The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-29
Pubic O7Cnershlb
Is Declared Goa

The full text OF the Lawson ordinance
follows:
TO provide for the purchase by the
City of Detroit at its option OF all the
street railway property Within IT'S Tim.
its. provide for the revocation or All
existing franchises provide Tor the
operation OF street, interuroan and
mercantile express cars, fix the rate oil
fare, secure extensions 10 the present
street car lines and provide Tor the
building OF a crosstown line within the
City OF Detroit
II is hereby ordained by the people
OF the City OF Detroit
Section l. From day TO day and for
no other or longer term. the Detrol'
United Railway. its successors or as
signs shall have the right 10 operate
/ street interUrban and mercantile ex-
press cars upon all It's system within
the City OF Detroit while AZ shall oper-
ate upon any streets where us IRAN
chises have expired, upon terms as iol-
lows:
(a) Said Detroit United Railway
It's successors or assigns hereby agree
10 sell To the City OF Detroit and ths
City or Detroit hereby agrees 10 pur-
chase whenever II is legally empowered
and otherwise prepared. as Single
system. all the street railway property
Including real estate used In the bust
ness or said company existing AT the
time OF purchase necessarily acquired
7 FOR tho maintenance am opprTtTUr1 %
all OF said company's lines heretofore
or hereafter constructed within the CITY
limit3 as OF the year 1912, at fali
and reasonable price In case said
parties are unable to agree upon VIVA
Is a fair and reasonable pr>Se 10 be
paid for saic property then the city
shall have the right 10 file a bill IN
chaecery in the Wayne circuit court !.
which IL may have and demand ano
compel In said court the sale or SAFE
property to IL by said company, us
successors or assigns AZ such fair and
Vaa 10 "a nNHH
/ determined by the court as equity may
require In accordance with the spiri'
of this ordinance.
All Franchises.
(b) IL is hereby distinctly under
stood and agreed that all the franchises
and all the franchise rights whether
h I'm perpetuity or otherwise heretofore
granted by the city or any othei
municipality TO the Detroit Unite
Railway or It's predecessors In title, tbs
streets upon which are now within the
limits OF the city shall be revocable Al
the will and UPON the option OF the
| city. provided such franchises shall not
be revoked (uBless they expire by linn
itation) until the city Is prepared to
purchase and take over the said rail-
way system a. herein specified
(c) II the city purchase said rail
way property. iuterurban passenger
and mercantile express cars from inter
urban lines owned. operated or con-
trolled by the Detroit United Railway
OF ltH sucCcsstfr OF dSslshS, slail DC
permitted 10 enter and leave the city
10 and from convenient downtown ter
minals for a fair and reasonable com
pensation 20 he agreed upon fer the use
OF such tracks and terminals In case
the parties arc unable TO agree upon
what IL A fair and reasonable cOmDen-
satiOn 10 be paid for the use OF such
tracks and terminals then either party
shall have the right 20 file "A bill In
chancery in the Wayne circuit court. In
which such reasonable compensation
shall be fixed and determined By tho
court upon a bill filed as and for the
specific performance OF a contract.
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