The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-16

shall dig up the street or take up the
pavements under such permits afore-
said, being always required as by the
city ordinance to restore the surface
and pavement of the street to its for
mer conditions.
Section IL. Cars for the transpor.
tation of passengers shall be operated
at least one car each way every tour
hours, through the City OF Yale, be-
ginning not later than six o'clock a.
m. and operated continuously until
six o'clock p. m, but said grantee
shall have the privilege of running
cars more frequently and during a
greater number of hours. The cars
shall be modern and made comfort
able for the accommodation of pas
sengers and said cars shall be at all
times entitled to the track. The
stopping place for local passenger
cars shall be each road crossing or
such other places as may be desig-
mated by said grantee. Freight trains
are to be operated in such manner
and at such times as will not inter
fere with passenger traffic.
Section IL. The said grantee shall
regulate the time and manner in
which passengers are to be trans.
ported and the compensation to be
paid therefore. which shall not ex-
coed five cents (5c) through the city.
Children under twelve (12) years CT
age to be carried for one-half fare.
Said grantee shall have sufficient cars
and motive power to meet all re-
quirements which may reasonably be
anticipated and shall furnish suitable
cars to any and all persons who may
apply therefore, for the Transports
ton OF any and all kinds of freight
in carload lots.
Provided, Preference may be given
to shipments of live stock and per-
ishable property.
Section Is. This franchise shall be
accepted in writing by the duly au-
thorized officers of the grantee with
in ten 90 dogs from its date and
shall be filed with the City Clerk OF
said City of Yale, and shall take ef-
feet from the date of receiving the
affirmative vote of three-fifths major
ity of the electors of said city voting
thereon.
Section a. Said grantee shall in
demnify and save harmless said City
of Yale against any and all damages
which may be suffered by third per-
sons arising out of the construction
or operation of said railway by gran
tee under this franchise.
Section Is. IL is hereby expressly
reserved to the Common Council Of
the City of Yale to make amendments
to this grant and ordinance making
such other and further rules, orders
and regulations as may from time to
time be deemed by the Common Coun-
Gil, necessary to protect the interests,
safety. welfare, or accommodation of
the City and public in relation to said
railway.
Section 16 Said railway shall be
completed and in operation on or be-
fore the LIST day of October, A. ID. 1918.
or in default thereof all the grants and
rights herein conferred upon said gran
tee shall be then forfeited and imme-
diately cease and terminate and shall
revert to the said City of Yale.
Provided, however, that this fran
chise may be extended by the Com
mon Council of the City of Yale be-
yond the period above limited, in case
| they deem such extension equitable
and expedient under the existing cir.
cumstances.
Section II. In case the Common
Council of the City of Yale should
deem it expedient to alter or extend
the franchise as regards streets in
| said City to be traversed by the rail-
way of grantee, such alteration or ex-
tension may be permitted by said Com
mon Council, without resubmission of
the same to the electorate of said city.
Section IS. The powers and priv.
leges conferred by the provisions of
this ordinance shall be limited to
thirty 900 years from and after the
date of it's adoption.
Section 10. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances heretofore made, or
dained and passed. inconsistent with
the provisions of this ordinance, are
hereby repealed.
Passed, ordained and ordered pub
lished, this 10th day of March, A. ID.
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