Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-11
An Ordinance

Granting to Andrew l.. Gracey, John Kaiser
and Nelson Moore, their successors and as
| signs the right and permission to construct
| and operate au electric street railroad. to be
| known as Route No. @
| Whereas the City Council OF the City of Ma
rietta Ohio. did by ordinance passed February
| 20, 1895, establish street railway route No z:
and whereas the City Clerk OF said city did
| give public notice by publication in the Ma
rietta Register, newspaper published daily
for three consecutive weeks next preceding
the 2Oth day OF March. 1885, advising The public
5nat 70 % sealed proposals would be received until
March 1896 for the grant of the right to con-
struct and operate for the period OF twenty-five
in said ordnance and whereas bids were re-.
ceived at the time mentioned in said notice,
and were opened by the City Clerk at said time
and 1t appearing that Andrew L. Gracey, John
Kaiser and Nelson Moore propose to carry
passengers on said street railroad at lower
rates OF fare than any other bidders, viz: single
fares, five cents colnmutation tickets or fares
s1x for twenty-five cents or twenty. five for one
dollar; school children under sixteen years of
age tsrs %nen g going to or returning from school
ing people, two fares for five cents for one
hour in the morning and one hour In the even
ing, the time to be specified by the City Coun-
ell, tsaid special fares for school children and
for said two hours to be upon tickets to be fur
nished for that purposel; children from four
four years, when accompanied by older person,
free; policemen in s.n.torm free. said rates OF
fare TO cover the entire rnute ane also any ex-
tension thereof that may hereafter be con
structed; and said Gracey, Kaiser and Moore
have filed with the City Clerk the written CON
sent OF majority of the property owners on
each OF the following streets on the line of said
proposed railroad, represented by the feet
| front OF the lots abuttIng upon the streets in
railroad viz: Second street. from Ohio street
to the intersection of Front street, Second
street, from the intersection of Front street
BACK TO montgomery street Montgomery
! street. from second street to Fifth street:
Fifth street, from Montgomery street to Put
nam street; and Greene street, from Fourth
| street to Second street. Therefore,
Be 1t ordained by the City Council of Mari
eta, Ohio. as follows:- s-N-
Section /. That permission be and is hereby
granted 10 Andrew L. Gracey, John Kaiser and
Nelson Moore, their successors and assigns, to
construct and operate said street railroad
from Ohio street to the intersection of Front
street; Second street, from the Intersection of
Front street back to MONTGOMERY street;
Montgomery street, from Second street to
Fifth street: Fifth street, from Montgomery
street to Putnam street, Greene street, from
Fourth street to Second street.
Section 2. That the foregoing grant shall be
for the term of twenty-five years and shall be
subject to all the terms and conditions CON
tanned in an ordinance entitled, IAN ordin-
ance estaolishinga street railway route, to be
known as route No. 2, and fixing the terms and
conditions under which the same shall be
25, 1896.
Section 8. That the rate of fare shall at no
time exceed the rate named in the preamble to
this ordinance, viz: Single fares, FIVE cents;
Communication tickets or fares six for twenty
five cents or twenty-five for one dollar school
children under sixteen years of age, when going
to or returning from school, two fares for five
cents; for the benefit of working people, two
faies Tor five cents, for one hour in the morning
and one in the evening, the time to be specified
from time to time by the City Council, (said
special fares for school children and for said
two hours to be upon tickets to be furnished
for that purpose; children from four to eight
years of age, half fare; children under four
years when accompanied by older person. free;
policemen In uniform free: said rates of fare
to cover entire route and also any extension
| thereof that may hereafter be constructed
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect
and be IN force from and after the earliest
period allowed by law.
| Passed April Z, 1896
President of City Council,
EDw MEIsENHELDER.
| Attest: CARL BECKER,
City Clerk.