The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-11
laid upon such part Of such streets as
said city council shall designate.

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. SUCH
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
fee 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
a team, or vehicle shall be met or
overtaken upon any Of the tracks Of
the grantee, such team or vehicle
M IN cot led
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
mal1ciously 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 slow
pace or stopped, and 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 misdemeanor and shall be prose-
cuted 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 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 Ave 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
| 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 40
/ companfed by an adult and not oc-
cupying seats to the exclusion of 9TH
er passengers.
Sec. IL. 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
/ 6:15 O'Clock a. M, and run continue
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 III
rection between terminal stations. Nc
car shall be run at greater average
| rate Of speed, including stoppages to
take on and off passengers, than ter
4 1O) miles an hour In the business
part of the city and fifteen 15) miles
an hour in the residence portion
thereof.
I No street car shall stop upon an In
terection of the streets, but shall
cross the intersection in all cases te
take on and let off passengers.
4 No cars shall be allowed to stop ar
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 al
to all persons.
Sec 10. II the said grantee shall
fail at any time to operate It's stree
cars for period of thirty (30) days
then if. after ten (10) days notice II
writing from the City of Keokuk tt
said grantee, said grantee fails t