Arizona republican., 1912-10-05

items, only, to-wit:
 (ap 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- ficent 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 crate 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, and with all the rights of other passengers. Section 8. The Commission shall by ordinance require, under proper pen alties. any railroad company, wheth CT steam or electric, to elevate or lower any of its 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. l Section g. 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- qGate 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 i convenience.
 Section 10. Every franchise, right or privilege which has been, or which may be hereafter granted, conveying 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 control in every particular by the city; and the rights of the city to such control for municipal purposes is re tained by the city in order that noth- 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 of the water works of the city, or which shall tend to divert, impair or
 render the same inadequate for the
 complete performance of the trust for
 the people under which such water
 works are held by the city.
 Section II. No exclusive franchise
 shall ever be granted, and no fran
 chise shall be renewed before one year
 prior to its expiration.
 Section 12. No franchise granted by the city shall ever be leased, as- signed or otherwise alienated without
 the express consent of the city, and
 no dealing with the lessee or assigns
 on the part of the city to require the
 performance of any act or payment
 of any compensation by the lessee or assignee shall be deemed to operate
 as such consent.
 Section 13. No extension or en-
 largement of any franchise, or grant
 or rights, or powers, previously gran
 ted to any corporation, person or as-
 sociation of persons, shall be made
 except in the manner and subject to
 all the conditions herein provided for
 in this Chapter, for the making of
 original grants and franchises. Pro-
 vided, however, that the provisions of
 this Chapter shall not apply to the
 granting by ordinance of revOcable li-
 censes or privileges for side track or
 switch privileges, to railway com
 panies for the purpose of reaching and
 affording railway connection and
 switch privileges to the owners oI
 users of any industrial plant, it being
 the intention to permit the city to
 grant such revocable license or privilege to railway companies when
 ever in it's judgment the same is ex- pedient, necessary or advisable, and
 whenever the application for such
 privileges is accompanied by the as
 sent in writing of the owners, or the
 major part, in extent of the front feet
 of the lots or tracts of land of the
 block fronting on each side of any
 street, or parts of a street, over or or
 which it is desired to lay or con
 struct such side tracks or switches. 1 Section 14. The Commission shall
 have the power by proper ordinance to provide, or to incorporate in the
 franchise or privilege granted, or tc
 be granted, suitable provisions for the
 common use of the tracks, poles oI , other property of the corporation se- curing the privilege or franchise, by
 other corporations carrying on the , same or a similar kind of business
 or which shall need the use of such
 property; providing, however, fol , suitable compensation to the owner o1 | ci1pb prOperty for the nSa tharoOf Ol