Cañon City record., 1911-09-28

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nues OF said City of Canon City: pro-
vided, however, that the privileges and
franchises granted hereby shall term
mate within q period Of ten years
| from the date Of the granting Of this
| Ordinance, as to any street or streets,
avenue or avenues upon which said
grantees, their heirs, successors and
assigns shall not. within the said
period of ten years have COM
tpleted the construction of a street
] railway; and in consideration of
1.-THE franchises hereby granted, said
| grantees their heirs success
sors and assigns. are to construct and
have completed and in operation the
lines mentioned in Section 10 of this
Ordinance. within the time specified
in said Section 10.
Section THAT there be and here
by il also granted to said grantees,
their heirs, successors and assigns,
the right OF way and all suitable. incl
dental and appropriate franchises
and privileges. and the right to con-
strucf, operate and maintain a rail-
road on any parcel or portion OF the
land owned. or which may be owned.
by the City Of Canon City. at the top
or summit OF the Royal Gorge, SO call
/ ed. or on the route to the top of said
Gorge, with the right to lay single or
double tracks, as the needs of said
necessary turn tables, turn-outs,
switches, side-tracks. appliances. ap-
Fpcratus and machinery.
] Section S.-That the franchises
granted by this Ordinance shall be-
/ come operative and shall take effect up
on or la regard to any street or
streets, avenue or avenues of said Can
on City, or any part or parts thereof
tenf1o) days after the procurement and
f-rg in the Office Of the City Clerk
OF The saic City Of tire written consent
of the owner OF Own - of the land
representing more than one-half OF
the frontage of such street or streets
avenue or avenues, or so mich thereof
a. is 70 4 be used: and shall take ef-
feet and become operative from time
to time as to any street or streets,
avenue or avenues. OF any part or
parts thereof. ten t10) days after such
written consent shall be given by
such owner or owners and filed with
the City Clerk. aforesaid.
Section s.-Within the corporate lin
Its of said City. as constituted. the
fare shall not exceed nve cents (5c)
/ for a single trip. without stop-ov-r-
Children under FIVE years OF age.
when accompanied by their parents
or guardians. free: children under
/ twelve years of age. half fare. when
tickets are bought at the once or
places provided by said grantees, their
I heirs. SUCCESSORS and. assigns, for
amount no: less than one dollar
/ (s1.00).
Section lo.-That said grante-..
their heirs, successors and assigns,
shall begin actual work upon said
freet railway within the corporate lin
its OF this City within nine months
( from the adoption of this Ordinance.
and shall have cars running ON Main
Street from Ninth Street to the Soda
! Springs, within twelve months. and
from the Soda Springs to the top of
the Royal Gorge. so callef, within two
years. next after the adoption of this
Ordinance
The rights granted by this Ordinance
shall cease and determine whenever
said grantees. their feirs. successors
and assigns, shall fail to begin or
complete said railway within the time
and times hereinbefore specified. or TO
operate and run cars thereon. as here
inbefore specified: unless such failure
be caused by some circumstance or
circumstances which said grantees,
their heirs, successors and assigns.
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troll.
Section 11.-Aftcr the said line or
lines OF railway. as hereinbeforc set
forth. shall have been completed, said
grantees. their heirs, successors and
assigns shall operate the same by
causing to be propelled SO many cars
therecyer as the travel over such line
or lines shall warrant; provided, how
ever. that said grantees, their heirs,
successors and assigns, shall. between
the hours OF six A NJ and ten P. NJ.
run at least one car an hour from the
Denver and Rio Grande Depot to the
Soda Springs In said City.
Section 12.--In Consideration OF
said grantees, their heirs, successors
and assigns. building any street railway
nnss, M herein set forth. within the
times herein limited,. the franchise or
franchises granted herein. and all
other taxable property. corporeal or
lincorporeal, tangible or Intangible
used or to be used by said grantees,
their heirs. successors and assigns. in
connection with and by virtue OF such
i franchise or franchises. is and are
hereby declared exempt from all gen
eral taxation OF any nature whatso-
ever on the part OF said City. for q
period Of six years from, the date OF
the passage OF this Ordinance; and In
the event that any general tax Of any
nature whatsoever shall be levied
within said period OF six years by said
City, on said franchises and property
the said City hereby agrees to forth
l with remit said tax In full to said
grantees, their heirs. successors and
Y assigns.
4 Section 13.--All cars used and OPP
Grated on said street railway shall
be properly heated.
Section 14.-Said grantees. their