Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
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shall repair all streets excavated,
opened or torn up by it and leave
the same in as good condition as
they We're prior to it's operation
thereon and shall at all times keep
the space between it's tracks and a
space OF one foot on each side of said
track i'm as good condition and re-
pair as the residue OF said streets
and whenever the said street or
streets upon which said company
shall have located its said railway
are hereafter improved by the city
authorities by the use of new ma
terial or otherwise the said Traction
Company shall make similar improve
ments, using the same material be-
tween its tracks and for n space of
one foot on each side thereof. OK
cept that the said Traction Compa-
ny shall not be required to make
such improvements on South Bland
street, from It's intersection with
Bland street and Higginbotham
avenue OF upon The streets south OF
said street over which is run through
South Due1eld but said company
I'm consideration OF the payment
hereinafter provided for is released
from making such improvements on
said South Bland street and other
streets I'm South BlueHell for TWEEN
iy-fve years from the oath day OF
| April. 1906. Should the city au-
thorities deem tt necessary at any
time 20 change the grade OF any
OF the streets upon which said Trac-
tlon Company has placed Its tracks.
then the said Traction Company
hall grade the width OF said tracks
and the space OF one foot on each
side thereof and place the same in
as good condition as the residue of
such street free OF all cost TO the
said city OF Blueheld
Section Z. That all tracks hereby
permitted TO be laid shall be laid
as near the center OF said street or
streets as practicable except I'm case
of switches and turn-outs. but no
street is % be double track without
the nsent OF said Council is first
obtained; nothing in this section
shall be construed rs preventing the
construction and operating of such
turn-outs and switches as NAV be
necessary for the proper operation
of said railway, except on paved
streets whore each track shall be
equal distant from the center of the
street.
Section 3. In consideration Of the
grant Of this franchise the said
Bluestone Traction Company agrees
TO pay to the city of BlueneId the
sum of $4,000. which payment shall
be made whenever such additional
land is acquired by said city as nee
essary TO straighten South Bland
street and widen the same to a uni
form width OF fifty feet in accord
ance with the survey of the city en-
gineer. now on file in his office.
Section g. The said Traction Com
psny shall light the streets over
which IL runs cars with such lights
as shall then be used by said city.
commencing seven years from the
2lth day OF April. 1906. on Prince
ton avenue. Mercer street and Blue
field avenue, and commencing TWEEN
ty-fve. years from the 24th day Of
April 1906. on South Bland street
and all other streets over which
said company may lay its tracks
Section 10 The said Bluestone
Traction Company shall at all times
indemnify and save harmlebs the
said city for all and every claim for
damages to person or property which
may arise from the construction,
maintenance and operation Of the
said tracks. cars and electric wires.
But this provision shall not be con-
strued as any manner recori izing
the right of any claim for damages
against which indemnity is herein
provided
Section H. The said Bluestone
Traction Company &c. Successors
and assigns. shall have maximum
rate of nvc cents as a charge for
each person carried by # for one
continuous trip IN one direction
within The corporate limits as they
now exist on may hereafter exist the
said company 90 make proper ar
engagements with connecting street
railway companies when ordered TO
do so by the Council. whereby pass
engers may be carried over connect
ing lines for The same fare or one
fare between points along their line
TO points on The connecting railway