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pamphlet FORM as the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen may
Geem best and annual reports not filed and in
specons not made provided the Mayor SHALL in writ
ing report the Board of Aldermen the therefor
which report shall be Transcribed the record of the
corporation owning controlling said franchise OF
grant and published in Of the city, printed and
distributed in pamphlet form the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen shall deem best.
provisions this paragrs ph shall apply all persons
corporations operating under franchise now force
113 No franchise shall be granted extended renewed
by the city for period longer than twenty-five (25 years
Board of Aldermen shall provide in each and all such fran
chses and grants suitable compensation to the city, to be
property used by such grantee connection with such fran
ch the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may seem pro-
per, and for the best interest of the city.
ia. Every grant Of franchise right shall provide
that the city therefor of its fair valuation
the property and plant of the grantee in whole or in part
The procedure to effect such purchase shall be as fol
lows; When the Board OF Aldermen snail by resouton -
rect the Mayor to ascertain whether any such property or
thereof should be acquired by the city, in the absence
such action the Board of Aldermen when petition sub
scrbed by ten Qo centum of the qualified tax paying
electors requesting that the Mayor shall ascertain whether
shall be filed with City Clerk Mayor shall forthwith
carefully investigate said property and report to the Board OF
Aldermen
CURED At what probable cost SAD properly may 0s a'
(2) What if any, probable additional outays would be
necessary to operate the
3) Whether acquired, it could be operated by the
city at profit advantage in quality cost Of service stat
ing wherein such profit advantage consists
(4) Whether, if acquired it could be paid for out OF
its net earnings, and if So within what time.
(5) Such other information touching the same as he
shall have acquired.
Such report shall be made in writing, shall include
statement of facts relation thereto with such particularly
enable the Board Of Aldermen to judge of the correct
Of his findings and s ely after att c ss to
cd in the Public Utility Record and published once in news
the city printed and distributed in pamphlet FORM
the Board of Aldermen may direct.
(a) IT, within sixty (6O) days after the filing Of said
report petition be filed with the City Clerk subscribed by
provided Chapter Of this Charter and requesting that
there be submitted to vote Of the qualified electors the pro-
position whether not the city shall acquire said property
the Board Aldermen shall provide by ordinance for the sub
mission Of the proposition vote of the qualified electors
b Every grant reservng the city the right to acquire
the plant well as the property II any, OF the grantee
situated n above under any OF the streets avenues
alleys public places in the city, elsewhere used in con-
necton herewith shall in terms specify the method of arrv
ing at valuation thereof and shall further provide that upon
the payment by city valuation the plant and
ery valued purchased and paid for shall the
ey of the city by virtue of the grant and Hereunder
and such grant shall make adequate by way OF
forfeiture of the grant, otherwise the eectua securing
of efficient service and for the continued OF the
property in god cider and repair throughout the entre term
Of the grant
property of the city it shall have the right to operate the
account, by ordinance to sell the to the
approved by the people the
provided by Chapter VI of this Charter
matters in this Charter which must be included in every grant
shall not be construed pang the right of the Mayor and
other and further matters conditions covenants terms
sctons limitations burdens taxes assessments rates. fares
rentals charges control forfeiture other provision
whatever which the Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall deem
proper to protect the interests of the people.
49, The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall have the
right and power temporary permits and Ii
person. association corporation operating
Ger franchise grant from the city, for the of tenn
porary making of part of the streets avenues alleys or
public places the city, for the better carrying out OF
the object of the said franchise grant and aid for
rendering better to the people of
city, such of them to whom such service might be
within the contemplation of such franchise grant,
such permit be subject to revocation discon
tnuance time the discretion of the Mayor and Board
cf Aldermen and shall be subject to such restrictions mita
tons and regulations the Mayor and Board of Al
The permse of such license