The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-22
ADJOURNED MEETING
Official Proceedings of the City Council
Held February I9, 1908.

Official Proceedings of the City Council
Held February 1o, 1908.
City Hall, Shreveport, La. Feb. 1o,
1oo3.-Council met in regular session
with Mayor Queries presiding, and the
following councilmen present: Allen,
Busbey, Corger, Currie, Dickson, Fos-
ter. Jenkins, Lowenthal. Quigles, Rand,
Snyder, Thoman, Tusten, Wise
On motion of Mr.. Allen the first
order of business was the ordinance in
troduced January 70, 1903, granting to
H. Hedberg or assigns the right and
privilege to construct, maintain and op-
crate an overhead trolley electric rail-
way system over certain streets with
terminus in the town of Jewella.
Mr.. Tusten, chairman franchise COM
mittee, reported (verbally) favorably
upon the ordinance and recommended
its passage.
BY Mr.. Allen
That the ordinance granting to H.
Hedberg or assigns right of way over
certain streets for an electric overhead
trolley railroad be passed through its
first reading.
Adopted.
... -. AN ORDINANCE
Granting to II. Hedberr or his assigns
the right to build, maintain and
operate street railway line on GER
tain streets Of the cit yof Shreve-
port.
Be it ordained by the city council of
the city of Shreveport in regular as,
semfnblv convened. that the right and
privilege is hereby granted tc III. He'd
berg or his assigns to build, maintain
and operate by electricity for period
of fifty f5ol years from the adootion
overhead trolley system. with all neees-
sary ooles, switches. turnouts and ac-
cessories, on the following streets of
the city of Shreveport, to-wit:
BEGINNING on the east side of Texas
street. at its intersection with Edwards
street, thence along Edwards street to
Milan street. thence along Milan street
to Mcneil street, thence alon~ Mcneil
street to Cotton street. thence along
Cotton street to Texas avenue, thence
across Texas avenue to Cane street,
thence along Cane street to Reynolds
street. thence along Reynolds street to
Lawrence street, thence along Lawrence
street to Jewell street, thence along
Jewell street to Hope street. and across
Hone street and Western avenue TO
Abbie street, thence alone Abbie street
to Pierre avenae. thence alone. Pierre
avenue or to Hotchkiss street, on
Hotchkiss street to Park avenue. on
Park avenue to Bradford, on Bradford
to Sycamore Ito Ashton street, thence
along Ashton street to Sycamore street,
thence along Sycamore street to Muir
ply, Jordan or Laurel street, thence
along either of these streets to Har-
riette street, thence along Harriette
street across the K. c. S. Ry. to the
corporation line. said railway shall con-
sist of a sinole track of standard width
with all neeessar~ poles, switches, turn
outs and accessories.
Be it further ordained that this fran
chise is granted to the said H. Hedbero
or his assigns on the following terms
and conditions @
Work on said railway shall commence
within three months from the adoption
of this ordinance and the road shall be
completed to its terminus Tin the town
of Jewella) and shall be in operation
within two ~ ears from the adoption
of this ordinance. ,E
Enough first class cars shall be ope-
rated on said road so that one car will
leave the terminus son Texas street
every fifteen (I5) sminutes during the
da-- from FIVE O'Clock am. Until 10
O'Clock o.tn.
The fare thereon shall not exceed five
cents per passenger per trip one way.
Orphans from the Genevieve orphanage,
policemen and hfen1en in uniform shall
be carried free. and the, fare for school
going to or returning from
school shall be two and one-half cents
per trip one way. And in case the said
II. Hedberg or his assigns shall at any
time construct, leace. purchase or other
wise acquire a separate or branch line
or both. he shall transfer passengers to
all points. not conflicting, for maxi
mum fare of FIVE cents one way per pas
senger
The track and roadbed shall be so
constructed as to conform to street
grades and shall not interfere with
drainage. and so maintained as not to
with vehlcular traffic. all rails
on the paved streets of the citv. or those
that may hereafter be paved shall be
standard T rails not less than ninety
(oo) pounds to the ward and on the TN
paved streets all rails shall be standard
T rails not less than sixty (6o) pounds
to the ward.
The said II. Hedberg or his assigns
shall keep in repair that portion of the
unpaved streets on which he constructs
an. operates his railway. and shall Day
his legal pro rata of the cost of paving
any streets that may hereafter ID paved.
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