Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-06-27

express understanding that In case any other
inter-urban electric railway may wish To run
It's cars into said city of Belding over and up
on the tracks OF said grantees, their success
sors aid assigns they shall be allowed 10 do
so on an equitable basis, To be determined in
manner hereinafter stated, either upon
satisfactory rate per passenger carried over
their tracks into the city of Bedding, salts
factory rate per car run or carried over the
tracks OF said grantees, their successors and
assigns, or upon any other reasonable basis,
10 be determined as follows: IL the said
grantees, their successors and assigns, and
any other such inter-urban electric railway
company shall be unable TO agree as to what
shall be reasonable basis OF compensation
for the use OF said tracks, then the said
grantees their successors and assigns shall
appoint competent and disinterested per-
son as arbitrator, and such other inter-urban
electric railway company shall appoint an
other competent and disinterested person as
arbitrator, and II the said arbitrator so
chosen shall be unable TO agree then a third
competent and disinterested party shall be
appointed by the common council of the city
of BeldinR, and the determination or finding
of the majority of said board of arbitrator
so appointed shall be final between said
grantees, their successors and assigns, and
such other inter-urban electric railway com
pany, with reference to the matters herein
contemplated. This franchise is given and
granted with the understanding that the
common council of the city of Belding re-
serves, and does hereby reserve the right and
privilege OF granting franchise on said
streets TO any other person, persons or com
pany, and II any other person, persons or
company shall build and construct "A railway
on said streets before the said grantees, their
successors and assigns shall do so, then and
In that case the said grantees. their success
sors and assigns, shall have the same right
m M OF ha IF oai1
Streets upon the same terms and conditions
for the use OF the tracks Of said grantees
their successors and assigns, by other inter
urban railway companies as herenbefore
provided for.
Sec. 81. In erecting poles and wires the
said grantees, their successors and assigns,
shall not interfere with any poles, wires and
lamps, and whenever IL is necessary in the
construction of said railway TO rearrange
any poles wires and lamps, the expense
thereof ii any, shall be paid by said gran
tees, its successors and assigns.
Sec. %. The city of Bedding shall not be
liable for any injury to any persons or pro
perty occasioned by said railway either in
the construction or operation thereof.
Sec. %. Ii Is further provided that in case
the said grantees, their SUCCESSORS and as
signs, shall fail 10 comply with any of the
above provisions of this ordinance the com
mon council may declare this franchise for
feited.
Sec "a. This ordinance shall be known as
ordinance number forty-one of the city Of
Belding and shall be void and of no effect
unless said grantees shall within thirty days
from the time of its passage notify the coun-
Gil in writing OF their acceptance Of the pro-
visions herein contained, and is approved
and adopted by the common council this
9TH day of June A. d., 1901.
First reading May 18th, 1901, second read
my June 9TH. 1901, third reading June 9TH.
1901.
l hereby certify thot the foregoing ordi-
nance was duly passed and apopted by the
the date aforesaid
Approved: ALVAH w PRlNGLE,
III. j. LEONARD, Mayor. City Clerk