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An ordinance ;ranting to the Allies&Cn1-' Secti n 7. The cars of said Railway Con- I t i city Or a . part th oft,i lal j
Railway Company the right t,,dace its pany n it i entitled t,the r� r t of wl y over I pall, hall Sell comer tioi
d ks, electric trolley wires and poles and i nut v nJcles and in alt e a.es w h re a _I,of not inore than one,dolktrt )
�iecl,,S,Sz,ry supports thereof, in, upon acid. tea i or yeb lc Shall be Overtaken by ally car htc is,i) duel, withru tine r, to c t r. t!lit
} ag the streets of Armes, Iowa, of aid r,aily -y 111p any upon the streets of udder the apt of rive (5) ye -
Se I:ordained by the city council of the Cit d y Sau -.i asps th t uv rr• Of such Lenin or L,cla Lana- tcomp;anied y the p i I t
,f An es,Iowa, snail le v e r a ci tracks s within one block after 2 ran.fee,shalt be given to 1 a rt i
Section 1. That consent, permission and tiavijLl been sigluled to (to so by the motor- out aclditio, charge, giv m i
authority is hereby geauted to the Ames a mad u.augi t a belt Or bong attached to tine portation on the uext car, tonne tin ?
elle e 1 arivvay Company,its successors and trout end o, the car or train which belt or point within the City of Allies, hsc. ii .•z
�tsslgus to lay asingle track for its railway gun sLail b3 of standard take, and when s-reet or an interurban
dues,with all the necessary and convenient sucL taus or vehicles are met by any car or ed in said city,but it shall no-,to re old
t._ach for turnouts,side tracks and witch s train of :.aid railway company, the earner give transfers on other line,to pr is i
in,upon and along the street, of the City of -;hall into ont of tine way so as not to p ev irrt by its own lines. No transfers to i i
Amen,Iowa,except Story Street between the'1 tat re.tson,able movement of said car or train, lines.
East tine of Ho att Street and West line or ;and i,,hail be Elie duty of to ino ouman to� Section 11. Cats ar d train, run ii ,r,, ( t
Out, Street, and consent, permission and sigma! or notify said driver of the al,piruach sunrise and after sunset Shall be pro v i
-.uuthority is hereby given and granted to the of the car or train,by ringing the bell or gong the front and rear with elf rrc sip r
-aid Ames & College Railway Company, its as above stated and he shalt lessen or di min- Con uerors and motormen sh 1 ev .
nccessors and assigns to place in,upon and ish the speed of the car or train and in c tale of diligence in protecting pas.er ears ul
Gong Elie streets of the City of Ames,except danger,bring it to a full stop in order to pro- in,and leaving cars, No car;or tr.... ' }
Story Street,between the East line of Hoggatt feet thelife findproperty of drrie2sand pedes- remain standing on the sti e t or tie I
Street and West line of Duff Street the.neces- mans upon the streets and alie,..of said city. eept when warning for pas, n ore,in n,
ry clectric trolley wires and the necessary Win,,person who shall violate anti of the pro- to be allowed to block a strec t or nit,
p des and aupports thereof, and ec nsc,it,per- visroar_,of till Lion of _atd oiuinamcc oi,all u g :lls iL 1,c..i;r i A,,i t
mission and authority Is hereby given and be guilty of a m sdemeanor and upon con- vision shall not apply in cil;e or
granted the said Ames & College 1<ailvv4y vietion thereof sball be punished as provided The speed at which cars on lrairis inil, 1
Company,its successors and assigns,to keep, by law. on or across streets and whey t.1 i
maintain,use and operate thereon, railway Section 6. The rights and privileges herein reed the rate of 8 miles per hot i
cars in the manner and for the time and upon granted to said Ames&College Railway Com- employee ou mm eber of sale! c,_ni i
I pany,shall endure for a period of twenty-five sliccessor or aS signs, who shall vi :
the conditions hereinafter named, C�a)years from and after.h3passageofthis if the. provr,,lons of this oidte:mar( I
i Section 8, The cars to be used upon said ordinance; at the end of such time,all rights guilty of a misdemeanor and anon
ttwuks shall be operated by electric power, and privileges granted by this ordinance shall thereof,sball he punished ac ord ❑via
i using the overhead trolley system, other absolutely cease and determine Section 1f3. This ordinance 1.,grar t
electric systEms'or any other power that may Section 7. The rights and privileges herein the condition that this Company Slut!!
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be approved by the city Connell, steam ex- ranted.are upon the condition tbat said corn- tarn passenger service between en Dt tY t
incepted- The said tracks auu rah vvay may be pany shall have cars running upon the streets their station at the college at Stich i v a
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used for the purpose of traspor trng freight, of the said city before the drat day of July12-', as the requirements of the bu dress may ya ar- i
express and pn5s a gers and rue ordinary brag- provided however, that if said company shall rant.
gage of passen ors, iWo freight in car leas' be estopped or hindered by reason of any in- Section 13 The frequency of the sere ire to
!shall be allowed on Onondaga Street becwren junction or legal interference, then said cony- be maintained shall be in harmony with the
t a.m.and 1t P.in. pany shall have an extension of time equal to provisions of Paragraph 9 of the grant to Lire
i Sectiun 3. Trillcity reserves the right to the time it is stopped or hindered. Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern I:ai1-
*egulaw by a general and uniform plan, the Section 8 Within ten (10) days from and way Company, by the Executive Council of
manner in whfeb and the place where, the after the publication of this ordinance, the the State of Iowa, which is at, intervals r.ot
poles and side tracks of said railway company said railway company shall file with the city exceeding twenty (20)minutes from 7 a in.to
small be placed; and all trolley,poles of said Clark,a written acceptance of the grants here- I0 p.En.,but the governing board of the c l e,ge
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company located on the streets of the City of in made,with the conditions, liitations and may by consent relieve the railroad corn i m ny
4riles snail be ornamental iron or stee,and at regulations herein expressed, and when so of this requirement such times as the bu n.,s
any point wbere the construction of the lines accepted, shall operate as a contract between is not sufficient to warrant it; and ha such
of saidcompany interferes xith nhelighcing of said company and city. In case said accept- Service sball begin at Duff Street,Ames, not
bald city,the changes necessary shall be made ante 1-not filed within said time and iri case later than 6:43 a.m.
and the expense paid by the said Railway said company shall fail to comply with the Section 14. The Company's rails shall be
Uompany;the work shall be under the direr- provisions of Section No. 7 (Seven), hereof, sufficiently bonded so as to prevent el ctroly
tioa and supervi ion of the electric light de- then the grants contained in this ordinance sr..and if any time a test shall shove a de-
Iaa.rtment of said city. shall become inoperative and no rights,privi- structive current between the con any'.,
Section 4. The trams of said Ames&Col- leges or franchises whatever sball vest in said rails and the city pipes or service pipe"i,tine
lege Railway Company shall be so laid as to company. company shall take such measurs neee tidy
coi�fornI with the grades of the stretcs upon Section 9. The grants and privileges herein to remedy the defect and the company shall
which the said tracks are laid, wherever the made are upon the further condition that the tie,liable to the city,or any individuals for any
City of Ames has established a grade upon said Ames&College Railway Company shall damage that may be incurred. �
said street or street, and has improved said not lay its tract anon any street in said city
streets or street to grade. In cast said rail- where the driveway on Section 15. The franchise now existing of the streets is less than - e
way company desires to lay its tracks upon forty feet (40)wide except upon the condition the Ames & College Railway shall to snr-
any street which has not been improved to that the said company shall at the time of the rendered and become inoperative upon the
grade,iL u.ay lay iLs tracks upon laying of such trace=. n tract. a it, own acceptance of the franchise herein granted,� 1
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of said street,upon condition that said com- cost and expense,widen the driveway on said reserving, however, the privilege to of rain
pany shall be required to raise or lower said street or streets so that the sane shall not be under the old franchise until the line -(: in
tracks as said street may be improved under less than forty feet wide where a track is laid operation on Onondaga street under Lhi,
ttre order,of the city council. The wort: of widening the driveway in any franchise, by said Ames & College Uailway
The provisions of this ordinance shall be street as provided in this section, shall be Company,as herein provided.
field to apply to any street or streets within done under the supervision of the city en- Section 16. The failure to provide s rv,eedi-
according to the requirements of this or
theCity of Amen w,except Story Street beteen <*ineer, and Grit said railway company shall 1
the LasEJine of Hrggatt Street and West line pay all tLe Costs and expenses thereof. Iu case nance shall make the franchise subject to
of Duff Street, whether the same be laid or h the city is held liable for damages including revocation,except in case of accidents, 7�r the
established within the present limits of saict damages to abutting property resulting from elements interfering with the operation of -
city oc in any addition or territory that may said proposed change the said company shall car or train service.
hereafter be indexed. be liable to the city therefor.., Section 17. The expense of public ion of g
The tracks shall be laid in the center of the _ this ordinance and of this special a c+roil, i
screety in all cases enure it �s ptacticaUle co authorised by resolution, to submit th or-
street them. -- dinauce to the voters of the City of 1t a
Iowa, shall be paid by the Ames &Coiree
Railway Company.
Section 18. This ordinance shall be in force
and effect from and after its publication,as y
provided by law. _ d
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