The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-17

of Ordinance No 24OI, approved June
4, 190S entitled AN ordinance authoriz-
ing the Topeka Railway company its
successors or assigns, to build, acquire.
maintain and operate railway lines in the
city of Topeka, and to furnish heat
light and power in connection Herewith,
and repeating all ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith" and
repeating original section of said Or
dlnance No. 2407-
Be It Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka:
Section /. That section of Ordinance
No. 24O7 of the ordinances of the city of
Topeka, Kansas, be. and the same Is,
hereby, amended so as to read as follows
Sec. s. Unless prevented by act of God,
strikes. legal proceedings or other causes
beyond its control, said Topeka Railway
over its system at least one car each way
every thirty minutes during twelve hours
out Of each twenty-four and the term
system as herein used shall mean not
only the routes built within the city OF
Topeka, but also that part of the COM
pany's tracks located outside OF the CITY
of Topeka extending to California ave-
nue. in Highland Park, on what has been
known az The Topeka and Vinewood
Park railway, and also to the suburb of
Oakland, and the speed at which said
cars shall be operated within the city
hour The cars of said company shall at
all times have the right OF way on the
track Of said company, ana the driver OF
thereof shall turn such vehicle out Whefi
any car approaches. so as to leave >1he
track unobstructed for the Tree passage
of said cars Provided, that fire engines
or other fire apparatus going to fires
shall have the right of way over the
lines Of said company in the same direc-
ton as the cars are operating, whenever
the conditions of streets shall be such
otherwise make proper time without the
use of such tracks Said railway company
shall not. charge more than cents Tor
transporting a passenger upon conttn-
uous trip from any one point on lis line
of railway to any other point thereon
within the said city Ssnd the Term me
as here used IS understood to include not
only its constructed ana to be constructed
railway within the limits of the city OF
Topeka but also any continuation there
of outside Of the city limits, to Califor-
mia avenue in Highland Park and also to
ever that the said railway company may
charge an additional fare OF cents FOR
ton Heights line, to be constructed from
the present terminus thereof at Twenty
third street to the city limits at or near
the present entrance 10 the grounoS OF
the Topeka Country club, but said addi-
tiOnal fare Of 5 cents shall be charged on
said Topeka Country club extension and
no others and, provided, further, that it
shall not be necessary for the Topeka
Railway company to operate said Topeka
seven months of each year, and the city
of Topeka expressly reserves the right TO
OF Ordinance NO. 2s07 after the expira-
ton of i've 20 years from the date of the
passage hereof. upon the re-euactment OF
said original section eight 49, provided
further that regular policemen and fire.
men, when in Uniform, and children IN
der FIVE years of age, when accompanied
bv parents or guardians, shall be allowed
to ride free. Said company shall be al
lowed to charge double fare between the
hours Of twelve O'Clock midnight and FIVE
O'Clock q. m. Said railway company shall
issue transfers over It's line, as said term
Tine is above defined from any branch
to any one point. on any other branch.
which transfers shall not be transferable
but shall be valid only for passage by the
person to whom issued for ten minutes
from the time of their issuance or until
the arrival Of the hrst connecting car;
provided that no such transfer shall be
used on next adjacent parallel lines Of
said company.
The principal offices. shops and car
barns Of said railway company shall be
built and maintained within said city of
Sec. z That original section Of Ordi-
nance No 240T Of the city OF Topeka, ap-