The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-02

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as possible. All policemen and fire.
men Of the city when in uniform and
wearing the insignia of their office
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
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
I a team or vehicle shall be met OF
/ overtaken upon any of the tracks OF
| the grantee, such team or vehicle
! shall give way to said car. All driv-
ers of vehicles and all persons APP
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 wi1fully 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-
l ing to be placed, or driven at slow
pace or stopped, any team or vehicle
or other thing in, upon, along, across
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 prosecuted
! in the name and for the benefit of the
City of Keokuk and shall be fined in
the sum of not less than one dollar
nor more than one hundred dollars
for each offense which shall be en-
forced 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 extinguisn-
ing fires.
Sec. III. 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
terminal station within such limits
and in the same general direction.
/ When necessary to transfer between
terminal stations for continuous
trip in the same general direction
4 transfer checks shall be given for that
trip only, without additional fare.
Children seven years of age and I'M
der shall be carried free when ac-
companied by an adult, and not oc-
i cupying seats to the exclusion of 9TH
4 er passengers.
Sec. II. The rights and privileges
herein conferred are subject to the
following conditions: passenger cars
operated in city service shall be run
substantially in conformity with the
following rules, to-wit: Cars shall
leave terminal stations not later than
4 6:15 o'clock a. m and run continu-
ously at least until 1920 p. M, daily
except Sundays, when cars shall be-
gin running not later than 500 o'clock
a. M, and during the above time they
shall run at intervals of not more
than thirty minutes in the same di-
rection between terminal stations. No
car shall be run at a greater average
rate of speed, including stoppages to
take on and off passengers, than ten
I 1O) miles an hour in the business
part of the city and fifteen (15) miles
an hour in lie residence portion
thereof.
No street car shall stop upon an in
tersection of the streets, but shall
cross the intersection in all cases to
take on and let off passengers.
No cars shall be allowed to stop an
unreasonable length of time to take
on or let off passengers.
All reasonable care shall be used
by conductors and motormen to pre-
vent injuries to teams. carriages
wagons, and other vehicles as well as
} to all persons.
Sec Is. If the said grantee shall
: fail at any time to operate its street
cars for period of thirty 800 days
then if, after ten d0) days notice in
writing from the City of Keokuk tic
: said grantee. said grantee fails to
: resume and continue the operation OF
!; its street cars. the City of Keohuh
may by resolution of the city counc-.
repeal this ordinance and cancel the
franchise herein granted, SO far as the
same applies to the operation of q
, street car line provided, however
that If by reason of a strike or riot
or any cause beyond the grantee S
| control said street cars cannot he