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ORDINANCE NO. � J C'
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO DONALD L. TUCKER A FRANCHISE FOR
THE OPERATION OF MOTOR BUSES I14 THE CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the City
of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. Pursuant to the authority granted under Chap-
ter 12-2001 and 2002 of the 1961 Supplement of the General Statutes
of Kansas, 1949, there is hereby granted to Donald L. Tucker, and
his assigns, hereinafter designated as grantee, a franchise for the
operation of a system of motor buses for the transportation of per-
sons for hire over, upon, along and across the following streets in
the City of Salina, Kansas.
ROUTE I
Beginning at the intersection of Santa Fe Avenue
and Iron Avenue; thence north on Santa Fe Avenue
to Otis Avenue; thence west on Otis Avenue to
Ninth Street; thence south on Ninth Street to Elm
Street; thence east on Elm Street to Santa Fe
Avenue; thence south on Santa Fe Avenue to Claf-
lin Avenue; thence west on Claflin Avenue to
Highland Avenue; thence south on Highland Avenue
to Cloud Street; thence west on Cloud Street to
Ninth Street; thence north on Ninth Street to
Minneapolis Avenue; thence east on Minneapolis
Avenue to Santa Fe Avenue; thence north on Santa
Fe Avenue to point of beginning.
ROUTE 2
Beginning at the intersection of Santa Fe Avenue
and Iron Avenue; thence east on Iron Avenue to
Ohio Avenue; thence south on Ohio Avenue to Gypsum
Avenue; thence east on Gypsum Avenue to Delawave
Avenue; thence north on Delaware Avenue to Iron
Avenue; thence east on Iron Avenue to Marymount
Road; thence west on Iron Avenue to Ohio Avenue;
thence north on Ohio Avenue to Ash Street; thence
west on Ash Street to Des Moines Avenue; thence
north on Des Moines Avenue to Elm Street; thence
west on Elm Street to Penn Avenue; thence south
on Penn Avenue to Iron Avenue; thence west on
Iron Avenue to Eighth Street; thence south on
Eighth Street to Walnut Street; thence west on
Walnut Street to Phillips Street; thence south
on Phillips Street to South Street; thence east
on South Street to Eleventh Street; thence south
on Eleventh Street to Republic Avenue; thence
west on Republic Avenue to Highland Circle; thence
south on Highland Circle to Sunset Drive; thence
west on Sunset Drive to Funston Street; thence
north on Funston Street and Sheridan Street to
Crawford Avenue; thence east on Crawford Avenue
to Twelfth Street; thence north on Twelfth Street
to Prescott Avenue; thence west on Prescott Avenue
to Phillips Street; thence north on Phillips Street
to Walnut Street; thence east on Walnut Street to
Eighth Street; thence north on Eighth Street to
Iron Avenue; thence east on Iron Avenue to point
of beginning.
ROUTE 3
Beginning at the intersection of Santa Fe Avenue
and Iron Avenue; thence south on Santa Fe Avenue
to Prescott Avenue; thence east on Prescott Avenue
to Fourth Street; thence south on Fourth Street
to Crawford Avenue; thence east on Crawford Avenue
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to Front Street; thence south on Front Street to
Wilson Street; thence east on Wilson Street to
Roach Street; thence south on Roach Street to Claf-
lin Avenue; thence west on Claflin Avenue to Os-
borne Street; thence north on Osborne Street to
Republic Avenue; thence east on Republic Avenue to
Front Street; thence north on Front Street to
Crawford Avenue; thence west on Crawford Avenue
to Santa Fe Avenue; thence north on Santa Fe Avenue
to Iron Avenue; thence west on Iron Avenue to
Eleventh Street; thence north on Eleventh Street
to State Street; thence west on State Street to
Thirteenth Street; thence north on Thirteenth
Street to Bishop Street; thence west on Bishop
Street to College Street; thence soutA on College
Street to Iron Avenue; thence east on Iron Avenue
to point of beginning.
ROUTE 4
(Air Base Route)
Beginning at the intersection of Ash Street and
Santa Fe Avenue; thence north on Santa Fe Avenue
to Elm Street; thence west on Elm Street to Ninth
Street; thence south on Ninth Street to the south
city limits of the City of Salina; thence north
on Ninth Street to Ash Street; thence east on
Ash Street to point of beginning.
PROVIDED, That any two or more of said routes may be com-
bined, and that any or all of the said routes may be transversed in
the reverse direction.
Section 2. That, with the consent and approval of the
Governing Body of the City of Salina, said grantee shall also have
the right to change, alter, or abandon said routes hereinabove des-
cribed, and to establish, operate and abandon such additional route
as may be deemed necessary or proper from time to time for the pur
pose of furnishing the citizens of Salina convenient and adequate
transportation facilities to and from all parts of said city; and
also, for such purposes, to operate buses temporarily over such
routes and to such parts of said city as may be designated by the
Governing Body of said city.
Section 3. That no bus service shall be extended under
this franchise on Sundays or holidays.
Section 4. That the grantee shall operate buses from 6:3
a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on headways of not less than one hour frequency,
but may operate buses for a longer period of time and for more fre-
quent headways if they so desire: PROVIDED, however, that such hour
of service and frequency of headways shall not apply to the Air Bas
route.
Section S. That the rights and privileges hereby grante
for the operation of motor buses shall continue for the term and
period of ten (10) years from the effective date hereof.
Section 6. That the motive power for said motor buses
shall be internal combustion engines using gasoline or other suit-
able fuel or electric motors: PROVIDED, however, That in the event
of the discovery of any new motor power suitable for such purposes,
said grantee may use the same in the operation of said buses.
Section 7. That all motor buses operated by said grantee
under this franchise shall be operated subject to the provision of l
any traffic ordinances of said city now in force, or hereafter en-
acted, so far as the same refer to motor vehicles: PROVIDED, howeve ,
That said buses shall have precedence over all other vehicles, ex -1
cept Fire and Police Department vehicles and ambulances.
Section 8. That the rate of fare for a passenger upon
any regular line or route of said motor buses shall not exceed :f
twenty-five cents for each passenger for one continuous passage in
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the same direction within the limits of said city, and said grantee
shall furnish such transfers as shall be necessary tc accomplish
this result.
Section 9. That said grantee shall equip its line with
buses, properly lighted and heated to provide for the comfort and
safety of its passengers, and shall keep the same in good state of
repair, Said buses shall stop for the purpose of receiving and dis-
charging passengers immediately before and after passing street in
�tersections.
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Section 10. That said Grantee shall carry insurance upon
its operating equipment of at least $50,000 covering liability for
personal injury to any one person in any one accident, $100,000 cov»-
Bring liability for personal injury to any two or more persons for any
one accident, and $10,000 covering liability on property dama?e re -
from any one accident.
Section 11. That, in consideration of and as compensation
for the franchise hereby granted, and in lieu of all occupation and
.license taxes, or other taxes imposed by said city, the grantee
rshall pay to said city each year the sum of $30 per year per bus for
the number of buses regularly operated on the established routes of
said grantee, including the regular bus, if any, serving the Schil-
ling Air Force Base, using in part the public streets of the City of
Salina. Such sums shall be paid by the grantee to the city in two
'equal installments, on the 1st day of January and the lst day of
-July of each year.
Section 12. That this ordinance shall not be effective
unless within thirty days after this ordinance is finally passed
said grantee shall file with the City Clerk of the City of Salina,
Kansas, its acceptance in writing of the terms, conditions and pro -
.'visions hereof.
Section 13. Grantee by accepting the provisions of this
ordinance hereby agrees to hold the city harmless from any and all
claims for damages and suits for damages growing out of or resultiniZ
from the operation of motor buses of the grantee in said city except
such as may result from or be caused by the act of said city or its
agents, servants or employees.
Section 14. That this ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its final passage, approval and publication
according to law, and upon the grantee's compliance with the pro-
visions of Section 12 of this ordinance.
Section 15. That the franchise hereby granted may be
transferred and assigned by the grantee herein or its assigns; and
that in the event of such assignment ail of the rights and privileges
herein granted and all of the obligations hereby imposed shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon such assignee or. assignees.
Section 16. The city shall cause to be set aside as bus
`zones certain parts of streets along the route of said bus system
for adequate accommodation of said buses in taking on and unloading'
passengers.
Section 17. The City of Salina or the grantee shall each,
''have the right to terminate this franchise by giving the other writ-
;ten notice of termination at least sixty days in advance of the date
set for termination. The actual discontinuance of such service in
said city by the grantee for a continuous period of ten days or more
shall, except where caused by civil riot, strikes, acts of Cod, or
some other such cause beyond the control of the grantee or assignee,
operate as a forfeiture, and all rights and privileges granted under
this ordinance shall thereupon be terminated.
Section 18. In the event any part or parts of this ordin-
ance shall be determined to be invalid, such determination of inval-
',idity shall not affect any other portion of this ordinance.
Section 19. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
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Passed and approved by the 'Governing Body of the City of
Salina, Kansas, this day of '1-1964.
ayor
'ATTEST:,
City Clefk
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September 111964
Board of Commissioners
City of Salina, Kansas
Gentlemen:
This is to confirm acceptance of conditions
set forth in ordinance no. 6803 concerning
my application for a motor bus franchise in
the City of Salina, Kansas.
We pledge to offer the citizens of Salina
the best service possible.
Yours truly,
Donald L. Tucker
City Bus Service