The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-07

a1eE1rlza shs Use Ct the Streets All
% as sane f-zsIf for AT sewerage ana
wasar rtaes or other Rse II rhs I'M
ErETsz-e1E OF the city not inconsistent
Win tas grant ksrsir Ea6e, vIEhn1E
rtgsr On The Ea-1 q the srz1res 70 ~
cover fzEages therefor Such re saE-s
ard f1lE-oE sE-z1.s. tsJEeFsr, shall BE
nasts WITH a. IIttIe 5eIzT ard Fater-
rT1peioa u TIE BUSINESS Of The E-aatss
- Fessz55e Al policemen and frc-
men a TIE cf1T when n Uniform and
wearing The Insignia Ct tEaE- ozee
snail Be carried free OF charge within
he limits o< TIE cf1v.
SEC 10 lie grantee staH have the
rfgkt by IL smpEoTees il Charge OF the
cars 10 eject azT person from the
cars refusing 70 par fare OF who IS
guilty ot any Gtzo-tsrIy conduct. and
znT person properly ordered 10 leave
the car under this section ald refus-
ing ard negiecttag TO do 50 shall be
guilty q g Ezisdeueenor The cars
operated 81 the grantee shall be en-
tItIed 70 TIE track II al cases When
Z team or vehicle shall be net or
oFersakea up,1 any OF the tracks Of
the grzntee, such team OF vehicle
shall gfye way to said car. Al driv-
err OF vehicles and all persons ap-
preaching street car crossings or at
tempting TO cross the track OF said
grantee. shall accord 70 said street
car precedence in the right OF way.
Any person who shall vil.uIly or
malfeioHsly obstr1lct. hinder or inter
fere with the movement OF any Of said
cars by placing distractions or the
track or by driving, stopping o. caus-
ing 10 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 a
rnisaemeanor and shall be prosecuted
/ in The name and for the benefit OF the
City Of Ksokuk and shall be fined in
the sum OF not less than one dollar
nor more than one hundred dollars
for each ofense which shall be en-
forced By fine and Imprisonment at
the discretion Of the court ss 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 10 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. il. 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 az now existing, and a
+ distance of one mile beyond the same
in the state OF Iowa; a passage as
herein referred to meaning one con-
I tinuous ride from one terminal STA.
+ ton within said limits to any other
terminal station within such limits
and in the same general direction
7 When necessary to transfer between
terminal stations for continuous
{ trip In the same general direction
transfer checks shall be given for that
I trip only, without additional fare
I Children seven years of age and IN
/ der shall be carried free when &C.
companied by an adult, and not oc
/! cupying seats to the exclusion Of 9th
er passengers.
Sec. II. 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 1920 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 di
rection between terminal stations. Nc
car shall be run at a greater ayera e
rate Of speed, including stoppages to
take on and off passengers, than ter
4 (10) miles an hour in the business
part OF the city and fifteen G5) miles
an hour in ne 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 ar
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.
i Sec. 10. II the said grantee shall
fail at any time to operate its street
cars for a period of thirty 800 days
then If, after ten 00) days notice ir
writing from the City of Keokuk tc
said grantee said grantee fails tc
resume and continue the operation Of
It's street cars, the City of keokuh
may by resolution of the city counc
repeaI this ordinance and cancel the