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

railroad within tie cooperate limits OF
the CRY OF keokEk, the uat1rmsn or
parties II charge 0f said street cars
OF car shah bring the ear TO a fulE
stop q least thir1T feet aefure said
car or cars pass oFe- the said tracks.
and the parties IN charge Of said cars
mist know that the way Is clear =
fro starting said cars again, and
uEst see that there are 10 approach
ing engines. cars or trains near
enough 10 com. fntc collision rfth
the street cars, and any uoEornzu CT
ether party in charge az any street
car or cars Win fails 20 stc- the
same as above provided, or fails to
see that the way Il clear shah be
deemed guilty. OF ! nisdsneanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished accordingly.
Sec IS This ordinance shall BE-
come null and void unless the gran
tee. his successors Or assigns, shall
acquire before January /. 1912, the
properties now operated By the Keo-
kuk Electric Railway and Power
company, aud Keokuk Gas and EIec-
trio company.
Sec. H. The provisions hereof shall
be binding on and enure to the benz
II OF all successors, lessees and as
signs OF the original grantee named
herein ard 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 q
general or special election, as pro-
vided in Sec. TIC Of the Code, and
Chapter 4s. Sec. 1s OF the Acts OF me
32nd General Assembly.
You are further notified that on the
18th day OF May. 1911, the city council
OF the City OF Keokuk. Iowa, ordered
that q 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 cues
ton as TO the sabIishment OF a 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
to Joseph o. Proctor, Jr., his success.
sors, lessees and assigns, a franchise
10 erect and maintain poles and
wires in the city of Keokus for the
transmission and distribution OF cleo.
trio energy for light heat, power and
other purposes2
| End: Shall the City of Keokuk grant
to Joseph o. Proctor, Jr, his success
sors. lessees and assigns, a franchise
to operate a Street Railway & Power
Company in the city of Keokuk?
Bird: Shall the City OF Keokuk es-
tablish department OF publicity, de
/ Yelopment and general welfare?
| Proclamation is hereby made and
you are hereby notified that the said
election win be held and the said
propositions submitted thereat up
on Monday June u. 1911, commeuc
| ing at the hour of o'clock a m. and
ending at the hour of o'clock p. N.
the polling places for said election be
4 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
Q. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.