The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-18

interfere with the free use Of said streets. In
case the village fire hose or other tre appar,
atus shall be at any time upon the track of
said railroad, cars shall be stopped and de-
tanned so as not to lnjure the same or inter-
iere In any way with the flre department. In
endeayoring 10 extingulsh nre.
SEC. 9. The Village Of Wellington reserves
the right to grant 10 any other company or
corporation operating q street railway, the
right to cross the track OF the railroad hereby
established, at grade, and also to grant Joint
use OF such track and appliances, In conform
ity with Section 3I3S OF the Revised Statutes
OF Ohio and upon such terms as the Council
may deem just and equitable, In case the
owners Of the said railroads shall fail to
come to an agreement by arbitration, or
otherwise, between themselves.
SEC, 10. The owner or owners OF said street
railway shall keep In good repair all poles,
wires tracks, paving or planktnR constructed
by them, and shall refrain from cutting or In
any way dlshguring shade trees growing along
the line Of said street railway, In case such
cutting can be avoided.
SEC. II. Said railway hereby approved, shall
be completed and In operation on or before
the first day OF January, 1901, provided that
any delay by legal proceedings shall not be
counted against the time OF construction or
completion under said grant. In the event
said railway is not completed as above men
toned, the franchise for building said street
railway shall be forfeited, unless for good
cause shown the Village Council shall extend
the time for the construction thereof.
Section 12. The person or corporation TO whom
the grant to operate the street railway route here
by established, shall be granted, shall take such
right subject to the right Of the village TO have
and maintain gas and water pipes In said streets,
and Of lot owners to build, place or repair In said
streets sewers, gas and water pipes, and to make
connections herewith, and the right 10 the village
to pave and repair and otherwise to improve and
remprOye said streets, and to change the grade
thereof and for any temporary obstruction nee
essarily resulting from any such use Of eaid
Streets or any part thereon, said grantee shall be
without remedy.
section i3 The duration of the franchise to
construct and operate said railway, when grant
ed. shall be twenty-five years.
Section IA. Sealed proposals shall In accor
dance with law, be advertised for, to construct
and operate said street railway under and In ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this ordinance;
and the clerk Of the village is hereby directed,
within Ave days after this ordinance shall take
effect and be in force, to advertise for sealed pro-
posas to construct and operate said railroad
route az established by section hereof, for per-
iod Of three consecutive weeks, as provided by
law at the lowest rate OF fare in accordance with
the terms, conditions and stipulatiOns Of this
ordinance. Proposals to specify the rates Of sing
e cash fare for adults, OF single cash fare for chill
dren under six years Of age; OF single cash fare
for minors when going to aud from school; the
number Of communication tickets In packages TO be
sold for one dollar for adults, for chileren under
six years Of age and for minors when going to
and from school, TO be addressed TO the clerk Of
the village, to be opened by him at day, hour
and place to be named In the advertisement
Each bidder shall accompany his bid with a GER
titled check on reliable hank, for the sum Of One
Thousand dollars a. security that II such bidder
be awarded said grant, he or they Will within ten
days from and after the passage OF the ordinance
granting said route enter into contract therefor,
and give bond for ts faithful performance, as
hereinafter provided; and In case said bidder Is
awarded said grant and shall refuse OF neglect
within ten days from and after the passase OF the
ordinances granting said route, to enter into con-
tract therefor and give bond for Its faithful perfor
nance. as hereinafter provided, said check shall
become the property OF the village OF Wellington,
as liquidated damages. And in case said bid der
is not awarded said grant or in case said bidder,
II awarded said grant, shall within ten days from
and after the passage Of the ordinance granting
said route, enter into contract therefor, and give
bond for its faithful performance, as hereinafter
provided, said check 80 deposited shall be deliy.
cred up to the bidder Said grant shall be made
only to the corporation, individual or company
ed route at the lowest rate OF fare Aforesaid and
| shall accompany said bid with such certified
check as aforesaid and shall have previously OBJ
tanned and produced the written consent Of the
property holders, as required by law.
Section Is. At the time OF entering into said
contract as above provided for, the individual,
company or corporation to whom said grant shall
be made, shall enter into good and sufficient
DOnu " lHe hhllhluCtlOu Vi NillhbC
the sum Of Eve thousand dollars, as liquidated
damages conditioned that he, they OF II will faith.
fully comply with the terms and conditionsof this
ordinance. In case the individual company or
corporation to whom such grant shall be made shall
refuse or neglect to enter into said contract or 70
give such bond to faithfully comply with the terms
and conditions Of this ordinance, and the grant
and contract made in pursuance thereof, as above
provided, 1t shall be competent by ordinance to
award said grant TO the next lowest bidder at Its
original bidding, who shall enter into said con-
tract and give such bond. And in case Of like
neglect refusal Of such next lowest bidder, then
20 award the same to the next lowest bidder, and
so on without further bidding until said grant
shall have been awarded to one who shall enter
into said contract and give said bond.
| Section 10. The rate Of fare charged by said
street railway owner or owners, or by whatsoever
person or company operates the same, shall not
exceed five cents for each single trip through the
territory embraced In said village.
Section II. This ordinance shall take effect and
be In force from end after is passage and legal
publication.
GEO. L. COUCH,
F. A. CHAPMAN, Mayor.
Clerk
| QPassed October 1s, 1699