The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-18
STREET CAR
FRANCHISE

AT its meeting Thursday night, April
10, the city council placed on its
third and final reading and adopted
The following ordinance:
An ordinance, entitled an ordinance
to grant unto l.. B. Treadwell, Ho-
bart c. Fash, and Geo. M. Nescelius,
their associates and assigns, right
and franchise for the construction,
maintenance and operation OF
street railway system and electric
light and power plant in the city OF
Brunswick, Ca, and for other pur-
poses.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and council of the city OF
Ca, in council lawfully
That the said Mayor and
council of the city of Brunswick does
give and grant unto l.. b. Treadwel,
Hobart G. Fash and eco. nj. Vescelius,
heir associates and assigl nd ike
wise any corporation when they may
hereafter organize, Tie full power
right and authority to
'uild, construct, equip. maintain and
operate an electric street railway
'Yer, upon and through the following
famed streets Oh the city OF Bruins.
wick, Ca, the same to be known as
he initial line, that IS 10 say, from
he intersection of Mansfield with
Newcastle, along Mansfield east to
Jnion, South along Union to Dart
nohnt west along Dartmouth
Bay; north along Bay to
owe, east along Howe to Newcastle.
Perth along Newcastle to T.; east
Hong r to E street, north along e
'treet to Inc city limit; land such
'taier and further streets as may be
sSSlfed and as may be agreed upon by
RG and cornf for the
of such street rail-
ch railway company
ana propelled by
&ther motive pow
Rparties may de-
approved by the
%cil, provided no steam
W. be operated on said
nor shall animal power he
&opelhng sucn cars, except
Ter provided. And to that
tfes, their successors or
authorized to grade and
d all necessary switches
VI, place, plant and main
necessary poles and wires ana
T material or appliances needful
the operation OF cars by electric
or the motive power aforesaid.
her upon, above or beneath the
#fface of the earth over and upon
Hld streets; provided. however that
Re main tracks shall be laid in the
#ntre OF said streets, except on Bay
#eet, and on Bay street and said
zhek shall be laid as near as prac-
ycable to the track of the railroad
havlng the most easterly track on
paid street; and provided further
mat all poles so to no erected shall
be so erected as near as practicable
% the line of the sidewalks. Ioca-
non, plans and profiles OF all tracks
ind sldlngs shall be submitted to the
city engineer at least three days be-
ore work of construction shall begin
and all such tracks and gidings and
all poles shall be constructed and
erected under the direction and super-
Vision OF -Ae Mayor, the chairman OF
me committee on public works and
me city engineer. All poles. if re-
lulred. shall be provided with one arm
Tor the wires connected with the no
ice and fire alarm signals. without
cost to the Mayor and council.
Section 2. BE it further ordained
5y the authority aforesaid. That the
ana assigns or any corporation which
SAID named persons, their associates
gney hereafter may form. (except
~here cars are chartered for special
ptrposes) shall in no case collect
tom any passengers more than five
cents for one continuous passage
Win ordinary hand baggage between
any Two points within the city limits.
TO include transfers at the junction
points: provided that the passenger
or passengers so transferred shall
take the first car leaving after hls or
her arrival in the direction in which
ne or she wishes to go, and provided
that such passenger or passengers
mas sufficient time to transfer to
such first car. (This section is not
70 be construed as allowing such pa5-
senger round trip but is simply
single trip from one point to another
by the shortest and most direct
route.l
Section 3. Be it further ordained
That the road-bed Of said street rail
way shall at all times correspond
with the actual grade of the streets.
and that the top of the rails shall be
SO laid and maintained flush with the
or grade of the streets, so that
carriages and other vehicles can cas-
lly and freely cross saIa tracks at
any and all points.
Section A. Be it further ordain-
cd. That the right and privilege
hereby granted in so far as it affects
Bay street, shall not prevent the May
or and council at any time having and
exercising the night to permit all Oh
sad street to be used by steam rail
roads, and to require the tracks of
said street railway to be removed
fheTefrom. In such event the actual
cost Of removal and relocation of the
line of such street railway shall be
paid by such railroad company or
companies that may be granted such
use OF saiu Bay street as will require
such removal of the tracks Of the
said street ranway.
Section s. Be it further ordain-
ca, fAat In addition to the adyaIorem
tax which may lie lawfully levied ant
L.