Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-04-09

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and kept upon modern, improved and
scientific principles at all times.
Section 8. That the cars of the
said grantees shall always be entitled
to the track, and any vehicle occupy
ing the track when approached by the
cars shall urn out SO as to leave the
track unobstructed until the a shall
pass, and the driver of any vehicle
within the city refusing SO to do when
requested in becoming language by the
motorman or conductor of any such
car, and IN person who shall unlaw-
fully and unnecessarily obstruct, in
jure or destroy the track or other
property of the said grantees shall be
guilty of a violation of this ordinance,
and any such person or persons and
any employee of the said grantees vio-
lating any provision of the foregoing
section shall be fined not less than
one dollars nor more than fifty dollars.
Section 9. The said grantees shall
be entitled to charge and collect a
maximum rate of 5 cents as a charge
for each person carried for one con-
tinuous trip in one direction within
the corporate limits as they now exist
VI DIS IuSy mdy ACIOdIIC1 OAloI, II
shall make proper arrangements with
another connecting street railway
company or companies, if ordered SO
to do by the Board of Aldermen,
whereby passengers may be carried
over connecting lines for the same
fare or one fare between points along
the lines of such other companies to
a point on the connecting company's
line within the limits of the city of
Goldsboro, such transfer to be good
for thirty minutes after given.
Section 10. This franchise and the
rights and privileges herein granted
shall continue for a period of thirty
five years.
Sec. II. If the grantees shall build a
line or lines outside the city limits
, they may under the franchise herein
granted haul for hire freight upon their
cars into and out of said city and
makes deliveries thereof therein; pro-
vided that this shall not be construed
to grant them the privilege of doing
a switching business or maintain a
nuisance thereby.
Section II. That they shall main
tain a schedule on two (2) miles OF
their railway of not over one Cd hour,
commencing to operate at 6 a. m,
and continuing to operate until 10
p. N.
Proposition Of Mr.. Oliver.
Ordinance granting a franchise to
E. T. Oliver authorizing the said
Oliver to use the public streets and
highways of the city of Goldsboro, N.
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operating, over sale streets and high
ways, a Street Railway and by placing
and erecting conductors and wires
throughout said City.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Council of the City of Goldsboro, N. c.,
that E. T. Oliver, his successors and
assigns, is hereby given the right to
locate, construct and maintain tracts,
switches, %turnouts n appurtenances
and to erect poles, wires and other
appliances and operate cars in through
and upon the streets throughout the
said city of Goldsboro, N. c., in the
manner and for the time hereinafter
provided.
Section 2. The said Oliver shall af-
ter six 60 months notice, in writing,
from this Council begin the construc-
ton of said Railway and push said con-
struction of said railway to compile
ton n have cars running within
three 60 years; and should said
Oliver fail to commence the construc-
ton of the Railway within which time
above specified, after notice duly Civ
en- him, this franchise shall at the ex-
piration of said six co months with
all rights and privileges granted be-
come null and void; and should the
said Oliver fail to operate cars at the
expiration of said three 60 years this
franchise shall with all rights and
privileges granted become null and
void, unless however, the said Oliver
is prevented from commencing and
completing the construction as afore-
said by the legal proceedings Or from
such other cause beyond his control.
Section 3. The said Oliver is here
by permitted to make such excava-
tons and to do such other work as
may be necessary in order to lay
tracks properly upon the said streets
but he is hereby expressly prohibited
from keeping any section of the said
streets torn up or INSTRUCTED by the
construction OF the sale railway
or appliances for any unreasonable
length of time.
Section 4. The said Oliver shall re-
pair all streets e~xcavated Or torn up
by him and leave the same in as good
condition as they were prior to opera
ton thereon.
Section 5. That all tracks hereby
permitted to be laid shall be laid as
near the center of the street or streets