The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-01-23
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Sec. 9.-The franchises hereby grant
ed shall continue for and during the
term of twenty years, unless sooner
forfeited by the failure of the grantee
to comply with the terms of this ordi-
nance or abandoned or otherwise ter
minated by operation of law.
Sec. 10.-Provided further, That if
the said w. p. Brownlow, his success
ors and assigns, fail to maintain and
operate said lines of railway, as specif-
ed in section Is, or any others that may
be built, for period of ninety 900
days, then this franchise shall be void
and imperative, and all rights, powers
and privileges herein granted shall be
forfeited.
Sec. ll.-Provided further, That the
charge for single fares shall not exceed
five cents, and that no more than this
amount shall be charged for one contin-
uous ride from any part of the city to
the National Soldiers Home, and shall
be subject to all future statutory re-
quirements of the state.
Sec. 12.-Provided further, That Sec
tions one and two of article one of the
general ordinances passed February2t,
1890, regulating grants of rights OF way
to corporations for street railway pur
poses, be and are hereby suspended, in
the case of the granting Of this fran
chise to w. p. Brownlow, his success
ors and assigns.
Sec. 13.-Provided further, That said
general ordinance be and is hereby re-
pealed in 80 far as it conflicts with the
provisions and rights granted in this
franchise to w. P. Brownlow, his sue
cessors and assigns.
Sec. 14.-ProVided further, That the
said W. p. Brownlow, his successors
and assigns, are hereby granted the
privilege OF building power plant, for
the purpose of operating said street
railway line within the corporate limits
of j ohnson City. But if the said power
plant is located outside the corporate
limits Of the city, then it is expressly
stipulated and provided, and is COM
ponent part of this franchise, that it
shall not be located further than one
and one-half QB) miles from the corpo-
ration line of said city.
| Sec. 15.-Provided further, That the
said w. P. Brownlow, his successors
and assigns, shall be required to con-
struct, build, maintain and operate,
within 30 months from the date of the
franchise, upon, over and along the
following named streets and divisions,
!, to-wit:
Division No. From Public Square
on East Market street to Division
, street, thence on Division street to
Walnut street, thence on Walnut street,
westward, to corporation line.
: Division No. 9. From Public Square
> through the north side Of the city to
! New street.
Division No. 3.-From New street to
. the Carnegie Hotel.
5 1t is further expressly stipulated and
! provided, and is hereby agreed to by
Y the grantee herein, that work on one Of
Q these divisions shall be commenced
within months from the date of this
r franchise, and shall be completed and
, operated upon within one year from the
q. date of this franchise; that another one
/, of these divisions shall be built and OPP
Grated upon within 10 months from tht
, date OF this franchise; the third anC
Q last within thirty (30) months from thu
i date of this franchise; to the end that (
= car line shall be constructed, built
9 maintained and operated upon eacl
4 and all of the said streets and divisions
J. named in this section, within 30 month";
Il from date of, and continuing during
II the life of this franchise. II is furthe
: provided that the grantee herein shall
r have the option of selecting the orde
d in which these divisions shall be bull
!. and operated Upon.
It Sec. 18.-Provided further, it being
. part OF the consideration for the grant
Y ing of this franchise, and grant of pow
" ers, that all the rights, powers, privil
10 eyes, immunities and franchises, grant
2 ed and given by this ordinance, shal
g be imperative and void, unless the sal
T. W. p. Brownlow, his successors an
70 assigns, shall faithfully comply wit
v each and every of the foregoing PROV
Is sions, and at the times and in the man
d ner hereinbefore fully set ont.
IN Sec. 17.-Proyided further, That thi
N franchise shall not be SO construed a
IN to prohibit said board from granting t
8, any other Earty or parties right G
d franchise to construct and operate q
N electric street railway upon, over an
A. lRlong any street named in this franchise
Sec. 1S.--That said Brownlow, hi
10 successors and assigns shall, as eac
ts section. of said road is completed an
Dr. put in operation as provided in sectio
Is 15 of this ordinance, cause at least on
SO Of its cars to pass given point at leas
v. once each half hour for as much as to
II hours per day. Provided that this SCI
m ton shall not take effect until 10 montl
is after the passage Of this ordinance.
b. Section IS was offered as an amend
v. ment by Alderman Wofford with til
Is intention of giving the city 30 minut
ID service at least, upon each section 8
to completed. 1t will be amended at th
as next meeting so as to carry out that ide
n This ordinance shall take effect fro
lt and after its passage, the welfare of Il
RS city demanding it.
le The following provision was passt
VI in by Robt. Burrow and presented