The Detroit times., 1913-07-16

urban transportation In the City OF De
trclt, at low rate OF fare. for uni
yersal transfers. for service 10 be rem
Common Council shalt deem necessary
10 protect the interest safety, westare
and accommodation Of the public And
20 continue In effect under Decembc. =.
1874. The ordinance is commonly
known as The Three-Cent Fare Ordl-
nance Under IL the railway COMPANY
was bound not only 20 operate the lies
therein specified, but to construct and
operate under the same terms. all Iur-
ther extensions and additional linrs
which the Common Council should deem
10 De Tor the public convenience, or
20 give special privileges by which sirh
INES " constructed and operated hy
othefs, would BECOME part OF tEe
same general system OF transportation.
Ihis ordinance Was accepted by The
railway company and CONSTITUTES
hlndlng contract between the city of
Detroit and the Company The railway
company has fully performed all us
obligations under the contract, and has
complied with numerous requirements
OF tho Common Couicil Of Detroit, ~
regard not only so the operation OF Us
original lines. but IA regard TO the con
structor ana operation Of additional
lines. The city OF Detroit IL not nJw
at liberty 20 violate that contract and
me railway company hereby gives tor
mai notice Of It's Willingness To con-
tinue IN its faithful performance
thereof
Section 10 is not confined 10 streets
upon which no street ears are operatt !.
II extends TO all streets excepting the
streets occupied by the Fort street lines.
as stated In said scctiOn), upon when
street cars are operated under a iran
chise which expires before December :.
1924. After the determination that the
FRANCHISE 20 operate street cars on any
/ OF said streets has expired no third
street cars thereon until this company
has been given the opportunity 70 oper-
ate and refused TO operate the same.
under the terms and conditions or sara
ordinance OF December A. lSaf ms
company viii not refuse, but on the
contrary, hereby states that II gwen
said opportunity II will accept the
same. and n aintain and operate street
car lines upon said streets In accord /.
dnce with the terms and conditions OK
said ordinance OF December 4. 1884
| This Company makes the following
separate and distinct propositions;
On. In case the city OF Detroit stall
quires that all the street railways IN
the city whether constructed under
the ordinance of December 1924. or
under other ordinances, and whether
the franchise thereof has or has not eN.
pired). 20 be operated under said ofdi-
nance OF December 4. 1884 and In con.
nection with existing routes under said
! ordinance, this Company viii undert2 ke
TO operate all such railways. under the
terms. provisions and obligations OF the
ordinance OF December 4. 1884 TO the
end that the general, low fare system
with universal transfers subject TO the
regulations of the Common Council.
contemplated by the ordinance OF Dec
ember 4. 1894. shall be made complete.
! ca. In case the City OF Detroit de-
sires TO be released from the oblisa-
tion to continue the policy established
Thy the contract OF December 4, 1924, 50
that II may acquire and operate and de
termine. in accordance with law TO
| acquire and operate such system tor
itself the railway. company is ready
ready 10 sell and transfer to the city
OF Detroit all its railway property in
the city OF Detroit. for fair price. 20
be agreed Upon. or falling agreement.
To be determined In any fair and reas'
enable way. This cfrer VIII remain
open until further notice, II being the
wish OF the railway company TO con-
tinue IL for n sufficient period 70 enable
the city authorities, with due diligence,
TO take the necessary steps for valid
and effective action thereon, provided.
OF course, that pending such action the
statute quo will be preserved, except
that TO meet Immediately the urhert
necessity for the relief OF ira sc con
gestion In certain portions OF the City,
| the Company is willing TO proceed at
once. under such terms and conditions
as are named in the resolution adopted
! by the Common Council on April 4,
1911. providing for the extension OF t1e
boulevard, Grandy avenue and on other
streets, to construct, maintain and oper-
ate, as a part of It's Grand River Lire,
the so-called Junction Avenue Line ne.
tween Grand River avenue and w est
Jefferson avenue, and to construct
! maintain and operate In connection
| with it's Mack and Myrtle Lines the
tracks necessary to connect such lines
| SO as TO form n through Cross-town
route. and also 10 construct maintain
an duperate. under the terms and condi-
tons Of the ordinance OF December ',
| 1894 an extension or its Kercheval ave-
mn line 10 st Jean avenue thence SOUTH
erly TO Jefferson avenue
| Or. II the Common Council 40 de-
sires the Company VIII construct
maintain and operate the so-callcd
| Junction Avenue Line as an extension
Of the line on Warren avenue. under
the terms and conditions OF the ordi-
nance of December 4 1894, instead or
constructing the same as part OF It's
| Grand River system.
DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY.
ny r w Brooks.
General Manager
Accepted and referred Committee on
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