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seng from such order and having his dissent entered on the
CHAPTER X
PUBLIC UTILITIES
99 No franchise shall be granted extended renewed
without the approval of majority of the qualified
residing within it's corporate limits voting thereon
special elections and the Mayor and Board of Al
shall submit any matter for approval disapprova
such election general municipal election, call special
election for such at any time upon thirty so days
before calling such general special election that the es
expense thereof Ito be determined by the Mayor and
Board of Aemen) shall be first deposited by the applicant
for such franchise with the City Clerk
1oo privileges hereafter granted shall
plainly specify what particular Streets alleys
other public property the shall apply and franchise
privilege shall hereafter be granted by the city general
terms or to apply to the city generally
Limited only by the Constitution of the State of Ar
the regulate the rates. fares and charges for
by ordinance of the Mayor Board of
Aldermen the herein provided for initiating
Any right or regulation shall the right to
require the uniform convenient and adequate to the
public utility works.
No franchise right privilege license shall be
considered granted by ordinance except when granted
therein in plain and unambguous terms and and
guilty shall be construed in favor of the city and against
the claimant under such ordinance
Every ordinance granting any franchise shall pro-
hb the issuing of stock account thereof by
Any violation of the terms of this section shall at the option of
the city, operate forfeiture Of said franchise.
1o4 The city shall have the right to license tax tee
phones gas meters, meters meters other
similar device for measuring services; also telephone tee
graph electric light and poes subways and wires The
said license tax shall be exclusive OF and in addition to all
other taxes the property OF the holder thereof.
1o5. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall by ordi
require under penalties railroad
elevate lower of its tracks, running along
of the Streets alleys of the city, when
in the opinion of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen the
public safety convenience require.
1o6 The grant of every franchise privilege shall be
subject the right of the city, whether terms reserved
make all regulations which shall be
the most ample the safety welfare and accomoda
of the public including other things the right to
of the service of such grant, and to protect the pub
lie from danger or the operation any
business authorized by the grant of the franchise and the
right make and enforce all such regulations shall be
sonably necessary adequate sufficient proper
service for the people and
sure their comfort and convenience.
1o7 No exclusive franchise be granted, and
franchise shall be renewed before three 3 prior to
1o8, No franchise granted by the city shall ever be
leased assigned otherwise aenaed without express
consent of the city, and dealing with the lessee his
signs the part the city require the performance
payment of any compensation by the lessee his
signs shall e,deemed to operate as such consent.
100. No extension or enlargement of any franchise,
grant, rights powers previously granted any corpora
on association Of shall be made except in
in this chapter for the making of original grants and fran
cses provided however, that the provisions of this Chapter
shall not apply to the granting by ordinance of revocabe IL
privileges for side track switch privileges to rail
companies for the reaching and affordg rail-
connection and switch privileges to the
of industrial plant warehouse mercantile establishment
being the intention to permit the city grant such revocabe
License privilege to railway companies whenever in its udg
ent the expedient necessary advisable and app
cation for such privilege accompanied by the assent in
writing of the of the major part of the frontage of the
land the blocks fronting each side
street. parts of street. which desired lay
or construct such side tracks or switches
11O. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall have the
by ordinance to provide to incorporate the
franchise privilege granted to be granted suitable
for the of the tracks, poles other
ey of the corporation carrying the similar kind
Of business providing however for suitable compensation to
the of such property for the free thereof the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall deem proper.
ILL., The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall have gen.
eral supervision all corporations operating under franz
chses privileges granted them by the city, and shall at least
in each year demand and receive from all such
corporations covering condition the gross