The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-16

preaching street car crossings or at
tempting to cross the track OF SAID
grantee, shall accord to said street
car precedence in the right of way.
Any person who shall wilfully or
maliciously obstruct, hinder or inter
fere with the movement of any OF said
cars by placing distractions on the
track or by driving, stopping or caus-
ing to be placed, or driven at slow
pace or stopped, any team Or vehicle
or other thing in, upon, along, across
or near the track of said railway after
being notified by the motorman or
conductor of the car, by ringing OF the
bell or otherwise, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and shall be prosecuted
in the name and for the benefit OF the
City of Keokuk and shall be fined in
the sum of not less than one dollar
nor more than one hundred dollars
for each offense which shall be en-
forced by fine and Imprisonment at
the discretion of the court as are
other penalties for violating city ordi-
nances; provided that this section
shall not apply to hose carts, fire en-
gines and hook and ladder wagons go
ing to and from fires, and provided
that the grantee shall not injure or
interfere with the operation OF fire
hose when laid over or across the
tracks for the purpose of extinguish-
ing fires.
Sec. II. Said grantee shall not
charge for the transportation Of pas
sengers to exceed five cents per pas
sage for one passenger within the
city limits as now existing, and q
distance of one mile beyond the same
in the state of Iowa. passage as
herein referred to meaning one con-
tinuous ride from one terminal sta
ton within said limits to any other
terminal station within such limits
and in the same general direction.
When necessary to transfer between
terminal stations for a continuous
trip in the same general direction
transfer checks shall be given for that
trip only, without additional fare.
Children seven years of age and I'M
der shall be carried free when &C
coinpanied by an adult, and not &C.
cupying seats to the exclusion OF 9TH
er passengers.
Sec. 10. The rights and privileges
| herein conferred are subject to the
| following conditions: passenger cars
operated in city service shall be run
| substantially In conformity with the
following rules, to-wit: Cars shall
leave terminal stations not later than
6:15 O'Clock a. M, and run continu-
ously at least until 1890 p M, daily
except Sundays, when cars shall be-
gin running not later than 500 o'clock
a. M, and during the above time they
shall run at intervals of not more
| than thirty minutes In the same d.
car shall be run at a greater average
rate of speed, including stoppages to
take on and off passengers, than ten
! (10) miles an hour in the business
part of the city and fifteen 15} miles
an hour in lie residence portion
thereof.
No street car shall stop upon an in
tersection of the streets. but shall
cross the intersection in all cases to
take on and let off passengers.
No cars shall be allowed to stop an
unreasonable length of time to take
on or let off passengers.
All reasonable care shall be used
/! by conductors and motormen to pre-
vent injuries to teams, carriages,
wagons, and other vehicles as we'll as
to all persons.
Sec. 13. If the said grantee shall
fail at any time to operate its street
cars for period Of thirty (30) days
then If, after ten (10) days notice in
writing from the City of keokuk to
said grantee, said grantee fails to
resume and continue the operation of
| It's street cars, the City of Keokuk
| may by resolution of the city counc.
repeal this ordinance and cancel the
! franchise herein granted, so far as the
same applies to the operation of a
street car line; provided, however,
| that if by reason OF a strike or riot.
or any cause beyond the grantees
control, said street cars cannot be
operated, in such case this provision
will not apply
Sec. IA. In case any OF the lines or
parts of lines laid down and operated
| by the grantee, at any season of the
year do not, for want of patronage,
pay the expenses of operation, on APP
plication to the city council with such
| showing, the city council, If it deem
| it proper on such showing, may grant
the suspension of the operation of
such line or parts of lines during the
season of the year when the receipts
do not pay the cost OF operation The
grantee shall keep and maintain the
track and appliances, while the oper-
alton Is suspended, in good repair as
at all other times.
Sec. L. Whenever said street rail
way crosses the track OF anv steam
railroad within the corporate limits of
the City of Keokuk, the motormen or
parties in charge of said street cars
or car shall bring the car to a fun