The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-12
PORTSMOUTH NEWS

along the tracks, but shall be evenly
distributed 30 as to not obstruct travel.
NO suit nor any mixture thereof shall
be used IN clearing the tracks.
Eleventh. The fare to be charged
from one end of this line to the other.
within the city limits, shall not exceed
cents. or Six tickets for % cents.
Twelfth. This contract shall expire
ut the same time as the contract now
held by the Portsmouth Street Railway
expires.
Thirteenth. Should this ''com pa ny"
ever acquire right to any other street
railway running from or connecting
with the city OF Portsmouth, then the
railway SO acquired shall bs subject to
nll the conditions ns to kind OF rails
used, length of contract, ETC., which
this road is subject to.
Fourteenth. Work shall commence
on this road within sixty days from tho
time when necessary rights of way
shall have been obtained also from
Norfolk county aud completed within
eight months from day of commence
ment provided that in no cuse shall
the length of time for beginning the
work be extended beyond six montbs
from the signing OF the contract.
Fifteenth. The city shall have the
right to ordor to be temporarily taken
up or removed the poles. tracks, etc.,
OF this COMPANY" when the same hall
become necessary for the repairs of
water maine, sewer pipes, etc., and
| when any of these pipes shall be the
exclusive property Of the city, then the
removal OF any poles or parts of tracks
made necessary to reach the pipes shall
be done at the expense Of the "oom-
pany."
Sixteenth. Should the street railway
discontinue the operation of the line
on any city street for one month, DON.
trary to provision to be made in Arti-
| Gle seventh of this contract, then the
city shall have the right to remove an d
dispose OF the track not 80 used, aud
the expense Of said removal and dis
position shall be borne by the railway
company.
Seventeenth. The street railwa v
company shall be liable for and pay
any and oil damages done to individuals
or to private or public property by
reason of any defective construction or
| maintenance of Its road.bed, tracks,
etc., and should any damage be re-
covered against the city by reason of
| any fault OF the electric railway com.
pany, the said electric railway COM
pany shall indemnify the city against
| oil suits at law that may arise there.
| from, and such sums shall be recover
able from the company" as debts of
like amount are by law recoverable.
In order to further secure the city in
the matter of damages the said Ports.
mouth Street Railway Company shall
furnish bond of $40. 900, to be APP
proved by the City Council, and the
said bond shall continue in full force
during the continuance of this contract.
Eighteenth. Exclusive rights to tue
streets herein named is granted to this
company" for electric street railway
| purposes, conditional upon the faithful
performance by it of this agreement 10
| every respect and for the further con.
| slueraNon:
That on July lst. 1897, and on each
| succeeding July LIST thereafter till the
expiration of this contract, the Ports.
| mouth Street Hallway Company shall,
through its proper officers, make q
| sworn statement to the City Council OF
| the total gross receipts and total gross
| expenses of the road for the fiscal wear
preceding, aud should the total gross
| receipts of the said road for the year
| ending July LIST, 1897, exceed its gross
expenses for that year Cinterest on
| bonds issued previous TO construction
of the road to be included in sex
penses") than the said company shall
pay over to the city o per cent. of the
difference between its gross receipts
aud it's gross expenses. The "com
pany' shall also pay yearly. in like
manner to the city. per cent of the
difference between its gross income for
that year and gross expenses for the
| yenr ending July LIST, 1897.
Nineteenth. A bond for $4,000 to
be approved by the City Council, shall
DO required of the Portsmouth Street
| Railway Company as 3 guarantee Of its
| good faith in beginning and construct
ing the said electric street railway, as
| required in section fourteen.
JAMES w. Brown,
). THOMAS Dunn,
we accept and approve of the above
| report except in the matter OF rails.
We believe that girder rails should be
| required on all the roadways.
(Signed) JNo. e. OWENS,
8. Il. MONTAGUE.
| Mr.. Owens. after the reading the re-.
port, NOV ed that the report be laid over
until Friday night. 30 that the public
may become familiar with it. 1t was
| seconded by Mr.. Montague, but he
| thought it ought to be published until
| Friday in all the papers.
MIR. Slater thought that the Council
ought to resolve themselves into q
com ittpa of tbo vhols on6 alIovy oil