The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-23

said said grantee snail put Salu
street surface in good condition with
out needless or unreasonable delay,
and shall put said street surface In as
good condition as before the same
was disturbed. The said railway
tracks shall be located I'm the center
OF said several streets. except where
otherwise permitted hereafter by the
Common Council OF the City of
Yale
Section 10. Said grantee shall az
all times, lay its rails and tracks and
maintain the same, subject to the
rights of the city or any gas, water,
electric light or power. or telephone
company or conduit companies which
are now granted. or which may be
granted hereafter, by the city to such
company, to lay down, take up.
change or remove any works of any
kind on or beneath the surface of the
streets, but in such a manner as not
unnecessarily to damage or injure
said tracks or their use, without any
claim for damages on the part of saIu
grantee, but all such companies or
private individuals shall first obtain
permit of the citys proper author
| tiles, before they shall dig or take up
the pavement or the street, for the
purposes aforesaid and the city eX-
pressly reserves the right to issue
said permits for itself and to com
panies and individuals, as aforesaid
and for purposes named therein,
whenever in their judgment, the pub
! lie and private convenience and well
fare shall require il; but all com
panies or private individuals who
shall dig up the street or take up re
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 H. Cars for the transpor-
tation of passengers shall be operated
at least one car each way every FOUR
hours, through the City of Yale, be-
ginning not later than six o'clock a.
IN. 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 ears
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 u. 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 C12) 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 10 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 10. This franchise shall be
accepted in writing by the duly au-
thorized officers of the grantee with
in ten Go dogs from its date aud
shall be filed with the City Clerk of
said City of Yale, and shall take Of
feet from the date of receiving tue
affirmative vote OF three-fifths major
ity of the electors of said city voting
thereon.
Section Ia 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 10. 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-
ell, 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 Il. 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-
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