The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-23

future limits Of the City of Keokuk
for the period of twenty-five years
from and after August 1, 1911, for the
purpose of conveying and transporting
thereon by means of electric power
or any other power except steam
passenger, freight, baggage, express
and mail cars or any of them, to be
used in the carriage of passengers,
property and United States mail,
whether such cars belong to the gran.
tee og be delivered to the grantee by
or for any. connecting carrier to be
transported within the limits of the
City of keokuk. No tracks shall be
laid upon Grand Avenue Except
those now operated by the Keokuk
Electric Railway and Power company
or upon Belknap Boulevard, Orleans
street, or any street hereinafter laid
out which the city council shall es-
pecially exempt at the time of laying
out, except for the purpose Of cross
ing the above streets and before any
track shall be laid in any public
park the plans for location and con-
struction of the SAME shall be sub
mitted to and approved by the city
council. Freight cars shall be operat-
ed over any Of the grantees tracks
laid upon improved streets only be.
tween the hours of ten p. m. and six
O'Clock a. M, provided, however, that
the grantee may operate cars contain
ing material for the construction and
operation OF the street railway sys-
tenn aforesaid at other hours, subject
to regulation by the city council, and
the city council may by ordinance
provide for the temporary operation
of freight cars at other hours under
such conditions as 1t may prescribe.
To enable the grantee to deliver or
receive freight cars to or from any
factory, warehouse or, other industry
located adjoining the tracks of the
grantee, said grantee shall have the
right to construct, maintain and oper-
ate switch from the main track to
or into or alongside such factory,
warehouse or other industry. There
is further granted to said grantee the
right to erect and maintain poles in
the streets, alleys and public places
of the City of Keokuk, and to string
and maintain wires thereupon Tor the
operating of said electric street rail-
way.
Sec. 2. All the poles, apparatus and
appliances used by said grantee in
the construction and operation of it's
street railway shall be located under
the direction of the city engineer or
other proper official of the City of
Keokuk. Said city reserves the right
at any time to direct such changes to
be made in the location of all cleo.
trical apparatus, appliances, poles,
etc., used or erected in the streets of
said city as shall be reasonably nee
essary and proper.
Sec. 8. The tracks shall be laid so
as to conform to the established grade
On any street in which the road may
be built, where the city has brought
said street to grade. Where street
has not been brought to grade, said
grantee shall maintain and lay its
racks on the surface grade, and shall
ballast same with macadam,
gravel, cinders or other suitable ma
erial, provided that whenever the city
hall bring said street to the grade |
established by law, the grantee shall
r tic oup ayppnca raico or lou,or <bo I
racks so as to conform to the estab-
ished grade; provided also, that IL the
.ity shall at any time change any
temporary or permanent grade of any
street along which said tracks shall |
De laid, it shall be the duty of the
grantee at its own expense, to make
he tracks conform to such changed
,rade
Sec. d. 1t shall be the duty of the
said grantee to keep space of four
~ feet on both sides of the center
If any track laid on a paved or mac
Idamized street, in as good condition |
IS the balance of the roadway is main |
aimed by the city. Whenever any
street upon which the tracks of the
,rantee are laid Is paved or improved /
~ the city it shall be the duty of the
grantee to pay for the paving or i'm
,rovements of space of four ca |
eet on each side of the center of
my track laid on such street.
When the tracks cross any cutters
It the intersection Of the street it
hall be the duty of the grantee to
ridge the gutter at the crossing and
Ieep the same in repair
The grantee shall repair. subject to
he approval of the city engineer. any
md all damages done to the streets,
urbs, sidewalks, crossings and gut
ers by the placing, laying, construct
ng, removal and repair of its poles,
racks and appliances and by the |
'peration of its railway upon the
treets used by the grantee. On paw
ID or macadamized streets there shall !
re no depression between the rails
'ther than Is necessary for the opera.
ion of the car wheels, but the sur
ace between the rails shall conform
o the rails as much as may be pos
IDLE consistent with standard opera
ion
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