Milford chronicle., 1954-04-16
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

hold a public hearing on the 26th
day of April, 1854. at g o'clock p.
NJ, at the Grange Hall, northeast
corner Of Pearl Alley and South
East Second Street, in the City of
Milford, to consider a resolution
adopted by such Council on April
13, 1854, proposing that d fran
chise or license be granted to Op-
crate a local motor bus service
within the City of Milford to Ray
c. Pearson, and further proposing
that the terms of the said fran
chise snall be as follows:
Section l. The term local mo-
tor bus service" is hereby defined
Tor the purposes of this resolution
as the transportation of passen-
gers for valuable consideration bv
motor buses from any place with
in the limits of the City of Milford
to any other place within the limits
of the City of Milford, provided that
the said term shall not be deemed
to mean the operation of school
buses for the transportation of
school children to and from the
public schools within the limits of
the City of Milford.
Section 2. That the exclusive
franchise to operate a local motor
bus service over the streets of the
City of Milford be and the same is
hereby granted to Ray G. Pearson
for the period of ten (10) years.
Section 3. The said Ray c. Pear
son shall forthwith file with the
City Manager a schedule of the
routes of the said motor bus ser
vice within the City of Milford, the
times Of operation of said buses,
and the rates or fares charged
therefor; upon any change of said
schedules Of routes, times, and fares
a revised schedule shall immedi-
ately be filed with the City Mana
ger that reasonable publicity by
means of newspaper advertise
ments, posted signs, or otherwise.
to the end that the people of the
City of Milford shall be fully in
formed thereof and able to make
maximum use of the said motor
bus service.
Section 4. The said Ray c.
Pearson shall maintain and keep in
effect at all times insurance with
reputable insurance company au-
thOrized to do business in the State
OF Delaware to provide for pay
ment of any final judgment recov-
cred against him for bodily injury
to or death of any person or loss of
or damage to property of others
resulting from the operation of
said motor buses in the amounts
nOt less than those set forth in the
order Of the Public Service Com
mission of Delaware. This fran
chise is granted subject to provis-
ions and rulings of the Public Ser
vice Commission of Delaware, and
IS subject to and contingent upon
4 granting Of q franchise or right
to operate by said Commission.
A certificate of the insurer show
ing that liability insurance of not
less than the aforesaid amounts is
in effect shall forthwith be FLED
with the City Manager, and said
certificates or a renewal or renew
ais thereof shall at all times be
kept on file with the said City
Manager.
Section 5. The motor buses Op-
Grated under the authority of this
franchise shall receive or dis
charge passengers on streets in the
City of Milford only at street in
tersectiOns and shall stop for that
purpose at said intersections as
near as possible to the right hand
curb line, and subject to any pres
ent or future ordinances relating
thereto.
Section 6. The motor buses used
by the said Ray G. Pearson in pro-
viding the aforesaid local motor
bus service shall at all times be
maintained in safe operating con-
ditiOn and shall be kept clean and
sanitary.
Section Z. This franchise is not
transferable or assignable without
the express consent of the Council
Of the City of Milford.
This franchise is subject to the
laws of the State of Delaware and
present and future ordinances of
the City of Milford.
Section 8. The requirements of
Sections 2 to of this resolution
are hereby expressly declared to
be conditions upon which this
franchise to operate a local motor
bus service over the streets of the
City of Milford is granted; upon a
determination after a public hear
ing that the said Ray G. Pearson
has failed to comply with any CT
the conditions set forth in Section
to z of this resolution or that he
has failed to provide reasonable
and adequate motor bus service
within the City of Milford, this
franchise may be revoked or sus-
pended; otherwise the said fran
chise shall remain in full force and
effect for the aforesaid period of
ten (10) years from the date of its
approval.
Section 8. That the exclusive
franchise to operate a local motor
bus service over the streets of the
City Of Milford shall be renewed
at the option Of the said Ray c.
Pearson for a further period of
ten (l0) years upon his giving to
the City of Milford notice in writ
ing at least one year prior to the
expiration thereof Of his desire
and intention to have said fran
chise renewed.
BY order Of the Council Of The
City Of Milford