The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-15

far as 1t will ever go. 1t was not looked
upon as a proposition that could be enter
tanned by the city. After the conference was
over. Mr.. Winter dictated the substance
OF the document 10 the reporters, leaving
out all the legal terms and phrases neces-
sary to make the meaning SO clear that II
could not be picked to pieces In court 1t Is
This agreement and the rights and priv
ileges thereby. granted shall take effect and
be in force from and after the approval
OF the same by ordinance by the common
G9urc OF said city, but :, the the gn,s an Of
this second party 10 lay. maintain and oper-
ate such railway lines shall be and Is
ensuing from the 18th day of January, 1896.
and shall expire on the 18th day of jan
From the date Of the approval of this
agreement by ordinance TO the 18th day OF
January. 1906. the second party shall pay
to the controller of the city of Indian
annum OF all its gross receipts. After the
18th day Of January. 1906, and during the
rights and privileges are granted, the sec
ond party shall in like manner pay to the
said controller. quarterly. the following
percentages of it's gross receipts from all
sources of revenue derived from the traffic
obtained by the operation of said railways.
namely:
For the period of ten years. beginning
on the 18th day of January. 1906. and end
ing on the 18th day of January. 1916, 5 per
ginning on the 18th day of January. 1916.
and ending on the 18th day Of January,
1875. per centum.
I'm each case said per cents of gross
receipts shall be in addition TO any and
all taxes charged against the party of the
OF Indianapolis
REPAIRS BETWEEN TRACKS.
The second party shall improve and at
all times keep in good repair the space of
the street or alley between its tracks, in
Guiding the space between double tracks
and between its tracks and switches, side
tracks and turn-outs, and for a distance of
eighteen inches of the outside rails of its
tracks. Said space shall at all times be
improved and kept in repair with the same
character of Improvement as the rest of the
street. and to the approval of the Board Of
Public Works. except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Provided however. that it is expressly
understood that as 20 all streets where the
second partyS tracks are now situated
which have heretofore been permanently
paved with asphalt. brick. wooden blocks
or other pavement, including the space
between and at the sides of tracks desig-
mated that said spaces shall hereafter be
kept In repair by the second party and new
improvements thereon made only as the
other parts of such streets are newly i'm
proved; and as to the streets upon which
tracks are located. which have been i'm
proved with asphalt. brick, wooden block
or other pavement, or contracted to be inn
proved. except the spaces between the said
tracks and the sides thereof. or portions
thereof the second party snail proceed from
TIME to time. as ordered by the Board of
Public Works. to permanently improve such
spaces upon such streets between and upon
the sides of its tracks with the same char
acter or Improvement as the rest Of the
street. or, with granite blocks or paving
Drlck. III the second party so elect. With
respect to all streets hereafter improved by
the first party. the second party shall. at
the same time the res; of the street is i'm
Improve a m
upon the sides Of its tracks, with the same
character of improvements the rest of
the street. subject to the election of granite
or brick as above provided.
PROVIDED further. however, that said
second party shall not be ordered or re-
auired to make improvements the aggre-
gate cost of which shall exceed the sum of
$4,000 in any one year.
III the second party shall fail to main
portions of the street as hereinafter speci-
ned, or any parts thereof. the Board of
necessary improvements or repairs, and as
sess or charge the cost thereof against
the property of the second party, as the
cost or street improvements is assessed
against other property. may proceed in
any otner way TO make said Improvements
and repairs and charge the cost thereof
the second party agrees to pay said cost
OF improvements or repairs, so made by the
ments or repairs made by or on account of
the second party shall be subject to the
SupeI NiSlOn OF the Board or Public Works
:, The rare for each passenger upon any
| line or route of said party of the second
part when single cash fare is paid, shall
| be cents. which shall entitle the passenge-
| so paying to the benefit of all conditions as
to transfers.
Fares by tickets purchased shall be as
| follows: Tickets shall at all times be kent
| for sale by conductors of all cars run on
| any portion of the line or lines of the party
| of the second part Six of said tickets shall
| be sold for the sum of % cents. and each OF
| said tickets shall enttle the holder thereof
| 10 passage upon any line, but shall not
entttle the holder to the conditions of trans
| Ter. Children three years OF age and under
shall be carried free of charge when accom-
| panied by the proper guardian.
SUBURBAN RENTALS.
when any street-railroad corporation
shall have in operation a street-railroad
extending from any point outside the city
| limits not less than five miles therefrom to
a point on the corporate limits of the city
reached by the tracks Of the second party,
the Board of Public Works may designate
route over the tracks of the said party of
the second part from the intersection of said
street railroad with the then corporate lin
its OF the city to some point I'm Washington
| street, and returning to said intersection
point in the corporate limits. which route
shall permit said corporation to have a
| loop track near the center of the city, and
upon the acceptance of said route by said
company so operating from a point outside
the city limits to point within the city
| limits, and the approval thereof by ordi-
nance or the Common Council of the city of
| indianapolis, the said second party agrees
| to permit the cars and motors OF the said
| company carrying passengers and their or
| binary hand-baggage only to be operated
| over the route so designated during the con-
| tinuance of the right granted to such conn.,
/ pany, not exceeding the term of this con-
| tract, and TO furnish all necessary electrical
| power therefor.
1.-The rent that the company using such
| route shall pay for such use of tracks and
| power shall be such sum as may be agreed
upon between the said company and said sec
ond party, and shall be payable as they may
| agree. In case the said second party and
| such other company fail to agree as to the
amount OF such charges and the manner of
| payment, then each company shall select a
nonresident, dsinterested expert in street
! railway affairs to decide the amount of rent
| to be paid, and the terms of payment, and
| any and all matters OF detail necessary to
be decided between the two companies
| Should the two fail to agree, they shall Sc
/ lect a third nonresident, dsinterested ex-
pert, and the majority Of these three per-
sons shall determine all said matters, and
they shall file copy of their decision i'm
writing with the Board of Public Works;
| provided. however, that the fares collected
for all local passengers whose passage be-
| gins and end within the corporate limits of
second part. and shall be the same for such,
passage as are required to be paid by other
passengers upon the lines of the second
| party.
| Each of the said parties shall pay one
| half of the cost of such arbitration, and