The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-30
Street Railway Franchise

by the Mayor and City Council OF
the city of Chickasha.
Section. 3 The rails of the
said street railway shall be laid
and maintained so as to conform
with the surface grades of the
streets and said surface grades to
be furnished to the said Scott
Jones, his successors and assigns,
by the City Engineer. In case Of
failure of the city to have the said
Engineer to establish said grades,
after thirty (3o) days notice, the
said Scott Jones, his successors and
assigns, is hereby granted the right
to construct said street railway on
the streets without such grades,
and any cost to the said Scott Jones,
his successors and assigns, there
after changing said railway to con-
form to an established grade shall
be assumed and paid by the said
city of Chickasha.
If at any time after the rails are
laid. the city shall cause to be
changed the grade of any street or
streets over which said rails are
laid, then and in that event. the
city shall defray the expense of all
grading. and the said Scott Jones,
his successors and assigns. shall,
after receiving thirty (3o) days
notice, in writing, of the city's in
tention to change said grade, take
up and relay the track of said
street railway at its own expense;
provided, however, one change of
grade be the limit, if more than
one. the city to defray all the ex-
penses.
Section 4. In the event the city
shall cause to be paved or macad-
amized any street or streets upon
which the said Scott Jones, his
successors and assigns, may main.
tain tracks, the sid Scott Jones,
his successors and assigns. shall
have or cause to be paved, all that
portion OF said street or streets be-
tween the rails, and for width Of
eighteen (IS). inches on the out
side Of each rail, and shall pay the
cost OF construction and mainten-
ance of said pavement or macadam,
which pavement or macadam shall
be subject to the approval of the
City Council of the city of Chick
asha, Chickasaw Nation, Indian
Territory.
Should the said Scott Jones, nis
successors and assigns, fail to
strictly comply with the provisions
of this section, they shall forfeit
their right to the use of said street
or streets so paved or macadamized,
and shall remove said railway from
said street or streets.
Section S. That all rails, poles,
ties, cars, and other material Of
whatever kind, used in the con-
strucuon of said street railway,
shall be Of good quality, and the
City Council hereby reserves the
right to prohibit the use of inferior
or defective rails, cars, poles, ties,
or other material used in the con-
sIruction of said street railway.
Section 6. The rate of fare for
any continuous and regular trip
from.one extreme point to another
on any line of the said street rail.
way system, including transfer:
from one of the lines to another
may be, but shall not exceed five
| (5) cents, and the said railway
system shall be required to give
transfer tickets for said continuou.
passage without extra charge from
one line of its railway system tC
another, but nothing herein shall
require transfers to parallel return
routes; provided further, tina
children less than five years of ag'
when accompanied by parents o.
some other person in charge shal
be allowed to ride free.