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rdinance granting; to `i'lzo.nus (;i�av,,Iaxl,his associates, relzopen �rtr
tat and as�sirls,the ri}lt privile-e and authority to bu'ilc�, ..
1 ip, operate and maintain a rail_ 8,y' o��ere.ted by elec i ra.c or at�z�-
power,but net b,,r stear;i or 1:.orse poo ier)u} an cer i.i� rl p blic
2 vxid highwa.,, s i; t;:;,c, .!ity of r l.l:, ii,c�•l, Of jlaN izlgtGtl.
ro ORi"AI') AS ID:%OiE:
4 11E CITY CO�i-NCl7, Ow' 7i
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5: Section 1. There sl all be and is Ile,-oily %;,r.t,;l i;ed to Thomas Ci"!-ap-
6 man mid his asUociates,rc l:•rc:sc; c..tcivc.s andas::>riglit,priv--
7 ile-e,frailohise and autYlority Lis bu ild, c,��n.; true t, l4zy cloy rl, eq�s ip,
8 operate ai-,td mainta.i4a.nd to use fOr tilu 0�,0ri _ltiu!ij ti,ereof a,;ly PAW-
9 er ether tb.en horse or steam power,a sin,jl, 0-C ,. QU10lo t:r43.c : rail-
10 vaay line,wi'th all nucessar;r s�+ri Li;':Ic=s, tul'.lo cs, r,{)n=_lecf:ic�ns arld other
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11 i1F:ce�:agaxy and convonieilt a,j)liances fol- i;i)C; C)_�@jr1'tibll o he sW'16,
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12 � .,,.; �� ��d o�;il'��.tizlr, :z:i' i
Z:ncl��din_� tie wrf:ocinf�-„:.�,.l.n .�,.1_i��.;
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13 vdire$ vlitil tilcir c�. i dCY3iiiC1'i;$ 4t ,air / be llr�i;:3;i<.,1' J31U C:G]1VL:r110T1t
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14 for operating said railzN�Viur) ]:1,O-VU •,alollc a)1c1. ,zc;l'03a u,??e Streets
15 alleys and highvr%'.as in t.10 said Git,Y O rcz,t �, cbc; i':�1 io�vs, rc �tait:
16 Oil Central Avenue fro,,' "0 ��lort:ll bo hd,�xy lini , Of thy: City
17 to tf-�e south terminal of said Contr cJ A-V0n-tf:; oil Ga'aYe ,tr ti,E+t from
18 State ;'Itreet to R:Alroa.d .Av.;rlue; on railroad Av,_;nue from Gowe „traet
19 t , , l�_iih `ltreet;OTl .:;Tnat�, frora Ra.ilt(J i �val�a�; to Central
f1 Ave”;
20 AVE)YluQ; on RrLeeker i,v c-nua -ol.l 1 .ilroa.ci �v i;_11AF3 �.c) Centra. Ite
21 on Harrison Street in t:te oriL;ina,l k)lo i, of ".e,Jtif roll Second ,Street
22 1 ,rai11.C1 l I'1!: 1l :l iglu ii1 l:ili,ti+ i)1 iiitEt'. GC .ia:"i 4dit'i tiff Sr'(:at line
23 of Central Avenue produced south; Luld O1i acolld `)treesaid
24 original Plat of T"b:31t,fr01u ;i:_:.rrisun trt�i;t�t0 the sol th tarminus
25 of said Second Street.
26 The center line of the tracks of th.esa.id r z.ilway0wh.en there
27 is a sinf�leU.raak s11a11 be Mot lass t�ian five nor l,lore t'san eight
28 feet from the center line of the street;and where them are double
29 tracks they shall be not less than five and n, •'t: -,-,,,ore tlian severs
30 Peet apart, and Vie center line of t11e street shall be .(Adyla.y between
31 the t1.o tracks.
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`"action 2. The tracks of this �a d be of standard
r;auge, tl,e rails thereof sr!L.l_l be of laid oo tiia"t t,he tope
thereof t3ball be as nearlv -racticable imifcx~Li with the surface
o:i the ;;trect vll:ert� l�! iA,,'at; t':e e " t �ihli. lie r � � >>f; "j'�, the
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U IJv � Fi b V .wE .'Ti t.. G `I•C:Yy J.�..Q :��A.i�l ._ (:I' C1,. ., .. I.� CI CLC side L. Ci rS.� 4f , s.L G4 .Ll
be f;l::t7_Gd or ,�aved,so tiLtl� vc,�?icl u1" :.rl�r i 4.11 ��LYi(�8 Gc32Z Lc�
ly cro ,; jti:e .- u1Le a.t an%t , aid x.11 poin t.0, and lehenever and eierever
the said City `hallcause a-ny street or streo:ts in or on which t1te
said railroad or any portion ti ere:of,
_ si,:-ll be, to be inq)r•oved l y" p vir,- or plai-king, the own-
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n -e:- of tl1i; fr ;,nchise ,1 ;,11 at. tlt e :,Gi:..e gime cause the sl;a,ce bet1ween
the r�JJJ axi(j i'or 0210 f';�ot oil aide thert,.of to be am'Prov-ed in
like irLnner in il;E street es).( re sl�cii 1T,ipr•ov n,,nt is Tr, ac,e.
M'ier€:vcr tlLe tr�.et, or Lruc':L:, o -l' ".l,t: i r .i:i ,y sl..=,11 be eros
by yor/ sliLll cr0<�;s tho' l i"czL:l _Ott1" trF%Gk i O{I c (2.>�",',. 3I` r� ].1:6rL31 ty}v rails
of E'acb i%f all b€; so alt a:i 'il 1., G !yC c,;.rs of each � s
�T"� :� t" i t:7'i111 �, �c.�ll t�. 1�}cvS
itv j lGlio-Il't obstruction. -
'the owner of tld 3 fr :cnc14de irivclonstrac-' 1.I4L�;, ;t=.1_n t, .ininF
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c�i,Qr .cin•: the said r ai lwbysl,a,ll avoid so far as possible, consistent
with the practicable o4f Nvork,an-d ro-sonable operating faoil
itles of the road,t1je up and obstructioij of streets and
alleys. i jid all itrets .,;1c:t allays dist-orbed or obstructed by
work of construct' -Ion or rc;Z1t,,ir,s;tT;wll 104�: Vla,,ed and left in as goad
con, -.inion after the -�iork i;• c anuleted,a,s it igaB in before being so
disturbed.
All pales umd wires acid a.1.1 appliances connected t?herewith,and
all T•1iat:eriEals entering; into tre construction of the said railway
shall. be of first class mal"8•-ia,l,a.nd -.11 construction si-all inter-
fere a; little a-, practicable wl tl3 t_ e ordinary use of the streets
and :;.11eys by the public.
Section 3. The City of i'er t, slla,ll retain all right to the c antrbl
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Of t"Plesaid streoi;s over vi-Ilich V).O�----.id si-lall. pasqftJ)nI- are
nOW' 01' may hereafter be Aven ic b--1-aw for the control� -01f zany of
its street,-, and -,),I-Le.-%7s;provide(I V -).at Jn the improvement of streets
or tTle -11a,cing or removim, of any vbj.Io r-tilitJ.eC3 i,e wires or
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other cobvoyors of �,Inly kinfj,or' wh,,,.O,,>oover,
duc c --,re used to as littln IWr!tnce or obstruction
to *!0' oj.1er'-'J" ic 'I'l 01 t],(, ,,7A(- r,-:-Al-.,-7,y v,.1 o-'1-11 be practicable T.,ndrr
the in nti-sr: I 1),7,coria necesoar.-v 01' conven-
ient drirf.- the progres.- of %.`.rork for the :7 yid railmay to shift
its tracks temporarily,it b.tvvo; tl�e prIvileF.-.e of so doing
under the SM. - I ervision of t7,o qilly autbrril.,jes.
Section 4. The said Cll.�tprtm by Fv. cepf;inf-: t'Pi.e benefits of
th4provisions of this ordi-rin.rice,covenarts, to a, -,i -d with the said City
of
by
reason of
Lassicms,t1r.,-at
in t -e
he %villand they
shall keep
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save
t. --es aid 'Ity Tarriles- at
all
tirles � r o-,, I -tn d
at-;ainst any
a -id.
all.
los.9 1JabMty2dvv,i,-tCr
_,es
and
costs,whi(3h
j; -lay ,-,,t any ti,ic arise
by
reason of
ncrj*ence
in t -e
construction,
maintenancelo-peration
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roprdx o-11
tl)o
P,,-).J.d rtailway
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yany 1) ar t
jor portion thereof.
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Section S/ The City of siert, reserves the right at any fu.rture time
to grant a franchise to any other railway over, upon, along and across
any and all of the streets and alleys na:.;.ed in this. ordinance, and.
railway upon receiving such franchise s all have the r ht to VaO
5 powaon uqt$ of the tracks of of the onner of this franeh6,4e,upO
6 paying to him or theta a reasonable rental therefor,and omplyi.ng
7 with any and all reasonable conditions of thesaid owner of this
franchise as to the operation of cars upon the said traeks; and in
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9 Case of f ailure to agree a.s to what are reasonable rentals and rea-
10 sonable regulations for the operation of cars and tra.ina, then the
11 quell, ion of what is reasonable under the cirotzasta.nces shall be
12 submitted to arbitration by a board consisting; of one member appo n-
13 ted by the owner of this fral'Ichise,one appointed by the railway
14 having opposing interestsAxId in caso of failure tU agree by the
15 said two arbitrators,then a third to be appointed by the City
16 Council of the s aid City; and such board shall have all the powers
17 and their acts anddeeisions shall have the same binding effect
18 upon the parties to the controversy as provided by law in other
19 cases of aiitration.
20 The City ,of yent,further reserves the righ6 tolregula,te thespeed of
21 trains andoars upon the s aid railway .and railway tracks within the
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23 Section 6. The fare f, -,r one a3 ntin-Lioios passaj.,e over the said
24 railway shall nevere exceed the sum of five cents from any p6nt
25 in the said City to any other point t�ierein,and the payment of faro
26 by the passenger shall entitle hiu. to a. trassefer to any other 3.ine
27 or system of r:-ilviays v4thin the said City,which may give and
28 receive transfers to and from ithe system of line operated under this
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30 Section 7. Failure: orL the part of the owner of this franchis-4 to
begin construction of thesaid rai.;way within the limite of thesaid.
31 City within two years after the✓pe.,:sage of this ordinanaosor t0
complete and operate the -.,aid rajlway within the said City 11mits
within three ,years after the a,crd.e7atanoe of tl is franchise,
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SM11 give thesaid city the right to revoge the swie,upon
dy;s notice in writing �f first given to the crier of this fsztt G-•'
:r►u$,why quoh,yevocation shall not be made,
on G. This franchise may be assigned try the s aid ThpInas Cbap«.
men#but before ouch assi.giruent shall becorUe o-perative, so far as :
interests of the said City are affected tnerepy,notice thereof in
writing shall be filed witii the Clerk of the ;mid City,
Sootl:on 9. In case o::' failure to operate the said railway for a
period of side consecutive mon.the,at any time after its completion,
the said City may declare this franchise forfeited as to the street#.
and. alleys over which such operation has ceased for that length
of time,upon thirty days notice to the ovmer• of this franchise to
show oausc. w1W:;ouch fOrfeiture should not be declar#A
Suction 10. Thu rigllts,pri.vileCeo and l;.0 �iority here by granted
shall extend and continue over a period o �A years f. -ora and
after the date of acceptuncc of the owiie by the said Thonas Chapmarl
his reprcoentativeo or
SeWtion 11. Thesaid Thoiaas Chapiion s , -all be deeraed to have abandout
all rights and privileged granted b✓ this ordinano�.0nless within
thirty days .after its publication as ;,y- law rV411Ared,he; or his asso-
oiates,reprssentatives or aosigns shall file his or the acceptan40..I
In writing of the same,subject to all t} -,e 1.1rovisions and conditions
of this --ordinance.
Section 12. The ri;.,ht -to wiehd this ordinance at any bins is resew
ved to tI-iasaid City,subject on1"- to .Fie condition that due ragard
shall be shown to the rights of persons intereoted and to the in -
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Faa()Od the co. ncil _ 2 -. _ __.. -1910.
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oppx'�ved t,�J the n�-�yor_ 21- 1910.
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