The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-12-12


terms and conditions hereinafter contained
SECTION 2. The aforesaid grant is upon the
express condition that II the said Nissabe
Electric Railway Company shall fail to con-
struct and equip, and ha, 9 in full operation
one mile of said street railway within two
years after the passage OF this act, aud tho
thereof by the said Missabe Eiec-
trio Railway Company. which one mile shall
be continuous and 4 part thereof in said city
OF Virginia. then and in that case the said
Missabe Electric Railway Company. shall at
the option Of said city forfeit to said city all
OF the rights. privileges and immunities
granted by this act.
SECTION The cars to be used upon said
track are to be propelled either by electric
ity. animal or other power, as the Company
shall deem most advisable, and said company
may connect with any other railway upon
which power is used similar to that to be
used by the provisions of this section. but no
locomotive such arc usually run over the
general railways of this STATE for tho trans
portation OF freight or passengers shall be
used upon any OF said tracks unless author
lied by the city council.
SECrIoN4 Said track and railway stall be
used for the purpose of transporting passen-
gers: and the cars and carriages for that pur-
pose shall be of the style and class generally
used on railways similar to that to be owned
and operated by the said Missabe Electric
Railway Company in said CITY, and other viii
lagos and cities in said st. Louis county. and
in connecting the same, PROVIDED. 1t shall
at all times have the right to use its track for
the transportation of iron. steel. tics and
other material for constructing its road, keep
ing the same IN repair, and for such other
purpose as from time to time may be neces-
sary in carving out any contract or engage
ment that may BE- hereafter entered into by
aud between said city Of Virginia and said
Company.
SECTIONS The tracks of said railway shall
be laid so as to conform to the established
grade OF the streets on which tho same shall
be laid, and said company shall plank the
space between the tracks and on both sides
thereof at street crossings wherever re-
quired by the city council; and one plank
shall be laid on the outside OF each rail
and on the inside when it shall DO ordered by
the city council.
SECTION 8. The said Company may regu-
late and establish from time to time such
rates of fare for transportation OF passengers
aud freight over it's line of railway as 1t may
deem proper; PROVIDED. that the charge
for carrying q person including hand baggage
from one point to another within the city
limits; whether by one or more lines operated
by the same Company shall not exceed hv<
(O cents on any one continuous limo.
PROVIDED FURTHER that it shall b.
considered for the purpose OF this act that .
continuous line shall not exceed three q
miles in length.
SECTION7. Said tracks shall be laid In tn,
center u the street in all cases where 1t Il
practicable to so lay them. and said tracks
shall not be laid within twelve feet Of thu
sidewalk where 1t is practicable to be avoided
SEC. 8. The cars Of said company shall b.
entitled to the track and In all cases wher,
taken by them upon any of the street rail
ways Of said company, such team or vehicle
shall give way 10 such car; nor shall any per
son wilfully obstruct. hinder or lnterfer'
with any of said cars by placing. driving. o.
stopping or causing to be placed or driven Of
stopped. any team. vehicle or other obstacle
in. upon, across, along or near said tracks. o.
any OF them, after being notified by the driv
or or conductor by the ringing Of the car bel
or otherwise. and whosOever shall wilfully
violate any Of the provisions of this section
shall upon conviction thereof before AM
court OF competent Jurisdiction. be punished
by fine OF not more than fifty (S5O) dollars
)r less than Eve 49, dollars and cost Of pros
ecution, aud My be imprisoned until suct
fine and costs are paid, not exceeding thirty
(3O days.
SECTIONq. 1t shall DO the duty of the com.
pany to furnish and run a sufficient number
Of cars to accommodate the travelling public
on all streets which they shall use and oc
cupy for railroad purposes.
SECTION 10. 1t shall be the duty Of sale
company to repair any and all damages done
to the streets. curbs, sidewalks, cutters OF
other public property, by the construction OF
repairing OF the track along the streets a.
herein provided for.
Provided further that II said city OF Vir.
ginia shall pave the business street ovel
which said company shall lay its tracks, thu
said company shall ut the same time and a,
its own expense pave between it's rails and al
far as the end of the ties on the ontside O,
said rails over said business street; said paw.
ing to be of the same material as that uset
by the City OF Virginia and laid In the sam,
manner.
Provided further that the paving to be don.
on said business street by said Missabe Elec
trio Railway Company shall not exceed Av,
blocks in length on said business street.
SECTION II. The conductors and employs
OF said company shall exercise REASONABLE,
care and diligence to prevent injury to per
sons. and on the appearance OF danger II
any one on or near the track, the car shall
be stopped. when by so doing injury may b
averted.
All reasonable care shall be used by con
ductors and employees to prevent injury t.
| teams, wagons carriages and other vehicles
The conductor shall use proper diligence t.
prevent ladies or children under twelve year
| OF age, from leaving or entering the cal Will
! in motion.
SECTION 10. Within sixty days from tn
passage of this act. said company shall 81
with the recorder Of the City of Virginia,
written acceptance of the grants heretnbe
fore made, with the conditions, regulation
and limitations above expressed, signed b
the president and secretary of said compan,
and when so accepted the same shall operat
as a contract between the city and sai
company. and upon failure to file such &C
ceptance a. aforesaid, then tho above gran
shall not become operative to vest any right,