The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13
CHARTER GRANTED .. y. BOyD.
PrsJISlsHs % the Ordinance Passed
Msnday AfIsrBOsa.

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=. Bond. associates and assigns 4
p franc hise for the use Of the street,
|, for the purpose of constructing ans
: operating a railsay or street car sys
! TEN. Al members Of the council
we're present with the exception OF
Councilman BUSHNELL. The provision,
Of the ordinance are practically as
follows:
The right l. granted across and
along any and all the streets Of the
city: term. thirty years: for the con-
-tTuctlon. maintenance and opera.
tion Of a railway, To he operated with
gasolene motor or electricity, for
the transmission Of passengers, bag
gage and freight. In the construc-
ton OF the railway the grantees
shall he governed by and shall con-
form to such rules and regulations
~ have been heretofore or shall be
hereafter adopted or prescribed by
, ordinance.
| Necessary tuTnouts and switches
| -hall he constructed and operated
with a. little injury a. possible to
streets and TO abutting property, anu
% that end council reserves right to
designate, whenever said railway H.
about Co be laid or extended, what
portion Of anv street shall be 50 used
or occupied. which portion shall In no
case he more than the width of the
railroad track and two feet on either
side thereof, except that In addition
thereto provision shall be made for
necessary turnouts and switches at
such points and places a. may he des-
ignated 10y council. The location Of
wires and poles within the city, and
the maintaining Of the same, shall b.
under the supervision Of council, and
shall be d0ns. in accordance With it,
instructiOns
said railway shall conform substan- |
TALLY to the present grade OF all un-
graded streets. and IN case Of graded |
streets 10 the established grade there.
Of; whenever council shall legally e.. |
tablish the grade Of any street and
cause sane 20 he graded and paved 1
adjacent 90 said railway, the grade OF |
said railway shall also be made or
changed "a conform Ia the legal grade. |
an shall be paved 20 the full width Of |
the rightOfWay with the same mate.
rial a. i used by the city adjacent
thereto, all az the expense OF the
railway company: that on all paved
streets the top of the rail shall be on
a level With the Pavements, aud on
all unpaved streets the rail may en-.
tend height 81 not more than Eve 4
inches abOve the surface. except that
a. road crossings now existing OF that
my he established shall he kept for
their entire width in COED repair and
condition al expense Of grantees, 30
that pedestrians, carriages and other
vehicles can cross the track with
ordinary care; council reserves right
To direct such grading or paving to
be done az expense Of grantees. and
also 10 do such grading ar paving la
Case OF failure after due notice on
part OF the grantees 10 DO IL. and Ia
charge same u grantees; city also &c
serves general police powers aud
supervision over a % portions Of streets
a. may he used for railway purposes.
Grantees are prohibited from lea,.
ing cars standing across any street.
tars Of grantees shall have rightof-
Way over railway tracks, switches.
etc, 10 exclusion of all teams. etc.
after due and proper signal. except
Ere APPARATUS. Persons whO otstruct
tars, etc, shall be subject To Gne. etc,
a. may be provided by ordinance.
Grantees shall IL under same police
regulations a. other persons for yio-
ating ordinances Of the city.
City marshal and all police officers
and ircmen on duty shall have right
10 free rides.
NitN grants only suCh rights a. u
has by Law, and In case Of suit for los
accustomed by construction, ETC.,
grantees shall refund TO city all sac n
sums a. may be recovered from city.
with costs, etc.
Railway shall have the right to trim
shade trees, to erect and maintain
'oles and wires necessary, work to be
lone under supervision Of council.
Construction Of said r4ilWay shall
'egin by June I, lSOs. and be cOmplet.
ID on OF before the first Of May, 1871,
Ind shall continue in daily operation
turing the franchise, Otherwise fran.
.hi-e shall be forfeited.
City shall be liable for no damage .
'oeasiOned by digging OF other AN.
'vOidable work in repairing Or laying
sater pipes nov running, OF gas, water
" sever pipes To run aloag any street
herein contained shall be 20
as 20 render sald city In