St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-17
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Of Ordinance Passed by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paui,


An Ordinance Relative to the st. Paul City
Railway Company.
The Common Council of the City OF 81.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section l. There is hereby granted to
the ST. Paul City Railway Company the
authority. right and privilege to operate in
the City of st. Paul part OF its line herein
after designated, by underground cable in
connection with stationary engines such as
are constructed and operated in the street
railway service upon what are known as
cable lines; and to construct and maintain
such cable lines in that part Of the streets
of the CITY hereinafter mentioned.
The following, or first part of said cable
line which is to be completed by November
1. A. d. 1887. shall be constructed by said
company within the following limits, viz:
On Fourth street, from Broadway street to
the Seven Corners Tor junction of Seventh
and Third Streets); OH Third street from
Seven Corners to Selby avenue, and thence
on Seby avenue to Dale street.
The following. or second part OF said cable
line, which is to be completed by NOvem-
Der 1, 1888, as far easterly as the sewer is
completed, shall be constructed by said
company within the following limits, viz:
From the crossing of Broadway street and
East Seventh street eaSterlY on East Sew
enth street to the east line Of the city lin
its. and also either from the crossing of
East Seventh street and Broadway street
southerly on Broadway street to Fourth
street. or from the crossing of Broadway
street and East Seventh street on Seventh
street to Seven Corners.
And said cable lines shall be constructed
with two or double tracks, and so that said
able shall be operated completely under
ground. and the rails of said tracks shall be
aid on the established grade Of said
streets. or on that which shall be established
V the City of st. Paul as the grade of said
treets. on or as near as practicable to the
enter of said streets, and shall be laid i'll
oh manner that carriages and vehicles
IAN easily and freely cross said tracks at
IL points.
And as to that part of said line on Selby
venue, between Third street and Summit
avenue, said company shall grade said Selby
avenue from Third street to Summit ave-
hue, under the direction of the City En-
gineer of said city. and shall construct and
maintain retaining walls on the south side
of said aforementioned portion Of Selby ave-
hue sufficient to retain the earth Oh that
side in It's present condition, in such man
her as shall DO directed by the City En-
gineer.
The cars to be used on said lines shall be
constructed with all the latest improve
mentS for the comfort and convenience of
passengers. ana shall be used for no other
purpose than tor the transportation Of pas
sengerS, and the said company may operate
Oh said cable line herein provided. not eX
ceedng two cars and one graphing Car, at
taehed together. with one driver in charge
of the graphing car, and at least one con-
ductor in charge of said additional cars and
the slot or opening into the trenches shall
not exceed in width tive-eighths of an inch,
unless with the permission of the Common
Council
Section 2. The said company shall, on
making the necessary excavation and works
for the construction of said cable line, replace
the said streets where such excavation or
work shall have been made. in as good con-
d1tion as they were previously, and shall
keep sixteen feet in width, embracing the
space covered by its said double tracks, and
two feet outside Of the outside rail on
either side of said track in the streets afors-
said, where said tracks are laid, clean and
in good repair, and to cause the snow to be
removed from the said portion or sixteen
feet of said street or streets, so as to afford
q safe and unobstructed passage to sleighs
and wagons, and cause to be removed all
such snow from the said space of sixteen
feet completely away from said street or
streets, within forty-eight hours of the
snowfall in each instance, and the repairs
of said streets, and the removal aforesaid,
shall be done to the satisfaction of the Com
mon Council, or such person or persons as
may have supervision of the streets of the
of
cost and expense to said COM
pany.uetAnd when any new inn
prevements, paving, re-paving, planking
or re-planking Grading only excepted), is
ordered by the Common Council of said
city, on any of said streets or parts of said
streets herein mentioned, the said company
shall in the same manner, and with the like
materials, make such new Improvements,
paving, re-paving. planking or re-planking
Grading only eXcepted), On the said space,
sixteen feet in that part of said street or
streets where said new. Improvements afore-
said may have been ordered by the Com
mon Council aforesaid. And in case the
said company shall, after notice by said
Common Council of said city. neglect to
make such new improvements as aforesaid,
then the same may be done under the di-
rection of the City of ST. Paul at the ex-
pense of said company, and the amount OF
said expense shall be assessed by the proper
authorities of said city. upon like notice as
in other cases of assessments, and the
amount so assessed shall be chargeable to
and paid by said company.
The running of the cars or carriages on
any part of said track may be suspended
by the Common Council for such reasona-
bic time as MAY at any time be necessary
on account OF repairs OF streets or the build
ing Of sewers OF other public improvements,
and whenever it may be necessary to have
any such tracks OF parts thereof taken up
tor the purposes aforesaid the same shall be
taken up and relaid at the expense of said
company. The Chief of the Fire Depart
ment, or the person for the time being who
may be acting in his stead, may order a
suspension of the running of any cars on
any line of railway which he may deem
necessary during any fire.
Sec. 3. The rate of fare upon said cable
line shall be the same as that upon any of
the lines of said company now in opera
ton and the fare tickets issued by said
company with respect to other of its lines
IN use shall be received as fare upon the
said cable line, provided that the rate OF
fare upon the said cable line herein pro-
vided, shall not exceed five cents for each
passenger, for any continuous travel of one
ride on the tracks herein provided. toward
the end of said cable line to which such
car is approaching.
All provisions of Ordinance No. 81. en-
titled IAN Ordinance to Authorize the
Construction and Operation Of Horse Rail
ways in Certain Streets in Paul." approved
Jan. s, 1872, as said ordinance is now
amended, and also Ordinance No. 224, en-.
titled Gan Ordinance Relating to the Ac.
ceptance and Regulation of Street Rail.
ways in the City of st. Paul." approved
Sept. %. 1880, as tine same is now amended
and all other ordinances of said city as fal
as applicable. shall apply to the said cable
line. when not modified by the terms of thi:
ordinance or except where the same is i'll
applicable. Said company shall provide
tickets readily distinguishable from any
other tickets used by said company, and
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