Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-02-24
TRACTION FRANCHISE
Railroad Committees Suggestion to tls
County Commissioners.

to the Richmond Traction compan
would be satisfactory to Richmond.
i Comes now the Richmond Tractio,
on company and presents to the board o
n. commissioners its petiiion praying TO
" the grant, right and privilege to con
K struct an electric railroad track fron
ue the east corporation line of the city
As OF Richmond. Indiana, to the gateway
n. OF the fair grounds. along and upon
i the night of way of ths Wayne county
turnpike. which petition is in the fol
ID lowing words and figures, to W.T.:
D. And the board OF commissioner
.e having heard the argument oe ,he
= counsel for said petitioner aud also tne
l. argument of the counsel for the com
q nittee OF citiz ans of SAID city il
> reference to the granting of said peti
b ton, and being sufficiently advised IN
the premises, orders that the petition
: of said Richmond Traction company
Z TO lay, construct and build an eleetrle
!. railroad, to be operated by any motive
a power, other than steam or horse
power, be granted, and the said Rich
i noud Traction company is hereby au
D thorized and granted the right an,!
I privilege OF laying, constructing AMI
building line of railroad and operat
J ing the same from the east corporation
hne OF said city of Rich moud to ths |
main entrance and gateway of the fair |
grounds along and upon the right Of |
Tay OF the Wayne county turapike. |
npon the following Conditions aud
stipuiatlons, which conditions and /
stIpuiatIons the said K chmoud Trsc I
ton company by the r ceptanee of this
grant ana right agree and undertake
rn n liyy II Sa.t ttxE ell
| consideration of said grant and priyi-
leRe, to-wit:
| l. Said electric railroad shall he
fully constructed AMI built on or be
tore the first day of July 1899.
2. Said railroad shall be built upon
| the-- jide of said turnpike
and the nearest rail shall not be lait
less than twelve (I2) feet from the
center OF said highway.
s. Said railroad shall be construct I
I'd and built of the standard gauge in
width and in such q manuer as not To
interfere with the ordinary travel uoon
said highway. E
4. All switches shall be constructed | +
upon the opposite 81 ie of the main
line of said railroad from tae enter 9f
aid highway.
5. S lid Richmond Traction com,
pany expressly agree that any con-
pany or corporation desiring buiIjI
an electric railroad for the transpor A
ton OF freight. passengers. expire :
matter and mail to the said CITY of
Richmond shall have tae right and c,
privilege of crossing and conn, citing
with and to Iun ovec aud orsrst their
'ars over and upon and along said line
u railroad for the purpose of going to
md upon and along said line of rail
Qad Tor the purpose of going to AID
r0kn the ssssf ss<y of Rsrbp1cEd. uron
,eusation as may be agreed upon byI
aid Richmond Traction company and
he company or corporation desiring "a
% so run her cars over, along And n
lpon and across lid lins of railroad ar
And should said companies or cor ,r
ooratiols ps unab e TO agree upon FIR
such com pensation then the same shall rs
De liked by n board Of taree arbitrst r ys
to be selected as fellows, to- wit: Each of
company or corpor ,fiou shall appoint a,
one Cd arbitrator and the judge cf toe pi
Wayne circuit court of Indiana shall n,
appoint the third, and when the ul
shall be fixed by said m
board of arbitrators, such d csion fr
shall be final, and said company or q
desiring to use said rail D
road tracks for the purposes aforesaid s
shall have the right to do so, upon the R
or tender of euch con peaSa :
ton. n
And in case of difference between
said companies or corporations and
they be unable to sgree, either CON
pany or corporation may appoint itS i
arbitrator and upon application TO the
Judge of the said court he shall AZ
point one ID arbitrator, and sho I'D
the other company or corporation. fail L L
refuse or neglect to appoint its
arbitrator, then the jadge of the said
court shall appoint the third arb tra.or
and such board of albIiratlon shsll
proceed to fix such compens alton and /
to adjust the differences between said Y
companies or corporation the same as O
the said other board of arbitration. s
and tba decision of which board shall
be final.
6 should said Richmond Tlact;on
company so construct said railroad
that the same would not e uitabl =
n company or corporation desiring I
TO ~un electric railway cars over said
line to said ity of Richmond r the
purposes aforesaid, then said re- irosd
inc shall be so re 1onstruc ed As shall
be suitable for said company or cor
poration to run its cas- over sal. line,
and the costs of such reeonstruc ION
shall be paid by said companies
they may agree, and IN tie event SAID
companies are unsb to agree then
said co Is and expenses o reconstrue
tion to each IF said companies sh Ill d,
TX ID by board of arbitrators selected
as above de .ignated.
z. The rate of fare upon said line
of railro ID shall not exceed FIVE (5)
cents for each passenger for one Cd
continuous trip ever sa d line and all
eonne cti g lines of said Riehu0nd
Traction company.
5. L ais grant, right and privilege
shall be IN full force and effect fer the
period of twenty (20) years from tn,
date of the entry of this order, subject
TO the full and faithful performance OF
all the eondi, ons herein.
| g. Should said Richmond Traction
company fail. refuse or neglect to
faithfully perform any one or all of
II ae covenants. agre eements. conditions
and stipulatioas embraced IN this or
der. then it shall forfeit all rights
granted hereunder, and from that date
become tresspasser upon said high
way and without any rights th sreon
10. Any diffe eEces or cousrover-
sizes that may arse between said Rich
imond Traction company and any other |
lcompauy or corporation running cars
lover ,ts line of railroad as herein stip- |