte,ined,s?-1all
be dBe.I?1f;(l or COr?Strl"eCi t(�.;'10it!,A to p+ 4r",T'rta,Tlt�T on �:'t'F' lizar;' of
�,• , t,;.a.i. t 0_ {,' �.YiUvF' descr3.hed rotiles
t -h e s a 16. t o,rrn Of , r.;
are c) . le •al_ly est:a.blj 5'?ec s`ref:t.sor exi stir[; streets,
said.
n1' `er)�c,l_erc,� ErrP.r?ts tl,F, r_c ,' +, t, r.• eonstr?ret and oiler:?.j,e
sari r~.ilt^ra;r :L:i}?e, st?l).i eet, t,c t i.A en�ci� t i c>> :�,y ro�Tigi.ons and. reser-
VF,.tion,g Tierein set. for 1,1 ,Or)l,r i t .^r,f �r , s t.i.3:��- i t0y,n now 2a8 Or
mai here-.-.fte- control over s:�id stree ts,af?d the routes here-
inc)efore desiE;n� ted, s - ,,7 ect al ; ,, s tr rar ! �i� d. _x,11 rigl,+,s of any
owners of Priv -t.en tFr; t' it t.',e sr i d routes or abtzt-
tinIF upon said streets.
Section 2. track or tracks of tele said railway
shall be of stand-,I,rd ga.uEle,a?id tl:;e roc ils thereof be of steel and
.so laid that ti.e toy s t' ereoi' 91.a.11 Y)e as r:early as practical)le
on the level w_th th.e sari'ace of t} e ,,meet or alley where they
are laid,at tl).e etablished f*rade thereof,and the space between
the rails aT?d tracks,and for a, distance of one foot on each side
of the track shall. be E)lrnked or .raveled or paved, so that vehi-
cles of an;r and :.11 '.rinds can P
a,911y cross thesarie at any a,'^.cl sll
poini;S,aY (l Zr,'!'erlevQr ".;'(l tC W)latesTer PXtP.nt +',,� tcwn Of T"-ent,s?,R11
c -,use an trF t, r;r s tree t;s ir. or On ich an. T,,art of tl,p 3_1d
track
s1,.,11
1% l c7 , to ? e
r,ay ed , pl=.n'cecZ,
�rrair gilled or
7^a.e-
acLmami^ed t},e
saJd
o,;- er of f},J.q
fr,7,.nC'�:ise s aJ_1
at the Sam
tir!e
at Ti E; or tl,.,jr 0..,rn '�rt)ra,r EXf�FnSP,, j,r,tre,�;ra�rel� f1)1^,nlC (fir i- cadalr-
i.7e i�1 lz�r 1
°r „F t,�'I�:F --
�. '� tr<�.c--;
r:
r r'ci r ils snc for a dis-
tancc s of gine��
oot o:� eacl
sJ.c�e of
t.' c: said
track or tracks,and
Upon the s a,e
• r�a.de Fuld of
', -e r r e
ia: ,, Trials
used b27 ti -,.e said
town _n tine
TO
atsiattin� port-i-ol;s
of
t' -ie said
street or streets.
All trains
opera-.cue(i upon
t'r,e said
railUratr
s')alJ_ ,nak(, reL,,t,la.r
stops at tr.e stations in ent.
VJT,enever the track c- I.rn-eks of
'h- t',e track or frac <.s of -nir ot;'er line of rr,i'!;iray,the rails
of eac},. sliall })E' :��JE;re.,d Or c"t so cL3 to per?'tit of each
to pass wit')ollt obstr;�Ction.
Th. owner of ti,i 4-'r<a7ic•'',ise,l is s, cr,e,ssors ir interest a,;d-
a .si s , s, <�J_l 7,o pix up t1,e str-ees or obstrizct tJ;e t,rav e
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trjereon more t.11an i, ilreiroidable in Corstr,,cting oiorat,inp and
'?12iri+ LlnlnFr t`'eSc�:'_F, r• .i1t' c�.tici rl" L:L J_ 8.t 211 times kee, tl'e S aid
rail -,.-)-ay in %-ooF1 re,:..i r, a,��n upon Vie nomr-letion of t, -,e constr,a.c-
tion, and of c.ny re i rs t% ereon, sYla,ll lewre the streets and s
torn up, or obstructed, tJ..ereb;r, in as r;oon a cord ition for travel
and in as good rei,r-J_r ra.r; t'ae.,a .e ivere it before sixell construction
or repair work was done.
All poles and ivires and. all appliances connected tl-lerewitr,and
the ):na,teria.l ar.d oonstr>>r't.ion of the road red sl 1—t be sz?.c},. as
to interfere as little �,s i,ractical-J.e with an,,,,- other ptzbJ_ic ork
or public use of t' -,g streets , a,nd bot' r^c>. `erial and ,,,orkrn�1.r.sTJT)
scall be of first class kind a.nd quality.
Section 3. Tli.enever and w1,erever t1le o,, -mer of t' -,is franchise
,,his wicceSsors irj terest or distizrb ants street of
the:,a,id toy -+n in the Icyinr' or r>>ildJnr, of t',e said tracks of t')e
Issolid ra,i ltu.y, or in c -rad ing or e •_catratinv for tl'�e same, Oran:r con -
construction work t1l,ereon,Y,.e or lais successors in interest or as-
• y�
signs stall so irrpro�Te the retry inner of i; �P street abutting on
the said track or tracks to leave eqiially good facilities for -
travel and traffic bar tl,e general public as t1ie street afforded
before Dein- so (Ilo
Section 4. Whenever in tree opinir,r of tTle council of the
'1o�Am of ',,-ent, it. is necessary for tre proper drainage of the Street
that drains should be excavated across or unr.er the tracks of the
said railway the s aid ovmer of this fraric'Iise and his srzcoessors
in interest and assLf-ns,upon thirt�7 ,da2rs notice in writing; from
the clerk of t1he,^aid gown , shall place or caused to he
placed under their tracks and across the street drain the culvert)
of such. capacity and at such points as s}ia,ll be required r,y such
notice.
Section 5. "otrinr7 in tl-pis oro;ina.nce contained. shall_ be
constriled. to deprive t},e s a:id town of any rig:hts,powers or priv-
y
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!; ileges whicr it now has or Y,ereaft.er .receive to reF-ulate the
use and control of tae streets and Plleys of thesaid tcivn,a.nd notl+
ing herein cont -=fined s'-i,1_:i be constriied so as to prevent the
town from sewerinp,, grading, )aving,planking or macada ,.izing,alter-
ing or improving anj; of t,1 -P said streets,nor s'rall they,f-dd town
be liable to t")e ow�eer of t>iis franchise or the said railway for
any dmages he may suffer by reason of tale performance of any such
work of street irnprovement,or by the exercise of any right in
tl^is section reserved. Provided, lAiat such work of improving shall
be so doneas to offer the least obstruction totraffic upon the
said railwa�r,consistent wits the practical and econoirica.l prog-
ress of the work, and the ovnier or or,mrs of the said railway shall
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have the privilege of ra. sink; or shifting their rails or their
track temporarily, to avoid such obstruction di)ring t'.11e progress
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ofstreetre pgrin alteration or improvement.
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jSection 6. That in the operation of 'tie said railvay,the
li owners thereof shall_ use the most inodei-n and Cit proved, means of
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appliTin. , power,a.Tld no ],ower sliall. be OF71 ,loved or used, y rich in
i! its nature appearance or mode of Eq,
lication or use shall s,:l^stan-
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tially and Lindeasonably interfere with or imperil public travel
on the said struts o- ar:, of 1,� er2 or encroach upon the ri�Thts of
the public in and u!)on sF, d streets. The cars and all roll-
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fa Ing stock and all. peroor tlty shall be of pro,er construction and
all cars sh,a,ll_ be e�i�i�)i�ed z-rith brakes of modern and approved
patterns and all neceF sar,.% appliances to insure safety of oj:Qr-
ation .
Section 7. That whereirer ai)y person sl,,all hsore obtained
permission from tlP, town or:-ent,to rise an,T street of said town
for tti!e purpose of movin - any buildinp,,th.e said grantee of this
E franchise , pis successor; in interf st or as cif ns sh.a.11,ltpon 48
ho��rs notice 1n >�ri ting; i'rorn tl]J1:a'Tol• of the said town raise or
remove any of tl,e ., ir,,s ole.' t-l-:esaid ra.i:l- ayr wolcr1 �.ay or)sTr-ticT Tae
removal of vic , i)1111(ii11F1, so as tU allow the pas,,,afre of soch b,t ild-
inF across,!)ut not alone,,an,r streF. t or streets on which the
troller or oti,er Aire or �,iires of t(ic ;aid railway mair haire boen
placed; Proviclinf?,that
such
building gnall be moved
across the
said track or tracks at
sucl-i
rpasor,O�Te 1,our of tTle
right ar,d in
such reasonable m=,nner as sna7.1 cause tl,.e .least interference'
witl)
t}te
traffic
of
sa.icl
rn.i ltirray .
SeC�•ion
8.'-(T,e
said
Fred �T.Miaml-)erlain bZr accei;ting t_r,e
benefits of tl�.is ordin.._L,ice,covenarts to and ,pith the said town
of -ent,for himself and his heirs,execut:ors and assins,t%Iat he
Twill rz.nd 11-11e.;T sl? -.11 keel, and Faire t-�,e s.,.id tovni 11armless,at all
times,froln and. n-rPJ_nst any and c7_1 lose,li�b�].itj,Cl"•„la(,e,castEl
and expense an -_r t7.11 arl se or o('rur b`r re,.son of t]�e
construction s• aintenann,e, or)er=a.tIon, or re,r)%ir of said rs.ilwatr or
ansr part or por+_1o•n t'lerf�of,or 1)y reason of a1Trt'rli_n,? done or
�t t',e said
��caused to be done l,,T toe o�rn=:r of , s f'rt.rch se or of
railway by ,rirtue of this or(: i rf:.rce .
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Section 9. Fefore tl,_e track of tae said railway shall be
laid dpzrJn on,/,--.lo-g,ogre- lir arrrooss cin" of the said streets or
alle;rs, e" to t'oe eirmers of property abutting on tre said
streets or ullteys Cr nr1T oi':1�OCc occasioned
zr the bni_lding,lo-
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cat in( ,:ilaiiitainint% and. O,,�erat. i on of tree iaj.d r_i l- r�i;% S1a-c'a.11 be
ascertained rano eo,a, r;;:;;,=i;ion inade t? er- .for to sized o,,:rners bAr the
owner of t)iif, frmnr'?'ise or 1:.r'e s `,.id r ?.l l.r'a?i , :17 t'. e Pi,..rrer r ro-
vie 4 bIi law.
Section 10. 'Die Torn of reserves tine ri„•i,t, to re91?late
by ordin,a.racre tale rar.t� of -,treed al, tip? iel, (%ars
P. rim bar the
said r=al1ra;r in t. le cit;r 1:i,!jtp, or i,, ,a:ic, t vm.
Section 11.. fa.rc; for olr:; c oritirr,-oi-.; 1);a.ssa6re over said
rail, --&,j fro,,;. ta,nsr orle point; ir tree sa.!,d town to any ot'�ier point
therein 9h ll r,r}rer exceed five cents,and t -e 1,a.yment of fare
shall ;,a,--sen-er to transfer tc. c>,n',r other line or
system of lines !v: t'• i,; t,,e said �;��3�r .�ivP and rear iv
P.
trarlsfFir's � o and CroI” tl,(-- of lines operated lender t'riis
franehiee.
Section 12. "orstr,iction work 1q,on F?'te !'id r8i lTr�v s? �J1
be begun wit"- in six months after tl.le t iP,e t1lat the said Fred J.
Cl�amberla.in shall ha -e t riled his acceptance of this franchi se,and
the line sha-11. be completed and it oppr:l'icr as a strsterr wi_t'r,in
'two gears after +he ;aid acceptance of tY)is i'r,:!rcti_ise.
!i Section 13. Rxmx"x x This franchise be assigned bir
the s aid 'gyred lain blit no a.ssiFnr:lent of the same s*�.a11
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necorie opera.+,i re so far as tre sRid to,,rm is concerned Trntil writ-
ten notice t%erecrf. s,, ..11. be ii l'ci 1 it-, the rrler"c of the said tcrVli.
"ection 14. 71r3riFjrer t ,e frayiehise or of t
c...;,�r of y.>�i�; re
,a ,
said rail-aysball fat 1. to o;,erate tr.e-,aid rai ljr,Ry sirstem as a
h,;hole, or Tlall fall toor er-:t( t % at Irnrt i on of i +., Ivin r, wi `ti,ir.
x
the City 17.mits of t"C', {fowl, C'f ,-ert,r)r Z*,au I<<rt t' ereof,fnr a
period of T, -Art,, r3;;rs,; rc,�;r;Frr1 t,r�,�, :;,icl f,-I..ure to operate IS
not caused by riots,strikes,cinil n,omnot,ions,nnts of tie o1_ements
or other causes ogrev winh Ve •r,. d owner of this fr_3,nablee or
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' of t,..Q said railing has no control t,, on aNd t4areupon,all rigits,
,Qrivil07es,aUt Ci tl3S and franahises granted by this Oriinan e
MY at the optio- of the said town of Yent,he forthwith termina-
ted by ordirance nv sn id town as tn so nuch of the streets or sys
tma as tt" e owner Of thn said rvilwaV stall fall to operate upon
or over,and if such "pyre ho operate bp of the system as
wt?ole,tl,gn t' is franchise to he so ter_']?r zz teC +'le .i -j (1 t,otm
in tato.
Rection 15. 'i'Lc:.J: hefo-n tie owner of this frarc'•,.ise shall
disturb the surfs ne pr any of On strE ntg of t"eS'ii_(i t( -nfor the
purpose of l; . .K7 CrIM or const;rl r,: � n any railway track or
tracks,he sh:all_ n 1(: ai th t, e council of t e s A d town enmplote
plans
and �E; ec i � is
.t i ons, s' c�;i
T the inten6ad
-
loction
of swell
�f r
track
or hacks in
an ncrO�S
streets -)'
.1P1S,tfe
kiYirl. Of
ie._ Hrorails to in nmed to d 0411 cec',urre the v t
. � p r o �,.1 of the
e
said convAl in -ri tin jo such vlanF arc specifications.
Rection 16. T at theraid i+red , .Wanberlain urd his heirs
s'
executors anti ,as ;ihnH s';xll be deemed to ha -e abandoned all rights
and privile es conferred by Qjs ordinnnee,unless he or tDay r"all
within thirty de,«s rafter its, par -age and ?.pproval,f. ile in the
Office, of tie clerk of the said town a written acceptance of the
rights, rYilopps and franc4ises ?ranted by this ordinance,s"b-
,ject tn the Conditions herein .set forth,and irh.less he or th-cy
shall_ 1)et'in carptrucUon of ne nald system wit;%din Six months from
a.r'd after the acreptance of the franchise herein (_,r a,n ted,and
cornPAtn and herin to operate theraid railway system within two
,years from and after the date of the acceptance hereof.
Section
17. Failvre ui--)on tl,,e fpxf; of tine said Fred J. Cliam-
erluin,lils heirs,exe(ritors or conform to the require-
juents arld
con(litlers of o)-Ci*r-., T I
_nc c sl�i, I vork a f orf li t,,Ir!e
;of all c'i
-tl-ie riF
,lits,privileges and :C,ranchises hq:reln,-grant,6d,'
�ection
18. Tie S
r iFli ts, privi 1p,,e s and frz—cl-iises by t, i
lio r d i n ur c
ran d 3 1. re e and contAr ile for 1-1-e period
of fift,yet.rs froi!i and after the cute +,iJ into
cr�llnaylccl goes
±effect.