| Show A resolution a franchise to provo city railroad Eail road company SECTION 1 eit resolved b the city council of provo city that the provo cita railroad Kail road company its successors and assign shave the exclusive authority and consent of the city council and the permission ia hereby granted it to construct and operate by horse electric or cable motive power such electric or cable to be either according to the overhead or underground systems a single or double track street railroad together with all the necessary switches for the accommodation of said road on the following streets of said city namely commencing at the intersection of first and J streets near the utah central and the denver eio grande western railroad depots and running thence northerly on said J street to twelfth street also beginning at or near the territorial insane asylum at the eastern terminus of seventh street thence westerly on said seventh street to the shore of utah lake with the exclusive right to still further extend construct maintain and operate as aforesaid street railroad tracks thereon in either the entire lengths of such streets within the limits of the city on the following conditions biz such track or tracks to be laid on such oradea as are now or may hereafter be established by the city council and under the direction of alio street supervisor in consideration of this franchise the guarantee its successors and assigns aforesaid are hereby required to keep in good impair ahe apace inside the track anil a space one foot on each side of lie same and also 10 use no steam power unless the same be stationary on any part of the road for propelling cars unless permitted by alie city council and the guarantee aforesaid shall place cars upon said railroad with all necessary modern improvements for the convenience and comfort of passengers which shall be run thereon each and every day boch gayb as loftt n as the public con vience may require and at a rate of not exceeding eight miles per hour and under sach as the city council may time prescribe provided that the grantee aforesaid shall comply with the directions of the city council in the construction of said railroad and in any other matter connected with the regulations of the same and that the track or tracks shall be constructed ted in the centre of the streets unless otherwise directed by life city council and in such manner as shall be approved by the street Su or feo as to cause nu unnecessary impediment to common and ordinary use of said streets for all other purposes and that the water courses of said streets shall be left free and unobstructed said track to be laid upon a good foundation even with the surface of the roadway and good and permanent crossings shall be made by the grantee aforesaid at the intersection of streets and elsewhere as the same be necessary at the discretion of alie city council and under the direction of the street supervisor and said track not be suffered to be unnecessarily obstructed by wagons carriages or other vehicles or any other thing whatsoever the price of single passage shall not cenis and the grantee aforesaid shall conspicuously post in each car a schedule ot fares which shall have previously been approved by the city council and no charge shall be made in excess thereof said company shall pay into the city treasury at the rate of five dollars per annum lor the three years next afier the date hereof for the next succeeding five years at the rate of ten dollars per annum and for the remaining period until the expiration of this franchise fifteen dollars per annum for each and every passenger car used upon its lines and for any and all other cars during the entire period of its existence for each car used one dollar per annum but otherwise said company shall not be liable to any special per capita tax whatsoever SECTION 2 that this franchise is granted lor the term of fifty years from the date f the passage of thia resolution ol and accepted on the following conditions viz that if the grantee its successors and assigns shall fail to per form all the stipulations of this resolution the city council after sixty days notice and on failure on the parl of said 10 provide a remedy or make satisfactory arrangements may by a two thirds vote declare tte eriv lees horcin granted forfeited and pro aeed t lake possession of the road bed and control the frame as if this resolution tad not passed 3 that ii said grantee shall reluse or neglect to comply with the rules regulations and ordinances of said city council relating to railroads and the running of cars with inthe corporate limits city they shall be liable to a fine of not exceeding one hundred dol lars for each luense SECTION 4 that if gran with the terms and conditions herein contained be not accepted in writing and filed vi etli alie city recorder by said grantee within after the passage af this resolution ou thesa meshall oid nd of no effect SECTION 5 that unless the cars upon at least one mile of the track of sairi company shall be operated or within one year from the date of the passage of this resolution the franchise hereinbefore granted to said company shall become mill and void passed february 14 AD 1889 allson H mayor ot provo city attest J J city recorder TERRITORY OF UTAH 1 utan COUNTY ss CITY I 1 J J fuller recorder in and for provo city utah county and territory of dl ah hereby certify that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy ol 01 A resolution granting a franchis j to provo city railroad company passed by tho city council of prove city february H A D 1839 J J city recorder |
