The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-05
ChtS Executive Has Not Vet Signed the
ordinance and Will Probably Not Do So
,-F,II Text of the Ordinance.

the city of Walla Walla, and shall
have the right to transmit electricity
over such wires and sell the same to
any and all persons and concerns and
receive payment therefor.
Section 9 The tracks of said trac-
ton company shall be laid over the
streets of the city of Walla Walla SO
as to conform to the established grade
of the city, and under the supervision
and with the approval of the street
commissioner or city engineer and city
council and the poles for said railway
shall be set and erected and wires
strung under like supervision, and in
no instance shall such poles be set in
the center of any street of the city,
and iron poles shall be used in the
business portion of the city.
Section g. 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 the Washington Oregon
Traction company. said traction COM
rany shall within three days afte"
such notice remove such portion Of
such tracks, wires CT poles until sucn
period, not to exceed five days. as the
city shall have accomplished the my
pose of such removal. In the event Of
said traction company failing to so re-
move said properties within three days
after such said notice, then the city
may cause such removal at the expense
of said traction company and shall
restore the same within a reasonable
time not in any instance to exceed five
days after the period of such removal
Section 4. Said Washington Ore
gon Traction company shall have a
minimum Of one mile Of track of such
railway constructed within one year
from the taking effect of this franchise
and shall pave between the tracks and
for one foot outside each of said tracks
Of all said railway, constructed
through streets now paved or that
shall hereafter be paved within the
city limits with vitrified brick Or with
other material acceptable to the city
council.
Section 5. The cars of said electric
railway shall not stop on the street in
tersections of the city except to avoid
accident.
Section g. The charge, or fare. for
carrying passengers to and from any
point within the city limits in a di-
rect and continuous trip shall not eN-
ceed five cents for each passenger. ex-
cept for policemen and firemen of the
city Of Walla Walla, who, when on
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ing free in the cars of said traction
company.
Section Z. The cars of said traction
company shall not travel at a greater
speed than II miles per hour within
the city of Walla Walla. and it shall
haul 10 freight cars, except for ex-
press and mail carrying purposes, over
It's tracks within the city of Walla
Walla between the hours Of Z O'Clock
a. m., and o'clock p. m. EXCEPT as
herein provided or by special permis-
sion OF the mayor of the city of Wal
la Walla
Section s. For the franchise and
privileges hereby granted to the said
grantee, it's successors, and assigns.
they shall pay to the city of Walla
Walla the following sums, towit:
For each OF the first five years Of
this franchise, 500 per year; for each
or the second five years of this fran
chise, 5000 per year; for the next five
years of this franchise, $500 per year:
Tor the remaining ten years of this
franchise, $500 per year
The above payments shall be due
and payable to the city on the first day
OF each year as above stipulated.
Section 9. The WASHINGTON Ore
gon Traction company shall have the
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