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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD04162 AMIJUE FL[ND FCR THE purpose of paying the srl ries of elective and a.ppo,intive officers, the sum of,----------------r--- - 5092.49 For the purpose of pa.,yinr; the City Engineer for se of cry r, the sun of----------------------------------------- 25.00 For the purpose of raying Jdw advance Collector & AssesorsComm------------------------------------------- 400.00 VEHICLE FUND Fcr the purpose of p ying weekly -ages of laborers, freight and incidentals under the Street Comm, the sum of-2500.00 Traffic Ind Vehicle Fund For the purpose of paying the salary of Street Commissioner and Taff is Officers, the sum of---- --- -- 475.00 For the purpose Of Paying the weekly wages of laborers , freight and incid.en tr is under the Strr et Commissioner, the sun of-----------------------------------2500.00 PLUMBING INSPECTION FUND For the purpose of paying the salary of the plumbing Inspector, the sum of-------------------------------------- 100.00 SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and beiin force from and after its passage nnd approval. Passed yJnn 3 1938 .pproved Jan 4 1938 Jesse N. Owens_ Jesse N. Owens President of the :uncil May or 4162 ."N CRDINANCE GR;":IITIt.G FiI!,NCHISE TO JEFFI,"'c ON CITY LIMIS, INC. , T.-ISSCTTRI CORPORi:":' ON, ITS SUCCESSORS AND .ASSIGNS, FORTHE ESW LISH1,91,11 T , YAINT'E1Til TCE..;�:ITD CRPE .`,.TICN OF A YOTOR BUS TRANS] iV-D1T..-'.U!'1(�N "SYSTB'!�!�d `IN 'TIC �t 1.',11 'OF ,'JEFb"1�IIS�N 0 , 1tITSSOURI,, :YQRI`XdiE RRIER, AND FIXING TRANSPRTA TI CIJ FOR HIRE CI PASSENGERS A S A C0T3UN Cr! Th'E T'I.1af-S AND CONDITIONS CF SUCH GRA2J'T. BE IT QVi17AINED BY Thl. CITY COUNCIL OF ZTiE CITY CF JE-.,ky j'HSON CITY, I;ISSCURI , IS FCLL0WS1 �i;CTION 1. DK INI TICIT OJT' 11'IdIS ";Ihenevef used in this Ordinance, the following terms shall. have the eenning herein specified: The terms " cor.,pan r^e�:ns the "Jefferson '..it5► lines, an6• a corporation organized :and existing under the laws of the State of rissouri , and its successors r:,nd assigns . `be term "city" ne,. ns the City of Jefferson, Missouri , but whenever the t erm "city" is used in a territorial sense, it shall be held, to tefer to the territory included within the corporate limits of said t ' aY frOM time to time exist and to such additicnal 329 territory a.srey, for the purpose of this Ordinance, come under the ,jurisdiction of said 8ity. The te!-,n " City Council" means the present governing body of the City, or the . incumbents of • ny office hereafter created by lawor by charter performing similar functions. The term "streets" means the streets, avenues, alleys, bridges, and other pi;bli.c pla.cos in the Oity, however they may be designated. SRC`1'I CN 2. Aft i;A1U10,' CY Gkt!TT the authority, right, privilege and franchise is hereby granted to the Jefferson City Lines, Inc . , a Missouri corporation, its successors and assigns , for a, period cf ten ( l0) 3terars from and af•terrthecb.te of acceptance by the conna.ny of this ordinance, to establlsh;�an�pera.te a rotor bus e,ervice for the transportaticn for hire of passengers only, by trackless vehicles propelled by power generated by gasoline, crude cil, electricity or otherwise, over and upon the streets of the City; all in accordance with the terms , conditions ~•nd provisions of this ordinance. SEXTION 3. RCUTES Regular motor bus tra.nsport^ticn service shall be est=,blished, operated and regularly maintained moon initial routes hereinafter specified, and in the event of interference with or obstruction to the s--i.d tr:1•nsncrtrtion service, so fixed and determined, by reason of the prysical cc•°dition of the streets, the nearest :available and conveniently oner.^tive ter^porary &lternate route shall be used until such interfer- ence or obstruction shall lffx*.e have terminated. The city shall ma.intnin the streets used by the company in suit- able condition for its operations but for failure so to do the city shall in no event be held liable in damages, nor shall the city be deemed to have violated this regi;irement if it shall provide an a.lternM-to route over which shad company may operate with no substantial or material in- crense in cost of operation or reduction in revenue. :�cutes may be otherwise altered or changed only by the mutual consent of the City Council and the ccripany. The said initial routes and territories hereinabove mentioned are substantially as follows: ROUT r 1s-- Conmencing at the intersection of L.oreland Avenue and 1'.orea.0 Drive; on Moreau Drive and Clark Boulevard to McCarty Street; om McCarty Street to Benton Street; on Benton Street to High Street; on high S+reet to brain Street; on 1,11a.in Street to Boonville Raod; Staggered service to Forest Hill Addition; returning over the same rou te. RCU`1.E 29-- The connany will maintain and operate one bus having a seating cap-city of not less th:•n twenty-one passengers for the ex- clusive use rnd service of the territory hereinafter designated as the South Side, which territory is more particularly described as followss From the city limits and hiebway 50 at the west edge of Jefferson City in n northeaterly direction over Highway 50 to Dunklin Street, thence in an ensterl direction nn L m11 S ee �cl on, S eet thence southerly on Rackson Street�to £fie p. ace of bell nng` .. ISai Sus shall serve the n ren, above described r.2aking reigular trips to a point o:V points on Hgh Street between the intersections of Monroe Street on the one hand "nd the center section of Jefferson Street on the other hand. Additional routes riay be ests.,blished and said initial routes, ns well as any additional routes so established, m y be j.lteredp mod- ified or ab-)ndoned by the company from time to time with the consent of the City CT)uncil. The company sh.?.11 Maintain a. re sonable adequate schedule for the accpmmodation of its p,.,.ssengers on said initial routes, us -mll as such other routes as may hereafter be established. :_ECTICN 4. E gUI'PXMENT The char acter and type of transportation equipment shall con- sist of motor busses propelled by power generated by gasoline, crude oil, electricity or otherwise.; All equipment shall be of such size and se> ting capacity as • dequ �.teiq fills the needs of the route or routes upon which em- ployed. The equipxwnt shall be properly maintained and be s afe, de- pendable and in sanitary condition. The number of buses shall be sufficient to supply reasonable and adequate transportn.tion :.service, with spare eqipment to insure proper service at all times. SECTION 5. STOP MM'S Subject to the approve 1 of the City Council, the company may designrte bus stops 1- md sh-11 have the right to equip the same with markers, indicting to the traveling public where the buses stop. ';t all designated stops on the motor bus routes of the company the City shall set aside nn adequate space or zone in which vehicles shall not be permitted to interfere with the bus operation to the end that the safety rand convenience of the patrons of the motor bus service of the company and the public may be safeguarded. 'The city shall also a sta.bllsh and enforce such traffic rules an epulations as will serve to expkdite the movement of thecom- pany's buses. SECTION 6. SCHEDULES The hours of service and hea+.dways shallbe such as till pro- vide reasonable adequate trn.nspertation service on each route. The company from time to time may increase, decrease or so alter the hours of se_*°i'ice and hea.dwaysi on an,y route to provide rea.sonr bly adequate service on such rcutem. ID the event that a complaint is filed with the City Council as to su`c'V di°F`an;es, the City Council may open up the matter for settle- ment' by a.greenient between , the City Council and the company. :jervice over any route which shows a, revenue for a period of one month of less 'th^n the cost of such service may be reduced by the company with the consent of the City Uouncil. SECTION 7. TRIJ:'PER SEi'tVICE 'ache company shall furnish and provide additional service, known a.s "Tripper uerviee" , at such times and over such routes as is necessary to furnish reasonable adequate transportation service for the convenience of students, employees of the various industrial estnbllshnents, nd on speciel occasion$ of the assembly of large numbers of people; said additional or tripper service tobbe suchx as conditions require from time to time, and said c o•-parry shallcharge the r same r-te or rates of fare for such tripper service as said company is hereinafter permitted to charge for its regular service. • �3�. SECTION 8. FARES Fares covering one continuous ride between any ^)oints on the routes herein specified or as hereinafter provided within the City limdts of Jefferson City, Missouri , shall be as followsa KIND OF FARE ?ATE Cash fire 5je School children under 12 yerrs of age 3F' cash fare " if It to 2 tokens for 5,e IM Children in amms Yree PHicemen and Viremen Yree (ns hereinafter provided) Transfers shall be issued without charge between routes 1 & 2. All transfers shall be limited to the same or diverging direction and within a thirty ( 30) minute period, and no transfer shall enable a passenger to teturn to the vicinity from which he started without paying a second fare. A transfer issued shall be used only b;- the person to whoa it is Issued. The company may riake such reasonable regulations as it may deem necessary to prevent themisuse of transf-rx. Policemen ,_anXd -J-iremen shall be permitted to travel free of charge, when in uniform or upon the Presentation of pro- per credentials. Plain clothes -o,olice officers shall be permitted to travel free upon presentation of official pass issued by the company, she company has undertaken to maintain the present rate of frcre b^sed upon present xages , materials and commodity costs. If inag,es, materials and/or commodity costs nre increased substantietlly, the ccrnxmany sh^11 upon due a.pplica.tion and presentation of proof end 'qea.ring ns hereinafter provided fort be gr-:Inted an increase in its rate of fore to correspond with such increase in wages, material �-.nd/or commodity costs. In determining whether such increase had taken place, the United States Department 'of Labor,. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington , D. C. 11dex of Vfficlesale Prices for all c -mmodities published to indicate conditions as of the nearest date to the time when such anplic-tion is made compered with the publication near- est to the date this Ordinance takes effect, shall be received along with other evidence as evidence of such 'increase in commodity costs, and together with the actual increase in wages then in effect, or abbut to be nut into effect , shall constitute the basis for an in- cre­,se in the rate of dare; p'amvidedt hcl,rever, thgt nothing herein shall deprive the City of any rights it has to regulate rates of 2. faire. :application for increase in rate of fare may be made by the cornpany in whiting to the City ' Council who shall, within ten(10) days after receipt of said applicatirn , grant a hearing thereon and shall within a. ref�sonable t -; ne thereafter, fix the rate of fare in acoordmnce with the prdmvisions hereof° In determining what should be a re,>sonable rate of fare the City Council shall have po,%er tc: inppect the books of the company and to compel the attend=rnce of witnesses tit said hearing. The company shall h,�ve the right of appeal from any decision of the City Council to any Court of competent jurisdiction. X32 . �JXTION 9. 12ZLOY 9 4'S Residents of the city who can qualify physically, mentally and morally as effieient and reliable employees, shall be employed in preference to others. SE( TION 10 SMSUR�:t3CIl The company shall obtain and file with the City Clerk of the City, and continue the same in full force rind effect during the period of this grant, a policy or policies of liability in- surance or a. bond of borids,ibf;,,indemhity;.-m:s".t)..ie epmpd,nytma.y elect, conditioned for the benefit of persons suffering injury, loss or damage to person cr property by virtue of the negligent operation of motor bus transport-tion equipment by the company, which policy or policies or bond or bonds shall be in companies or with sureties to be approved by the City Council. Such policy or polities or;,bond or bonds, shall be in the sum of not less than Ten Thousar)d d;c.�;� ,rs (, ln),000::0!O�sj; ',©.r injury or death of any person, and not less than the sum of One Hundred Thcusand Dollars ($1009000.00) for the injury or death of all persons affected by any one accident, nd not less than the sum of Ten Tb ousand Dollars ($10f000.00) for dama.)ge to property in my one accident. such covengg to be for a.11 transportation uehicles used f for the service herein authorixed, add shall continue undiminished. Insurnnce or bonds ib the amounts not less than those specified herein shall be in effect during the entire time such motor buses are in operation under this grant. The foregoing provisions of this section may be adjusted by agreement between the City Council and the company, provided that such adjustment adequately protect the public :1nd the city. SECTION lI. SPECIAL TA?GlS. The City will not require the company to pay the city any trax or fee based on the gross or net receipts cr earnings of the company. It is hereby provided that the yearly occupational tax or license to be paid by the company to the City for motor bus operation shall ' •e the sum of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per year per bus. SECTION 12. FORFE I 7.'i ME. The City Council riny at any time declare a forfeiture of thi grant for the violation or default by the company of any of the terns hereof, provided tb^t note of the berms of this grant shall be deemed to be violated so as to p ermit of such forfeiture, un- less the company shall first be given Written notice of such viola- ti -n or default , which notice sba,ll state with particularly wherein such violation or default consists, and of the intent to declare a forfeiture, and thereafter if such violation or default shall continue for period of more than sixty ( 60) days sifter the re- ceipt .by the con-any of such written notice, all the rights and �. privileges had by the company under the provisions of this or- dinance nay be forthwith declared forfeited ^nd revoked. Provided, howe� ver, th t the co pany shall not be deemed to be in default for the perfornnnee of nny provisions of this grant, nor shall any forfeiture be invoked for any violation of or fail- ure to perform any provisions he,:,eof due to striked, lockouts, civil insurrection and. disorder, acts of God, or amy other causes beyond' the control of the companya i j.i