Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-07
TRACTION Lines.
franchises Granted to Two
New Companies by the
Council Last Night.

In c0uncll last evening tue orol-
nance committee asked that their
business come up first which was
done on motion of Mr.. Whelan- All
! were. present except Mr.. Dobbins.
! Mr. Q Neal then reported that the
committee had empowered him 30
ask for the withdrawal of the ordi-
aance previously offered. which was
granted without a dissenting voice.
The committee then introduced an
ordinance granting franchise To the
Hamiltoo, Eaton Il Richmond Trac-
tion company.
THE ORDINANCE.
Is An ordinance granting to the
Hamilton. Eaton & Richmond Trac-
tic company the right to construct,
operate and maintain a street rail-
road in the city of Richmond, Ind.
Section /. Be it ordained oy the
common council of the city of Rich
mond, Indiana, that consent, per-
mission and authority are hereby
given, granted and fully vested IN
the Hamilton, Eaton d Richmond
Traction company, its successors or
assigns, to lay. construct, operate
and maintain a single track street
railroad with all necessary and con-
venient tracks, turn-outs, side
tracks, switches and turn tables,
across south E street and along and
over south sixteenth Q6) street
to Main street, and OF Main st .eet
from sixteenth street to eighth
street; on north eighth street from
Main street TO north Fl street. and
on north Fl street from north eighth
street to north tenth street,
and on north tenth street
to the north corporation line
OF the city of Richmond.
Sec. 2. Said Hamilton, Eaton and
Richmond Traction Co shall use the
tracks of the Richmond Street and
Interurban Railway Co. on Main
street from sixteenth to eight street,
and on north eighth street from Main
street to north E street, providing
mcnt can be made by and between
said Hamilton, Eaton and Richmond
Traction Co. and the Richmond Street
and Interur3an Railway Co. for the
use of their said tracks for the par-
poses and needs of the said Bamil-
ton, Eaton and Richmond Traction
Co.; and in the event that the Ham,
"a Eaton. and Richmond Iraeti n.
Go and the Richmond Street and
Interurban Railway Co. are unable
to agree as to the amount to be paid
by said Hamilton, Eaton and Rich
mond Traction Co. to the Richmond
Street and Interurban Railroad Co.
for the use of their said tracks and
power, as the needs of said Hamilton,
Eaton and Richmond Traction Co.
demands, the matter of said charges
shall be referred to board of arbi
tration, consisting of one member
appointed by the Hamilton, Eaton
and Richmond Traction Co, one
member by the Richmond Street aud
Interurban Railway Co. and one
member by the Judge of the Wayne
circuit court, and the decision of said
board of arbitration. in all matters
binding upon each of said railway
companies.
Sec. B. Passengers shall be car
ried by said company over the route
described, or any portion or extern
sion thereof, in said city, for . single
fare of not more than fve (5) cents
| for persons oyer twelve Q2) years of
age, and children between (12) and
six (6) years, three (3) cents, and
children under six (6) years old free.
Packages of twenty-five (25) compu-
tation tickets shall be sold for one a.
dollar package, and six {6) tickets
for twenty-five (25) cents, and for
children between six and twelve
years of age, package of twenty-five
/ (25) computation tickets shall be sold
for fifty (50) cents per package.
Tickets shall be sold on cars by per-
/ son in charge of the same.
!, Sec. 4. Permission is hereby
granted TO operate said railroad by
any other motive power tLan animal
or steam.
Sec 5. The tracks, curves. turn
outs and STITCHES, which said com
pany is hereby authorized to con-
struct and maintain. and which may
be necessary for the successful
operation of said railroad shall be
laid in conformity with the grade
existing for the time being, over the
streets described, over which said
railroad is proposed to be construct
ed, and shall be taken up and re-
laid, at the cost of the company, for
the puT pose of repairing the street,
or making permanent change or
grade for said street or streets.
Sec. 6. Said company. or its sue
cessors or assigns, shall construct,
improve and maintain the street be-
tween its tracks or rails, and for
! eighteen t1S) inches on each side
thereof. in the same manner and
fully equal to the best part of the
rest of said street; and should the
city, at any time, consider it neces-
sary to have paved any of the streets
on which said company tracks are
laid, said company shall, at the same
time, pave with ike material be-
tween its tracks, and for eighteen
inches f1S) inches IN either side