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items, only, to-wit: (a) The sum necessarily expended by the grantee of said franchise in obtaining the same from the city; and (b) The sum which is, in the opin ion of the Commission, reasonably suf- ficient to compensate said grantee for the time and service given by him in obtaining said franchise. Any
 violation of the terms of this section shall, at the option of the city, op- Ierate as a forfeiture of said franchise. Section 6. The city shall have the right to license or tax street cars, telephones, gas meters, electric me- ters, water meters, or any other sim liar device for measuring services; also telephone, telegraph, electric light and power poles, subways and wires. The said license or tax shall be eX- elusive of and in addition to all other lawful taxes upon the property of the holder thereof
 Section '. The grant of every fran chise for a street, suburban or inter urban railroad shall provide that all United States mail carriers and all policemen and firemen of the city in
 uniform shall, at all times while in the actual discharge of their duties be allowed to ride on the cars of such
 railroad within the boundaries of the city, without paying therefor, ard with all the rights of other passengers. Section s. The Commission shall by ordinance require, under proper pen alties, any railroad company, wheth
 CT steam or electric, to elevate or
 lower any of it's tracks running over,
 along or across any of the streets
 or alleys of the city, whenever, in the opinion of the Commission, the pub
 lie safety or convenience require.
 Section 9. The grant of every fran
 chise or privilege shall be subject to
 the right of the city, whether in terms
 reserved or not, to make all regula-
 tions which shall be necessary to se-
 cure, in the most ample manner, the
 safety, welfare and accommodation of
 the public, including among other
 things the right to pass and enforce
 ordinances to require proper and ade
 qUate extensions of the services of such } grant, and to protect the public from
 danger or inconvenience in the opera
 tion of any work or business author
 iZed by the grant of the franchise, , and the right to make and enforce all such regulations as shall be reason ably necessary to secure adequate, sufficient and proper service, eXten- sions and accommodations for the
 people and insure their comfort and ; convenience.
 , Section 10. Every franchise, right or
 privilege which has been, or which may be hereafter granted, conveying 2 any right, permission or privilege to the use of the water belonging to the
 city or it's water system, shall al . ways be subject to the most compre- hensive oversight, management and 5 control in every particular by the city: and the rights of the city to such r control for municipal purposes is re-
 tained by the city in order that noth- f ing shall ever be done by any gran tee or assigns of such franchise, right or privilege which shall in any way :, interfere with the successful operation e of the water works of the city, or : which shall tend to divert, impair oi 1 render the same inadequate for the
 complete performance of the trust for ', the people under which such water 0 works are held by the city.
 Section II. No exclusive franchise shall ever be granted. and no fran e chise shall be renewed before one year = prior to it's expiration.
 r Section 12. No franchise granted g by the city shall ever be leased, as- - signed or otherwise alienated without = the express consent of the city, and 1 mo dealing with the lessee or assigns t on the part of the city to require the = performance of any act or payment = of any compensation by the lessee or y Iassignee shall be deemed to operate as such consent.
 Section 13 No extension or en- T largement of any franchise, or grant l or rights, or powers, previously gran, ted to any corporation, person or as- 3 | sociation of persons, shall be made d l except in the manner and subject to
 1 all the conditions herein provided foI l in this Chapter, for the making oi l original grants and franchises. Pro- n vided however, that the provisions oi l this Chapter shall not apply to the r granting by ordinance of revocable Ii r censes or privileges for side track or 0 switch privileges to railway com d panies for the purpose of reaching and I l affording railway connection and e switch privileges to the owners or ' users of any industrial plant, it being
 the intention to permit the city tC
 grant such revocable license oi
 privilege to railway companies when
 ever in its judgment the same is ex- e pedient necessary or advisable, and e whenever the application for sucf X privileges is accompanied by the as- sent in writing of the owners, or the g major part, in extent of the front feet h of the lots or tracts of land of the k block fronting on each side of any | street, or parts of a street, over or or h which it is desired to lay or con- Il struct such side tracks or switches.
 Section 14. The Commission shal have the power by proper ordinance y l to provide, or to incorporate in the - franchise or privilege granted, or t6 . be granted, suitable provisions for tho 1 common use of the tracks, poles ol e other property of the corporation se- s curing the privilege or franchise, b,
 other corporations carrying on ths e same or a similar kind of bushes: : ! or which shall need the use of sucf s property; providing, however, fol Q suitable compensation to the owner O { such property, for the use thereof, ol n for the free use thereof, as the Com