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

coaches and cars used on said
lines of railway shall be Of modern
style Of construction, suitable for
the safety, convenience and COM
tort 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 sign on which
shall be designated the route over
which they are operated.
Section s: The said Carl c..
Gowran, A. A. Carter and George
w. Teitsworth 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 with
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 is
interterred with by circumstances
over which said Carl C.. Gowran,
A. A. Carter and George w. Tets
worth, their heirs, executors, ad-
ministrators, success ors an d
assigns, have no control, or insur-
mountable obstacles, then the
running of cars may be suspended
for such reasonable time as may
be necessary.
No cars sh all be operated along
the line of said railway at greater
speed than ten miles an hour.
Section 7: Said lines of railway
are to be constructed and operated
as herein provided, on the grade Of
said streets as now established,
or on the grade that may hereafter
be established and where no grade
is established, then upon such
grade as the grantees herein may
establish provided that no grade
shall be established which will be
subtantial hinderance or inter
ference with the use of the stree,
at that point by the public.
Said Carl c. Gowran, A. A.
Carter and George w. Teitsworth,
their heirs, executors, administra
tors, successors and assigns shall
raise or lower the tracks, posts.
columns, structures, appliances.
condults and wires to conform tc
any changes that may be
made in the grade of any streets
alleys or avenues occupied by then
at their own cost and expense
whenever such streets or alleys
are actually ordered to be graded
to such changes and the Company
is by the Common Council of the
city of Bemidii ordered to do so
Section 8: The track of sale
railway lines shall not be elevated
above the surface of the stree
where street is graded. and where
the street is not graded shall be
SO constructed that vehicles car
easily pass across or along sale
tracks.
Section 9. The space between
the tracks and for distance O.
two feet outside the track OF
tracks shall be at all times KEEP
clean and in good repair and the
snow shall be removed therefrom
sufficient to afford safe and un
obstructed passageway for velchles
within forty-eight hours after the
snow fall, and in case such track
shall not be kept clean, and snow
removed therefrom, the city Of
Bemidii may cause the same to be
done at the expense of the owners
OF said lines.
Section 10: When any new
improvements, paving, repairing,
planking or re-planking (grading
only excepted), shall be ordered
by the common council on any Of
said streets, or parts of streets
herein mentioned, the said Car
G. Gowran, A. A. Carter and
George w. Teitsworth, their heirs
executors, administrators, sue.
cessors and assigns, shall in like
manner and with the same ma
teri ais. make such improvements.
paving, repairing, planking or re.
planking- Grading only excepted,
on such parts of said streets as
may lie between the rails of each
track, and between the lines Of
double tracks and for a space o.
one foot'outside the track or tracks
where said new Improvement:
aforesaid may have been ordered
by the Common Council aforesaid
and in case the said owners shall
after notice by the Common Coun
Gil of said city, neglect to make
such new improvements as afore
said, then the same may be- done
under the direction of the city o.
Bemidji at the expense .of said
owners, and the amount :, of.saic
expense shall be assessed by the
proper authorities of said city,
upon like notice as in other cases
Of assessments, and the amonn'