The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06

tty, 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 I'd he
used by the provisions of this section. but no
locomotive such as are usually run over the
general railways OF this STATE for the trans
portation OF freight or passengers shall be
used upon any Of said tracks unless author
lied by the city council.
SECTION 4. Said track and railway g, all 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 IN 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. it shall
at all times have the right to use its track for
the transportation of iron. steel, ties and
other material for constructing its road, keep
Ing the same IN rep"ir, and for such other
purpose as from time to time may be neces-
sary in CARRYING out any contract or engage
ment that may he hereafter entered into by
and 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 the 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 be ordered by
the city council.
SECTION 6. The said Company may regu-
Ia Go and ocfoilioh frCuo <i~o IN <,r,o o,.~I>
rates of fare for transportation of passengers
and freight over its line of railway as it may
deem proper; PROVIDED, that the c: arge
for carrying a person including Rand baggage
from one point to another within the city
limits, whether by one or more lines operated
by the same Company shall. not exceed ave
() cents on any one G tinuous line. .
PROVIDED FURTHER that it shall be
considered for the purpose OF this act that a
continuous line shall not exceed three ~
miles in length.
SECTION Z. Said tracks shall be aid in the
center of the street in all cases where 1t is
practicable to so lay them, and said tracks
shall not be laid within twelve feet of the
sidewalk where. 1t is practicable to he avoided.
: SECTION 8. The cars of said company shall
be entitled to the track and in all cases where
any team or vehicle shall meet or be over
taken by them upon any of the street rail-
ways OF said company, such team or vehicle
shall give way TO such car; nor shall any r.
son wilfully obstruct. hinder or interfere
with any of said cars by placing. driviug, or
stopping or causing to be placed or driven or
stopped, any team. vehicle or other obstacle
In. upon across. along or near said tracks, or
any OF them. after being notified by the driv-
er or conductor by the ringing Of the car bell
or otherwise. and whatsoever shall wilfully
violate any of the Provisions of this section
shall upon conviction thereof before any
court OF com jurisdiction. be punished
by a fine OF not more than fifty $50 dollars
nor less than Ave (&5) dollars and cost Of pros-
ecuttog, and MY be imprisoned until such
fne and costs are paid, not exceeding thirty
t3O days.
%SEcrIONP. 1t shall be the duty of the com.
any to furnish and run q sufficient number
of cars to accommodate the travelling public
on all streets which they shall use and &C.
cupy for railroad purposes.
SECTION 10. 1t shall be the duty of said
company to repair any and all damages done
to the streets. curbs. sidewalks, cutters or
other public property, by the construction or
repairing of toe track along the streets as
herein provided for.
Provided further that If said city of Wiz
GINA shall pave the business street over
which said company shall lay its tracks, the
said company shall at the same time and at
it's own expense pave between it's rails and az
far as the end Of the ties on the outside of
said rails over said business street; said paw
ing to be of the same material as that used
by the City of Virginia and lard in the same
name
Provided further that the paving to be done
on said business street by said Missabe .Elec-
trio Railway Company shall not exceed five
blocks in length on said business street.
SECTION IL. The conductors and employees
ofSaid companv shall exercise reasonable
car. and diligence to prevent injury to per-
sons, and ON the appearance OF danger to
any one ON or near the track, the car shall
he stopped. when by 10 doing injury may be
averted. -.
All reasonable care shall be used by con-
ductors and employees to prevent injury to
teams, wagons. carriages and other vehicles.
The conductor shall use proper diligence to
prevent ladies OF children under twelve years
OF age. from leaving or entering the car while
In motion. ;" ~ ga.
SECTION 10. Within sixty days from the
passage of this act, said company shall file
With the recorder of the City Of Virginia, q
written acceptance of the grants hereinbe-
fore made. with the conditions, regulations
and limitations above expressed, signed by
the president and secretary Of said company.
and when SO accepted the same shall operate
,as =, contract between the city and said
company. and upon failure to fle such ac-
~ aforesaid; then the above Rrant