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

railway within the time and sub
stantially in the manner herein
specified, it being distinctly under
stood and agreed that time is the
essence hereof, or if said lines of
railway are constructed, they at
any time during the life of this
| franchise fail to operate said line
or lines of railway substantially
iu the manner herein designated,
then and in that event, the said
Carl C.. Gowran, A A. Carter and
George w, Teitsworth, their heirs,
administrators, executors, success
ors or assigns shall lose all
rights and privileges by this ordi-
nance granted.
Section rs: The said Carl c.
Gowran, A. A. Carter and George
w. Teitsworth, their executors,
| administrators, successors and
assigns, shall be liable to said city
for all damages, expenditures,
liabilities and costs which may be
incurred by said city by reason
of said lines of railway, or any
part thereof, or the operation
thereof, or by reason of the rights
hereby granted to them, and they
shall fully indemnify and save
harmless said city for all such
damages, expenditures, loss and
costs which may be so incurred.
Section II: If the said Carl C.
Gowran, A. A. Carter and George
w. Teitsworth, desire to build,
equip and operate said lines of
railway, conduits, wires and poles
in accordance with the provisions
of this ordinance, they shall file
with the City Clerk, within thirty
(3o) days after the passage and
publication of this ordinance their
written acceptance under its seal
of the terms and provisions of this
ordinance.
section 18: The said Carl C.:
Gowran, A. A. Carter and George
! w. Teitsworth, their executors
administrators, successors end
assigns shall be entitled to enjoy
he rights and privileges hereby
granted for the term of twenty-five
years after the passage and pub
LEGATION of this ordinance.
| Section 20: The said Carl c.
Gowran, A. A. Carter and George
w. Teitsworth, shall pay the
cost of publishing this ordinance
Section FL: This ordinance
! shall take effect and be in force
from and after its publication.
1st reading Sept. 9, 1907.
2nd reading Sept Is, 1907.
3rd reading Sept. %, 1907, and
passed by the following vote:
"Ayes''-Bowser, McCuaig, Smart,
Erickson, Washburn, Mayer, Nc
Taggart, Gould.
Nays None. Absent, Brink
man.
Attest.
City clerk.
Approved 1907.
/ ............
Mayor.
Proceedings below done at meet
ing of city council Sept 80, 1907.
This ordinance being NO. 49,"
Street Railway Franchise" was re-
turned by the mayor without his
approval Sept. Fl, 1907, and was
laid before the council and the
mayors veto read.
Bemidji, Minnesota,
September 18th, 1907.
To the Hon. City Council,
! City of Bemidji.
Gentlemen: regret the neces-
sity which compels me to veto the
Street Railway Ordinance. I be-
lieve street railway in the city of
Bemidji would be a great improve
ment, but at the same time we should
all be careful that the ordinance
should not infringe too much on the
rights of the citizens.
l therefore submit the following
objection to the ordinance. I object
to allowing the proposed Street R9il-
way Company to run double track
on the street or highway from the
bridge between Lake Bemidji and
Lake Irving, for the reason that the
street is too narrow to accommodate
! a double track and at the same time
permit teams to pass unobstructed.
The street is only forty feet wide,
and from this is deducted six feet for
a sidewalk which only leaves thirty
! four feet for a double track and
scarcely any room for teams to
travel.
| l would therefore respectfully re-
commend that the ordinance be
amended to the effect that the pro-