The Virginia enterprise., 1910-02-25

that such repairs, changes and Inn
provements shall bs made by the city
without unnecessary delay. and wher-
ever 1t Is necessary to take up said
tracks for that purpose the same shall
pc taken up by the said grantees,
tnelr successors and assigns, at th6ir
own cost and expense. In case It shall
pe necessary to incur any expense In
changing or strengthening any bridge
over which any track or line of the
SAID grantees, their successors or as
signs may pass, in order to make the
same safe for the use of their cars @
such strengthening shall be done by
them at their own cost and expense.
and all bridges used by them shall be
80 used as not to unnecessarily inter.
fere with any vehicle or team passing
over the same. All poles used by said
grantees, their successors and assigns
IN str1nglng and maintaining their
wires. shall be placed within the side.
walk space at or near the curb line
Of any street or avenue. and the same
shall be constructed and maintained in
= manner to be approved by the CITY
Council of the City Of Virginia.
Section IL. Whenever the City Coun-
Gil Of the City Of Virginia shall grant
permission to any person. company or
corporation to move q building across
the tracks of the grantees, their sue
cessors and assigns in said city, said
grantees. their successors and assigns,
shall, when demanded by such per-
son. company or corporation, and on
presentation of a written authority
from the City Council so to move such
building. provide a man to cut their
wires so as to allow such building
10 pass over their tracks, provided,
however. that such building shall not
oe allowed to pass over such tracks
except between the hours Of twelve
o'clock P. NJ and five O'clock NJ
and the said grantees, their successora
ana assigns shall be entitled to re-
ce''e the sum OF Five Dollars and no
more as compensation for the expense
OF cutting such wires and the inconven-
renee attendant upon the building being
moved over their said tracks as above
provided; the City of Virginia shall
not be liable by virtue Of any permis-
sion it may give to move such build
Ing over said company's tracks.
| section 1S. Within four az months
from the passage and publication of
this ordinance. the said grantees or
their successors hereinafter provided
1or' shall file with the City Clerk of
the City OF Virginia a written accept
ance OF the grants herein made. to-
eether with all the regulations and
conditions above expressed, and when
tne said City of Virginia and the said
grantees and their successors, herein
a1ter provided for. and their successors
ana assigns. In case such written ac-
ceptance shall not be so filed. then
the City Council Of the City of Vir-
8anla' may. at it's option, repeal this
ordinance.
Section IA. The cars of said grant
ees. their successors and assigns. shall
be run upon and along their tracks up
on any road built under the provisions
OF this ordinance in conformity with
the following rules and regulations;
provided that nothing herein contained
shall be construed as limiting the po-
lice powers of said City Council:
(a) No car shall be left to remain
standing on any street at any time un-
less the same Is waiting for passen-
q gers. or is unavoidably delayed.
il 1 \D) No car shall be allowed to
ltpkop on 8 cross walk OF in front of anv
street, except to avoid
u collisions. or to prevent danger to per-
i sons or property in the street.
- \c) Conductors shall announce to
passengers in distinct tones the names
OF all travelled streets crossed as the
p car approaches the same, and they
shall observe the same rules when
Y nearing the track Of any other railway
company, or in lieu thereof shall use
an indicator plainly showing the name
} OF cross-streets as the same are ap
preached
(d No car shall remain standing
upon any of the stations more than ten
minutes, except at each end of the
line, at which points they may stay
longer time.
(e) The cars of said railway after
sunset and earlier, if necessary, shall
be provided with signal lights in
'front.'
Section Is. The said grantees or
their successors as hereinafter pro-
vided for, shall at the time of filing
written acceptance of this ordinance
as hereinbefore provided, execute and
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in the sum of -Four Hundred Dollars
with sureties to be approved by the
Mayor Of said City, for the full and
faithful performance of this ordinance
and the just and lawful exercise of
the powers and privileges conferred
thereby, and the said grantees or their
successor as hereinafter provided for
shall at the time of filing a written
acceptance of this ordinance as here
tnbefore provided deposit, with the
Treasurer Of the City Of Virginia, Fiji
teen Hundred ($1,500) Dollars as Sc
curity for the full and faithful per-
formance Of this ordinance and a lust
and lawful exercise Of the powers and
privileges conferred thereby. Provid-
ed, however. that when said line is
completed and in operation between
the City of Virginia and the City of
Eveleth said money together with in
terest at the rate which the City of
Virginia receives upon it's funds shall
be returned to the said grantees, or
| their successors.
Section 16. In case the said grantees,
their successors and assigns shall fail
to begin, or after beginning shall fail
to complete the construction of said
lines herein provided for, or shall fail
| to operate the same as herein provided,
except for such period as their oper-
alton may be suspended temporarily
by breakdown. undue snow falls. or
other unusual accident or occurrence.
over which they, their successors and
assigns have no control. then and in
such case this ordinance shall be void