The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-10
ORDINANCE NO. 1873

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FIVE, passed and adopted by the
city council of the city of Chickas-
ha, Indian Territory on the 25th
day of October 1905, granting the
right of way TO J. G. v, Redmon,
w. S. Jones, w. T. Croslen and
w. T. Shannon, to construct and
operate an electtic street railway
in the city of Chickaasha;
Be it ordained by the city coun-
Gil Of the city Of Chickasha:
Sec. 1. That section nine OF ordi
nance one hundred and eighty five
shall be amended to read and shall
hereafter be read as follows: Sec
ton. 9. That work on said street
railway shall be begun not later
than seven months from the date
of the passage of this ordinance
and not less than four miles of
said street railway shall be con-
structed. equipped aud in opera
ton within the limits of said city
within fourteen months from said
date, it being understood however
that strikes and other cause oil de-
lay beyond the control of the gran
tees may be taken as legitimate ex-
cuse for / reasonable extension of
said time by the city council"
Section 2. That section ten Of
ordinance one hundrad and eighty
FIVE shall he amended TO read and
shall hereafter read as follows:
"Section 10. 1t shall be the duty Of
the grantees herein, their success
sors or assigns, to maintain said
street railway system in first class
condition, and render first class
service. during the life of this fran
chise and no standard steam railroad
system shall ever acquire any right
by transfer, assignment or other
wise to the privileges, rights and
franchises herein granted and the
freight cars of no steam or electric
railroad system shall ever be oper-
ted or propelled on or over tracks
of the grantees herein.
Provided; The grantees herein
may operate the freight c1rs ofany
electric Railway Co. over said track
or tracks of the grantees herein,
as may be necessary for the proper
ingress and egress Of suburban
and interurban traffic, Of grantees,
such track or tracks to be des-
ignated and agreed upon by the
grantees herein and the city coun-
Gil of the city of CT kasha.
The moving and passage of such
cars to be continuous and direct
and the same shall not be permit
ted to stand upon the tracks, swift
ches or turn outs of the grantees,
upon the streets, alleys or public
grounds Of said city
Section. 8. That section thirteen
of ordinance one hundred and
eighty five shall be amended to
read and shall hereafter read as
fellows: Section I3. The cars of
said street railway system shall be
operated not less than fifteen hours
each day, and shall run at intervals
of thirty minutes or less. All cars
run after sunset shall be provided
with headlights and bell or gong
shall at all times be attached to
cars and shall be rung onapproach-
ing street crossings, and at such
other times as may be necessary to
warn people Of theapproach ofcars.
All cars shall be run at such speed
as the city council may determine.
Provided, that if the grantees here
in shall construct street railway
track from Kansas Avenue in said
city along Sixth street to the Frisco
Depot, the grantees herein may OPP
crate cars upon such track at such
intervals of time as the grantees
may deem advisable, bui the city
council hereby reserves the right
to require such cars to be operated
! on the same schedule as all other