The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-09-14


ing any street crossing. TO warn the peo-
| pie Of the approach of the car.
Sec. 6. That to prevent mutilation or de-
! structfon Of shade trees along the strees
| and highways Of said city. it is provided
that said company. It's successors or as
signs, are hereby prohibited from cutting
| or trimming trees except under the dlrec-
ton Of the city engineer, or some person
duly authorized by the city council so to do.
Sec. z. The rate Of fare, for any con-
tinuous and regular trip. from one extreme
point TO another on any lines of said street
railway, including transfer from one Of the
lines OF said company to another. may be,
but shall not exceed, 5 cents, and the said
company shall De required 10 give transfer
tickets from one line Of its railway 70 an
other for a continuous passage without
extra charge, but not for the transfer on
parallel return route: Provided further.
that children OF less than years of age,
when accompanied by parent, guardian or
some other person In charge thereof. shall
be allowed to ride free.
Sec. s. All rolling stock, live stock, Ie-
pair shops and the business Office Of said
company shall be kept In the city of Wich-
ita-
Sec. Q. The city of Wichita reserves the
right to take up the track or tracks and
remove the rails of said company when
necessary TO effect any public improve
ment; the taking up, relaying OF such
tracks and placing the roadbed in its for
mer condition to be done at the expense Of
the city without unnecessary delay.
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thereon may be used for the transfer of
passengers. materials and supplies to te
used in the construction, repair and opera
ton Of said railway. as said company may
require, and for the conveyance OF such
other property as It may desire; and in
nc case shall the cars on said railway be
propelled by any power other than cleo
tricity.
Sec. IL The cars of said railway shall at
all times be entitled to the track, and the
drivers of every vehicle on the track or
by the side thereof shall turn such We
hlcles out upon the approach of any car,
so as TO leave the track unobstructed for
the passage Of such cars: Provided, 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 company shall be stopped i'm
mediately 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 distince of three hundred
feet of said company's cars, and said cars
shall remain at standstill until said fire
department has passed.
Sec 12. No cars in any case In the busi-
ness portion OF the city shall be run or
operated at rate OF speed more than eight
miles an hour, and when cars are turning
corners from one street to another the
cars shall not go faster than three miles
per hour. II suburban districts cars may
be operated at rate of speed not exceed
ing fifteen miles per hour
Sec. 13. When in any year the gross re-
ceipts Of said company shall amount to
$4,000 or over, the said railway company
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 ex-
cess of $50, 900. and the daily receipt books,
SNo'' u S0AO IOulpdny Sldtl at all reason
able times be open for inspection at the
company's office. and 1t shall be the duty
of the secretary of the said company to
render to the mayor and councilmen of
the city Of Wichita verified statement of
the said roads gross receipts at the end
of each and every month; and the said
company shall pay to the said city of
Wichita two and one-half per cent Of all
Its gross receipts in. excess Of the sum of
$4,000 at the end of each year.
Sec. a. If at any time the said council
shall deem 1t necessary to the interests of
the city to construct a street railway on
any other street within the CORPORATION
Of the city OF Wichita, on which there shall
be at that time no street railway in oper-
alton. and the said city council shall give
notice in writing to the said The Wichita
Light and Power company of
such desire for said railway, and the said
The Wichita Railway, Light and Power
company shall fail to construct and operate
a street railway on said street or streets
within six months Of the date Of said no |
tice. then the said The Wichita Railway.
Light and Power company shall forfeit the
on said street or streets speci- |
fed in said notice
Sec. Is. The said The Wichita Railway. |
Light and Power company shall keep in re-
pair on all paved streets where it may |
have double tracks, the space between the |
racks and the space between the rails and |
one foot outside OF each out rail- at its
own expense. Said company shall further |
Keep in repair the space between the rails |
and one foot on the outside OF each double |
'ail on all streets and avenues upon which
The company may have a single track. at
IS own expense. and whenever said COM
oany shall hereafter lay and construct a
'ailway track upon any street upon which
here IS pavement. II will restore said
street after the laying and construction tof
aid track as near as may be 70 its former
at its own expense. All cars
Ised by said company upon any of its lines
hall at all times he kept properly painted
md in proper repair; and it is further pro-
-ided that in case said railway company.
ts successors or assigns. shall at any
ime fail or neglect 70 maintain and keep
n operation the said railway, In accord
-nce with the provisions Of this ordinance,
md thereby fail to meet the reasonable
wants and requirements of the public, and
provided said railway company fail 10 COM
lete, equip and have IN operation said rail-
vay. such as herein provided. on before
he first day Of April \. D.. 1890. then in
ither event said company. its successors
nd assigns, shall forfeit the franchise and
tights herein granted Provided. however.
hat II the said The Wichita Railway.
light and Power company shall be at any
ime delayed in complying with the provi-
ions of this ordinance by act OF God. pub