The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-13
ORDINANCE NO. 272.

Granting additional privileges to the Helena
be It ordained by The C!ty Council of the City of
SECTION /. There is hereby granted to the
Helena Street Railway company, the right and
tanning additional line Of street railway upon.
thr u III and over the following named streets
Ginning at q 81 Nam VIII
ena avenue. and running thence along Helena
avenue to the Northern Pacific railroad depot,
raid line o far as the same shall be constructed
on faid Helena avenue to b. laid at a distance of
two and one-half fer southerly from the center
line Of the said Helena avenue, SO that there shall
he distance of five feet between the southerly
rail of the present line of said company and the
nor.herly rail of the line hereby authorized; and
the ri. b. and privilege is hereby ven to said
run, prope and operate street cars upon said line
ly horses or other animal power, or by cable or
electricity Or other motive power except steam,
sions contained in ordinance No. q OF said city,
entitled grant to street railroad" passed and
NJ. shall BE- deemed and held to be sncorpo,
rated in and made part of the grant hereby
made, excepting as herein otherwise provided:
in the construction of said railway.
Sec. 2. Said company shall. within sixty days
from the passage of this ordinance, commence
Complete e the Construction Of the line Il said
railway hereby authorized, and on or before said
first day Of January 1891, shall commence rum
Railway company shall run and operate at least
twelve cars over the entire line of said track
each day between the hours Of o'clock a. m. and
SEC. s.. the said company may. charge fare.
for any distance upon said line OF railway. OF i've
CENTS but no more, for each and every passenger,
including ordinary baggage.
SEC. I. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage and publication. and the
fling with the city clerk within fifteen days after
conditions hereof, in writing. sgGei by the Sec
rotary and president of said corporation, and at
To- lie y he Of ore
failure to CONNIE nee or complete the work ut the
dates or within the time limited and specified in
feitnre Of this grant, and : revocation Of this
ordinance; and such forfeiture and revocation
may be declared by order O.: resolution of the
herein named.
SEC. 5, The said company, its successors and
assigns, shall be entitled to enjoy all the rights
snd privileges hereby granted and confirmed fol-
the period or term Of twenty-five years from and
after the passage of this ordinance.
SECS. The city OF Helena resei YES the right
,rty from said city to use the streets thereof
for the purposes hereinafter specified to take up
the track and to remove the rails OF sad railroad
pines. eas pipss. electric light wires. telegraph.
telephone or alarm wires, or for any other pur-
council without any responsibility to the person,
company or corporation operating said railway
ON account of the interruption of busine 9.
Provided however, that such work shall be
done without unreasonable delay; and provided
further, that when said rails or tracks arc SO
taken up or removed. the same shall upon the
completion of such work. be relaid by the city
person or company taking up or removing the
same, as soon as possible. and placed in az good
condition MS when they were removed.
SEC. T. The city council hereby reserves the
right to compel. and the Helena Street, Railway
ne NIT any other person, corporation or associa-
lion the right to use the tracks and franchise
hereby granted, upon such equitable terms as
may b. just over the entire line Of said track or
tracks.
tracks allowed on Helena avenue, or any other
portion Of said line aft the track herein grant,
al is laid and constructed and in no event shall
more than two tracks be allowed on Helena ave-
other corporation or association having rights |
granted, or that may hereafter be granted over |
any portion of said line, shall have the right to
use the track or tracks of the Helena Street |
Railway company, upon equitable terms.
TSeall w. Il. STEELE.
President Of Council.
Attest: ROBT. B. SMITH,
City Clerk.