The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-10

rate Of speed, including stoppages to
take on and off passengers, than ten
(1O) miles an hour in the business
part of the city and fifteen (15) miles
an hour in the residence portion
thereof.
No street car shall stop upon an in
terection 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. 10. If the said grantee shall
fail at any time to operate it's street
cars for period of thirty (3O) days
then If, after ten (10) days notice in
writing from the City of Keokuk to
said grantee, said grantee fails to
resume and continue the operation of
its street cars, the City of Keokuk
may by resolution of the city council
repeal this ordinance and cancel the
franchise herein granted, so far as the
, same applies to the operation Of a
street car line; provided, however,
that if by reason of strike or riot,
or any cause beyond the grantees
control, said street cars cannot be
| operated, in such case this provision
will not apply.
Sec. IA. In case any Of the lines or
parts of lines laid down and operated
| by the grantee, at any season of the
| year do not, for want of patronage,
pay the expenses of operation, on ap-
| plication to the city council with such
| showing, the city council, if it deem
| it proper on such showing, may grant
the suspension of the operation of
such line Or parts of lines during the
| season of the year when the receipts
do not pay the cost of operation. The
grantee shall keep and maintain the
| track and appliances, while the oper-
alton Is suspended. in good repair as
at all other times.
Sec. IS. Whenever said street rail
way crosses the track of any steam
railroad within the corporate limits OF
the City of Keokuk, the motormen or
parties In charge of said street cars
or car shall bring the car to full
/ stop at least thirty feet before said
/ car or cars pass over the said tracks,
and the parties in charge of said cars
must know that the way is clear be-
/ fore starting said cars again, and
! must see that there are no approach
! ing engines, cars or trains near
enough to come into collision with
the street cars, and any motorman or
/ other party in charge Of any street
car or cars who fails to stop the
same as above provided or fails to
| see that the way is clear shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished accordingly.
Sec. 16 This ordinance shall be.
come null and void unless the gran
i tee, his successors or assigns, shall
acquire before January i, 1912, the
properties now operated by the Keo.
kuk Electric Railway and Power
company, and Keokuk Gas and Elec.
trio company.
Sec. H. The provisions hereof shall
be binding on and enure to the bene
i fit Of all successors, 1essees and as
signs of the original grantee named
herein and the term grantee as used
herein shall include all such success
sors, lessees and assigns.
Sec. 1S. This ordinance shall mo-
take effect until accepted by the gran
tee in writing filed with the cit!