Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-10-11

the said grantees shall not be liable for
damages or forfeiture under this grant 1
SEC. 10. The said grantees. shall at all
| times defend and hold the said city harm
| less from all lawful claims for injury to
| persons or property caused bv the con-
| struction and operation of the business
! contemplated by this grant.
SEC. II. The said grantees shall have
the right to charge and collect five cents,
and no more, for each passenger travelling
on any of their lines of street railway, or
parts thereof, within the city limits, the
payment Of which shall entitle the pas
senger paying the same to one continuous
ride from any point within the city limits
to the end of the line in said city, and no
| fare shall be required for children unl.lr
! six years of age when travelling with or
attended by an adult having paid one full
! fare.
| SEC. II. The said grantees shall main
tain in said city such car service as is con-
| ter,plated by this grant, and run the
same often and at such speed as the
! public interests shall, in their Judgment,
require. -
SEC. Is. Upon the termination for any
| cause, Of the. grants herein made, the
| said grantees may remove the tracks,
poles, wires and other appliances from the
| streets, avenues, alleys, bridges and pub
| lie ways and restore the same to their
former condition, as near practicable.
| SEC. ii. The said grantees shall, within
| twenty days after the passage of this or
| dinance, file with the city clerk a written
acceptance of the same and shall, within
| one year thereafter begin work, and with
| in two years thereafter have not less than
| two miles of railway in operation within
the city limits. Any extensions there
after may be made from time to time as
the grantees may see fit.
SEC, Is. If the said grantees fail, except
for the causes in this section stated, for
the period of one year, to commence, and
| thereafter fail for the period of one year to
operate the railway authorized by this
| grant, and all rights hereunder, except
the right to remove their property, shall
be forfeited. Provided, however, that no
| forfeiture shall occur if this grant is sub
stantially complied with. The exceptions
contemplated by this section are temper.
! airy breakdOwns of apparatus or macE:n.
cry from any cause, unusual snowfalls, or
| other accidents or occurrences over which
| the said grantees have no CONTROL and the
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facilities to get from one portion Of the
| city to the other.
| SEC. IS. Any time after fifteen years
from the commencement of this grant
the city shall have the right to purchase
the franchise hereby granted, and the
| property of the said grantees hereunder
| by paying the value thereof, which shall
| be fixed by three arbitrators, one to be
oh Il
the said grantees, which two shall name
the third, and the award or value agreed
| upon by majority of said arbi traitors to
be the price at which the city shall pur-
chase the same.
| If the city exercises it's right of p.r-
| chase, as herein provided, they shall pro-
| vide just and ample terminal facilities
and connections within the city limits for
| all connecting lines outside the same, so
| as not to impair the value of said outside
lines connecting with the system.
SEC. II. This ordinance sha1lltake effect
| and be in force from and after it's passage
| An ordinance granting to BENJAMIN H.
! Warren, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
| John A. Woods, of New York City, New
|
| Nebraska, their heirs, executors, admin
| istrators, successors and assigns, an ease
| ment and right of way i'm the streets,
| avenues, bridges and public ways in the
city of Little Falls, Minnesota, to erect
and maintain necessary poles. masts
and towers, and lay conduits and string
wires for the transmission of electricity
for the supply and sale of light, heat
| and power.
| THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE FALLS DO ORDA1N AS Fol-
LOWS:
SECTION 1. The right is hereby given to
the said grantees, BENJAMIN H. Warren,
of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, John A.
Woods, of New York City, New ork, and
John L. McCague, of Omaha, Nebraska,
their heirs, executors, administrators,
| successors and assigns, hereinafter called
the said grantees, for period of thirty
years, and they are hereby authorized and
| empowered to construct, equip, operate
and maintain in said city electric plants
for producing, renting, selling or other
wise disposing of electricity for light, heat
and power for public1and commercial use,
and to erect poles, columns, masts and
towers and lay conduits and string wires
over or under any of the streets, avenues,
alleys, bridges and public ways now exist
ing and that may hereafter exist in said
city. This grant includes such rights and
privileges as may be necessary and con-
venient to carry into full force and affect
the construction, maintenance and opera
| ton of such plants as they may see fit to
| employ.
SEC.2. The said grantees in doing any
| of the work contemplated by this grant,
shall have due regard for rights of per-
| sons and corporations, public or private,
| and not unnecessarily interfere with
same.
SEC. 3. The said grantees shall leave all
| streets, avenues, alleys, bridges, public
ways, used or occupiedlby them, as herein
! authorized, in practically as good condi-
ton as they shall find the same.
| SEC. 4. All poles erected under this or
dinapce shall be of good size and material
and of such height as to permit the wires
strung on same to clear all reasonable