Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-27


streets. but they are hereby OK
pressly prohibited from keeping any
eection OF the said streets torn up or
obstructed by the construction OF the
said railway or appliances for any
unreasonable length OF time
Sec 8. The sai1 Bailey nj olive
shall "epair all streets cycavlt, "a.
opened or torn up by them and leave
the same in as good condition as
they were prior to operation there
on. and shall at all times keep the
space bet ween the track ..rh d., ,Jaco
OF one foot on each side Of IA
track In as good condition and re-
pair as the residue Of Slid q,raets
streets upon viii n said bailey ana
Oliver shall have located aid rail
way are hereafter improved by the
said authorities by the use o. nev
material or otherwise the said Bailey
and Oliver shall make similar inn
.provements at their own proper
cost, use the same material b. ween
the tracks and space of ono foot On
each side thereof Should tho city
authorities deem II necessary at lny
time TO change the grade OF any
street or streets on which said Bail
ey and oliver have placed their
tracks then the said Bailey and DIV
er shall grade the width of the said
tracks and the space OF one foot on
each side thereof and place the same
in as good condition as the re 2idue
of such streets free Of all cost to
the said City OF Bluefield
s Th all tracks hereby
permitte1 to Lee laid shall be laid as
near the center OF said street or
streets as practicable except in case
of switches and turn-put mt no
street is to be doublel tracked with
out the consent Of said council Is
first obtained, nothing I'm this ection
shall be construed as preventing we
construction and operation or sIch
turn-outs and switche rs may be
necessary for the proper operation
of aid railway. eNcelt on ,.,yed
streets where each track shall be
equal distance from the center of
the street
Sec. g. I'm con liberation OF the
grant of this fran"hi,e the said
Bailey and Oliver arree to pay TO
the City of BluefelI the sum of ten
thousand dollars f'f0 oNM which
payment shall be maze within six
! 60 months after the granting Of
this fran his" ~ In default thereof
this franc,i'e o. - he null and void
and Of no CHc.t.
Sec. 9. The said Bailey and
Oliver shall light the streets over
which they run cars with such lights
as shall then be used by the said
city. commencing with the opera
ton of said cars over said street or
streets
Sec. 10. The said Bailey and
oliver shall at all tines in
demnify and save harmless tho citv
for all and every claim for damage
TO person or property which may
arise from the construction. main
tainance and operation of the said
tracks. cars and electric wires. but
this provision shall not be construed
as in any manner recognizing the
right of any claim for damages
against which indemnity is herein
provided.
Sec. II. The said Bailey and
Oliver, their successors and assigns
shall have a maximum rate of five
cents (5c.) as a charge for each per-
son carried by them for one con
tinuous trip in one direction within
the corporate limits as they now ex-
DIST or may hereafter exist and the
said Bailey and Oliver shall have
maximum rate of i've C5c.l cents az
charge for each person carried and
returned by them over any or all
continuous lines within the cor
porate limits as they now exist or
may hereafter exist provided such
tickets (termed labor tickets) shall
be purchased and used prior TO the
hour of 1880 a. m. Of the same day
and return to be made only between
the hours of and 7 D. m. % the
same day, the said Bailey and oliver
70 make proper arrangements with
connecting street railway companies
when ordered TO do so by the COIN
Gil whereby passengers may be car
ried over connecting lines for the
same fare or one fare between points
along their lines to a point on the
connecting railway companies lines
within the limits Of the city Of Blue
field. such transfer good for thirty
800 minutes after given but I'm no
case shall transfer 70 connecting
railway companies be given for the
round trip ticket termed labor tick
IeD as heretofore mentioned
Sec 70 The cars Of said Bailey
and Oliver shall always be entitled
to the track and any vehicle occu-
pying the track when approached
by the car shall turn out so az 10
leave track unobstructed until tho