The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-05

atsve named within one year from the
adoption of this ordinance, the right
above granted in Section of this orii-
nance shall cease and determine AS 10 So
much Of said streets as said street rail
way is not built and operated upon.
and such portions Of sail streets shall
t'e in the same position as 10 the rights
of said company 10 construct its lines
upon as the other streets of said city.
SEC. 3, Said company shall not have
the right To charge more than ten cents
for the conveyance Of any passenger one
way over its line. or any portion thereof.
and the council expressly reserves to
itself the right To reduce sail maximum.
10y ordinance regularly enacted. provided
1t shall not he reduced below five cents
As minimum.
SEC. I. Said company shall have the
right to lay its track. turntables. and
spurs and switches upon all the streets
above described, but shall not have the
right Ia change the grade Of any Of said
streets without permission Of the city
council. and shall maintain and keep in
repair all street crossings over and across
its tracks, spurs and switches. AMI shall
have the right To lay all its track. but
without unnecessary obstruction of the
streets of said city. sand company shall
keep up the grade for one foot on each
side of its track To the grade at which
the streets upon which il runs is now or
may hr established.
SE,'. :. This ordinance shall not pre-
vent the city council from granting to
any other street railway company which
is now or shall hereafter be organized
the right to construct and operate its
road over any Of the streets ot thu city
of Palatka.
SEC. 4. This ordinance is passed upon
the express condition that said Palatka
Street Railway Company shall have its
railway constructed and operated within
one year after the passage Of this or,lin
ance. from the corner of Water street and
Madison street by any one of the streets
specifically designated, or from Lemon
strcet from Water to Rose. in Section l.
to the Jacksonville, Tampa \ Key West
Railway company's depot, rs now situa.
ted. and from thence on fnst street, or
First street to Lemon street, and on
Lemon from First street or Front street
tn Rose street.
SEc !, This ordinance. and the rights
thereby granted, shall be in force for the
period Of twenty years from and after
the date Of passage and approval.
SE,. :. The rails usc,l in the construc-
tion Of said railway shall le of AN i'm.
proved pattern; lumlsr to m No. yel.
low pine, the ears to be of an improved
pattern. with a prominent light ON front
and rear at night time, and, II required,
to have bells on tho horses and mules
drawing same.
SEC. .. The company shall run its cars
at least once an hour during the day, and
the service shall be continuous during
the whole year il being optional with
said company IA to running on Sundays,
So. 10. In case the city Of palatka
shall decide to pave any ~ its streets
through which this street railway has
built, or desire to build. as provided
above, this company shall, at its own
expense, pave and keep in repair such
portion Of the street which lies between
the track, and for one foot ON each side
of it, track.
SIC. II. 1t is understood, and part
Of this ordinance, that the motive power
of this company shall be horses or mules,
and that steam in any form shall not he
used as the motive power.
Sc. t9. Provides that. after the eSpi-
ration of the term Of five years, il shall
bc lawful for the city to collect from
said railroad company, in addition to the
taxes assessed and collected from said |
corporation, the sum Of five per cent. Of
the net earnings of said company, in
payment Of the franchise herein granted.
SIC l3. Provides that, whenever il
shall become necessary. for health pur
poses, to use any part or parts OF any
street occupied by said railway, it shall
he incumbent upon it to remove such
part of its road bed and track, at its own
expense, as may be required for drain
age or sewerage purposes, and no claim
for damages shall be made against the
,,ity for s,ipl, rap,pyal