The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-13

Sec. Z. If. by reason Of the failure
of the grantee to do or perform any
thing in this ordinance required of 1t
to do or perform, any person or cor
poration is injured and such injury
shall be a cause of action against the
city, the city shall have such recourse
against said grantee as such person
or corporation shall have against the
city.
And in case such person or cor
poration shall institute suit against
the city on account thereof, the city
shall notify the grantee to defend
such suit, and whatever amount may
be recovered against said city after
such notification together with costs
shall be conclusive in favor of said
city against said grantee and action
shall lie therefor.
The lien Of the Judgment in favor OF
the city upon such action shall be
paramount to all prior rights. mort
cages and liens of all persons or cor
porations, or companies whatsoever.
Sec. s. All tracks shall be laid in
the center of the street except as
hereinafter provided for. Where a
double track is required with turn
out, side track or switch, the tracks
shall be laid at such distance from
the center of the street as will make
the center points between the two
tracks the center of the street and
there shall be no greater space be-
tween the tracks than is reasonably
necessary for the cars to pass. If
practicable to lay such track or tracks
as above specified, then they shall be
laid upon such part of such streets as
said city council shall designate.
Sec. 9. The City of Keokuk re-
serves full control and all rights to
authorize the use of the streets and
to use the same itself for all sewerage
and water pipes or other use in the
improvement of the city not inconsist-
ent with the grant herein made, with
out right on the part Of the grantee
to recover damages therefor Sucn
repairs and improvements, however,
shall be made with as little delay and
interruption of the business of the
grantee as possible. All policemen and
firemen of the city when in uniform
and wearing the insignia of their Of
flee shall be carried free of charge
within the limits of the city.
Sec. 10. The grantee shall have the
right by its employees in charge Of the
cars to eject any person from the
cars refusing to pay fare or who is
guilty of any disorderly conduct, and
any person properly ordered to leave
the car under this section and refus-
ing and neglecting to do SO shall be
guilty of misdemeanor. The cars
operated by the grantee shall be en-
titled to the track In all cases. When
team or vehicle shall be met or
overtaken upon any of the tracks of
the grantee, such team or vehicle
shall give way to said car Ali driv-
ers Of vehicles and all persons ap-
preaching street car crossings or at
tempting to cross the track of said
grantee, shall accord to said street
car precedence in the right of way.
Any person who shall wilfully or
maliciously obstruct,. hinder or. inter.
fere with the movement of any of said
cars by placing distractions on the
track or by driving, stopping or caus-
ing to be placed, or driven at a slow
pace or stopped, and team or vehicle
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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 misdemeanor and shall be prose
cuted in the name and for the benefit
fined in the sum of not less than one
dollar nor more than one hundred dol
lars for each offense which shall be
enforced 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
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; passage as
herein referred to meaning one con.
tinuous ride from one terminal sta
ton within said limits to any other