The Detroit times., 1912-06-24

AN ORDINANCE allowing street rail-
way companies 10 carry and trans
port certain kinds of freight within
the City of Detroit:
IL Is hereby ordained by the people
\ of the City OF Detroit:
& Section /. Under and by virtue OF
the provisions Of Section 6465 OF the
fCcmpiied Laws OF 1897. consent. per-
fmtsTon and authority Is hereby grant
ed street railway companies lawfully
operating street railways within the
fCity OF Detroit. under franchises grant
! ed by the City of Detroit, TO carry
packages. merchandise and other ligAt
freight milk farm produce and gar
den truck, either On their own account
or for others. on any lines or tracks,
within said city belonging to said COM
lpantes, on the terms and conditions
Hereinafter mentioned Provided that
lnothing in this ordinance shall be con-
jstrued as granting the right 10 trans
port and unload freight from one point
4 10 another within the City OF Detroit.
and that all such freight and mer-
4 chandise above mentioned shall be car
lried and transported in suitable cars,
sign Of. which shall be approved by
the Common Council; and further pro-
lvided. that no street railway company
shall charge higher rates at any time.
for transportation OF any class of
freight TO or from suburban cities or
TOWNS. than Is at present charged b.
steam railroads; and provided further,
.@that no street railway company shall
charge more for the use OF a car with
In the city limits than Is charged Dy
Section / Ca). Said company or COM
panies shall provide adequate facilities
Tor receiving and delivering freight SO
as TO discommode as little as possible
shippers in delivering and receiving
freight
section 1 (b). Package freight. ex-
press cars or combination ears or con-
8truction and repair cars shall not run
at any time on said railway TO the det-
rinsent OF perfect passenger service;
provided. that the carrying or running
OF through freight cars from one point
on the city limits to another point on
the city limits is hereby prohibited.
and. provided further. That the run
ming or carrying OF full cars or freight
/. In on one suburban line and out on
another suburban line Is hereby pro-
hibited.
Sec. 2 Said cars shall be In appear
ance as like that OF passenger cars as
the character of the business will per
nit Each car shall be trolley car.
operated sing1y and not In trains. with
IN the ga mile circle from the City
Hall: outside OF the pa mile circle
there shall not be more than two cars
In one train, Said railway companies
shall have the right TO haul sand.
gravel and crushed stone outside OF the
rs mile circle.
No car or cars shall be allowed to
within said city or shall be stopped
thereon for the purpose OF receiving or
dischsrging freight, and all such ex:
UIN.E OF IItAHut CARS bnAil bc cQuiPPch
with air or electric brakes.
Sec. ), The operation OF freight
i cars shall not be permitted TO Inter-
fere with the operation OF passenger
cars nor with the necessities OF passen-
ger traffic or-the proper regulation
thereof. and cars carrying freight into
or out q the city shall not pass over
any line oftener than every two hours
between o'clock a. m and o'clock
D. m.
Sec 4 Suitable and convenient
buildings or stations shall be provided
where all freight shall be received and
lischarged, and said railway companies
before laying any turnouts CT switches
% enter said station. must nrst obtain
permit from the Common Council.
said railway companies 10 have sixty
ftll days IN which 10 provide suitable
freight stations
Sec. 3 The street railway companies
1rrfin- mentioned shall make nc dis
IIIuination. directly or Indirectly. bp-
tween other companies In freight rates
~ In the price OF hauling cars, or I'm
any manner. but shall treat all said