St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-15
The Combined Ordinances for the Gable
Lines in st. Paul Adopted by the
Council,
With Clause Inserted Which Gives a
Three-Oent Fare at Morning and
Evening.
This Was Brought About by Con-
ference and by Concessions on
Both Sides.
Ehe Document in Full Which Grants
the Franchise--Unani
Adopted.
The Franchise Granted.

meeting on FRIDAY nlgnt, was
put on its second reading. Aid.
Kahn moved as an amendment that clause
be inserted in section three which provided
for the issuing of special class of tickets
to be sold sixteen for so cents or eight for
25 cents which would be good for rides OIL
the cable cars between 6 and Z O'Clock in the
morning, and the same hours in the even
ing. The special tickets to be good only on
the cable cars between the hours mentioned.
The amendment was adopted by unanl-
nous vote. One or two changes were
made at the suggestion of the aldermen
and the ordinance as given below was
passed as the clerk announced, by vote
of IA ayes and none in negative.
An Ordinance Relative to the Saint Paul City
Railway Company. The Common Council
of the City OF st. Paul do Ordain as Follows:
Section l. There is hereby granted to the
St. Paul City hallway COMPANY the author
ity, right and privilege to operate in the city
of st. Paul part of It's line hereinafter
designated by underground cable in connec-
ton with stationary engines such as are con-
structed and operated in the street railway
service upon what are known as cable lreS;
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 10y Nov. l. 1887,
shall be constructed by said company within
the following limits, viz: On Fourth street
from Broadway to Seven corners Tor junction
OF Seventh and Third streets); on Third street.
from Seven corners u SflJy avenue, and
thence on Selby avenue to Dale street.
The following or second part of said cable
line which is to be completed by Nov. l.
1885, as far east 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 Seventh street
to the east line of the city limits, and also
from either the crossing OF East Seventh
street and Broadwat street southerly on
Broadway street to Fourth street, or from the
crossing OF Broadway street to Seven corners.
And said cable line shall be constru cttd
with two or double track and so that cable
shall be operated completely underground,
md the rails of said tracks shall lie laid on
the established grade OF SAID streets or on
that which shall be established by the city of
ST. Paul as the grade of said streets on or as
near as practicable to the center of said
Streets and shall be laid III such manner that
carriages and vehicles can easily and freely
cross said tracks at all points.
And as to that part of said lice on Sc by
avenue, between Third street and Summit
avenue. said cOmpan' shall grade said Seby
avenue from Third street to Summit avenue,
under the direction of the city engineer of
said city. AM shall construct and maintain
retaining walls on the south side of said last
mentioned portion of Selby avenue sufficient
to retain tn" earth on that side i'll its present
condition, in such manner as shall pe directed
by the city engineer
The cars to be used on said lines shall he
constructed with all the latest improvements
for the comfort and convenience OF passen-
gers. and shall be used for no other purpose
than for the transportation OF pasSenzers,
and the company may operate on said cable
line herein provided, not exceeding TWO cars
and one graphing car, attached together,
with one driver in charge of the graphing car,
and at least one conductor in Charge OF said
additional cars, and the slot or opening into
the trenches shall not exceed in width five
eighthS of an inch, unless with tue permls-
sion OF the common cou lcii.
Sec. 2. The said company shall, on max
ing 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 cond-
shall keep sixteen feet in width
(embraclng 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 aforesaid where said tracks
are laid, clean and in good repair, and to
cause the snow to be removed from the sad
portion or sixteenfeet of said street or streets,
so as TO afford safe and unotS ructed pas
sage 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 fort eight hours of the
SNOW FALL IN EACH INSTANCE.
and the repairs of the said streets, and the
removal aforesaid. shall be done to the salts
faction of the common council. or such per-
son or persons may baVe supervision of
tie streets of the city of ST. Paul, and at the
proper cost and expense to said company.
And when any new improvements, paving,
re-paying, planling or re-planking Grading
pnly 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 eX-
cepted. on the said space. sixteen feet in
that part of said street or streets where said
new improvements aforesaid may have been
ordered by the common council aforesaid
and in case the said company shall, after no
tice by said common council of said
city, neglect to make such new Improvements
as aforesaid then the same maybe dole under
The direction OF the city OF st. Paul at the ex.
pense of the said company and the amount Of
said expense shall be assessed by the proper
authorities of said city upon like notice as in
cases of assessment and the amount SO as
sessed 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 reasonable time as
may at any time be necessary on account of
other public improvements, and whenever it
may be necessary to have any such tracks
or parts thereof taken up for the
purposes aforesaid the same shall
be taken up and read at the expense of
said company. The chief of the fire DEPART
ment or the person for the time being who
may be acting III his stead may order sus-
pension of the running of any cars on any
line of railway which he may deem necessary
during any fire.
Of go. a
shall be the same as that upon any of the
lines of said compuny now in operation aud
the fare tickets issued by said company
with respect to other of its lines in use Shall
be received SIS fare upon the said cable line,
provided that the rate of fare upon the said
cable line herein provided. shall not exceed
5 cents for each passenger, for any con-
tinuous travel of one ride the tracks
herein provided. toward the end of said cable
line to which such car is approaching.
All provisions of Ordinance No. 81, entitled
Gan ordinance to authorize the construction
and operation of horse railways in certain
streets in st. Paul." approved January s,
1872, as said ordinance is now amended,
and also ordinance No. 224, en-
titled: IAN Ordinance relating to
the acceptance and regulation of
street railways. in the city CT st. Paul." ap-
proved Sept %, 1880, as the same is now
amended, and all other ordinances of said city
as far as applicable shall apply to the said
CdDlo lIes W uSH uOC nOQlHeQ Dy Cne UeTIuS OF
this ordnance or except where the same is
inapplicable.
Said company shall provide tickets readily
distinguishabe from any other tickets used
by said company, which shall be sold by said
company in packages of
SIXTEEN FOR so CENTS
or eight for % cents, at the option of the
company. Each of said tickets shall be good
for one fare on said cable line between the
hours of and in the morning and and
in the evening, but at no other time And
such tickets shall not be good as fare on any
other cars of said company except the cars of
said cable lines.
Sec. 4. The said company shall be liable
TO the parties entitled therefor or