Milford chronicle., 1954-05-28
CITY OF MILFORD, DELAWARE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Laws of Delaware, in order to per-
NIT the qualified voters of the City
to vote for or against a proposed
franchise or license. to operate a
local motor bus service within the
City of Milford to Ray c. Pearson.
the terms of the said license or
franchise to be as follows:
Section 1. The term local motor
bus service" is hereby defined for
the purposes of this resolution as
the transportation of passengers
for valuable consideration by mo-
tor buses from any place within the
limits Of the City of Milford to anv
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 C. Pearson
for the period Of ten (1O) years.
Section 8. 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 i'm
mediately be filed with the City
Manager; 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. Pear
son shall maintain and keep in eff
feet at all times insurance with a
reputable insurance company au-
thOTized 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 pro-
visions and rulings of the Public
Service Commission of Delaware,
and is subject to and contingent
upon a granting of a franchise or
right to operate by said Commits
sion.
A certificate of the insurer show
ing that liability insurance of not
less than the aforesaid amounts is
in effect shall forthwith be filed
with the City Manager, and said
certificate 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 g. The motor buses used
by the said Ray G. Pearson in pro-
viding the aforesaid local motor
bus service shall at all times be
in safe operating con-
dition and shall be kept clean and
sanitary.
Section 7. This franchise is not
transferable or assignable without
the express consent of the COun-
Gil 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 fran
chise to operate a local motor bus
service over the streets of the City
of Milford is granted; upon a de-
termination after a public hearing
that the said Ray c. Pearson has
failed to comply with any of the
conditions set forth in Section 2
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 (1O years from the date of it's
approval.
Section Q. 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 further period of ten
QO) years upon his giving to the
City of Milford notice in writing
at least one year prior to the ex-
piratiOn thereof of his desire and
intention to have said franchise
renewed.
Said election will be held at the
Grange Hall, northeast. corner Of
Pearl Alley and South East Second
Street, in the City of Milford, be-
ing the place where City elections
are usually held in said City, and
the polls shall be opened at 1900
o'clock noon and shall be closed at
500 o'clock P. M. on the day of
said election.
The ballots provided for the use
of the voters at said election shall
have printed thereon "FOR FRAN