Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-17

| repair of water or gas pipes,
or for the construction or re-
saair of sewers, or for other public purposes
on the streets on which such rails may be
laid, and the track of said road shall be taken
up and relaid by and at the cost and expense
of the company whenever the Council may re-
| quire the same to be done.
| Sec. 6. The Council of the City of st. Paul
hereby reserves the right to make all necessary
and usual police regulations concerning the
operation and management of said street roads
during the continuance of the rights and prlyl-
leges hereby granted. -
| Sec. T. Said tracks shall be laid in the CEN
| ter of the street in all cases except upon Rice
and Tenth streets, where it will be as near
the center of street as practicable, unless 9TH
erwise ordered by the Common Council; and
the said company shall keep the space between
| the rails and for space two feet OUTSIDE OF
its track in proper repair, 80 as not to interfere
with travel over the same, and shall Keep Inc
| same in proper order as to cleanliness at us
own cost and expense
| Sec 8 The cars of said company shall be
entitled to the track, and in all cases where
| any team or vehicle shall meet or be Overtaken
upon either of the street railways in said city,
such team or vehicle shall give way to such
car; nor shall any person wilfully obstruct,
hinder or interfere with any of said railway
cars by placing, driving or stopping, or caus-
ing to be placed, or driven in slow pace, or
stopped, any team, vehicle or other obstacle IN
upon, across, along or near the track OF So
railway, or either of them, after being nOtlhed
by the driver or conductor, by the ringing OF
the car bell, or otherwise; and whoever shall
wilfully violate any of the provisions OF this
section shall, upon conviction thereof before
the Municipal Court of said city, be punished
by a fine of not more than fifty nor less than
five dollars, and costs of prosecution; and may
be imprisoned until such fine and costs are
paid, not exceeding thirty days.
Sec 9. 1t shall be the duty of the company
to repair any and all damages done to the
streets, curbs, sidewalks, cutters, or other pub
lie properly, by the construction or repairing
of the tracks along the streets, as herein pro-
vided for; and further to protect and save
harmless the city of st. Paul against claims or
damages arising from the construction or man
agement of tracks and roads provided for here
in. And in case said company shall neglect or
refuse to repair any such damage when re-
euested so to do by the Board Of Public
Works, such repairs may be made by the
Board of Public Works, and said company
shall pay the cost and expense thereon, and
the amount of such cost and expense may be
recovered by the city from said company by
suit in any court having jurisdiction, the said
company waving all objections except as to
whether such repairs have been made by said
iiSSo
Sec. 10. The cars or carriages OF the COM
pany shall be run upon and along the tracks OF
said railway company in conformity with the
following rules and regulations: ProUtded,
that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued as limiting the police powers of the City
Council, as granted in Sec. 8 OF this ordinance,
tO-wit:
1. No car shall run at a greater rate OF
speed than SIX miles an hour, east OF Dale
street.
g. While cars are turning corners or eros
sing bridges the horses or mules attached
thereto shall not be driven faster than walk,
or if other motive power be used, not faster
than three miles an hour.
3. Cars driven in the same direction on the
same track shall not approach each other
nearer than a distance of two hundred feet, ex-
cept in cases of unavoidable necessity or acct
dent, or when cars are near or at stations.
4. No car shall be left to remain standing
on any street at any time, unless the same is
waiting for passengers, or is unavoldaDly de-
tanned.
5. No car shall be allowed to stop on a
crosswalk nor in front of any intersecting
street, except to AVOID collision or to
prevent danger to persons in the street, or to
take in or leave off passengers.
6. The conductors and employees employed
by said company shall use reasonable care and
diligence to prevent injury to persons, and on
the appearance of danger to any one on or
near the track, the cars shall be stopped, when
by so doing such injury may be averted.
T. All proper care shall be used by con-
ductors and employees to prevent injury to
teams, wagons, carriages and other vehicles.
s. The conductor shall use proper diligence
to prevent ladies, or children, under twelve
years of age, from leaving or entering cars
while in motion.
g. Conductors shall announce to passengers
in distinct tone the names of all streets
crossed as the cars approach such cross streets,
and they shall observe the same rule when
nearing the track of any other railway COM
pany.
10. No cars shall remain standing at any of
the stations more than ten minutes, except at
each end of the lines and the stations nearest
the passenger depots of any of the railway
companies, at which excepted stations they
may stand longer time.
IL. No track or part of track shall be
operated before the same shall have been in
spected and approved by the Common Council
of said city, after written notice by the COM
pany of its completion.
H. Said company shall make at least three
round trips each day from the corner of Fifth
and Market streets to the southern line OF the
addition known as Como Villas, and shall
make three additional round trips each day
from the corner of said Fifth and Market
streets to Dale street, commencing not later
than the 1st day of July, 1882.
49, The said company expressly agrees to
remove the cutters upon all that part OF
Rondo street which it may use between West
ern avenue and Mackubin streets at its own
cost, whenever ordered by the Common Coun-
Gil of said city.
Sec. 10. The rate of fare for any distance
within the city on any line of said railway
shall not exceed fifteen cents for each and
every passenger, including ordinary baggage;
Provided, That the fare between the corner OF
Market and Fifth streets and Dale street shall
not exceed eight cents for each passenger,
except when cars or carriages have been char
tered for specific purpose, but before any car
or carriage shall be used or operated on said
lines or routes, license of ten dollars per
anuum for each car or carriage shall be paid
to said city, to be obtained in the same
manner as regulated by ordinance respecting
hacks.
Sec. II. All rights, privileges and fran
chises ordained by this ordinance are granted
subject to any right, privilege or franchise
heretofore granted by the city of ST. Paul to
any other person, company or corporation.
Sec IL. Within thirty days from the publi-
cation of this ordinance said company shall
file with the city clerk written acceptance
of the grants hereinabove made with the con-
| ~or,Jof;opc opd limitations ohOvp py-