The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-09

Section 10. The said City of Ard
more shall not be liable in any way
to said grantee, its successors or as
signs. for damages it may sustain
from the breaking or overflow OF
water from any sewer or drain, from
the breaking of any water pipe or gas
pipe. or by reason of any change IN
the grade of said streets, and said
grantee, its successors or assigns,
shall so construct the tracks as TO
fully protect from damage thereby
any and all sewer pipes, water pipes
and mains. gas or other pipes running
beneath the surface of the streets
whenever the surface drainage OF any
street. whether improved or unlm'
proved. be obstructed by the laying OF
said track, the said grantee, its sue
cessors or assigns, shall construct all
catch basins and pipe lead-oifs, or
relay so much of the paved roadway
of said street at its expense, as III
the opinion of the Board of Commits
sioners of said city or of such ofhc-
ers as NAV from time to time be vest
ed by law or ordinance of said Board
of Commissioners with the supervision
and control of said streets, may be
necessary to overcome the effects of
such obstruction.
Section II. No car shall be run
over the said tracks within the cor
porate limits of said city at a greater
rate of speed than twelve miles an
hour, unless authorized by the Board
of Commissioners of said city to do
so: and said grantee, its successors
or assigns, and all agents of said
grantee, its successors or assigns, in
Guiding conductors, drivers or motor
men, shall at all times conform to
such reasonable rules and regulations
as may be from time to time made
and provided by the Board of Com
missioners of the said City of Ard
more; and said grantee, its success
ors or assigns, and the agents and
servants of said grantee, its success
ors or assigns, including all conduct
ors. motormen and drivers, shall at
all time and in all things conform to
all the laws in force in the state OF
Oklahoma in this behalf provided
Section y. Permission is hereby
given said grantee, its successors or
assigns, to operate their entire line
of street railway with any and all eX-
tensions that may hereafter be made
thereto, by electricity or other motive
power, other than animal or steam
power. Said grantee, its successors
or assigns, shall have the right to
erect and maintain iron or wooden
poles, painted and neat in appearance,
wires, fixtures and conduits, and any
and all other appliances or appurten-
ances necessary in the construction,
operation and maintaining of said
street railway system.
Section 13.-Said city shall have
the right to fix the height of all the
wires and poles above the streets, pro
vided that no poles shall be required
to be more than thirty-five (95) feet
long, and no trolly wire to be re-
quired to be maintained more than
sixteen 90 feet above the grade, and
to regulate the places within the
streets where any and all tracks, ap'
pliances and appurtenances shall be
located, and to establish such reason
able regulations with reference 20
public safety and protection as the
City shall from time to time deem
necessary and proper.
Section IA. The cars shall be run
daily by the grantee, its successors
and assigns, unless prevented by un
avoidable casualty, labor strike OF
combination of labor, actions at law
or in equity, acts of God or the pub