The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-01-23
STREET CAR FRANCHISE.
Full Text Of the Substitute Ordinance
Prepared for NJ. BrOVnlOV'S
Acceptance.

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The city council met Thursday eve
ming to hear the Franchise Committees
report upon the street car franchise.
The committee reported new fran
chise, and after q few minor amend
ments it was substituted for Mr.. Brown
lows franchise and passed upon its
second reading. There will be other
amendments made when the ordinance
comes up for its third reading. The
committee was continued and the board
authorized Mayor Summers to employ
an attorney to aid the committee in the
further consideration OF the matter.
Mayor Summers will call in Judge
Curtain, of Bristol.
THE NEW FRANCHISE.
Whereas, W. P. Brownlow Of Jones'
boro, in the county of Washington,
state of Tennessee, did on the 2lst day
OF November, 1901, make application
to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Of the town of johnson City, for the
sole and exclusive right, privilege and
franchise Of constructing, building and
maintaining an electric street ear or
tramway line within and upon certain
streets within the town OF Johnson City,
Tennessee, to be operated by animal,
steam, or electricity as o motive power
for passenger traffic, together with the
right to erect and maintain poles, wires,
and other appliances therefor and
Whereas, On the Gath day OF July,
1890, Alden M. Young OF the city OF
Waterbury, New Haven county, Conn,
did obtain franchise upon the follow
ing streets in the town Of johnson City,
to-wit: Buffalo to intersaeti0n of Pine,
Roam to intersection of Division East
Main, West Main, West Market, Boone,
King, Pine between Buffalo and Roam,
Fair, North Main, Queen, and Prince
streets, and Broadway to East Tonnes
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, on
| the east Watauga and Fourth avenues,
Railroad and First avenues, Fairview
and Second avenues, and any extern
sions OF above named streets also on
any street or streets, or alleys, running
from East Main or East Market streets
reaching Broadway" with the further
provisions as follows: Provided, That
IL at any time after five years from the
date Of this franchise any reliable oil
responsible company proposes to build,
maintain and operate street railroad
over any OF said streets, not then occu
pied by said Young, his successors anG
assigns, and il within twelve month";
| from the date OF said notice said Young
his successors and assigns, have no
occupied said streets thus applied for
their right to such street shall be for
feited, il said company applying shall
build said street railroad. within sil
months from the expiration OF sale
twelve months" +; and
Whereas, The said Alden NJ. Young
his associates, successOrs and assigns
have not maintained nor, operated
railroad over any Of said streets within
the last FIVE years, and have not Occu
pied same, and the said w. p. Brown
low having proposed to build, maintain
and operate street railway over sai'
streets which the said Alden M. Young
his successors aud assigns, have n
franchise, viz. Walnut street, Spring
Cherry and West streets, the Publ
Square, East Market, Diyivislon an
Elm streets, Unaka and Holston ave
nues, Montgomery, Summer and La
mont streets, and over Lamont stree
Q near where the entrance is propose
y into the National Soldiers Home, an
, on Miller street, or the street runnin
: from Lamont street by the residence @
, the late w. p. Miller, ACROSS the South
8 ern Railroad track to Walnut street
and upon such streets as the said Aide
NJ. Young, his successors and assigni
have forfeited or may forfeit their frsr
chisU.
: Section 1.-Now, therefore, be it OIL
). dained by the Board Of Mayor an
Aldermen OF the Town of johnson City
Tennessee, convened, that the said "
p. Brownlow, his successors and 81
a signs, be and are hereby granted th
o right, power and franchise to construc
n build, maintain and operate sire.
railway, with such de-traGks, switcl
. es and turnouts and connections as th
# Board OF Mayor and Aldermen ma
Is authorize and locate, to be operated .
"A q street railway by electricity upol
! over, and along the following name
streets Of the town Of johnson City, I,
y wit: Walnut street, the Public Squsr,
% East Market, Division and Elm street
p Unaka and Holston avenues, Fifth an
N Sixth avenues, Montgomery street ~
ri Myrtle avenue, and Centre street; an
l. notice having been given TO the Sci
/. Alden NJ. Young, his successors I'll
n assigns, as provided in the franchise
!, him, as it appears in the Charter Al
General Ordinance Book of the tOw
d OF johnson City, on pages ~ and Il
10 now, therefore,
wi Be it fnTthsr,ordained, by the Boal
: of Mayor afd Aslaos men Of the town
johnson City, That il the said Aid,
70 M. Young, his successors and assign
y do not, within twelve months from Il
O. date of said notice, occupy and opera
a. under their franchise 9 street railwt
- upon said streets which their franchi
~ covers, then the said w. p. BrOwnlol
g his successors and assigns, are herel
st granted the further right, power u
Ia franchise to construct, hnild aud mai
tain and operate an electric street re