The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-21

electric power. said line so. changed shall
cease and terminate on the first day OF July,
1915.
In making such change and substitut on,
said st. Paul City Railway company. its sue
cessors and assigns.i are hereby authorized
and empowered to construct, maintain ana OPP
crate such suitable device or devices, to-
gether with such machinery. appliances and
buildings as may be necessary therefor, on or
about Selby avenue ILL., so called, from Third
street as far west on Selby avenue as may
be necessary fer the purpose of operating the
electric cars On said line up and down said
Selby avenue Afli safely; provided, however,
that SAID buildings device or devices, ma
chfnery and APPLIANCES shall be so constructed
and maintained as NOT to interfere with or Cd
struct travel on SeIby avenue west of Summit
avenue, or on any part Of Summit avenue, or
any part Of Third street, and so that the
same shall not obstfuct travel upon the SIDE
walks on either side-of Selby avenue, between
Summit avenue and Third street. Said double
track electric fine to be substituted and op-
Grated as herein authorized and directed,
shall connect at Milton street with the pres
emit so-called Merriam Park electric line, and
shall be maintained and operated with said
Merriam Park electric line as one continuous
line without change of cars from Broadway
street to the corner of University and Pr-or
avenues in said city; provided, however, That
said company shall not be obliged to run all
the cars which it shall operate over said cleo
trio line from Broadway street to Milton
street through to Merriam Park. but only
such number as is necessary to furn.Sh a
reasonable service, but said through cars shall
be run at intervals not exceeding fifteen min
utes between cars, between the hours OF q
O'Clock in the morning and $3.50 o'clock in the
evening, and said company shall operate Its
cars ON all portions Of said line during such
hours each day, and with such frequency as
shall reasonably accommodate the travelling
public along the entire length Of said line,
from Broadway street to the corner OF Prior
and University avenues; provided, however,
that In Dor Pai lyx-aX mn
pany, its successors and assigns, shall at any
time change said Fourth street and Selby av-
enue cable line into an fnterurban l1ne so
that the cars are operated through and over
the same between the central portion OF the
city of ST. Paul and the central portion Of the
city of Minneapolis, then and n that case
the said st. Paul City Railway company, IS
successors and assigns shall have the right to
Marshal avenue and University avenue in said
city Of ST. Paul, being that portion Of the
same now lying on Prior avenue between the
last above named avenues.
The said double track electric line to be
substituted. built and operated. as in this
section provided, shall be completed and in
operation on or before the SOth day of June,
1898. 49,
Sec 3 The device or devices. buildings.
machinery and appliances in section l of this
ordinance authorized shall be such as shall
be approved by the city engineer Of the city
Of st. Paul. and the erection of the same
Of said line, and the erection of poles and
wires shall all be done under hts direction and
supervision. and the said st. Paul City Rail-
way company its successors and assigns,
shall save and hold harmless the city OF St.
Paul from any and all damages, costs and
expenses arising from said change and sub
stitution, CIR from the construction or main
tenance of said line, device or devices. ou,d-
ings appliances or machinery hereinbefore
authorized and provided for.
Sec 3. The said st. Paul City Railway
company, It's successors and assigns. snail,
from and after the completion of the change
herein authorized and provided for, and not
later than the Both day of June. 1898. issue
a transfer check to any passenger gong i'll
an easterly direction on said Fourth street
line, who has paid one full fare; which said
transfer shall entitle such passenger receiv-
ing the same to a continuous passage on any
regular car operated over the Como line, so
called; the Lafayette and ROndo line. so
called; the Maria avenue line. SO called; the
Jackson street line so called, and the Ham
line and st. Anthony Park line, so called
which said transfer shall be issued by said
ST. Paul City Railway company, Its success
sors and assigns, at the corner of Fourth and
Robert streets, as to all OF said lines, ex-
cepting the Jackson street line; and as to
said last named, at the corner of Jackson
entite the person SO receiving the same to one
continuous passage on the next car depart
ing On either one of the abave named lines
at the following points, to wit: On the Como
line the Lafayette and Rondo line and the
Hamline and ST. Anthony Park line, at the
corner Of Fifth and Robert streets. and on the
Maria avenue line at the corner OF Seventh
and Robert streets. and on the Jackson street
line at the corner, of Fifth and Jackson
streets. q, "a, s., ..- .
Said st. Paul City Railway company. It's
successors and assigns, shall, also issue to
any passenger travelling in a westerly direc-
ton on the Lafayette and Rondo line, or in
an easterly direction on the Como line, or the
Hamline and ST. Anthony Park line, or In a
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line or the Maria avenue line. who has paid
one full fare on either Of said lines which
said transfer shall entitle the passenger so
receiving the same to a continuous passage
on any regular car operated over said Fourth
street and Selby avenue cable line going In
a westerly direction. Such transfer shall be
issued by said st. Paul City Railway COM
pany its successors and assigns as to said
Como line. said Lafayette and Rondo line.
said Hamline and St. Anthony Park line at
the corner of Fifth and Robert streets in said
city; and as to said Maria avenue line at the
corner of Seventh and Robert streets, and as
10 said jackson street line at the corner of
Jackson and Fifth streets; and the person
so receiving the same shall take the next car
departing upon said Fourth street line in a
westerly direction, at the corner of Fourth and
Robert streets, as to all Of said lines, except
ing the Jackson street line; and as to said
Jackson street line. the person receiving such
transfer shall take the next car departing
in a westerly direction on said Fourth street
line, at the corner of Fourth and Jackson
streets.
Sec 4. Said st. Paul City Railway COM
pany, it's sussessors or assigns, shall have the
right to charge five cents, and no more, for
each passengerit for any continuous ride on
said Fourth street and Selby avenue line.
from Broadway to said University avenue. or
from the corner Of . Prior and University
avenue to BroadwayJo or any portion Of such
distance, In either direction, that such pas
senger may desire tooride
Sec. 8. Said st. Paul City Railway COM
pany shall, within fifteen days after the pas
sage and publications 4of this ordinance, file
with the city clerk OF the city Of ST. Paul
its acceptance in writing Of all the terms
provisions and conditions of this ordinance,
and this acceptance shall be in such form
as shall be approved by the corporation at
torney OF said city, and shall be executed by
the president or vice president and secretary
of said company, under it's corporate seal
Sec. 6.-Nothing in this ordinance contained
shall have the effect to waive, take away
or abridge any control over said company,
or any right power or authority now eX-
listing in the city Of st. Paul, or its common
council, under any ordinance, resolution or
order of the common council OF said city, now
in force or to release the said company from
any obligation or duty imposed upon 1t by
any ether ordinance, order or resolution Of
said common council, now existing and In
force except as in Sec. g. of this ordinance
provided
Sec. l. Upon condition that the said st. Paul
City Railway company accepts this ordinance
as hereinbefore provided within the time here
inbefore specified, and makes the change and
substitution hereinbefere authorized and pro-
vided for and operates Its said Selby ave-
une and Fourth street line so changed within
the time hereinbefore specified, the said COM
pany, its successors and assigns, are hereby
given until the first day of September, A.
D. 1899, in which to pave that portion of
Third street and Fourth street. which lies be-
tween the tracks of said company, and be-
tween its double tracks, in the manner pro-
vided in Sec. Of Ordinance No. 704. but the
said company shall on or before said date,
pave the said portion of said streets which it
Is required by said last named ordinance to
pave, in like manner as, and with the same
kind of material as the balance of said streets
is now paved with.
Sec. g. The st. Paul City Railway COM
pany shall pay to the city treasurer Of said