The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-21
PROPOSED FRANCHISE FOR
BEMIDJI STREET RAILWAY

The Pioneer herewith reproduces
in full the ordinance which has been
proposed in previous meetings of the
city council, the provisions granting
a franchise for the construction,
operation and maintenance of an
electric street railway within the
limits of the City of Bemidji.
This ordinance must be passed at
three successive meetings of the city
council, which covers a period of
only two weeks and one day and
which gives the council and the
public in general not too long time
in which to consider it's provisions.
The ordinance is printed in full so
that not only members of the council,
but every resident of the city may
familiarize himself or herself with it's
provisions.
Ordinance Number. .....
An Ordinance authorizing Carl
C.Gowran, A. A. Carter and Geo. w.
Teitsworth, their heirs, executors,
administrators or assigns to con-
struct, equip, maintain and operate
street railway lines in certain
streets in the city of Bemidji.
The Common Council of the
city of Bemidji do ordain as
follows:
Section I: 1t is hereby granted
to Carl c. Gowran. A. A Carter
and George w. Teitsworth, their
successors, heirs, executors, ad-
ministrators or assigns, the author
ity, right and privilege to con-
struct, equip, maintain and oper-
ate street railway lines for trans
portation of passengers and trans
portation of freight for their own
use, with single or double tracks,
with all necessary spurs, side
tracks, switches with poles, wires
conduits and appliances and tele-
phone wires on traction poles or
conduits for its own use without
compensation or hire over and
along streets, avenues and alleys
in the city of Bemidji hereinafter
mentioned to-wit:
Commencing at the North end
of Doud Avenue where it now ter
inmates or where any further ex,
tension thereof may terminate.
thence along Doud Avenue to
Tenth Street, thence along Tenth
Street to Minnesota Avenue, thence
along Minnesota Avenue to Second
Street; thence along Second Street
to Bemidji Avenue; thence along
Bem1dji Avenue to the street or
highway constituting a southerly
extension thereof across the
Mississippi River between Lake
Irvine and Lake Bemidji, and
along such streets highways OF
alleys east of where said highway
crosses the Minnesota & Inter
national Railway company's right
l of way, first in an easterly anc
then northeasterly direction alone
, the highway as now or hereafter
,, established to the north limit o.
the city east of Lake Bemidji.
, And one line commencing al
I at the intersection of the nortl
I limits OF the city of Bemidji ane
Irving Avenue extended north
thence south along the extension
of and said Irving Avenue to Tentl
Street, thence east along Tentl
e Street to Minnesota Avenue.
l. Section r.. The said Carl C
!, Gowran, A. A. Carter and Georg,
w. Teitsworth, their heirs, execu
tors, administrators, successor
and assigns shall have the righ
d to operate said lines of railway b,
J. means of electricity or such othe
o power or force as may be deeme,
advisable, provided that no loco
IL motive or moter propelled by stear
shall ever be used on said lines G
railway or any part thereof With
the limits of the city of Bemidj
nor shall any power be employe
g on said lines or any part therec
J. within the limits of the city Q
v. Bemidji which shall be public c
s. private nuisance or shall constitut
70 an additional servitude to tn
property abutting on said street:
Section 3: The said Carl {
Gowran, A. A. Carter and Georg
w. Teitsworth, their heirs, execl
,r tors, administrators, successo,
- and assigns, are hereby granite
! authority and permission to ente
q upon all streets, alleys and side
walks herein mentioned and II