The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-18


AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION
of Ordinance No. 2407. approved June
l. 1908 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 neat, I
and repeating all ordinances ana parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith, and
repeating original section OF said Or
dinance No. 240l.
Belt Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka:
Section /. That section 8 Of Ordinance
No. 2407 of the ordinances of the city OF
hereby, amended so as to read as follows
Sec. s. Unless prevented by act OF Goa,
beyond its control. said The Topeka Rail-
way Co. shall operate passengers cars
over its system at least one car eacn Wsy
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 as 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
limits shall not exceed twelve miles per
hour. The cars of said company shall at
all times have the right of way on the
track of said company. and the driver OF
any vehicle upon the track or Dy the size
thereof shall turn such vehicle out when
any car approaches 50 as to leave the
track unobstructed for the free passage
OF said cars: Provided, that hre 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 condition OF streets shall be such
that said engines or apparatus can not
use of such tracks. Said railway company
shall not charge more than cents for
uous trip from any one point on IT'S line
/ of railway to any other one point thereon
as here used is understood to include not
only its constructed and 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
the suburb Of Oakland; provided. how
ever, that the said railway company may
charge an additional fare of cents for a
round trip over an extension of its Ouin-
ton Heights line. to be constructed from
the present terminus thereof at Twenty
third street to the city limits at or near
the Topeka Country club, but said add
tional fare of cents shall be charged on
no other; ana, provided, further, that it
shall not be necessary for the Topeka
Railway company to operate said Topeka
Country club extension for more than
seven months of each year, and the city
of Topeka expressly reserves the right to
repeal this amendment of original section
8 of Ordinance No. 2407 after the expIra-
/ ton of I'VE (5) years from the date OF the
passage hereof, upon the re-enactment of
said original section eight 90; provided,
further, that regular policemen and fire.
men, when in uniform, and children I'M
/ der five years of age, when accompanied
/ by 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
Z clock a. M Said railway company shall
| issue transfers over its line, as said term
line" 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 first 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
i built and maintained within said city of
/ Topeka
Sec. 2. That original section Of ordi-
/ nance No. 2407 of the city of Topeka. ap-
proved June T. 1903, entitled 'An Ordi-
| nance authorizing the Topeka Railway
/ company, its successors or assigns, to
ouild, acquire, maintain and operate rail-
| way lines in the city Of Topeka, and to
| furnish heat, light and power in connec-
ton herewith, and repeating all ordi-
nances and parts Of ordinances in con-
met herewith, be, and the said section
is, hereby, repealed
Sec. 3. That this ordinance shall take ef-
i fsct and be in force from and after its
pupleation IN the official city paper and
shaH be a valid and binding contract be-
| tween the city of Topeka and The Topeka
railway company from and after It's &C
ceBtancs By said railway. company.
Approved April 16, 1906
/ lSeal) VII. DAVIS. Mayor
Attest; ]. H. SQUIREs, City Clerk.
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