The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10

two mills for each car mile run dur
ing the next preceding year over and
upon the lines of street railway here
in provided for. The term car mile"
means the running of one car one
mile.
Sec. II. Before the grantee, its
successors or assigns, shall sell, as
sign, lease, set over, or transfer the
franchise or any of the rights ana
privileges herein granted, to any 9TH
err person, company or corporation, IT
or they shall file with the city coun-
Gil statement of the intent to do so,
particularly describing the part or IN,
terest to be sold, the person, company
or corporation to whom it is intended
to sell, assign, lease or otherwise
transfer, verified by the certificates
of the grantee, and such sale, assign
ment or other transfer shall not be-
come effective until such assignee or
transferee shall have filed with the
clerk a good and sufficient bond as
required by section of this ordi-
nance, with sureties to be approved
by the mayor Nothing herein con-
tanned, however, shall effect the
rights of the grantee, it's successors
or assigns, to mortgage or bond the
privileges herein granted (and the
property operating the SYSTEM with
out the permission of the city coun-
Gil, or the fling of such statement,
but in case of sale on foreclosure
the purchaser shall file with said
clerk a declaration of ownership and
give bond as above required within
three days after entering into pos
session under such sale, otherwise
the grant and franchise as to him
shall be void. Provided, however,
that the city of Spokane shall have
the preference right for period of
sixty days from and after the filing
the notice as in this section provid-
ed, to purchase all the property and
rights and privileges held or acquir-
ed under this ordinance. at the price
at which it is proposed to sell the
same.
Sec -. In moving freight over
the line, cars shall be so managed as
not to stand upon the streets or to
block traffic or travel upon the
streets, except so far as may be nee
essary in the ordinary operation of
the cars. Freight shall not be load
ed and unloaded on said cars on the
street The licensee, it's successors
or assigns, shall not build under this
ordinance any platform or other
structure in any street or alley. The
cars used for carrying freight shall
conform in general external appear
ance to the passenger cars of the IL.
censee, except in respect to the num-
Der and location of the windows. Said
cars shall be painted and vanished
in the same manner as the passenger
coaches of the company, and shall
not be unsightly or offensive. No
cars shall ever be operated by steam
over said line or any part thereof,
Sec. 10. The grantee, it's success
sors or assigns, in the operation OF
it's line under this ordinance, shall
run a passenger car each way over
the entire line, at least as often as
every hour between $50 n. m, ana
10 o'clock p. m. of each day, except
in case of accident, failure of power,
strikes or other causes, which rea-
sonable care and prudence could not
guard against.
Sec. 13. The licensee is hereby
granted the right to string a tele-
phone wire on the poles erected UNI
der this ordinance to be used in the
operation of it's cars and the ears of
the companies running over it's line
Subject to mutual agreement, the
right is also granted to connect with
the tracks Of any other company.
Sec. IA. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force ten days after
its passage.