The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-24

cor Patty be granted vacation of three
Or four weeks. 4-,
! Adopted. ....,t
AN ORDINANCE
Granting to the Shreveport Traction
Company the right to construct
maintain and operate lines of rail-
way ON certain. streets, of the city
of Shreveport; to remove tracks
and discontinue operating cars on
certain streets; to regulate the man
ner in which the several .aness Shall
be operated and the number of cars
to be run on each; to fix the fare,
and fix the date of the expiration of
franchises.
Be it ordained by the city council of
the city of Shreveport, in Legal asseni-
bly, convened, that the Shreveport Trac-
ton Company be and is herebg author
lied and empowered to construct, MAIN
tain and operate a line ofpstreet rail.
way, with electricity or other motive
power, with the right to place. con-
struct, maintain and operate the neces
sary switches, turn-oiits, sidings, etc,
and erect and maintain poles, etc., for
the overhead trolley systenl,T similar to
that now in use i'll the city OF Shrey -
port, all of the work provided for in
this ordinance to be done under thc
direction and supervision of the city
engineer. on and over the following
named streets, to-Wlt: sr r-..-.z.-, :.
Beginning at the intersection OF
Grand avenue and Texas street, con
Meeting with the present tracks Of sail
company; thence along Grand avenue
| to Reynolds street; thence along Key
nolds street to Hope street; tfencs
along Hope street to Peabody street
thence along Peabody street TO Ashton
street; thence along Ashton street to
Allen avenue !; thence along Allen ave
| nue. to Laurel street thence along Lau-
rel and First streets to Kenneth avenue,
which line shall be known and desig-
mated as the West, Shreveport. Line" ,"
and the said company shall operate on
the said; line, in. connection with the
present tracks on Texas avenue and
Texas street, to the corner OF Marshall
street, two cars for a period ot nifty
| (5o) years from the date of this ordi-
nance. .ssz. - 80. sf .~-..sf5 r.
Be it further ordained, that the said
Shreveport Traction Company shall
lhaye the right construct, maintain and
operate a line of street railway. with
1.-THE right to place, construct, maintain Int
land operate necessary Stitches, turrl-outs
and sidings, and to erect and maintain
ipoles for trolley or overhead system,
from the intersection of Anna street
/ with Western avenue, connecting with
1.-THE present track thereon; thence along
IAnna street to- Pierre avenue; thence
along Pierre avent,e to intersection with
/ the present track on said avenue; this
lime with the existing tracks through
/! Parkview, Texas avenue, EeXass street,
Spring and Travis streets, and known
as the west or Parkview Belt, shall be
/ substituted and operated for the pres
i ent belt, under the same franchises,
lconditions and limitations herelnbefore
granted to the Shreveport Railway and
Land Improvement Company and ~ to
the Shreveport Belt Railway Company.
The said Shreveport Traction Com
Inany is hereby authorized to take up
the track and discontinue operating on
i Western avenue and Hope street De-
Tween Aanas and Reynolds Streets: and
on Ashton street between Allen ane
j Pierre avenues -<.......-s,
i One fare on either of said lines Of
railway shall be FIVE (5) cents, between
Il 5:45 am. and 1890 pm, except ion
school children going to or returning
from school. which, shall be three 81
cents. g# -. ...f ~
The lines of railway to be construct
ed and operating under this grant, arr
| to be completed and in operation within
two (21 years from the date Of adop
ton OF this ordinance. ka.-. ~. 3,
On. streets where paving IS in con
temptation, the said Shreveport Irac
/ ton Company shall not be required t.
construct its tracks, except as the paw
ling progresses, and necessary gexten
sions of time shall be given said com
Ipar-- to cover any DELAYS occasloned b.
!, | the work of paving Of any OF SAT-
streets.
The said Traction Company shall no
be required to construct and maintain
1.-THE bridge on Anna street spanning tn
ITexas and Pacific tracks.
Be it further ordained that this ordl
e inance shall take effect from and afte
Tits acceptance by the Shreveport Trac
/ tion Company
By Mr.. Dickson
| That ordnance Dc pdSScu tiiiouS
j first reading.
tBy Mr.. Thon1an- =.
!, That ordinance be referred to ordl
nance committee.
| Mr.. Thon,an's motion was lost by tn
following vote:
/ AYES: Ledbetter. Quigles, Thoman,
Nays. Allen, Conger, Dickson. Fos
= ter. Jenkins, Rand, Snyder, Tuster
Wise O.
The ordinance was then passe
Through first reading by following vote
Ayen: Allen, Conger. Dickson, Fos
Ifer, Jenkins, Rand, Snyder, Iustef