The Detroit times., 1912-06-21

AN ORDINANCE allowing street rail
way companies TO carry and trans
port certain kinds of freight within
the City OF Detroit:
| IL is hereby ordained by the people
OF the CRY OF Detroit:
Section !. Under and by virtue OF
the provisions Of Section 6465 OF the
Compiled Laws OF 1897, consent. per-
mission and authority is hereby grant
ed street railway companies lawfully
operating street railways within the
ICity OF Detroit, under franchises grant
| ed by the City of Detroit. to carry
packages. merchandise and other lignt
| 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
lpanies, on the terms and conditions
| her einafter mentioned. Provided that
/ nothing I'm this ordinance shall be con-
strued as granting the right 70 trans
Iport and unload freight from one point
Ito another within the City OF Detroit,
and that all such freight and mer-
| chandise above mentioned shall be car
ried and transported in suitable cars.
| the character, construction and de-
sign of which shall be approved by
the Common Council; and further pro-
| vided. 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 By
steam railroads; and provided further,
that no street railway company shall
charge more for the use OF car with
In the city limits than Is charged by
steam railroads
Section (a). Said company or COM
lpanies shall provide adequate facilities
! for receiving and delivering freight so
as to discommode as little as possible
shippers in delivering and receiving
! freight
Section l CD. Package freight, ex-
press cars or combination cars. or con-
struction and repair cars shall not run
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rln'ent 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 rum
ming or carrying OF full cars OF freight
| in on one suburban line and out on
another suburban line is hereby pro-
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.
I'm the 2 p mile circle from the City
Hall outside OF the 21 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
2h mile circle.
No car or cars shall be allowed 10
obstruct any street or public place
within said city or shall be stopped
thereon for the purpose OF receiving or
discharging freight. and all such ex-
press or freight cars shall be equipped
with air or electric brakes.
Sec. g. The operation OF freight
cars shall not be permitted TO inter-
| fere with the operation of passenger
cars nor with the necessities OF psssen-
| ger traffic or the proper regulation
! thereof. and cars carrying freight into
/ or out Of the city shall not pass over
ANY line oftener than every two hours
between 6 o'clock a. m and o'clock
Sec. 4. Suitable and convenient
buildings or stations shall be provided
where all freight shall be received and
discharged, and said railway companies
before laying any turnouts or switches
| to enter said station, must first obtain
| a permit from the Common Council.
said railway companies to have sixty
! (6c) days in which to provide suitable
freight stations.
Sec. 5. The street railway companies
herein mentioned shall make NO dis
Termination. directly or indirectly, be-
tween other companies in freight rates
or in the price OF hauling cars. or i'm
any manner. but shall treat all said
ccmpanies alike, in this respect, and
said railway companies shall make no
determination whatever between ship.
pers over any lines OF said street rail-
way companies.
Sec s. Whenever complaint is made
Ito the Common Council that express
Tor freight rates charged by said cleo
trio railways are eNorbitant, the Com
mon Council shall refer said complaint
TO the proper committee. said commit
tee GO hold a public hearing, where all
parties Interested may be heard, said
committee then TO recommend TO the
Common Council any amendment 10
this ordinance that may be necessary
TO protect shippers over any line OF
said railways. and the right to estab-
lish and FIX rates for express and
| freight is hereby expressly reserved
| Sec. T. All companies carrying or
Transporting freight within the city OF
/ Detroit shall keep a true record OF the
number OF freight and combination
4 freight and passenger cars hauled into
or out OF the City OF Detroit and shall
make a report 20 the City Controller
I on the first day OF each month OF the