The commonwealth., 1906-12-14

A. ordinances granting ! franchise
fcr ! etreet Railway over and upor
TIE strsets Of tho City Of Greenwood,
Mississippi, and limiting the use o.
the same.
Section I. Be II ordained by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of the
City Of Greenwood, Mississippi, that
tho following named persons, to wit
r. Thayar. W. A. Stinson. G. w,
Chenoweth, J. B. Phillips, e. M
Purcell and w. NJ. Hammer, their sue,
cessors and assigns. be and they are
hereby granted power and authority
to build, construct, erect. equip. own,
possess, maintain. keep In good repair
and condition. improve, use and oper'
ate an electric street railway for the
transportation Of persons and freight
over and upon the streets OF the said
city, except Front street, with such
line or lines, spurs, laterals, side
tracks and passenger and freight cars,
moters, means and appliances as may
be deemed by them most convenient
or necessary therefor.
Section 2. The rights, privileges,
powers and authority herein granted
shall exist and continue for term OF
twenty-five years from the first day
Of January, A. D. 1907, unless sooner
revoked, - hereinafter provided.
Section 3. All tracks, lines Of
track, spurs, switches and laterals Of
said street railway shall be 90 con-
structed and laid that all cross ties
shall be sunk ct least to the level OF
the street whereon lsid and so - not
to interfere with or impede traffic
thereon and al the space between the
rails on said tracks, lines, spurs, and
laterals shall be kept in good condi-
taon, free from dust and mud, and
shall be 80 constructed and filled in as
to preserve the contour and grade OF
the streets where laid. No rail Of
said railroad shall project more than
one half an inch above the surface of
the street, st any time after the said
tracks are laid. In the event the said
city should decide to pave any or all
OF the streets along which any Of the
tracks, switches, spurs or laterals Of
the said street railway may be laid,
then the owners OF said street railway
shall pave and maintain at their own
cost and with the same material in
the same manner and at the same
time al that portion Of said street,
or streets, 90 paved, lying between
the rails of said tracks, switches,
spurs or laterals and for one foot on
each side thereof.
In laying and constructing said
tracks the same shall be so laid as not
to injure or destroy the street cross
ings on said streets and any street
crossing injured or damaged in laying
said tracks shall be Immediately re-
paired and replaced in good coddition
and Of the same material.
In the event Of the failure of the
owners Of said street railway to pave
said streets as above provided within
one hundred and twenty (120) days
from the date they are notified so to
do. then the Mayor and Board Of AL
dsrmsn Of said city shall have the
right and power to pave the same
and charge the cost thereof to the
owners Of said street railway, and the
'aid city shall have . lien
Ind incumbrance upon the said
'treet railway and upon all Of the |
,ars, engines, buildings, boilers, land
ind machinery and equipment Of the
lama for the purpose Of securing the
Of any sum 30 expended by |
'aid city. which said lien shall be . |
irst lien on all Of said property prior
md superior to any and all other
lens that may be hereafter created
'r exist upon said property.
Section 4. For the purpose Of
operating said street railway the said
'bove-named parties are hereby au-
horized and empowered to erect,
'wn, possess, maintain, manage and
control In and upon, along, through
md over any street upon which any
4 said tracks, switches, spurs or la
erals may be laid, all such poles,
wires, stays, fixtures, equipment and
appliances % may be necessary for
he operatien Of said railway or the
'njoymeRt Of this franchise. Said
wires, poles, stays, fixtures, equip
nent ssd appliances shall be so
rected, put up and constructed az
lot to interfere with the safe and
convenient use Of said streets or with
he electric light wires Of said city as
low constructed or erected or as the
anne shall b hereafter constructed,
rected or alter0d or changed. Said
vires, poles, appliances and equip
nent shalI.be erected, put up and
onstructed in such manner as may
. prescribed and provided by the
Aght and wster Commission Of said
ity, and all changes and alterations
( the same shall be made upon such
onditions and in such manner as
nay be prescribed by said commits
Ion.
Section 4. The said owners Of said
tvsst railway shall bsye the right
nd power 70 change reasonable