The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-09-02

u0t 6ll S0S 0aIO C6IO O001l DC run
at regular intervals. Provided
further that nothing herein con.
tanned shall prevent ssid grantees,
their euccessors or assigns from |
running their cars at more fire..
quent intervals or for a greater |
number of hours per day than
provided.
GD A failure or excuseless neg
lect to operate cars on said street
railway at the times herein. epeci-
fled shall, upon notice given as
herein provided, be a distinct
ground for the forfeiture of this
franchise.
I'D No assignment or transfer of
this franchise, or any part or pri-
vilege granted herein shall be
valid or effectual for any purpose,
and no such transfer or assign
ment shall be made, unless the
City Council of the City of Wahpe-
ton, North Dakota, shall approve.
ratify and confirm such transfer or
assignment by resolution duly
passed by legal affirmative vote
of it's council. A majority of said
grantees may accept said franchise
and transfer and assign the same,
subject to the approval OF said
City Council, and any act joined id
by majority of said grantees
shall be conclusive and binding on
the remainder of said grantees,
whether they join in snch act or
not.
(k) When it shall be necessary
for any person or persons to move
across any street or highway &C.
cupied by said grantees, their sue.
cessers or assigns, for the purpose
herein expressed, any house or
other building of such width and
size as to interfere with any of the
poles or wires of the railway en-.
! structed and maintain. undar th;s
ordinance, or ordinances hereafter
enacted, said grantees. their sue
ceseors or assigns, shall, upon re-
ceiving at least forty-eight hours
notice. in writing, thereof, temper.
arily remove the poles and wires
80 far as necessary to allow the
passage of such house or other
building for reasonable period of
time, not exceeding : :c:r hour: h;oo;u:rs :snd
said grantees, their successors or
assigns, shall be liable for any
damage caused by failure to COM
ply with this provision; provided
said grantees, their successors or
assigns, shall not be required to
keep their poles and wires out of
their normal condition at any
other time or times than between
the hours of twelve o'clock mid
night and four O'clock A. NJ, and
provided further, that the route
selected for moving such house or
other building shall be first an.
proved by the City Engineer; pro-
vided further that the person max.
ing the application to move such
house or other building shall pay
the rctual cost of removing and re.
placing said poles and wires.
Section 4. The cars, the said gran.
tees, their successors and assigns,
shall be entitled to the track. ex-
cept as against the fire department
apparatus of the city when respond.
ing to fire call or returning there.
from, and in all cases where any
team. vehicle or animal, except as
aforesaid, shall meet or be over.
taben by car, such vehicle or ami
mai snail give away to suck car.
Nor shall any person or corpora.
ton wilfully obstruct, hinder or in.
tertere with any railway car by
placing, driving or stopping any
team, vehicle or other obstacle, in.
upon or near the track of said rail.
way. after being notified by the
ringing of the car bell or otherwise:
and whoever shall wilfully violate
any provision of THE section. shat.
upon conviction thereof, be punish.
ed by fine of not exceeding Ten
Dollars (lO.00). All cars to be stop
ca to permit the crossing, without
delay, of the fire department of said
city over the track of the railway.
Section ~ Permission is hereby
granted to said grantees to use
that portion controlled by said city
OF the bridge crossing the Bots De-
Sioux River at the east end of Da.
kota Avenue to operate its said line
OF street railway over said bridge
upon the following conditions. 10.
wit: Said grantees, successors or
assigns shall put said bridge in
such repair that the same shall be
safe tor the operation of it's said
line of street railway thereon and
tor the use of the public while the
same is used by the said grantees,
successors or assigns and shall at
all times keep said bridge in such
repair.
1t shall keep said bridge paved
between it's tracks and on each side
thereof for distance of one and
one-half feet in substantially the
same manner as the same now ia.
or may hereafter be paved.
1t shall at all times keep it's road
way upon said bridge and for one
and one-half feet on each side there
of in good repair.
1t shall so insulate it's rails and
wires upon said bridge so as to pre-.
vent electrolysis of the metallic
portions thereof, and shall hold the
city at all times harmless from any
damage from electrolysis of any Of
the metallic portions of said BRIDGE.
1t shall lay its tracks over and up
on said bridge on one side thereof.
as near the top cords of said bridge
as possible and give a safe clear.
ance to its cars.
Said grantees, their successors
and assigns, shall suspend their troll.