East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11

terday.
An ordinance granting to MAJ
Baumeister Of Walla Walla and his
SUCCESSORS and assigns, a franchise tC
construct, maintain and operate ar
electric railway for the Transports
tion of freight and passengers fol-
hire on and over certain streets In the
city Of Pendleton in the state Of Oe'
gOn, and to construct and maintain
system OF poles and wiring for the
transmission of electricity and 20
conduct the electric current thereon
within the city of Pendleton for COM
mercial purposes.
The people of the city Of Pendle-
ton ordain as follows:
Section !. That Max Baumeister
of Walla Walla, his successors and
assigns be and It Is hereby empow-
cred and authorized to construct
maintain and operate a modern
standard guage, electric railway with
the necessary sldings. tunouts and
switches, TO be operated by electricity
or other power, except steam power,
for the carrying of passengers and
freight for hire along and over the
following streets: Court street.. Alta
street Walnut street and Benefit
street. and over such other streets
as the said Max Baumeister or his as
signs. select. and do all the necessary
alterations, excavations and filling for
such purposes.
Said Max Baumeister or his as
signs Is further authorized and en-
powered to set the necessary poles
and string the necessary wires in
such manner and at such places in.
along and over all the streets alleys
and sidewalks I'm the city Of Pendle-
ton for the uses Of such railway and
for the transmission Of electricity and
do all necessary in the premises for
the construction. equipment and op-
Grafton of said railway. and for the
Transmission and distribution Of cleo
tricity for the operation thereof and
for power and lighting purposes gen.
orally within the limits of the city
of Pendleton, and shall have the
right to transmit electricity over
such wires and sell the same to any
and all persons and concerns and re-
celve payment therefore.
Section 2. The tracks OF said trac-
tion company shall be laid over the
streets. of the city Of Pendleton so as
to conform to the established grade
Of the city and under the supervision
and approval OF the common council,
and the poles for said railway shall
be set and erected and wires strung
under like supervision, and in no In
stance shall such poles be set in the
center OF any street of the city
Section 2. When the city. for i'm
provement purposes, shall require the
temporary removal OF any part Of
said railway tracks, wires or poles
and shall so notify said Max Baum
eister or assigns. said grantee or as
signs shall within three days after
such notice remove such portion Of
said tracks, wires or poles until such
period. not to exceed five days, as the
city shall have accomplished the pur-
poses OF such removal. In the event
OF said grantee falling to so remove
said properties within three days af-
ter such said notice. then the city
may cause such removal at the ex-
pense of said grantee or assigns and
shall restore the same within a rea-
sonable time. not in any instance TO
exceed five days. after period of such
removal
Section 4. Said grantee or his as
signs shall have a minimum of three
miles Of track of such railway con-
structcd within the city limits con-
Meeting Herewith and in operation
within one year and six months from
the taking effect of this franchise.
the rails thereon to be not less than
and maintain between the tracks and
for one foot outside each Of the tracks
of all said railway constructed
through paved streets within the city
limits with vitrlfled brick or with
other material acceptable to the city
council.
Section 3. The cars of said cleo /
trio railway shall not stop on the
street intersections Of the city eX-
ccpt to avoid accident.
Section G.. The charge, or fare, for
carrying passengers to or from any
point within the city limits in a di-
rect and continuous trip Shall he five
cents for each passenger, except for
policemen and firemen of the city Of
Pendleton, who, when on duty shall
have the privilege of riding free in
the cars of said traction company.
Section I. The cars of said trac-
tion company shall not travel at a /
greater speed than 10 miles per hour
within the city of Pendleton, and II |
shall haul no freight cars, except for
express and mail carrying purposes, |
over its tracks within the city of Pen
dleton between the hours of o'clock |
A. m. and s o'clock p m. except as
herein provided or by special per-
mission of the mayor of the city OF !
Pendleton.
Section s. The grantee or his as
signs shall have the right to lay and
maintain It's railway tracks across
the tracks Of any other railway at
such points within the city Of PEN
dleton as It may find necessary for
the effective construction and opera /
tion of It's own railway and to main !
tain the same during the life of this |
franchise.
Section Q. The grantee or his as
signs shall have the right to permit |