Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-08-23
Published August y, Ioo6)
ORDINANCE NO. 81.


n. Cooper, W. S. King aud X. b.
Gilluly, their successors and Az
signs 10 construct, maintain, oper.
ate and equip street railroad upon
and across the public streets
avenues. aud alleys in the City OF
Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Be Il ordained by the Mayor and
Couucilmen of the City OF Baxter
Syringe, Kansas:
Section 1. The right of way upon
which 10 construct, maintain, equip
and operate a double or single
track street railway aud the right
20 use, operate and equip the same,
be and the same is hereby granted
20 the said John NJ. Cooper, W. 5.
King and X. b. Gilluly, and to their
successors and assigns for period
of twenty years from and after the
passage, approval and acceptance
of this ordinance through, upon
along aud across the public streets
avenues, alleys and public ground.
of aud within the limits of the City
of Baxter Syringe, Kansas, as here
matter provided.
Section 9. The rights hereby
granted to said grantees. their sue
cessors and assigns by these pres
ents are and shall be az follows:
The right TO construct, maintain.
equip aud operate the railways OF
said grantees, their successors or
assigns, upon any and all OF the
streets of said city, including the
right of way and the right to con
struct, maintain and equip snch
overhead or underground trolley
wires as may be by said grantee
deemed necessary in the construc.
ton aud operation of said road;
also the right to use any OF the
streets, alleys, avenues and public
ways of said city for the erection,
maintenance and operation OF cleo
trio wires for the purpose of main.
tanning. a telephone or telegraph
line to be used exclusively in the
operation of said railroad, said
electric wires or conduits, either
above or under ground, shall be
erected, laid, placed or constructed
and managed in such manner as
not to obstruct the use of any OF
said streets or alleys or interfere
with the public use, work or travel
ON the streets, avenues, alleys or
public grounds of said city and so
az not to affect or interfere with OF
prevent any drainage, sewerage,
crossing or other public improve
ment whether now built or hereaf.
ter acquired. If said electric wires
be erected on poles, the same to be-
firmly placed III the streets and
alleys aud the said wires 10 be not
less than twenty feet above the
level of the streets.
Section 3. The said grantees may
adopt, employ and use compressed
mir. electricity, gasoline, or such
other motive power except steam
ne will enable them, their success
eors and assigns, to operate tn,
said street railway and operate care
thereon with speed and safety, the
eeIection of which motive power
shall be left TO their own judgment
and discretion.
Section 1. For the purpose OF
constructing said line of street rail
way the said grantees, their success.
sors aud assigns, shall have tn,
right and authority to enter upon
the streets, avenues and alleys OF
said city and make such excava.
tions therein as may be necessary
for the construction, equipment
aud maintenance OF said railway
and also TO construct the necessar,
and proper sewers for the proper
Drainage of the space excavated in
said streets. The said excavations
made ia said streets may be Of such
dimensions as may be necessary
for the respective use of all the ma.
chinery and appliances necessary
for the proper construction aud
operation of said railway, whether
the motive power be of gas, gaso
line, compressed air, electricity oI
other motor power except steam
provided, the excavations made in
said streets by grantees herein
shall not at any one time ditturl
ihe surface of such streets any dis
fance exceeding the length of three
bIocks; and immediately upon the
construction OF said railway
Through or along one block, said
grantees shall cause the street in
said block to be put in proper con.
dition for public use as hereinafter
provided.
Section 5. The gauge of said rail
way shall be what is commonly
known as STANDARD gauge. The
rails shall be of steel aud shall be
not leas than sixty-pound rails and
hall Be laid 90 that the face of the
rails shall be on the established |
1rnde Of the street. There shall be |
11e track and the center of the
.1ue shall coincide with the center
~ he street wherever practicable
.cepl az q point where the care
'I1 erpected 20 meet and at such