The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20

walk or sidewalks with the tracks
of said company for the purpose of
ingress or egress into said power
house or car sheds, or to any other
land or building; owned or leased ny
the company and used for the pur-
poses of said street railway company.
Second. The said tracks of the said
Raleigh anG Durham Passenger ana
Power Company shall be located
wherever practicable in the center of
all of the said streets, avenues, lanes,
cartWays, thOroughfares and public
highways, The center of the said
streets, avenues, lanes, cartways, thor
oughfareS and public highways shall
be designated by the Street Commits
sioner of the said city whenever he
shall be called upon by the said Raj
eigh and Durham Passenger and
Power Company. AS soon as the said
tracks are completed and the poles,
wires and appliances are erected and
placed, the portions of the streets,
avenues, cartWays, lanes, thorough
fares, public highways and sidewalks
that may have been used for these
purposes shall be repaired and re-
stored at said company's cost and ca
penSe TO their former condition as Ear
as as they may have been damaged
by the placing and erecting of the
tracks, poles, wires, and appliances.
The said Raleigh and Durham "a :
sengel and Power Company, in laying
it's tracks upon the route herein de-
scribed, on, over, and along the streets,
avenues, lanes, cartways, thorough
fares and public highways, shall fol-
low the grade TO be designated by the
Street Commissioner, and it shall be
his duty, upon the application of the
said Raleigh and Durham Passenger
and Power Company, to furnish il
with grades. The said Raleigh and
Durham Passenger and Power Com
pany, whenever it shall be required to
do so, shall cause its roadbed and
track to be brought to surface grade
at its own expense and cost, and it
shall restore the street occupied by its
road-bed to the condition in which
it was at the time of laying said
tracks; provided, however, that II the
said city decides to put in. or chan3e
it's sewerage pipes ON any OF the
streets of said city on which the tracks
of said company may be laid, the said
city may require the said company to
remove and replace, at its own eX-
penSe the said tracks for said pur-
poses The space between the tracks
and one foot on each side of the track
shall be kept level with the rails and
shall be kept clean and in good or
der; and whenever the city shall pave
or macadamiZe any street occupied by
the tracks of said company, it shall
be the duty of said company, at its
own expense, to pave or macada-
mize the space between the tracks and
one foot on each side of the tracks
with like material and in like manner
as the city shall pave or nacadan1lze
said street.
Third. The said Raleigh and DuF-
ham Passenger and Power Company
may operate its cars along the routes
hereinbefore described by electricity or
other motive power; provided that nc
locomotive steam engine or steam %
connective power shall be used III Cper
ating the cars upon the tracks of the
said company within the corporate
limits of the city of Raleigh. And
may run it's freight cars, carry mail,
and deliver baggage, express, and
merchandise of all kinds along its
lines aforesaid, taking care not to un-
reasonably obstruct the streets there
by.
Fourth. The said Raleigh and Dur
ham Passenger and Power Company
shall have the power to erect. main |
tain and operate all necessary build |
ings, power houses, and machinery for
the operation and conduct of IT'S bus
mess as a street railway and electric
lighting and power company.
Fifth. Said Raleigh and Durham
Passenger and Power Company shalI
so run its cars as to render fairly
adequate and reasonably satisfactory
service to the people along the route
hereinbefore set forth after the COM
pltion of the railway, and at all times
to keep it's tracks, road-bed and cars
in proper condition unless prevented
by providential or legal interference
or some unavoidable circumstances.
And the said city of Raleigh may
string its fire alarm and police signal
wires on the posts or poles of the said
Raleigh and Durham Passenger and
Power Company; provided that such
fire alarm or police signal wires do not
Interfere with the cars of the trolley
or feed wires of the sal D Raleigh and
Durham Passenger and Power Com
pany
Sixth The fare within the corpor-
ate limits of the city of Raleigh, shall
not exceed five cents for each paSsen-
ger, the payment of which shall en-
title the passenger to transfer, to am
other line of cars of this company al
the transfer station. but only for one
continuous trip; children under four
years of age when accompanied by
paying passenger shall be transport
ed free of charge. A return trio ticket
shall be provided by said Raleigh and
Durham Passenger AMI Power Com
pany, and sold to all teachers and
scholars attending the schools in the
city of Raleigh, including st. Mary 8
School. which return trip ticket shall
be sold for five cents, and shall en-
title the holder Thereof 10 such trans
fers as a full fare ticket is entitled 10;
provided, however, that no teacher or
pupil shall be entitled at use more
than one return trip ticket each day,
and the said return trip ticket shall
only be good on school days; and the
return coupon shall be good only on
the day on which same is sold.
Seventh. That the said Raleigh and
Durham Passenger and Power Com
pany shall within two years from the
date of the passing of this ordinance.
begin the construction of the track
and lines of the street car system, OF
said company in the city of Raleigh,
and shall within five years from the
date hereof complete the number of
miles of track provided herein and
begin the operation of and contin-
uously operate thereafter the cars
thereon; provided, however. that any
delay caused from strikes, legal pro-
ceedings, or unavoidable circum
stances, shall excuse the said COM
parry from a completion of the lines
and tracks and operation of said cars
during the time of the delay as above
set out.