The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-06
STREET CAR FRANCHISE.
Full Text Of The Ordinance as 1t Passed
its Third and Final Reading.

whereas, w, L. DrOWniOW OF Jones'
boro, in the county of Washington,
state of Tennessee, did on the 21st 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 car or
tramway line within and upon certain
streets within the town of johnson City,
Tennessee, to be operated by animal,
steam, or electricity as a 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 NJ. 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 intersection 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 Tennes-
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
if at any time after five years from the
date of this franchise any reliable or
responsible company proposes to build,
maintain and operate street railroad
over any of said streets, not then occu-
pied by said Young, his successors and
assigns, and if within twelve months
from the date of said notice said Young,
his successors and assigns, have not
occupied said streets thus applied for,
their right to such street shall be for.
feited, if said company applying shall
build said street railroad within six
months from the expiration of said
twelve months" and
Whereas, The said Alden M. Young
1 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 sale
streets which the said Alden M. Young
his successors and assigns, have M
franchise, viz. Walnut street, Spring
Cherry and West streets, the Publi
Square, East Market, Divivislon ant
Elm streets, Unaka and Holston ave
nues, Montgomery, Summer, Lamont
West Market, Boone and Gal
streets, and over Lamont stree
near where the entrance is propose,
into the National Soldiers Home, an,
on Miller street, or the street runnin,
from Lamont street by the residence O
the late w. p. Miller, across the South
ern Railroad track to Walnut street
and upon such streets as the said Aide
NJ. Young, his successors and assigns
have forfeited or may forfeit their fran
chise.
Section /. Now, therefore, be it OF
, damned by the Board of Mayer an
Aldermen Of the Town of Johnson City
Tennessee, convened, that the said w
2. Brownlow, his successors and as
8 signs, be and are hereby granted, fc
8 the period hereinafter named, th
right, power and franchise to construc
build, maintain and operate a stree
railway, with such side tracks, switcl
es and turnouts and connections as I'll
Board of Mayor and Aldermen ma
authorize and locate, to be operated /
a street railway by electricity upol
over, and along the following name
= streets of the town of Johnson City, t.
y wit Walnut street, the Public Squar
!. East Market, Division and Elm street
q Unaka and Holstop avenues, Fifth al
Sixth avenues, Montgomery street al
Myrtle avenue, and Centre street; al
o notice having been given to the sa
Il Alden NJ. Young, his successors al
n assigns, as provided in the franchise
! him, as it appears in the Charter al
. General Ordinance Book of the toy
II of johnson City, on pages III and II
j. now, therefore,
az Be it further ordained, by the Boa
:, of Mayor aud Aldermen Of the town
u johnson City, That if the said Aid
2 M. Young, his successors and assign
do not, within twelve months from I