The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-05

shall not thereby De liable to SAID
owners for any loss or damage
resulting from the cutting OF. pull
ing down thereof. nor for the costs
or expense of repairing or replac-
ing the same. ~
Section IL: The rate of fare
for each passenger travelling with
in the city limits on any of SAID
lines shall not exceed five cents,
including ordinary hand baggage,
provided, no fare shall be re-
quired for a child under five years
of age, while travelling under the
care of an older person, and pro-
vided that policemen and hremen
while on duty and in uniform shall
be carried free; and provided that
when the same car travels over
two or more streets or lines there
shall be but one fare for the whole
distance SO travelled.
Section 10: The said Carl c..
I Gowran, A. A. Carter and George
w. Teitsworth, their executors,
administrators, successors and
assigns, shall issue transfer checks
to any passenger who has paid
one fare on any line to be here
after operated by said Carl c..
Gowran, A. A. Carter and George
w, Teitsworth, their heirs, execu-
tors, administrators, successors
and assigns, in the city of Bemidji,
which transfer checks shall entltle
the passenger so receiving the
same to a continuous passage on
any connecting or crossing line
operated or to be hereafter oper,
ated by them with any power; no
passenger shall be entitled to
more than one transfer for one
fare, and such transfer check shall
be used only by the person
receiving the same fer continu-
Gus passage, and shall be used by
the next car departing on the cen.
Meeting or crossing line upon
which it is to be used.
Section IA: In all cases where
any team or vehicle shall meet any
car on said lines of railway, OF
either of them, or shall be over
taken by any car thereon, such
team or vehicle shall give way tt
such car. No person shall will
fully and unnecessarily obstruct:
= hinder, delay or interfere with the
passage of any of the cars or
either of said lines of railway OF
tracks, by placing, driving OF
stopping, or causing to be placed
or driven or stopped any team
vehicle or obstacle or thing in.
upon or across, along or nea,
the track of either of said lines
of railway after being notified
by the conductor or person ir
charge of a car thereon by ring
ing Of the car bell or otherwise
And whosoever shall violate
any OF the provisions of this sec
ton shall upon conviction Thereof
before a justice of the peace or the
municipal court of said city, be
punished by a fine of not more
than one hundred (S1oo) Dollars,
nor less than five (s5) Dollars.
Section IS: The said Carl c.
Gowran, A. A Carter aud George
w. Teitsworth, their executors,
administrators, successors and
assigns, in consideration of the
privileges by this ordinance
granted to them, shall by the
acceptance of the terms hereof
and they do agree to pay
20 the city of Bemidj1, through
its treasurer, in advance, on
| November 1st, of each year
after 1907, an annual license of ten
($1o) Dollars for each and every
passenger car used by them on
any of said lines of railway, and
to pay to said city through its
treasurer, in consideration OF the
privileges and franchise by this
ordinance granted to them, on the
first Monday of December of each
year hereafter, a sum of money
equivalent to two (2) per centum
on the net earnings of said lines
of railway within the city of Be-
midi in each year.
1t shall be the duty of the sale
Carl C. Gowran, A. A. Carter and
George w. Teitsworth, their exc.
cutors, administrators, successors
and assigns to make annually a
duly verified statement of the
earnings of all. the lines of rail.
way they may. operate within the
city of Bemidji, and to file the
same with the city clerk and city
treasurer on or before the second
Monday in November of each
!. year. .- ..-- w..
And the said Carl C. Gowran,
A. A. Carter and George w,
Teitsworth, their executors, admin
istrators, successors and assigns,
| do hereby agree to have cars run.
nlng on or about the 1st day Of
November, 1908, from Four teentt
Street on the west side of, Lake
| Bemidjl to point near the Be-
midi Lumber Company's Mill or
the east side of Lake Bemidji ano
maintain and operate same