Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-12-17

the ordinance regulating the build
ing of street railways in Richmond
MIR Kennepohl moved that the
ordinance be tabled. as the most
''gauly" proposition he had ever
heard of. The motion did not pass.
The ordinance reads as follows:
An ordinance regulating and de
fning the manner aud way OF inter
urban railways being granted fran
chises. and to enforce section 19 of a
franchise granted to the Richmond
Citv Railway company. on March IL,
1889.
Sec. l. Be it ordained bv the com
mon council of the city of Richmond,
Indiana, That on application OF any
interurban railway company for a
franchise to use any of the streets of
said city of Richmond, said franchise
so asked for shall state the point and
the street where they desire to enter
said corporation. giving the name OF
the street, the direction they desire
to go, and the distance on said street
or streets to be used by them, with a
map, profile and blue print of the pro-
posed interurban railway in and
through said city OF Richmond.
Sec. 2. That whenever any inter
Urban railway asks for a franchise to
use any of the streets of the city of
Richmond said city of Richmond
shall enter into written contract
with said company or corporation
asking for franchise, said contract
to be ordered by resolution OF the
common council of said city of Rich
mond, that said city shall enforce
Section 19 of an ordinance ordained
on the 11th day of March, 1889, said
section being as follows, to-wit:
Sec g. The right to operate said
railroad shall extend to the full time
of fifty years from the passage hereof
and the said city of Richmond shall
not, during all the time of which the
privileges hereby granted to said com
pany shall extend, grant to or confer
upon any person or corporation any
privilege which will impair or de-
stroy tie rights and privileges herein
granted to the said company: :Provid-
ed, however, that whenever the com
mon council may deem it expedient
that line of street railroad should
be constructed along any street or
streets, or part of street, upon
which said company has not con
struc ed any line of street railroad
they may declare the same by resO-
luton and order and direct that said
company shall construct the same;
and it shall be the duty of the city
clerk to serve a copy of such resolu-
tion, attested by the mayor aud city
clerk, upon the president, or, in bis
absence, upon any other officer or di-
rector of said comp; ny; a I'D it shall
he the duty of said company, within
thirty davs after the service of such
notice, to officially certify to the COM
mon council a copy of resolution OF
their board of directors, ordering the
construction of said line of street
railroad, with the affidavit of the
president attached, that it is the de-
sign, in good faith, of said company
to proceed Immediately to the con-
struction of of said line of street
railroad; and on failure to do so, the
common council may, by resolution,
declare all privileges and rights OF
way over and to said line of street
railroad designated in the resolution
requiring it's construction as forfeit
ed. Should said company certify
their intention to proceed with the
immediate construction of said line
of street railroad, period of time
therefore shall be allowed for such
construction equal to sixty days for
each one thousand feet of such pro
posed line of street railroad, and after
the lapse of such time, should such
line of street railroad not have been
constructed, the common council may
by resolution, declare all privileges
and rights of way over and to the
proposed line of street railroad for,
feited, and the common council may
themselves construct iuch line oi
street railroad, or grant the right OF
way to any other person or aSsoci \
tion, as fully and entirely as if this
grant had never been made: and said
common council. person or associa
| tlon, to the extent necessary FOR the
proper construction aud running
such line of street railroad may eros.
any track laid under this grant; pro
vided, however. should not the com
mon council, within one month after
the date of any such forfeiture
either have commenced to construct
a railroad upon such forfeited lire
of rs.ilsoaa) or have granted the
right of way to some person or asso
citation, who shall commence to be al
work In good faith in construction oi
such street railroad, within one
month after the date of such forfeit
ure, the rights and privileges herein
granted TO this company, shall rein
vest, and shall be held by them the
same as if no forfeiture had taken
place; provided, further. that when
notice has been served to
construct a line of street rail
road, no notice to constr NC!
another line OF street railroad shall
be served until after the expiration
of ninety days: and should the com