Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-12-14

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Thr-saId The Southwest Missouri
Railroad Company its SUCCESSORS
assigns and lesscrs are hereby author.
lied. permitted asd vested with full
power and righllo occupy and use ths
streets, avenues and alleys aforesaid
as now laid out, and located or as the
same may be hereafter laid out
changed, located or enlarged for the
purpose Of constructing, operating,
maintaining, laying down, taking up,
changing and repairing the said line
or lines OF interurban railroad, its
tracks, side tracks, switches and other
parts thereof, together with a right Of
way for its tracks, sidings and switches
for the purpose of running and oper.
ating cars thereon by electricity or
other improved modern motive power
and for the purpose Of operating its
cars by electricity The said company,
its successors, assigns and ltssees are
given the right TO erect poles and
overhead wires. The poles 10 be set
inside the curb lines. No poles shall
be set at the intersection of streets and
alleys The poles and overhead wire
work shall be maintained in a safe
and good condition.
Section 3.
The tracks, side tracks and
switches of said railway shall be
constructed 30 that the flow of
water from the lateral and cross
cutters and the drainage shall
be free. Said tracks shall not be
allowed to become unnecessary
distractions to travel by any
other modes along, said streets,
avenues or alleys, nor will the
tracks be allowed to be so laid
or used as to render such streets
not reasonably safe for other
public uses for which they are
dedicated; the tracks shall be so
constructed that the top of rail
shall be laid to the established
grade or surface of said streets
and whenever the grade of the
street shall be established and
the street worked to grade, then
the said railroad at the cost and
expense of the grantees, shall be
raised or lowered to conform to
such grade and change aforesaid.
The grantees shall at all times
keep said railway tracks and
switches in good repair with
respect to the general use of the
streets, avenues and alleys upon
which they are laid.
Section 4.
1t shall be the duty of the
grantees to commence running
cars so that one will leave Baxter
Springs going east at not later
than $50 o'clock q. m, and to
continue to run said cars at inter-
walls of not less than one every
hour until 10 or 1880 p. m,
provided, that on SUNDAYS and
Holidays cars may start out one
hour later.
Section S.
The grantees herein shall
build, equip and put In operation
an electric interurban railroad
within fifteen months from
passage of this ordinance, between
some point on Military street,
Baxter Springs, Kansas, and the
City of Joplin, Missouri, and it is
hereby provided that if the rights
and privileges herein granted
upon and over any of the streets,
avenues and alleys herein desig-
mated, are not exercised within
thirty months from the passage
of this ordinance then and in that
event this ordinance shall become
of no effect upon any of the,
streets, avenues or alleys or parts
thereof not occupied and built
upon within said tine.
Section 6.
The grantees herein shall pro-
tect, indemnify and save harm.
less, the City of Baxter Springs,
at all times from expense, cost
or damage for any injuries sus-
tanned by any person or persons,
By reason of any damage or in
jury to any person or property
occasioned by grantees negligence
during the construction, repair
or operation of such railway, and
If any suit shall be commenced
against the city for any injury or
damage oecasioned BY any act
or thing done BY them or their
agents, servants or employees,
connected Ia any manner with
the construction and repair and
operation of said railway during
the construction and repair and
operation of the same. The said
grantees shall at their own ex.