1210 Street Railway System FranchiseORDINAYCE NO
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oJZJ)JXANCEj GRANTINO TO THOMAS it 1TTIM,
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6e it ordained ,', rayor and Councilmen of the city of
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Section 1:
That subject to, the con(1Jti0?lSt rlualifications an6. roservations
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t',�Iere, be and llereby.-is granted.. to ThOMW4 B. V?
mitted
hcreinaftr--r expressed
his heAirsi s.;-ccessors.. and assigns j: period of vventy (20) years
from the date of tl.e- passage. of 'this ordinance, the rig, pri vi, ege rand'
�,
Cranchise tfl. construct, operate and, ijaintain a, ai
. Street RlvMY, sYstem in
the (,,ity of -Salina, State oJI.Kansas) @,no in tl�e additions that now .are
or may hcroaft-�r exist in sa-ld City, for %be transportation of passengers,
hereinafter I mentioned.j wit'h the Xk4
c7pres5 or frelsybtJ,along the streeLs
r1g'Y,it to laY single or do table trackJ.v� the needs of the street railway"
mmy require, and tnc, necessary s,e3itchesj sidetracks, turnouts, appliancesi
MF:Kxxxk apparatus and, ma.chinery. Also the right t, C erect all necessary
poles, buil.'1inL-s, Power houses -andr -ot�hqr ',-31.inGs T,,:ec,essaryand si,Ei table
Y;:,Pystems �wljl ch i
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erati oil
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may be oper4ted. by ele at ri c i ty dr other i t 10 we or by one or:Wore
,provided.,- th,�-,.t . nothing'-bercin sh
use Of
such powers,
-her at1,j.W And
e als or stean as such motive POT10r,
horses, mul.,s or other
f 'hervin shall authorize the buildinp and operation
Provide4 th,!.�,t nothing
of more than ono strcet railway in or throu&., such C.itiy by clectric po;rer
or otherwi -see
sect t.io.n 2;
hogs, quccessors or asSiGlls
said 'a bo B. I, itted hir
nball have the right -t,o conne . ct st-ol-i street railway with any suitable
power house With Wires pll.'aced upon poles. Provided, that if a 8Yster, is
used requiring the I-rectioh Of 7,01e S gt, cil poles sliall not loe erected
except at t'he outer line of sidewalks 0-, IVAA* frAich of sjjjto�t)lf_- Tiace
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Baa My be designate," by the c j. ty Council or 9�aid City. A d i tro]..ley
WICrep are Used they s"hall be sus;-rnded not less than 8i.xteen (16) feel.
,above t1i.e vurface of the itreet.
Section 3:
Viat al -11, said. street railway tracks laid in pursuance of thAs
p rac t 1, c ab JE, in tk;h�r- center of
grant be laid and kept ass nearly as
the ntreet and on a level -with t,h.c established grade of the streets upon
are laid. That, said. strvi.et railway
which. said street railway tracks
tracks and . appliances shall be kept an miaintained at all time in good.
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repair by Thomas B. Whittenhi heirs, ,�,uc.,cessors 1= a,3,,,,,n and. s
obstruct as little as poosible passage of Vehic"'es over the same,
Section 4:
That if said City shall jcXX:.PaV0 any street or portion of a XIM
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street upon which said street railway trac'kp ark, laid dUY'iT IC, tl'0
ten years of the existence of said franchise then the, BELT ',Morlas
successors �a.,si.gns red bear
,11 not be requi �1,
o
IrIbitted his heirs,
any -
of tYte' cost of s,,jje, -paving -nor sl-,-j.all be or they ,lie r6qi.Ared. to pave
any portion or portions of ouch :street or I streets, In -40,he event Of
such paving being done during the ten succeeding years of ttis franchise
then the said Tbow.as B. maitten I hi F, heirs, successor5 ow a signs /shall.
be twe -n the said tradks 9Yfid Um" 'f -eet 1010, of
pave. tb,e f3pace
said tracks or onof
ogle track . -the space betw;,�cn the rails and twO-
a
!,10 City sl,Aall require.,
feet on each or `sue portion 0`5' it as
SlAch pri.ving s1iall I be uniform. 'aith the pavinjL of such strect I and shai 1
1-,e done under t1le, superv-1sion of e-i..y aTild shiall be kept in good repair
at all ti7les by the ovners and operators of said. rail-vay, Until the
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streets on vvhllch said street railway ifs con trusted ta peeved. saj. Thomaz
B. MAtted, his heirs, successors and asgigns shall plank 'the outside of
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said. street, rallvraY at -all crossings vii th piculking twelve inches wride
and flush with tlhn op of the rail and tho entire space between the rails
with planking of sufficient thickness to Ine flusll i,,AA,,h the toP Of "Y10
mails f.)r, t1je full width of the crossings and crozeings shall not be
greater than five hundre.d.feet apart.
Section 5:
T -he streets upon *hIch acid street railwa.y TIM -1Y be laid, within
th.e Cj.ty lir; .J,ts ar- as follov.-Is. \,Qaniely: On C*West
l af I in ftz=t East and
its erti.re length from the ria -in entrance to the Wesleyan Univcrsity It
e
Grounds: On Santa Fe Avenue 1.,'f,.rth to Elm Street: On Elm St . re t vast to
on , Im Stt,,ziet t f y-om
Kansas Avenue F, Santa Re Avenue to Ninth Street:
on '11inth i"Itreet North to Bucli.d. Avenue: On nviiclld . AienVe from Ninth Street
u,e S t to t,,n from Claflin 34VXt9t North to
Cj,ty lj.n�its: On 'ITInth Street:
0n Tron Avenue EA.'st C.I.nd. V!est of Santa Fe Avenue� t,o tile City
lj,,mits: OnM'ujberry Street frot.n Ninth Street. to Oakdale Park: On
SoutTn Street fron, NT_IntIj* Streot to ozjx Dale Park,
Section 6:
The rate of fare for any continuous and regular trip from one
extreme point of the City lilait-s to another on any line of said street
rail-viGLY,,including transfer from one, of the lines -to ano-ther-,may be but 0,
sh3,--.11 not exd-eed five oentst an,d the o,�,rners and, operatorsol" said street
ra.il-waY Syster, s1la11. be- requi:red' to �ive transfer tickets from one line
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of 3,t,3 yaji harge fol^ a con"Anuous pa s sag, ej
_vfay to anotl�or without extra c'
You not loo the transfer to a p,,;,krallel. return route. Provid.eds that
rh
TI t, s
o.an
e
years prhen an-companjecl by—gare s or
ohildren of jess than 4vie
ot.her person in chargn thereof be all(,noved to ride free, and eirovided
f v r th e. r 4, h,,j t al.i pollee sen and firemen of the City of Salina and united.
State, 3�,,T@Jl carriers cblje in the cjiscY,arr
e of their duties and yearing
uniform Or djqpjayiiryg badgesof oifice.shall be allowed to ride free
To children going to and from,�pubjjc schools the fare sball not exceed
three cents*
Section 7:
TbAt. said Thomas B. WhItteds 'his heirs, si.cce,,sors and. assigns,
shall begin actual work within I\ corporate limits on said street railw . ay
within twelve (12) ftonths from the adoption. of ,his or(iinance, and shall
-have cars running on�not less than four railer,X2 . on one- or more of thr
streats deoignated in section 5 herein I on or before the first day of
Zanuary 1906 and. shall continuously OPC!rate said line during tj-je� life
this franchise. . And gaid Thormats B, V.I�,,ittedj hin heirs, successors or
cif as s I. P,-,,,, n s si-la..11 o]-.)grate tb,- cars b.etw,,!nthe hours of 6 o'clock A. I.A. and
11 o'clock P. M. Intervalq of not greater -14-,han one Ii,,ilf hour, or
lcater if desired' on each and day during tv.o life of tj,.is franchise
after ti,u1no- oervice* And J& a failu"e 30 'L* ?30
carmencement of reTr
-ahall work -a forfeiture of any and ).Jl rigli.ts Iicmein granted, An ex,4ep-w-
4 napdo
i-4on to the above in so mucy" IIAIall- if'the sa-Id Thomas B."Whited,
s Yrevfsnted from operat"ing, the cax'.9 on
.Ms heirs s s 1. g n
civil
ac ount of ztrikes, interference of' municipalo S t a IL-, or 11! 1-1 ry
authorit'i-est the 7a authorities preventinf,; tjjf� operation of ".,'aid cars,
OIYI fr,,r anoldabIe cause� fl,je,31 tk,,e cessation of serVice not-,
y ot,her unav A.
,work a. Porfeiture of tbi-; frano'hisse or ,.jjiy part of il, or any of
rigb-ts or privileges herein,
Section 8:
The said-.7,ys,t,,,cjr! of street railway sj�alL be equipped Frith. tic, Kr
latent improved pattern and all carp shal
,111 ties be
cars of the
k and, in g and. heited. confortably
'ept clean ood rep- irt nro-rerly painted
:
during cold •mea-ther*
Section 9:
m a Lohall
VIIiitted his heirs, rMcceszors e:r ass.gns
put in all necessary culverts and. drain boXes under the direction of the
C-1 *.y. Street Colmissioner.
Section 10:
All rails z.tsed. in thO construction of said street railway shall
.not -t,e lighter th:an forty potuids tcAlineal yard.
section 11
The right to Zra"ht other individuals or jnajvtdu-al, corporation
or -orporatiOns the right ancl.py-iVilege o cross the tracks laid under th
tbir, frano'Dire irijjtht otber tracko for treet railway purposei; i.-I hereby
reserved the City, except thAt. the G.L,ty, hereby. contracto and. agrees
such franc!-Ailoe,as �,Ajl int operation of-
to.grant no . . ... operation �
-.cces sors��, ssignsi
cars off' Vle �said Thomas B.. VIbitted, his beirs,
V)e saIk! i(Ii, . ty, reserves the right to 11)'t.,tke up UI 7,,i e track or tracks 'alid move
tI I rall." of Said raillxc-ty ryr,,teYiI vben necessary 110 effect any public
a
impro%ren.ents, 4.1,ba'k
e ting 1-IP anfi relaying of -sIAc.h track�,:�, and 1)3.cing the'%
road . bed In it -1) rope r condition to be don'e at the expense of,the City
without unnc-.tesqqxy delay and -)nhenever it, becoziies necessary tri rentove
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snow or ice from, said tracks it shall. be A distri utfidpover and alo ad. d
stre6ts so as no, to obstruct t" the free use and, occuParlcY Of tbie streets
,�
'j;,)y the, publico
Section 12:
I said street. rollray and
Mat for Qeration of n
f6r no other rurpose-I said Thomas B. VQA-tted I. s heir 3/ sur--cessors and
!,ht and pr vilege to erect finch poles
assl:,qns, ars hereby- given tloe riE
r for telephorlo 'le.graph or both aa of
and, aires eithe' or te
cars of said -qtree,t rttllwP�Y; 'rnay reqizire. Provided's . 'that th rig It
t any tj cj,,tsy fire alarm poles and
o attach a, ,e .,,o .%s-,y of said pol'(,,,S t
,jrare bereby erely regerved. to (,he City* Ars!,_9� a j. (I. poles are
j6s �xpss
hereb-y rlarle muni oJ p a 1 instrurn.ento.litY for th.-at Tu.T-pose, providingo
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SIAC, at'tachment bel. rtja(li.e so as not to ititerfere w 01use of sucl' Poles
re and'
sixo"i a .,e Mao
for ditreet rail�,7a,y purposea ayd,
intaIned. under 60.reQ,tion of said .V110mas B. 'whi'ttedy1lis hc,,j.r a
S'-ction 13:
That said street raillvay its employees and propel*�ty shall be
under the police protection of said City and i t shall be the.. duty of- t1le
s
officers of said CItY tc,, ,i re assistance such ais needed to
pe,,,-sons, 'teams and othe'r obstructions from ippeding the trafic of said
street rallwayo vor
v.All the C';.ty
peri ilk"
tr'e various
steari
lines entering
It'he corporate limits
of said City
to fbjhm±!t
either
freight
or passenger
trains to re.main on the crossing of said street railway a longer time
period than :five rninuteO,.,
Section 14:
That the City reserves the r4rht to Impose reasonable rogulatims
and, r�,itrictiowbn'the said Thornab B. WInitted1 hi S heirs, successors and
assigns in respect to the speed at %vhich czars =ay be run and. such other
reg.vIations as Yr ay be necessary
y to aecure the safety and comfort of
passengers in sa-1.6 cars
re and for the protection of the people
such streets*
Section 15:
T
The cars of the said railway system shall' at all be enti-
tied,
to the tracks
and t',,,,
rlri.ver of any
vehickle
on thci, trach or
the
side
t*hereof sball
turn Out
such vehicle
upon t^-.9
approach of any
.ca).-:
Provided., that steam or other fire apparatus of 10hel f_'ItY of Salina when
an: lac!ring an alarm o -r fire,Kv.,re the right of wepv%nd accrotis
Ly uon, o
er
'the trRok of said railway system anti J=mLxrXXRXXx:k*-. the cars
ately upon the �--,oundlng of
ol i;a,d re-ilway bY6ter.,i shall be, stopped imme;di,
the firet-AarIM
and ap roach of
fire erraratusl
and
at all t,3 -,'es
11"e
cars skail be
stopped -or-lien the.4pparatus
of the.
fire
depoxtr.ent
Shall be
within a distance of three hundred feet of the cars of said railvvty tind
said cars 7)",all reyrialn at a stand still until the said, fire departmt!.,:nt
haf-, Pas8ed.
Section 16:
if at- any tire after the expiration of, twwo y(.,,ars tb.e City
Council shall deem 1A, necessary to the Intereot of the City to Construct'
a street ra Alway on any other streets. of ti City of Saiina,aft.which at
,hat tir=e there, shall be no
atreet.rail'uay
in ol?eration
ti.nd
said City
Council sliall, give notice in
wri'ting to.. tho,
said Tho-mas
B..
Whitt -ed,
his successors and. assigns' of thn desire for . said -railwayand if the said
Thomas 13. Whitt,ed, his Sued . essors and a!;-_-,iigns shall fail t -,o --onstri.lot and
oper6te. a street railway on such-striet or streets.within six months aft I or
the date of such notice then tie said Thomas A. Whitted.,his byinsuccess-
of way on said street or -streets
ors Wassig&f sh all for feit the right
specifiers in paid.0tice. Providvd� that the oald Thomas B. Wbitted,his
heirs, successors and assigns I Ahall not be, re(:fired to eonstruct nore
than two miles -of new railway within any OPP year.after. receiving such.
notice*
Section 17:
plat t apring the existenep of this franchise The said
succepsorg. and assigns stall for any cause
Thonias "R. V!�'!Jtted his heirs
fail to run their car I s.over any portipy,ofAte railway tracks and sucth
portion of such ,tracl--s 1,;all be abandonod or if after A* expiration of
0h,ei Front of this franchise W said Thomas B, Whitted,hia successorp
and asvigns shall cease to have t1beir cars In Mid MY)MY Vall in X",
either or both of ouch cases remove $heir trao kz from the streets and
public,grounds of oald City and said etreeta all be placed in thoroug
fs�h
repair bY the Aid Thomas D. I WhItted,his tairz successors and
assigns*
Section 18:
his beArs successors and assign,
The Aid Thomas D. whittedo �
Nall save the jity of Salina harmless from all costst damages and
pfens es for thir . paymnyt Of MA the 01 ty way become liable to MY
person or persons or to . rporat MY by reason of.` the -pops1ruct ion, naint . enano
or operation of of said rallwaY Hystem,.trackq powerhouse and appurtena.w
cen theretp,pr by reason of the zaid Thomas B. WbLttjd hFs' hairs
successors and a ss,gnz failing to conform. or cotply th.e requirements
and providiona of 'this ordinank.
Section 19:
TO said Thomas B.Mitted his heiroo successor p and WON
Within thirty days':iron the a4optibn of hi,6rdi.nance shall filo with
the City Clerk of this CAY kkMX tQ acceptance of the privileges and
rights o f such franNise hereiA granted,subject to the restrictionsand
heirs iaC`L`E9 G4 .assign�3�shall ">i2�� F�?°�', -01st C; f' the Ya€�biA.Ca�tion Of till-S
ordinanceo
This rirldi:n .nce F-ial-I take effect anO be in force from € nd, after
R ?li,: i.a�a enc xi sF ina vening, Journal. �
May or
Attent
City CI e rlc-.