The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-21

cIuded in the routes designated,
or any part of them, to construct,
build, maintain. equip and oper-
ate such railway lines. side tracks,
switches, and condults, and to
place., erect and secure poles,
columns, wires, conduits and ap-
pliances which may be necessary
or convenient IN the construction,
building, maintaining and opera
ton of said lines of railway, pro-
vided that in the operation of
power plants, if located within
the city of Bemidji for the purpose
OF generating power, no bitumin-
Gus coal shall be burned or used
except by permission first had and
obtained from the Common Coun-
Gil of the city of Bemidji.
Section 4: Allpoles or columns
erected under this ordinance shall
be of such size, style height and
material, and shall be placed at
such points on the margin OF the
street side OF the sidewalks or
boulevards and at such distances
apart between centers as shall be
designated by the city engineer,
and shall be erected and the wires
and the other appliances strung
and fasteded thereon under the
supervision and subject to the
inspection and control of the city
engineer; and all conduits con.
structed shall be along the margin
of the street side of the sidewalks
or boulevards and at least two feet
underneath the level {of the side
walk or the level 4of the surface of
the ground. Plans showing the
location of such poles, wires, ap-
pliances and the location of such
conduits, manholes leading to the
same, shall be submitted to the
city engineer, shall be approved
of by him in writing before the
same are constructed, erected,
strung or applied; such designa-
ton, supervision, inspection and
control by the city engineer shall
be reasonable IN all things and the
disapproval of such plans by the
city engineer shall be for good
cause. Such poles, columns, ap-
pliances, structures and conduits
shall be erected applied and built,
and the wires strung and appli-
ances attached in modern and
approved methods so as to inter-
fere as little as practicable with all
other public uses of such streets.
Section 5: The pass enger
coaches and cars used on said
lines of railway shall be ofmodern
style of construction, suitable for
the safety, convenience and COM
fort of passengers; shall be COM
fortably heated whenever neces-
sary and the motor-men reason
ably protected from the weather
during the winter months, and
shall be properly lighted and
ventilated and bear a sign on which
shall be designated the route over
which they are operated.
Section 6: The said Carl C.
Gowran, A. A. Carter and George
w. Teitswcrth in consideration of
the granting of this franchise by
the city of Bemldji, are from the
time of the completion of said
lines of railway to operate passen.
ger cars over the same during
such hours of each day and will
such frequency as shall reason
ably accommodate the travelling
public desiring to use such lines,
provided that in case the opera
ton OF cars over said lines i!
interterred with by circumstance!
5 over which said Carl C. Gowran
t A. A. Carter and George w. Tets
worth, their heirs, executors, ad.
T ministrators, success ors ant
assigns, have no control, or insur
: mountable obstacles, then tn,
! running of cars may be suspended
t for such reasonable time as ma,
4 be necessary.
!, No cars shall be operated alont
! the line Of said railway at create
t speed than ten miles an hour.
t Section =: Said lines of railwa,
r are to be constructed and operate,
e as herein provided, on the grade Q
e said streets as now established
J. or on the grade that may hereafte
J. be established and where no grad
e is established, then upon suc1
I grade as the grantees herein ma
$ establish provided that no grad
@ shall be established which will b,
7 subtantial hinderance or inter
! ference with the use Of the stree
: at that point by the public.