The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-15

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at all times in good condition. The rail-
! way track. turnouts. side tracks and
switches shall be so laid as not to OBJ
struct public travel more than neces-
sary, and shall be laid and maintained
/ subject to the direction Of the City Coun-
Gil Of said city.
Sec. 5. The cars Of said company shall
be operated for period of not less than
sixteen hours during each day, and shall
| not be allowed TO stand longer than five
minutes at either terminus OF the road
! on Douglas avenue west of Hydraulic
| avenue and on Main street and Topeka
| avenue The cars shall be run at inter
walls upon an average of ten minutes or
| less on the following named streets and
1 parts Of streets, twelve hours per day:
| From Seneca street to the Santa Fe
railroad on Chicago and Douglas ave-
nues. and from Oak street TO Douglas
| avenue on Main street; the cars shall be
| run on Topeka avenue at Intervals not
greater than fifteen minutes. on Doug
| las avenue from the Santa Fe railroad
| TO Mosier street not more than twenty
| minutes, and on the following streets
| not more than twenty minutes, to-wit:
! Fairview avenue, South Main street and
Maple street, from Seneca street 10 Car
| field University; to Paramount a. inter-
| walls not greater than forty minutes. All
| cars tina. run after sunset shall be pro-
vided with q head light and signal light
at each end, which light shall be so
placed that il can be seen readily al a
distance Of two blocks. and a bell shall
no 81 no
such bell shall be rung continuously for
one hundred feet before reaching any
street crossing TO warn the people Of the
| approach of the car.
Section 6. That 10 prevent mutilation
or destruction of shade trees along the
| streets and highways Of said city, it is
provided that said company, its success
ors or Signs are hereby prohibited
from cutting or trimming OF trees ex-
cept under the direction OF the City Engi-
neer or. some person duly authorized by
the City Council so TO do.
Sec. I. The rate of fare for any con-
tinuous and regular trip, from one ex-
treme point 70 another, on any Of the
lines Of said street railway, including
transfer from one Of the lines Of sad
company to another. may be but shall
not exceed five cents, and the said COM
pany shall be required to give trans
fer tickets from one line of its railway
20 another for a continuous passage
without extra charge, but not for trans
fer on a parallel return route: provided
further that children of less than Ave
years Of age, when accompanied by par
ent guardian or some other person in
charge thereof, shall be allowed TO ride
free.
Sec. s. Ali rolling stock. i've stock, re-
pair shops and the business Office of the
said company shall be kept in the City
Of Wichita.
Sec 9. The City Of Wichita reserves
the right 10 take up the track or tracks
and remove the rails of said company
when necessary to affect any public i'm
provement. the taking up. relaying Of
such tracks and placing the roadbed in
its former condition, to De done at the
expense OF the city without unnecessary
delay.
Sec. 10. The tracks and cars propelled
thereon may be used for the transfer Of
passengers, material and supplies to be
used in the construction, repair and oper-
alton Of said railway. as said company
may require, and for the conveyance Of
such other property as il may desire.
and in no case shall the cars on said
railway be propelled by any power other
than electricity.
Sec. II. The cars Of said railway shall
a. adj times be entitled to the track, and
the drivers Of every vehicle on the track
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vehicles out upon the approach of any
car, so as TO leave the track unobstruct-
ed for the passage OF such cars; pro-
vided that steam or other apparatus OF
the City of Wichita shall at all times
when answering an alarm of fire, have
the right of way where possible upon,
over, across and along the tracks OF
said company, and the cars OF said COM
pany shall be stopped Immediately upon
the sounding Of the fire alarm and the !
approach OF fire apparatus. and at all
times the cars shall be stopped when the
apparatus OF the Fire Department shall !
be within a distance OF three hundred !
feet of said company's cars. and said |
cars snail remain at a standstin until !
said Fire Department has passed.
business portion OF the city shall be run !
or operated at a rate Of speed more than !
eight miles per hour, and when cars are /
turning corners from one street to an i
other, the cars shall not go faster than |
three miles an hour. In suburban dis !
tricts cars may be operated a, a rate Of |
speed not exceeding fifteen miles per /
hour.
Sec. Is. When in any year the gross
receipts Of said company shall amount |
to $50, 900 or over. the said Railway COM
pany shall during such year only pay
TO the said City of Wichita the sum OF
Two and one-half per cent OF the gross
receipts in excess Of $4,000. and the
daily receipt books, etc.. OF said COM
pany shall at all reasonable times be
open for inspection at the company's
office. and il shall be the duty Of the
secretary Of the company to render TO
ne Mayor ami Councilmen Of the City
OF Wichita, verified statement Of the
said company's gross receipts at the end
81 each and every month. and the said
company shall pay 10 the said City Of
Wichita two and one-halc per cent Of all
rs gross receipts in excess o. the sum
Of $50 600 at the end OF each year.
Sec. IA. II at any time the said Council
shall deem j. necessary 10 the interests
Of the city. TO construct street railway
n any other street within the co-por-
alton Of the City % Wichita, on which
there shall be at that time no street
-s'lway in operation. and the said Ci'y
Council shall give notice in writing 10
ne said The Wichita Railway. Ligh; 4 !
Power Company OF such desire for said
,ailxay. and The said Wichita Railway.