The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20
Must Operate a Road to
Durham.
BEGIN IN TWO YEARS
Must Have as Much Track in City as
Present Railway With Seven
Miles in Township and
Run to Union
Depot.

On Wednesday night the Board OF
Aldermen of Raleigh meet in adj
iourned session to pass upon the pro-
posed franchise for city railway
To be granted the Raleigh and Dur
ham Passenger and Power Company.
Since the meeting on Friday night
the special committee of the Board,
consisting of Aldermen SeDark. john
son, Boylan, Habel and Wilder, and
City Attorney Watson, has been occu-
pied in drawing An amended fran
chise that while protecting the rights
and interests of the city shall be fair
and equitable 10 the company apply
ing for the franchise. That franchise
is printed in full in this paper SO that
all the people of Raleigh may read
il, study its conditions, and become
acquainted with all that is proposed
10 be granted.
Four important provisos go with
the franchise. Cd that its provisions
be accepted within ninety days from
it's passage, CD that the Raleigh and
Durham Passenger and Power Com
pany shall operate its cars from Raj
eigh to Durham within a period of five
years from the date of the franchise,
CD that as much trackage must be
used in the city of Raleigh as is now
in operation by the Raleigh Electric
Company, with two and a half miles
more in the city and township, an
aggregate Of not more than seven
miles, (D that work must begin IN
two years and be completed in five
years. Any one of these conditions
being violated the franchise is to be
void.
The company is to have double or
single tracks on any streets, must run
TO the Union depot, must keep streets
in order, run reasonably satiSfac-
tory schedule, not use steam power,
give a fare of five cents for contlnu-
Gus trip, no charge to children under
four years of age, return trip tickets
at five cents TO teachers and pupils
for one "Trip day on school days
failure in doing any of these things
for thirty days TO cause the franchise
TO be revoked.
Upon these. and other conditions
the franchise is to be granted for
sixty years, the company being AL
lowed the use of the streets, the
placing of power houses with ingress
and egress across sidewalks and to
do such things as would naturally be
done by a city railway system.
The proposed franchise in full Is
as follows.
AN Ordinance.
/. Be it ordained by the Board of
Aldermen of the City of Raleigh, at
a regular meeting of said board adj
journed from the night of December
Ind. 1904 TO the night of December
21st, 1904;
That Whereas, the said Raleigh and
Durham Passenger and Power COM
pany desires to construct, operate and
maintain a street railway in the city
of Raleigh, and to construct, operate
and maintain plant and all neces-
sary poles, wires, and other appl1-
ances for the sale of electric current,
for the purpose of lighting and Turn
ishing light and power in the city o.
Raleigh: now therefore, be 1t ordained,
First. That the city of Raleigh,
does hereby give, grant and convey
to the said Raleigh and Durham Pas
senger and Power Company, corpor-
alton duly existing under the laws OF
the state of North Carolina. its SUI
cessors and assigns the right, priNi-
lege and franchise to locate, lay, con-
struct, operate and maintain street
railway, with single or double tracks,
as may be decided best by it's direc-
tors and the same may be changed
from single tracks to double tracks,
or from double tracks TO single tracks,
at any time hereafter that said Board
of Directors may deem advisable, with
turnouts. within the limits OF the city
of Raleigh FOR the carrying of passen-
gers. mail, freight. baggage, and ex-
press. under and subject to the condl-
tons, privileges and limitations here
matter set forth, on, over and along
the following route, to-wit: over.
along and across any of the streets,
avenues, lanes, cartwayS, thorough
fares and public highways, within the
corporate limits of the city of Rail
eich. And to this end and for the
purpose of operating its cars on such
of the streets avenues, cartways.
thoroughfares and public highways
herein specified as it may elect, and
the said Raleigh and Durham Passen-
ger and Power Company, is hereby
authorized and empowered to lay, To-
cate. and erect its tracks, poles, wires,
and other appliances and appurten-
ances necessary and proper, and TO
run and propel its cars and freight,
mail baggage, express, and passenger
traffic on. over and along said routes
and on, over and along the said por-
lions of the said avenues, streets, lanes,
cartways thoroughfares and public
highways. and on, over and along any
bridges which now or may hereafter
be constructed on any of the said
streets, avenues, lanes, cartWays, thor
oughfares and public highways here
lnDeIOIG SD6CIIl6up dilu SIictlI IIcNC AIIt'
right TO straddle and parallel any
tracks which are now or may here
after be laid; provided however. that
the said Raleigh and Durham Passen-
ger and Power Company shall indem
Nifty the city and hold it harmless from
any claim or damage that the city
may be compelled TO pay or suffer by
reason of the construction, mainten-
ancss or operations of said street raj
way. The said Raleigh and Durha IN
Passenger and Power Company shall
have the right to erect its poles Cor
it's trolley, light and feed wires along
the sidewalks of the said streets
avenues lanes, cartWays thorough
fares and public highways, and tie
right to lay. locate, erect, maintain
and operate all necessary poles, wires
apDurtenances and appliances neces-
sary for the operation of it's electric
light and power business over, under,
along. and across all streets. avenues
lanes. cartways. thoroughfares, pub
lie highways and sidewalks in the city
of Raleigh.
And the said Raleigh and Durham