The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-29

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car plainly designated as an interuraan
car and operating for more than five
miles beyond the city limits or on reg
ular hterurban routes shall ne iNs
cents. aud transfer slips 60 and from
any such car. shall be given as herein
provided ~ payment OF said fare.
(e) Said Detroit United Railway. It's
successors or assigns shall upon tho
terms heretofore named and hereafter
mentioned have the right 10 operate
street. intcrurhan and mercantile OK
press ears upon the streets OF the City
of Detroit whore It's franchises have
expired or upOn streets where II may
build additional or other railway lines
as hereinafter specified. provided that
mercantile EXPRESS cars shall be so
operated as not 20 interfere with cars
operated for the carriage OF passengers.
Provides For Three-cent Fares.
CD The fare FOR a single ride over
any route operated hy said Detroit
United Railway It's successors or as
signs. she'll nEa- cents, OF "A ticket
which the said company, its success
ors or assigns shall sell on its cars in
strips or, packages or six for 20 cents,
| or between the hours or 5lo a. m. and
/ 1880 y. m, Central standard time. n
| ticket which the said company. it's sue
cessors or assigns shall sell between
said hours on It's said ears In strips or
packages OF eight tickets for 20 cents
y passenger upon the presentation or
n fare may demand a uon-transftrable
/ transfer slip good for a continuous
rid" over any other route operated by
/ said Detroit United Railway It's sue
I cessors or assigns IL presented At the
hrst intersecting or established trans
/ Ter point for said othvr route. within
10 minutes after his leaving the car
| on which he received said transfer
slip. or IN there be no car on said
other route within 10 minutes. then on
| the hrst regular car OF said other
route. The Detroit United Railway. its
successors or assigns. may adopt and
n a ~
shal entitle "a passenger To return
4 trip.
CD The fare and transfer provis-
ions hereof shall apply on and be linn
ited 10 the routes operated by said
compony. It's successors or assigns
within the city limits as OF the year
1879: routes hereafter constructed and
operated hereunder within said limits
lroutes TO and from the present Log
Cabin entrance to Palmer Park, and
| so much OF said routes extends: z be-
/ yond said limits as now have city SER
wee cars regularly operated thereon
4 Tor single city fare.
| th) The Detroit United Railway, its
successors or assigns shall build or
construct the foundations and maintain
the same underneath it's tracks with
such material as In It's Judgment is
| best suited 10 that purpose and shall
/ pave between the tracks and for a
| distance OF y inches from the outer
| rails OF said tracks and keep the same
1
| be specified by the Commissioner OF
| the Department Of Public Works ex-
cept on streets fhere by its existing
fanchises II Is otherwise provided.
4 Must Build New Lines.
| CD The Detroit United Railway, It's
successors or assigns shall in the year
1913 on streets TO be designated By the
] common council construct. maintain
! western part OF the city and a line be-
| tween Bagg and High-sts.. which shall
In connection with existing tracks con-
| meet the Mack-ave. and Myrtle-st. lines
! easterlY TO St Jean ave thence south
erly 10 Jefferson-ave. Thereafter. the
! Detroit United Railway. its successors
or assigns shall construct. maintain
and operate within the limits OF the
! city as OF the year 1912 such lines OF
I railway on other streets and such eN-
! tensions OF or connections with eX-
listing lines as the common council may
/ on nve-siNths vote thereof demand
and which as 70 engineering practic-
| ability shall be certified by the city
/ engineer, provided the demand In miles
shall not exceed an average OF 5 per
city street railway system excluding
| curves and switches operated hereun-
4 der. II for any reason the Detroit
| United Railway. It's successors or as
Signs shall fall or neglect 10 build
such extensions within the time spe-
cined by the common council. then the
city may build the same. and said
company its successors or assigns
hereby agree 10 operate cars thereon
and pay the city a reasonable rental
/ for the use OF the extensions thus
I constructed by IT, and for the recovery
OF such reasonable rental I'm case the
( parties are not able 10 agree thereon
suit may be Instituted by the city in
| the WAYNE circuit court.
% The right is hereby reserved 20
the common council TO make by ordi-
] Nnl Il
time 10 time may be deemed neces-
1 sarv TO protect the interests safety
welfare, accommodation or running OF
| cars for the public In relation Ia said
/ railways. provided that the cars on
each and every route shall be run not
| further apart than 10 minutes except
| between the hours OF 10 o'clock y. m
| and $50 o'clock a. m. Central stand
ard time: and provided further. that
such additional service may be requird-
| ed as the common council MAJ Ordair
and the volume OF traffic demands
| Each car shall carry = sign TO desig'
| nate its route and destination. The
! said company, it's successors or assigns
| shall have the right for the conven-
fence OF the public. 20 rearranRe OF
| change existing routes. providing thu
old route shall be restored on dema nd
OF the common council
| Gives No Permanent Rights.
| (kD No permanent or continuous
rights are hereby given In the streets
I TO the railway Dul IN case the tll)
| shall hey after not elect to purchas,
and shall order the removal OF the rail-
I way from the streets where franchises
I have expired or where no term fran
/ chises have been given, then the city
+ agrees that reasonable and just com
\ pensation shall be made TO the railway
4 for such new construction or extern
I sions as shall hereafter be made upon
1 the order OF the city, such compensa.
! tion TO he fixed by the Wayne circuit
I court in chaEcery either before or after
/ the removal OF the railway at the OPP
ton OF the city: but in fixing such com
pensation due regard shall be had and
due allowance made for depreciation
and profits already received BY the rail
way out OF such extensions or new con-
struction. The true Intent OF this pro-
vision being TO secure the railway
against loss arising out OF such new
work or extensions and at the same
time preserve in full vigor and not In
any way TO limit the power OF the city
over its own streets where no term
franchises exist
City Ownership Goal.
0) The chief purpose OF the city N
passing this ordinance lin aduAtion &c
lower farcsD Is 70 enable the city when
legally empowered and otherwise pre-
pared. 70 own and operate It's own
RAILWAY, sNsiem. and both par
ties hereto recognize such purpose and
agree that such Is the intendment here
Of and all construction and interpre-
tation hereof shall contribute TO that
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