The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-07-03

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Sumpter.
Section 8. The franchise granted by
this ordinance for line of railway from
Cracker and Granite streets, thence east
on said Granite street to Mill street,
thence south on Mill street to Auburn
street, is hereby declared to be fran
chise granted for the purposes of passen-
ger traffic only, and the City of Sumpter
hereby reserves the right, in addition
to the rights heretofore reserved in this
ordinance, to declare, by ordinance, the
franchise along said streets last named,
forfeited and determined, should said
Sumpter and Bourne Railway Company,
its successors or assigns not complete
1902, line of railway along said streets
for the carrying Of passengers and the
said City Of Sumpter also hereby re-
serves the right, should said Sumpter
and Bourne Railway Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, ut any time after No.
vember lst, 1902, fail for any five days in
any one month, to operate said passen.
ger line along said streets last named, or
should fail to make Mt least two round
trips per day thereOver between the City
of Sumpter and the Town of Bourne, or
should fail To make the number of trips
thereover within the limits of the City of
Sumpter, which the council of the City
of Sumpter may declare to be necessary
to accommodate the passenger traffic
thereover, to declare, by ordinance, the
franchises granted by this ordinance for
said line Of railway from Cracker and
Granite streets west to Mill street, and
thence south on said Mill street to Au-
burn street, forfeited and determined,
in which event the trackage of said rail
way company on said streets shall be-
come the property of the City of Sump-
ter.
Section 7. The franchise granted by
this ordinance for line Of railway from
the line of railway Of the Sumpter Val
ley Railway COmpany's line Of railway
to Auburn and Mill streets, is granted
subject to oil present existing rights,
privileges and franchises now held,
owned or possessed by said Sumpter
Valley Railway Company.
Section 8. All the franchises granted
by this ordinance are granted upon the
condition that said Sumpter and Bourne
Railway Company, its successors or as-
signs, shall, after the completion Of its
proposed line OF railway from Sumpter
to Bourne, continuously operate the
same, and shall make ut least two trips
per day, unless prevented by the action
Of the elements, fire or other unavoid-
able casualty, between Sumpter and
Bourne, and should said Sumpter and
Bourne Railway Company, its successors
or assigns, after the completion of its
railway from Sumpter to Bourne, not
operate the same as provided for in this
ordinance, all the rights, privileges and
franchises granted by this ordinance,
may, by ordinance, be declared forfeited
and determined, and all trackage and
other improvements made by said Sump-
ter and Bourne Railway Company, with
in the City Of Sumpter, its successors or
assigns, shall, in case Of such declaration
OF forfeiture, be and become the property
Of the City Of Sumpter.
Section .. The railway tracks from
Austin and Mill streets along said Aus
tin street to the corporate limits Of the
City of Sumpter, and from Auburn and
Mill streets south on Mill street to the
southerly terminus thereof, and from
Austin and Bonanza streets south on
Bonanza street to the smelter plant
erected by the Union Smelter Manuiac.
turing Company. franchises for which
are granted hy this ordinance, shall be
laid and cars and trains operated there
OH, or on any part Of said streets last
above named, within such time as the
council Of the City Of Sumpter shall by
ordinance hereafter fix, and il said rail-
way stracks shall not be laid and cars
operated thereon within such time ~
the council may by ordinance fix, the
council may declare the franchise for a
railway track upon such streets or pOr-
ton thereof as the council may have Or
dered q railway track laid, forfeited and
determined, provided that said Sumpter
and Bourne Railway Company, Its sue.
cessOrs and assigns, shall not be required
to lay tracks or operate cars or trains ON
uuv NJ said strapts last namQd hafOre