The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30

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
I sage for one passenger within the
city limits as now existing, and a
| distance of one mile beyond the same
| in the state of Iowa; a passage as
j 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 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
companied by an adult, and not oc-
cupying seats to the exclusion of 9th
er passengers.
Sec. IL. 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-
1 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 No
car shall be run at 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
4 take on and let off passengers.
4 No cars shall be allowed to stop an
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 well as
to all persons.
/ Sec. IS. If the said grantee shall
/ fail at any time to operate its street
cars for a period of thirty 600 days
1 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
i its street cars, the City of Keoluk
may by resolution of the city counc.4
I 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,
4 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 ap-
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