CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-01-08

| this franchise so run the cars thereon as to make
| at least two round trips each hour. over said
railway tracks on more of the principal
streets within the limits of this city during each
and every day of said time; and shall on each
and every day of said time run cars at least six
round trips per day over the line between said
city of Canon City and town of Florence Any
failure so TO do shall work Il forfeiture of any
and all rights herein granted; provided. how
ever, that the provisions of this section in ref
erence to forfeiture for the failure to operate
cars as herein provided. shall not be applicable
or effective in case the operation of cars in &C
cordance herewith is prevented by unavod-
able accidents, military intervention, or acts
beyond the control of said Thomas Robinson.
his heirs. successors or assigns.
SEC. 8. Any and all water mains that may
be necessary to remove in the construction of
said street railway shall be so removed and re-
placed by said Thomas Robinson. his heirs and
assigns. under the direction of the city. And
all damage and injury done to the water mains
of SAID city of Canon City by the construction,
operation and maintenance of the street rail-
way system herein provided for shall be paid
to said city by said Robinson. his heirs, sue
cessors and assigns, and failure to do shall
work forfeiture of the privileges and rights
granted by this ordinance until such time as
such payment shall have been made.
| oEC. ~. AL cars ustO ana operated on
street railway shall be properly heated.
SEC. IL. That said Thomas Robinson his
heirs and assigns shall put in all necessary cul-
verts and drain boxes. under the direction of
| the city street supervisor.
| SEC. 12. That said Thomas Robinson. his
heirs and assigns, shall, on the first day of Jan
| uary, 1911, and on the first day of january of
each and every year thereafter. during the ex-
istence of this franchise, pay into the city
ury, for the use of said city compensation
for the franchise herein granted, the sum of
| three hundred dollars $4,000
SEC. ID. All rails used in the construction
of said street railway shall not be lighter than
sixty pounds to the linear yard.
SEC. IA. The right to grant other individual
| or individuals, corporation corporations. the
right and privilege to cross the tracks laid un-
der this franchise. with other tracks for street
railway purposes is hereby expressly reserved
to the city. and no damage shall ever accrue to
the said Thomas Robinson, his heirs ard as
signs. on account of such crossing of said
tracks, either from this city from the person
or persons, corporation or corporations own
ing and operating any such railway. except for
negligence or unskillfulness on the part of the
person or persons. corporation or corporations
as aforesaid. in the laying of such tracks.
SEC. Is. That, for the convenient operation
of said street railway, but for no other purpose
the said Thomas Robinson. his heirs and as
signs, are hereby given the right and privilege
to erect necessary poles and wires. either tele-
phone or telegraph 'r both as the business of
running cars of the said street railway may re
quire. provided that the right to attach at any
time to any of said poles the cly fire alarm and
police wires is hereby expressly reserved to
the city. and said poles are hereby made a mti-
nicipal nstrumentality for that purpose; pro.
Vid,.d that said
not to interfere with the use of said poles for
street railway purposes, and said attachments
shall be made and maintained under the direc-
ton of said Thomas Robinson, his heirs and
assigns.
SEC, IS. That said street railway, Its EN-.
ployes and property shall be under the police
protection of said city. and it shall be the duty
of the officers OF said city to give assistance.
such as is practicable to keep persons. teams
and other distinctions from impeding the
traffic of said street railway.
SEC. II. That the city reserves the right to
impose reasonable regulations and restrictions
upon said Thomas Robinson, his heirs and as
signs in respect to the speed to which cars may
be run. and such other reasonable regulations
as may be deemed necessary to secure the
safety and comfort of passengers in the cars
and the protection OF people and property law
fully upon the streets.
SEC. Is. That said Thomas Robinson his
heirs and assigns, shall within twenty days
from the adoption of this ordinance file with
the city clerk of said city a written acceptance
of the rights, privileges and franchises herein
granted subject to the conditions, aualifica.
tons and reservations herein mentioned.
SEC. 10. That the said Thomas Robinson,
his heirs and assigns, shall. during the life of
this franchise operate said railway and the
cars thereon that all cars running from the coal
camps on said line shall be through cars to
Canon City. and that upon reaching Florence,
should they go through said place. in going to
Canon City. said cars shall not be DELAYED but
shall pass directly on over said line to Canon
City either the same an immediate con
nection thereof. but this section shall not be
held to apply to excursions which may be run
from said coal camps upon the occasion of
public gatherings. That the rate charged from
said coal camps or any thereof, to Canon City.
or from Canon City to said coal camps upon
passengers and express shall be a proportion
ate mileage rate to that charged upon like pas
sengers and express from said coal camps, or
any thereof toiFlcrence and from Florence TO
said coal camps. IA failure to comply with any
of the conditions of this section shall work
forfeiture of any and all of the rights granted
by the terms of this ordinance.
SEC. 30. That this franchise is given and
granted subject toitbe following express con.
ditions, viz:itIhat in the event the said city
of Canon:City, by and through its proper of
ticer. shall grant to any other person or per
sons, company or corporation. a franchise TO
construct. operate and maintain q street rail-
way IN said city, on all or any of the streets
herein named in this franchise then the street
railway company ifirst Occupying and using
any of said streets and running its cars thereon
shall haveithe firstirighi TO the use thereof and
to the exclusion of any other system. The pur-
pose of this section being to prevent more
than one system of street railway occupying