The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-21
NEW (f;lREET RAILWAY SYSTEM
 FOR MONTGOMERY IS ASSURED
Deal for Construction Has Been Made and Work Will Begin at Oncc--Fincst Cars in the South Have
 Been Ordered Seventy pound Rails Will Be Uscd

or Decatur Streets.
 cloverdaie and Oak Park will be reach ed by the new street railway lnes The franchise granted by the City Council gives the company the right to construct it's tracks to the city limits on High Street. At this point the line runs into Hall Street. runs by the rear gate of Oak Park, which opens into Hall Street, and continues by Hall Street and across the Carter Hin road to CioverdaIe, terminat- ing at 8 point near the golf links The franchise on Hall Street as well as the franchise on the Lower. Wetumpka road was granted by the County Board Of Revenue.
 Text of Ordinance.
 The following Is the text of the amended ordinance granting a franchise for the new street ratfway company. The ordi- nance was ad6pted by the Montgomery City Council. June r, 1901:
 An ordinance granting to Barry L. Holt. his associates. successors and as- signs the right to construct. operate and maintain passenger street railway over certain streets and other public places or the city of Montgomery.
 "Section |. Be it ordained by the City Council of Montgomery. as follows: That Barry L.. Holt, his associates, successors and assigns is hereby granted the right to construct, operate and maintain pas senger street railway with the necessary turnouts and switches. upon and over the following streets and public places in the city of Montgomery. Ala, to wit:
 Route of Gar Line.
 "Commencing at the foot of Lee Street. thence south to Montgomery Street, thence along Montgomery Street to Court Square,, thence across Court Square 10 Dexter Avenue, thence up Dexter Avenue to South Perry Street.; commencing at the corner of Perry and Monroe Streets. thence along Perry Street to Washington Street, thence east ,along Washington Street to South Lawrence Street, thence south along. South Lawrence Street to Jeff Davis Avenue, thence west along Jeff Davis Avenue to Perry Street, thence south along and across Perry Street to Jeff Davis Avenue. thence west along Jeff Davis Avenue to and across Court Street to JeH Davis Avenue, thence west along sJeff Davis Avenue to the city fim- its; commencing. at the intersection of High and South Lawrence Streets, thence east along High Street to the city limits \; cornmencing at the intersection Of High and RirEe,1 Streets thence south along Ripley street to ans city fifffs:s -rvfa. mencing at the Intersection of Monroe and North Court Streets. thence along Court Street to Pollard Street. thence east along Pollard Street to Ripley Street, thence north along Ripley Street to city limits, and north across city prop erty to the county section line building the same; commencing at the intersection of Pollard and Bainbridge Streets thence north along Bainbridge Street to the city limits; commencing at the intersection of Court and Monroe Streets, thence east along Monroe Street to Decatur Street. thence North along Decatur Street to Pollard Street; commencing at the inter- section of Lee and Tallapoosa Streets. thence east along Tallapoosa Street to Commerce Street, thence north along Commerce Street to the Union Depot; commencing at the intersection of Lee Street and Montgomery Street, thence along Montgomery Street to Catoma Street. thence along Catoma to Bibt Street. thence along Bibb Street to Gold thwaite Street, thence along Goldthwaite Street to Martha Street, thence along Martha Street to Holt Street. thence along Holt Street to Day Street, thence along Day Street to Holt Street, thence along Holt Street to Grady Street. and thence along Grady Street to Cleveland Ave- nue; commencing at the intersection of Blob and Wilkinson Street, thence alope Wilkinson Street to and across Gold thwaite Street to Clay Street, thence
 
 thence along Whitman Street, to Mar tha Street: commencing at the intersec- tion of Grady Street and Mobile Street. thence east along Grady Street to Cleve- land Avenue, thence south along Cleve- land Avenue to Jeff Davis Avenue; com mencing at the intersection of Martha and Goldthwaite Streets, thence along Goldthwaite Street to Mobile Street; thence along Mobile Street to Day Street aln nay fn ha ntfv linn it's; commencing at the intersection Of
 Mobile and Day Streets, thence along Mobile Street to Grady Street; commence ing at the intersection of Monroe and Decatur Streets. thence east along Mon' roe Street to North Union Street, thence
 north along Union Street to Pollard Street: commencing at the intersection of Monroe Street and North Union Street thence south along Union Street to the city limits.
 '"The railway to be constructed over the streets above named shall be operateH
 together as one system of street rail way.
 Sec f. Be it further ordained, That the said Barry L. Holt, his associates. successors or assigns, shall have and are hereby granted. the power and authority to operate cars on said lines of road and by cable or electric power and are fur tHeT B' auttu lHt pIlFlitSc anu to lay and construct all of its tracks Ion the streets and upon the lines herein granted, and on standard gauge, and the City Council hereby reserves the right to prescribe and regulate the character of 1 rails to be used upon the tracks Of said l railroad, and the manner of laying the l same.
 Car Fare Restricted.
 "Sec. 8. Be it further ordained. That the said Barry l.. Hclt. his associates successors and assigns. shall have the right and power to take tolls for passen- | gers at a rate not higher than 10 cents | for any distance on said railway, within the city limits: but the City Council of Montgomery hereby especially reserves the right to regulate fares and transfers | for the carriage of passengers over the said lines. in order that any one person for one fare. may have a continuous pas sage over the entire lines of said railroad company within the city limits: and shal have the right to construct and maintain switches and turnouts on all It's lines provided that such switches and turnouts
 shall be located at such places only as may be necessary for the passage of cars
 and at such places as shall meet witt
 the approval of the City Council.
 .'The track of said railway. switches and turnouts shall conform at the ex. pense of said Barry L. Holt. his asso- ciates, successors and assigns. to the surfane of grades of the streets on which