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

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. 10. Whenever said street rail-
way crosses the track of any 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 full
stop at least thirty feet before said
car or cars pass over the said tracks,
and the parties in charge of said cars
must know that the way Is clear e.
fore starting said cars again, and
must see that there are no approach
ing engines, cars or trains near
enough to come into collision with
the street cars, and any motorman or
other party in charge of any street
car or cars who fails to sto. the
same as above provided, or fails to
see that the way is clear shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished accordingly.
Sec. 16. This ordinance shall be-
come null and void unless the gran
tee, his successors or assigns, shall
acquire before January l, 1912, the
properties now operated by the Keo-
kuk Electric Railway and Power
company, and Keokuk Gas and Elec-
trio company
Sec. II. The provisions hereof shall
be binding on and enure to the bene-
fit Of all successors, lessees and as
signs of the original grantee named
herein and the term grantee as used
herein shall include al. such success
sors, lessees and assigns.
Sec. is. This ordinance shall not
take effect until accepted by the gran
tee in writing filed with the city
clerk within ten days from pas
sage thereof, and upon its approx
al by majority of the electors of the
City of Keokuk voting thereon at a
general Or special election. as pro-
vided in Sec. TIC of the Code, and
Chapter As, Sec. IL of the Acts OF me
32nd General Assembly.
You are further notified that on the
10th day of May, 1911, the city council
of the City of Keokuk, Iowa, ordered
that a special election be held in the
city of keokuk on Monday, June IL,
1911, for the purpose of voting on
the question of granting the afore-
said franchises and the further ques-
ton as to the establishment of de-
partment of publicity, development
and general welfare, at which cleo
ton the following propositions will be-
submitted:
LIST. Shall the City of Keokuk grant
ito Joseph o. Proctor, Jr.. his success
sors, lessees and assigns, franchise
to erect and maintain poles and
wires in the city of keokuk for the
transmission and distribution of cleo
trio energy for light, heat, power and
other purposes?
End: Shall the City of Keokuk grant
to Joseph o. Proctor, Jr. his success
sors, lessees and assigns, franchise
20 operate a Street Railway G. Power
Company in the city of Keokuk?
9rd: Shall the City of Keokuk es-
| tablish a department of publicity, de-
velopment and general welfare?
Proclamation is hereby made and
you are hereby notified that the said
election will be held and the said
propositions submitted thereat up
on Monday June IL, 1911, commenc-
ing at the hour of Z O'Clock a m. and
ending at the hour of o'clock p. m,
the polling places for said election be-
ing as follows:
! First Precinct. No. 25 North Fourth
Street.
Second Precinct, No. II South
Fifth street
Third Precinct, No. sos Main street.
Fourth Precinct, No. 22S B street.
Fifth Precinct, No. 314 North Four
| teenth street.
/ Sixth Precinct, No. &c South Twelfth
| Street
Attest:
J. F. ELDER, Mayor.
10. w. sANDBERG. City Clerk.