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 apart, and from o'clock a. m. to 10 o'clock p. m. each day except in cases of strikes or unavoidable acci- dents or delay.
 Sec. IT. Where any two streets run parallel to and adjacent to each other both reaching or nearing the same point, and said grantees, their successors or assigns, shall have oc- cupied one of said streets with their tracks, the common council of said city shall have the right to reserve, by resolution or general ordinance, the other one of said streets. before the track Is laid thereon, and no track or tracks shall be laid upon such street, so reserved, with out the consent of the common council.
 Sec. IS. Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be so construed as to take away from the Common Council of said city, the exclusive power now exercised over the streets, highways and bridges within it's corporate limits.
 Sec. 19. The said city hereby re- serves all rights, to enforce by fine or penalty any of the provisions of this ordinance.
 See. 20. If after the passage of this ordinance in the opinion of the Com mon Council of said city. new or ad- ditional lines of street railway shall be constructed in said city, said Common Council shall give to said grantees, their successor assigns, 60 days notice in writing to put in and construct the same, which notice shall specify the extent and route of such proposed new line, and if said grantees, their successors or assigns, shall fail or refuse to construct such new lines or additional new line, then said city shall have the right, ana hereby reserve the right, to grant to some other person, com pany or corporation, the right and privilege to put in and operate q street railroad upon such proposed new rout and upon any street or said avenue of said city not at the time occupied In good faith by the gran tees therein, their successors or assigns;but before any such franchise or right shall be granted to such other person, company or corpora tion, the Common Council of said city shall first request and give the grantee herein, their successor or assigns the right to construct q street railroad over the streets thus proposed tobe granted to such other person, company or and upon the same terms, conditions and restrictions as proposed to be granted to such other person, com. pany or corporation, and not more than two miles ot new road shall be required In any one year, and no new road shall be required under this sec. tion on any street where the same has not been improved to an estab lished grade by said city.
 Sec. 2t. The cars of such street rail roads shall be run in accordance with the following rules and regulTr tions:
 First. No car shall be run at g greater rate of speed 'han - miles per hour within the corporate limits of said city.
 Second. No car shall be permitted to stand on any street unless 1T actual use and waiting for pas sengers.
 Third. Cars driven in the sam, direction shall not approach eacl other nearer than 50 ftet. except 1T case Of accident or atS or near sta tions, or when coupled apgether. 1 Fourth. No car shalll stonnef on any cross walk or in frNnt of an, intersecting street, except Ito avoil collision, or damage, or tn1ury f, persons or property. or tk take Q, or let off passengers, at sudh point, such cars shall be stonnexl at tn, cross t,ss, ' , ':a,,' on the far iide q sis