The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-14


or assigns, shall put in and maintain
at its or their own expense all need
full appliances for the proper cross
ing and for the non-interference with
the motive power of such street or
has heretofore been. or hereafter shall
be, granted by the council to any per-
son or company to lay street or
other railway track across the track
owned by the licensee, it's successors
or assigns, such person or company
shall be permitted to put in whatever
appliances may be necessary for the
proper crossing and non-1nterference
with the motive power of the licensee,
Its successors or assigns.
Section Z. The franchises and priv
ileges herein granted shall continue
for the period of twenty-five years
from the date this ordinance goes
into effect, excepting as to Division
street as above provided In Section /;
providing, however, that the licensee,
it's successors or assigns. shall COM
mence work hereunder, within sixty
days from the said date, and shall
complete and operate the said road
within one year from said date.
Provided, however. that said licen-
see, it's successors or assigns, Shall
be required to operate and run over
each and all of its own tracks con-
structed and operated under this
franchise passenger cars at least as
OFTEN iS one each way edCIi nun Dt-
tween $50 a. m. and o'clock p. m.
each day; and provided further, that
the above provision as to the run
ming of passenger cars shall not APP
ply to that portion of this franchise
relating to Division street between
Second avenue and Front avenue, as
above provided in Section / hereof.
Section 8. The speed at which cars
may. be run upon the tracks herein
authorized may be regulated from
- Svr1n No., ha ID to 40 n a
of fare to be charged for passage
over the lines granted by this ordi-
nance shall not exceed five. cents for
one passage one way. whenever a
passenger is required to change cars
to reach his destination on said line
or lines. he shall be entitled to
transfer from one care of the com
pany, it's successors or assigns, to
the car next thereafter, going to his
destination; except that a transfer
the line of the car. from which the
transfer is demanded parallels the
line or car to which 1T is demanded.
at a distance o. less than six blocks
and lire department in uniform shall
be carried free on the lines granted
by this ordinance. Members of the
police force on duty in citizens
clothes shall likewise be carried free
under the rules of the company.
oecliolt y. lie iiCtlStt, ITO SUI
cessors or assigns, shall accept this
franchise within five days from the
approval of this ordinance, by writ
ing, properly subscribed, filed in the
office of the city clerk 1t or they
shall likewise execute and deliver to
the city of Spokane at the same time
a good and sufficient bond in the sum
of $4,000, with sureties to be APP
proved by the mayor. conditioned to
hold the city safe and harmless for
O. u yy,a 90 claims for 6l n, a raS
which may arise by reason of the
construction. maintenance or opera
ton of said system or any part there
of. Unless said acceptance and bond
shall be. so filed. the rights herein
conferred shall lapse.
Section 10. The said Moran Prairie
Railroad Construction Company, its
successors or assigns. in considera-
tion of the privileges herein granted,
shall on the first day of January.
1908, and on January l of each sue
ceeding year during the life of this
franchise. pay to the treasurer of the
city of Spokane the sum of two mills
for each car mile run during the next
preceding year over and upon the
street railway herein provided for,
and over all other tracks and roads
over which its cars may run within
said city. The term car mile means
the running of one car one mile.
Section H. 1t is herein expressly
reserved that wherever the franchises
and rights conferred by this ordi-
nance cover streets or parts of streets
already occupied by the tracks of any
other person. party or corporation.
that said Moran Prairie Railroad Con-
struction Company, its successors or
assigns, shall use the tracks laid
thereon, only by and with the consent
and permission of such other person.
party or corporation.
Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to grant to said lfcensee,
it's successors or assigns, the right
to build or operate any additional
tracks upon streets occupied by the
tracks of any other person or cor
poration, in competition with such
latter parties, No cars shall ever be
operated by steam over said lines or
Section IL. Any orchard or other
country products. or freight. trans
ported in cars other than those carry
ing passengers, shall be moved over
said lines only in the hours of the
night. between seven O'Clock in the
evening and six O'Clock in the morn
ing, or at such other hours as the
board of public works of said city
shall permit; but no such cars shall
be permitted to stand upon or block
any street or part thereof except for
the purpose of passing other cars,
and no building. platform or other
structure erected or maintained by
said Moran Prairie Railroad Con
SlEuCtiptl company. ttS SIStSSSOtS vi
assigns. shall block or be built upon
any street. alley or public thorough
fare of said city, or any part thereof.
Provided further that the plans of
all freight cars used by said com
pany shall he approved by the board
of public works.
Section 10, The city of Spokane
reserves the right at all times to
regulate the movement and handling
of any freight over said railway lines,
and to prescribe. by ordinance, rea-
sonable and necessary restrictions
and conditions concerning the hand
ling and transportation of fret ght
thereon, with due and proper regard
for the interests and business of said
licensee. it's Successors or assigns
Section IA. Before the said licensee,
its successors OF assigns. shall sell.
assign, lease. set over or transfer
the franchise or any of the rights
and privileges herein granted. to any
other person, company or corporation.
it or they shall file with the city
council a statement of intent to do
so, particularly describing the part
or interest to be sold, the person,
company or corporation to whom 1t
Is intended to sell, assign. lease or
otherwise transfer, verified by the
certificate of the licensee and attest
ed by the seal of the company or cor
poration, II any there be. and such
sale. assignment, or other transfer
grantee or assignee shall have filed
with the city clerk a good and suf-
ticient bond, as required in Section 9
Of this ordinance. with sureties to he
approved by the mayor, Nothing here
in contained. however, shall affect
the rights OF the licensee, its sue
ceSsofs or assigns. to mortgage or
bond the privileges herein granted,
and the property operating the sys-
TEN without the permission of the
city council, or the filing of said
statement; but in case of a sale on