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<br />These provisions, however, as to transfers to ,.and from other lines shall apply to such
<br />lines as adopt# and accept a like -provision and consent thereto. Said Company shall issue
<br />tickets for'twenty@five rides over its lines within the City limits and shall sell said
<br />tickets for one dollar. The fulfillment of this obligation is understood to be a con-
<br />tinuing condition to the exercise of the rights and privileges herein granted.
<br />Section 11. It is further understood that t1is contract is not binding or valid,
<br />and the said Company shall have no rights of any kind heriunder, until the said.Company
<br />its successors and assigns, has built, constructed and erected a continuous and complete
<br />first class line of interurban railway, together with all the necessary modern equipment
<br />for the effecien.t operation of the same from the northern limits of. the town of Bremen,
<br />Marshall County, State of Indiana to the City ofMishawaka, and also from the City of
<br />M��.s��Y awaka '�o, th��CCit limits of So t BV_u
<br />St. J� ose h Counter, Indiana, and the same
<br />X all have a°right to n f h it ofth Bend, tr o lay any of its tracks or
<br />equipment upon any of the streets; and it is further understood that the foregoing is a
<br />I condition precedent and part of the consideration for the grants and privileges herein
<br />contained, and herein mentioned.
<br />Section 12.. The rights and grants herein given are made to said Company, its
<br />successors and assigns, and are expressly limited to a period of thirty-five (35) years
<br />from the date of the adoption of an ordinance of the Common Council of said City ratifying
<br />this -contract.
<br />Section 13. The said Company is hereby restrained from assigning, selling or
<br />transferring the rights and I privileges an( grants herein contained to any person or cor-
<br />sora ion ego, e t m 1 do of aid r�aacck�ss an an attempt to a i ell or transfer
<br />uc�g s, priv�il�ges ands ra. ts.Th rights 'a e and heobligations, restrictions
<br />and�limitations imposed shall expand with and follow the City limits of said City.
<br />Section 14. The said -Company agrees to carry within the limits of the City of South
<br />Bend all regularly paid City Policemen and City Firemen when in uniform, without requiring
<br />fares to be paid.
<br />Section 15. The said Company agrees to permit any other interurban railway thaS may
<br />obtain permission, to connect`with and enter upon or -to pass over its tracks in the City
<br />'Limits, upon condition thatp such interurban railway desiring to enter the City of South
<br />Bene or to pass over the tracks of said Company will pay three cents to said Company for
<br />every passenger so carried on the line herein granted by this contract. The said City of
<br />South Bend, however,_.reserves the right to designate any and all interurban railways that
<br />Ahall have the privilege +bf entering upon the line herein granted, and such other inter-
<br />urban railway lines shall conform to such reasonable rules and regulations as to__tiekets
<br />and fares and control of its cars and trains as said Company may designate and adopt.
<br />Thefsaid. Company further agrees that when its tracks reach Michigan street,- and connects
<br />with the present line of the Indiana Railway'Company, that it wi 11 run its cars and carry
<br />its passengers down Michigan street to Washington street over the line of the Indiana
<br />Railway Company either upon the terms mentioned in a certain communication from the Indiana
<br />Railway Company addressed to the Board of Public Works dated August 22nd, 1905, and now on
<br />'-file and a part of the records of such Board, or upon' such other terms as the two com-
<br />panies may agree upon, or upon such terms as the law may give such company to use _said
<br />street and tracks.
<br />Section 16. In times of danger from fire or other cause, the Chief of the Fire
<br />Department or his representative or any menmber of the Common Council may order any wire
<br />or wires belonging to said grantee Company herein, cut, and the electric current stopped
<br />until such danger is passed. The cars of said grantee Company shall not at any time run
<br />over or interfere with any hose or other Fire apparatus belonging to said -City in use
<br />for its protection. Said grantee Company shall, whenever directed by the Common Council,
<br />sprinkle the space between its tracks and for fourteen inches on each side thereof and
<br />shall remove all obstructing snow from said space and not cast same upon any street,
<br />avenue or alley to the obstruction of travel; said grantee Company also to sweep and keep
<br />clean said space and remove sweeping and dirt so collected from the street, avenue or alley
<br />Section. 17. It is agreed and understood that said Company, shall within ninety (90)
<br />days after the ratification of this contract by the Common Council, deposit with the City
<br />Controller of the City of South Bend the sum of one thousand dollars ($12000.00) which
<br />said sum'of one thousand dollars shall remain as a forefit and pledge with the City :
<br />Controller until a continuous track and equipment from the northern limits of the town of
<br />Bremen to the Eastern limits of the City of South Bend to the terminus of route herein
<br />granted, is constructed and completed on or before the lst, day of December, 1907, and
<br />failure to complete it shall forfeit said one thousand dollars and it shall thereafter
<br />be and remain the property of the City of South Bend. Upon the completion of said itracks,
<br />however, within the time fixed, Vie said Company shall be entitled to receive and recover
<br />said one thousand dollars.
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