Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-04-06

taking up and replacing OF said
tracks TO be done ut the expense OF
eaid city and without unnecessary
delay.
SECTION 2. No car shall be run
at a greater rate of speed than ten
QO) miles per hour, and when turn
ing corners from one street 10 an
other the speed shall not be greater
than four (D miles per hour.
SECTION 8. The rate of fare for a
continuous passage, on the cars OF
the said Sam Brown, Jr., or his sue
cessors, assigns and lessees, be-
tween any two points within the
City of Baxter Springs, Kansas,
shall be FIVE (5 cents; the fare for
children over five and under twelve
years of age shall be one-half the
above amount, and children i've
years old and under shall be al
lowed to ride free when accom-.
panied by an older person paying
his or her fare. When il 10 neces-
sary for passengers to transfer
from one car to another, transfer
tickets shall be issued, 80 that no
greater fare than Is herein author
lied shall be collected for passage
within the City of Baxter Springs,
Kansas.
SECTION o. The grantee herein,
his successors, assigns and lessees
shall have the right of way over hie
line over all teams, vehicles an q
pedestrians, except fire engines,
hose carts and fire apparatus going
to and from fires, and while extin-
gushing fires; Provided that said
city hereby reserves the right to tear
down any wire or poles, used in op-
Grating and maintaining said road,
whenever the same becomes neces'
sary to do so in extinguishing any
fire within the limits of said city,
but said city shall pay the expense
of replacing any such poles or wires
80 torn down, damaged or destroy.
ed.
SECTION 10. II is hereby ex.
pressly stipulated that said grantee
his successors, assigns and lessees,
shall at all times hold said city
harmless, for any and all damages
to property or individuals by reason
of the construction, operation or
maintenance of said street railway,
and if any suit should be instituted
against said city on account thereof
then said grantee, his successors
assigns or lessees, shall defend said
suit or suits, at his or their own ex'
pense and pay all costs and dam.
ages, which may be awarded
against said city. Provided, said
city shall give the grantee, his sue
cessors, assigns or lessees, due
notice of the institution of such
suit or suits.
SECTION II. The track, side
tracks and switches, shall not be
allowed to become an unnecessary
obstruction, to travel by any other
modes along said streets; the tracks
eide tracks, and switches shall be
go constructed that the flow OF
water from lateral and cross cutters
shall be free.
SECTION II. The work of con-
struction of said railway shall not
begin on any streets in said city
until the materials for laying the
track are ready upon the ground
and said work shall not obstruct
more than four blocks at time
and all streets. avenues. and alleys
over which the grantee, his sue
cessors, assigns and lessees, shall
build or construct their railway
shall, as soon as the same is com
pleted, place such street, avenue OF
alley in as good state of repair ae
the same were before the construc
ton of the grantees railway there
on.
SECTION 10. The cars of said
railway shall be of modern con
struction, suitable for safety, con
venience and comfortable to passen'
gers, comfortably heated in cold
weather, lighted, ventilated and
kept in good repair. They shall be
provided with proper signals and
with headlights that can be readily
seen at night at distance OF al
east five hundred feet; and a gong
or alarm shall be attached to each
car, and it shall be the duty of the
motorman to sound his gong or
alarm on approaching each cross
street and curves around street
corners. Cars will be allowed to
stop to receive and let off passen'
gers, ouly at the further crossing OF
the street intersection, or in the
middle of long blocks, and no car
shall be permitted to stand on a
street crossing, or at intersection OF
streets for such length of time as