The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-15
SCOTTHASTWOWEEKS
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OF forty. minutes or less to paramount
college and through Riverside park.
All cars that are run after sunset shall
be provided with a headlight and signal
lights at each end. Which light shall be so
placed that Ii can be seen readily at q
distance of two blocks; and bell shall
be at all times attached to the cars, and
such bell shall be rung continuously for
one hundred feet before reaching any
street crossing. to warn the people of the
approaching of the car. No car in any
business portion of the city shall be run
or operated at a rate OF speed more than
eight miles an hour, and when cars are
turning corners from one street to an
other the cars shall not go faster than
three miles an hour; in suburban dis
tricts the cars shall not be operated at
rate of speed exceeding fifteen miles an
hour.
Sec. g. The rate OF fare for any contin-
uous and regulor trip from one extreme
point to another on any lines Of said
street railway. including transfer from
one of the lines of said street railway to
another may be, but shall not exceed, five
cents; and the said railway system shall
be required to give transfer tickets from
one line of its railway to another for
continuous passage without extra charge.
but not for the transfer on parallel re-
turn route: Provided, That children of
less than five years of age, when accom-
panied by parent or some other person
in charge thereof, shall be allowed to ride
free: and provided. further. that all pO-
licemen and letter carriers Of the city OF
Wichita while in the discharge of their
duties and wearing uniforms or badges OF
office shall be allowed to ride free.
Sec. O. All rolling stock. repair shops
and the business Office of said railway
system shall be kept in the city of Wich-
tia
Sec 10. The said city OF wichita re-
serves the right to take up the track or
tracks and remove the rails of said rail-
way system when necessary to effect any
public Improvement; the taking and re-
laying of such tracks and placing the
road-bed in its former condition to be
done at the expense of the city without
unnecessary delay.
Sec II. Whenever II becomes neces-
sary to remove snow or ice from said
tracks 1t shall be distributed over and
along said streets so as not to obstruct
the free use and occupancy OF the street
by the public: Provided. That the said
Henry c. Scott, his associates. successors
and assigns shall sweep. clean and re-
move from their right of way to the full
width thereof at such time or times as
the city Of Wichita likewise sweeps.
cleans and removes from the remainder
oh
said Henry C. Scott. his associates. sue
cessors and assigns shall operate their
lines OF railway all dirt. droppings. OBJ
structions. etc, or pay to the city OF
Wichita such proportion OF the amount
that the said city OF Wichita may be re-
quired to pay for the sweeping. cleaning.
etc, the full width Of said street or ave-
nues as the width OF said right Of way IS
to the width of the whole street or ave-
nue. so swept, cleaned etc.
Sec. q The tracks and cars propelled
thereon may be used for the transfer Of
such materials and supplies 10 be used in
the construction repairs and operation Of
said railway, as said railway company
may require. and for the conveyance OF
such other property as II may desire.
way be propelled by any other power
than electricity.
Sec 10. That 10 prevent the destruction
and mutilation OF shade trees along the
streets and highways Of said city. IL is
provided that the said Henry G. Scott,
his associates. SUCCESSORS and assigns are
hereby prohibited from cutting or trim
ming trees. except under the direction Of
the city engineer. or some persOn duly
authorized by the city council so 20 do.
Sec Il The cars OF the said railway
system shall at all times be entitled 10
the track. and the drivers OF any vehicle
on the track OF By the side thereof shall
turn such web lie out upon the approach
OF any car. 50 as 20 leave the track un-
obStructed for the passage OF such cars:
Provided: That steam or other fire aP2ar-
a;us Of the city OF wichita shall al all
times when answering an alarm Of FIRE
have the right Of way upon, over. across
and along the track Of said railway. and
the cars Of said railway system shall be
stopped Immediately upon the sounding
OF re alarm and the approach OF FIRE ap-
paratus: and az al times the cars shall
De stopped when the apparatus Of the IRE
department shall be within a distance
ot three hundred feet % the cars u said
railway. and said cars shall remain 81
staEdStill Until said Ere department has
passed
Sec Is. J. a; any time the said council
shall deem 81 Necessary 70 the interest %
the city 10 construct street railway On
any other street within the corporasicn
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