Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-02-24

keep the roadbed Of said railway In
a good state of repair and whenever
any of the streets, avenues or alleys,
over which the track Of said rail-
way shall be laid, are improved by
being macadamized, paved or block
ed, said grantees shall macadamize,
pave or block, the space between its
rails and for one foot outside Of
each rail, In the same manner and
of like material as the street over
which the track OF the grantees 10
macadamized, paved or blocked, and
where double tracks or switches are
laid on any street, avenue or alley,
the said grantees shall macadamize,
pave or block the space between
their tracks In the same manner and
of like material as the street along
and over which said double tracks or
switches are laid. II said grantees
shall fail, neglect or refuse to keep
the space between said rails and one
foot outside Of the rails (and where
there are double tracks or switches,
the space between the tracks) In re-
pair as provided for in this section,
for period Of thirty 500 days, af-
ter being notified so to do by said
city, then said city may make said
improvements and repairs, and tax
the cost thereof to the grantees, and
the city clerk of said city shall GER
tify the costs of said repairs, together
with penalty thereon Of fifteen
(15) per cent to the county
clerk of Cherokee county, Kansas,
who shall enter the same on the tax
rolls against said grantees, and the
same shall be collected as other
taxes.
Section 0.-The City of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, hereby reserves the
right to cause said track or tracks
to be taken up, at any time or place,
when the same becomes necessary,
for the purpose Of making any pub
lie improvements, the taking up and
replacing of said track to be done at
the expense of said city and with
out unnecessary delay.
section mo car shall run at
greater rate Of speed than twelve
U2) miles per hour, and when turn
ing corners from one street to an
other, the speed shall not be greater
than four (4) miles per hour.
Section 8.-The rate Of fare for
continuous passage on the cars OF
the said grantees between any two
points within the city Of Baxter
Springs. Kansas, shall be not more
than FIVE go cents, and children five
rooro cld ond undar shall ho o1l0wad
10 ride free, when accompanied by
an older person paying his or her
fare. When 1t is necessary for pas
sengers to transfer from one car to
another, transfer tickets shall be is
sued so that no greater fare than Is
herein authorized shall be collected
for one continuous passage.
Section 0.-The grantees herein,
shall have the right Of way over their
lines over all pedestrians and all We
hicles except fire engines, hose carts
and fire apparatus going to and re-
turning from fires and while ex-
tinguishing fires. Provided, that
said city hereby reserves the right
to tear down any wires or poles, used
in operating and maintaining said
road, whenever the same becomes
necessary in extinguishing any fire
within the limits Of said city, but
said city 8 hall pay the expenses Of
replacing any such poles or wires
torn down, damaged or destroyed.
Section 1O.-It Is hereby express
ly stipulated that said grantees shall
at all times hold said city harmless
for any and all damages to property
or individuals by reason Of the con-
struction, operation or maintenance
of said street railway, and II any
suit should be instituted against said
city on account thereof, then said
grantees shall defend said suit or
suits at their own expense and pay
all costs and damages which may be
awarded against said city: Provided,
said city shall give said grantees i'm
mediate notice In writing Of such
suit or suits.
Section 1.-THE track, slde-track
and switches shall not be allowed to
become an unnecessary obstruction
to travel by any other modes along
said streets and the track or tracks,
side-tracks and switches shall be 80
constructed that the flow Of water
from internal and cross cutters shall
be free.
Section 12.-The work Of con-
struction on said railway shall not
begin on any streets In said city, UNI
til the materials for laying the track
are ready upon the ground, and said
work shall not obstruCt more than
four blocks at o time; and all
streets, avenues and alleys over
which the grantees shall build or
construct their railway, shall as soon
as the same Is completed be placed In
a good state Of repair 80 as not ne
cessarily to impair the use thereof.
Section l3.-The cars Of said rail-
way shall be ofmodern construction,
suitable for safety, convenience and
comfort to passengers. They shall
be provided with proper signals and
with headlights that can be readily
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