The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-24

shall run at intervals OF not more
than thirty nlnutes in the same di-
rection between terminal stations. No
car shall be run at greater avera-e
rate OF speed. including stoppages to
take on and on passengers. than ten
! (10) miles an hour in the business
4 part of the city and fifteen (l5) miles
/ an hour in lie residence portion
4 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-
went injuries to teams, carriages,
wagons, and other vehicles as we'll as
to all persons.
| Sec. Is. If the said grantee shall
fail at any time to operate its street
cars for a period of thirty (30) days
then if, after ten (1O) 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 counc-.
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 e.
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 sto, the
same as above provided, or falls 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-
SOiIc uuli duu SOiu uulSSS the gram
tee, his successors or assigns, shall
acquire before January /, 1912, the
properties now operated by the Keo-
kuk Electric Railway and Power
company, and Keokuk Gas and Elec-
trio company.
Sec. II. The provisions hereof shall
be binding on and enure to the bene-
fit of all successors, lessees and as
signs of the original grantee named
herein and the term grantee as used
herein shall include ali such success.
sors, lessees and assigns
Sec. IS. This ordinance shall not
take effect until accepted by the gran
tee in writing filed with the city
clerk within ten days from pas
sage thereof, and upon its approx
al by majority Of the electors of the
City of Keokuk voting thereon at a
general or special election. as pro-
vided in Sec. TIC Of the Code. and
Chapter 4s. Sec. IL of the Acts or ,,e
| 32nd General Assembly.
/ You are further notified that on the
/ 18th day of May, 1911, the city council
of the City of Keokuk, Iowa, ordered
| that a special election he held in tina