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International Falls press and border budget (International Falls, Minn.) 1909-1926

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-"*t35? INTERN ATIONAL FALLS PRESS. ORDINANCE NUMBER XXXIX which are not graded, and through a continuous operation of the cars at on at the annual City election to b« which said railway line shall run, the all times.' held on Tuesday April 8th, 191b. L. H. said Nord his heirs, executors Section 9. It shall be the duty of Dated March 26th. An Ordinance Authorizing the Construction, or assigns shall have the right to the said L. H. Nord, his heirs, executors, ROYAL Equipment, Maintenance grade for construction only, and he administrators or assigns, to repair R. C. Fraser, and Operation of a Street Railway in shall be required to keep the surface any and all damage done to City Recorder* of the street in the places between streets, sidewalks, curbing, gutters or the City of International Falls and th rails of said railway and six inches other public property by constructing Granting a Franchise therefor, and NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR next outside its tracks in good repair or repairing of tracks along the to connect by Street and Suburban LIQUOR LICENSE. and sail plank the spaces between streets as herein provided for and Railway, the Villages of South International said rails at all crossings of State of Minnesota, County of Koochiching, to protect and save harmless the said Falls, Ranier and the City streets and avenues when so required BAK City against claims for damages arising of International Falls. Village of Ranier, ss. by the City Council of said City and from the construction and management Notice is hereby given, That applications shall remove or level all ridges and of the tracks and roads provided have been made in writing to The City Council of the City of International banks of snow or ice which shall fall for herein. Falls do ordain as follows: the Common Council of said Village or be formed between the rails of Section 10. The said L. H. Nord, said railway tracks and said snow and his heirs, executors, successors or assigns of Ranier and filed in my office, praying Section 1. That for the purpose ice when so removed shall be distributed shall within sixty (60) days for License to Sell Intoxicating of authorizing the construction,equipment, over the adjacent street in such after this ordinance takes effect and Loquors for the terms specified by maintenance and operation of manner as to offer the least obstruction is in force, signify his acceptance in Absolutely Pure the following persons, and at the following a street railway in the City of International to public travel thereon. Where writing of the rights and privileges Falls, of the State of Minnesota only single track is laid on said hereby granted and file, said acceptance places, as stated in said applications, and for the securing connection streets, avenues or public highways, with the City Clerk and upon respectively, to-wit: between the said City of International the center of said street shall be the the failure thereof, he shall forfeit Economizes Butter, Flour, Specified: Falls and the Villages of South International center of said railway and in case all rights and privileges herein granted. Falls and Ranier, in said Jas. Brennan, April 11th, 1913 to where double tracks are laid in said Eggs makes the food more State, by street and suburban railway April 10th, 1914, in front room, Section 11. The City Council reserves streets, avenues or public highways, and in consideration for so connecting the right to purchase said appetizing and wholesome the inner rail of said tracks shall be ground floor in building situated on said villages and the said street Railway at the expiration of placed three (3) feet from the center Lots seven and eight (7 and 8) in City, and as compensation therefor, said fifteen (15) year period or at line of said Street. Said poles, wires Block twelve (12). and because of the matters and things the end of any (5) year period thereafter and appliances shall be of first class The only Baking Powder made herein contained, and in consederation Theo Barker, April 11th, 1913 to in the manner and under the material and workmanship and shall from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar of the sum of two hundred and 0-100 terms and conditions set forth in April 10th, 1914, in front room, be accompanied by the usual and necessary dollars, ($200.00) paid to the said section 2843 of the Revised Laws of devices to prevent injury to ground floor in building situated on city by L. H. Nord, Minnesota and Minnesota, 1905. person or property and the said railway Lots ten, eleven and twelve (10, 11 the building, operating and equiping Section 12. No line of railway shall not be allowed to get out and 12) in block three (3). of a street railway upon the streets track when once laid, constructed and of repair in either structure or equipment and avenues of said city, hereinafter in operation shall be vacated or Geo. W. Clark, May 1st, 1913 to in any way so as to become a specified, within one year from the changed to any other street or avenue nuisance or source of danger. April 30th, 1914, in front room, date when this ordinance shall take in said city without first securI Section 5. Any kind of power except ground floor in building situated on effect, there is hereby granted for ing the consent of the Council to such animal or steam power may at lot one (1) in block eleven (11). the period of ten (10) years from the vacation and change. the option of said L. H. Nord, his date this ordinance shall take effect Harry Smith, May 1st, 1913 to Section 13. The said City of International heirs, executors, or assigns be used A. Scttcrlund & Co. to L. H. Nord, his heirs, successors, Falls shall not be held April 30th, 1914, in front room, in or upon said railway for the propelling executors, administrators or assigns, liable to said Company for any damages of cars thereon. Both passenger ground floor in building situated on the exclusive privilege, permission that may be occasioned by the and personal baggage may be lot eight (8) in block eleven (11). and franchise of constructing, operating breaking of any gas or water or sewer transported upon, over and by said Said application will be heard and equiping and maintaining over and pipes or from anv delavs that mav railway and tracks and the cars and General Contractors along the streets, avenues and highways be occasioned by the construction of determined by said Common Council carriages for that purpose shall be of said city a street and1- suburban sewers, laying or water or gas pipes of the styles and class generally used of the Village of Ranier at the Village railway with double or single or necessary repair of the same, unless on railways similar to that so operated, Hall in the said village of Ranier in tracks as may be deeme4 necessary thereby unreasonable delay in provided however, that said L. Minnesota, on Monday the seventh or advisable together with all necessary Minnesota the making of such repairs and when International Falls, H. Nord, his heirs, executors, successors tracks for turnouts, side tracks day of April, 1913, at 8 o'clock p. m., tracks are required to be removed or assigns, shall at all times and switches, together with the right of that day. and relaid, in the making of such repairs •t have the right to use said tracks for to erect such poles as may be necessary, or in the extension of water or transporting ties, iron and other material Witness my hand and seal of Village suitable or convenient to furnish sewer system, the same shall be done for constructing the said railway of Ranier this 13th day of March said railway with motive power under the direction of the owners and keeping the same in repair 1913. and to equip the same with wires and thereof at the expense of said city. or in carrying on the work in connection such other appliances as may be requisite E. H. Webber. Section 14. Whenever it shall become with said railway business in or proper for the purpose of necessary to take up and remove such cars and carriages as they may Village Recorder. transmitting power to the cars ot said the rails of said railway for desire. The said L. H. Nord, his International Falls Abstract Co. railway or those owned by the said the grading or improvement of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors L. H. Nord, his heirs, executors, administrators, streets on which such rails shall have or assigns shall at no time successors or assigns. been laid, the same shall be done under charge to exceed five (5) cents for Money to Loan BURDICK, KREMER & KING Proprietors Section 2. This franchise is given the supervision of the owners of each passenger carried on one track upon the express condition that said railway and in such cases shall on the lines within the limits of said ABSTRACTS. REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE within the time specified herein, the be taken up and re-laid so as to conform City of International Falls as now ON FARM LAND said L. H. Nord, his heirs, executors, to the new grade of improveI defind, and at least eight ((8) round successors or assigns shall construct ment at the cost and expense of the Collections, Conveancing and Loans trips, unless for cause or reason without O W E S A E S 1 1 and put in operation a line of street owners of said railway. O S E I E the fault of the said L. H. Nord, railway upon the following streets, 9 you want a loan ore your land Section 15. The city council of the his heirs, executors, successors or assigns, J. E. BURDICK, Manager avenues and highways of said city as send us a description of the property City of International Falls hereby reserves shall be made each day between and state amount- wanted-. follows: the right to designate on what MINNESOTA the said City of International Falls INTERNATIONAL FALLS, 1 We loan our own:, money and you Commencing on the center line of street and avenues of said city, single and the said Villages of South International deal with ws only. •i" in Fourth street where the same is intersected tracks may be laid and on what Falls and Ranier. by the center line of Fourth streets and avenues double tracks E. & Co. Section 6. The cars operated on J. LANDER avenue thence East along the center may be laid for the use and operation said railway shall be entitled to the line of Fourth street to the intersection of said railway. ESTABLISHED 1883 track arid in all cases where any team SECURITY BANK BUILDING. MINNEAPOLIS. MJKH. of Fourth street with Second avenue Section 16. That in case any controversey or vehicle shall be met or overtaken hence North along the center or dispute between the City by them upon any of the street railways line of Second avenue to the intersection Council and the party to whom this in said City, such team or vehicle Northern Minnesota Hospital of Second avenue with Second Hotel Svea franchise may be granted with reference shall give way to such car, nor street thense West along the center to the construction thereof or shall any person obstruct, hinder or line of Second street to th intersection the working out of the same, the City interfere with any of said cars of International falls. Minnesota of Second street with Fourth avenue Council shall name one party and the tracks by placing, driving, stopping PETERSON, Proprietor JOHN hence South along the center line party holding the franchise shall or cause to be placed, driven or stopped, of Fourth avenue to the intersection name one and these two shall name any team or vehicle or other obstacle of Fourth avenue and Sixth street A. good, first-class hotel for local a thirty party,who shall be and constitute on or near any of said tracks thence West along the center line of arbitrators in such matter and after being notified by the driver or and transcrent trade. Sixth street to the inersecion of said the decision of whom or any of two conductor, by the ringing of the car street with Ninth avenue thence of whom shall be binding and conclusive bell or otherwise and whosoever shall South along the center line of Ninth on both the City and the party Newly Constructed and Rates violate the provisions of this section avenue to the end of Ninth avenue to whom this franchise is granted, shall upon conviction thereof, in the Reasonable. thence due south to the southern Section 17. That before this franchise Municipal Court of said City, be punished boundary of said city of International shall become valid for any purI by a fine of not less than five Falls, there connecting with the line pose, a bond on behalf of the party dollars, ($5.00) nor more than Twenty-five Sample Room in Connection of street railway to be built by the to whom such franchise is granted, Dollars, ($25.00) and the said L. H. Nord, his assigns, to the in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, costs of prosecution and may be imprisoned Village of Ranier, said line connecting ($10,000) to the City of International until such fine and costs are said Villages of Ranier and South International I Falls as obligee, and conditioned that paid, not exceeding thirty (30) days. Falls with the said City PREVENTION the party to whom this franchise is Section 7. The cars or carriages to of International Falls. Said line so granted, shall build and construct be used on said railway shall be run connecting the said villages of Ranier said line of railway within the time upon and along the tracks of said and South International Falls with designated herein, shall be filed with railway in conformity with the following White Diarrhoea Can be the City of International Falls, to be R. H. MONAHAN, M. D. ELIZABETH MONAHAN, 1 and approved by the City Council and I rules and 'requirements, provided constructed and in operation before also a Surety Bond in the sum of Prevented and Cured MARY C. GHOSTLEY, M. D. that nothing herein contained the 31st. day of December, 1913, except Twenty-five Hundred Dollars, ($2,500),to shall be construed as limiting the police Office over International State Bank. as hereinafter provided. All extensions After ^ears of experiments we have be approved by the City Council powers of the City Council as discovered a sure cure—or money back of said line of railway by conditioned for the continued operation granted in Section 8 of this Ordinance, 25c. Package. 6 Packages $1.00 the said L. H. Nord, his assigns, on of said line according to the to-wit: any of the streets or avenues of said! Prevention is not a care-all. It only conditions of this ordinance, and upon (1) No car shall be run within prevents and cures White Diarrhoea In city, before the construction thereof, the failure thereof after a period of the corporate limits of said city at a baby chicks and Cholera in other fowls shall first be approved by the city' five (5 )days, the council may, at its One ounce of prevention is worth tons greater speed than fifteen (15) miles of cure. In tablet form. council. The said City council hereby I option declare said last mentioned per hour. PREVENTION CO. reserving the right to compel the bond forfeited as liquidater damages (2) No car shall be left to remain Box 1 127 Atlantic City* N. «f. extension of said railway upon such to the City for the failure of said Agents Wanted a-24 standing on way street at any time streets and avenues of said City performance. unless the same is waiting for pas when the same is reasonable and the! I Section 18. All cars operated on sengers or is unavoidably detained. public necessity requires such extensions. said Street Railway shall be properly, (3) No car shall be allowed to Provided, however, that the It Wins heated, lighted and ventilated. stop on a cross walk nor in front of said L. H. Nord, his heirs, executors,! Willard hotel Section 19. Before any bids on this any intersecting street, except to administrators or assigns shall not franchise shall be considered by the avoid collision or to prevent damage be compelled to build any extension City Council, cash or a certified check to persons in the street or to take up of said line within two (2) years must be deposited with the City Clerk or leave off passengers. 10th and St. Peter St., St Paul from the granting of this franchise.. payable to the City Treasurer in the (4) The person in charge of said its way %y service Section 3. If the said L. H. Nord, sum of at least Two Hundred dollars, car shall use reasonable care and diligence his heirs, executors, administrators, ($200) and conditioned that the party to prevent injury to persons American Plan from $2 per day successors or assigns, shall fail to to whom this franchise may be grantied, and on the appearance of danger to European Plan from $1 per day construct and operate said line of by the City Council, shall duly any one on or near the tracks, the L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Special Weekly Rates. railway connecting the City of International accept the same in writing and file cars shall be stopped, when by so doing, Falls and the Villages of said acceptance within sixty (60) such injury may be averted. South International Falls and Ranier, (Ball Bearing—Long Wearing) days from the granting of said franchise, (5) All proper care shall be used Take Hamline Union Depot on or before the 31st day of December and in case of failure so to do, by conductors or persons in charge of In buying a typewriter you want a satisfactory answer to three questions: 1913, they, he and they shall at the said amount of $200.00 shall be forfeited said car to prevent injury to teams, car to 10th St. option of said City of International to the City as liquidated damages. What will it do for me wagons, carriages and other vehicles. Falls, forfeit all rights and privileges (6) The conductor shall use proper How well will it do it? hereby granted, provided, however, diligence to prevent ladies or children Section 20. No transfer of this How long will it do it? that if the construction of said line under twelve years of age from franchise shall be valid until the be prevented or delayed by injunction leaving or entering the car when in same is accepted and approved by the By answering these queries with the needs of the typewriter owner and or by other cause, without the City Council. motion. BIRTHDAY And user in mind, the L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company has attained fault of said L. H. Nord, his heirs (7) The cars of said railway shall Section 21. The City Council reserves the front rank in the typewriter field. executors, successors or assigns, then the right to at all times dictate after dark, be provided with colored WEDDING and in that case, the time of such j»nal lights vii front and in the fear. and name the time when at typewriter typewriter Some people think that a is a delay shall be added to the said period least one trip on said line shall be and that is all there is to it. Machines may look alike Section 8. There is hereby reserved heretofore stated as ending on the but there is a lot of difference in efficiency. to the City Council the right to made between the City of International PRESENTS 31st day of December, 1913. make all necessary and usual police Falls arid the Village of Ranier.. The new Model Five is built not only for straight We have an endless asscu taaent Section 4. All of the material requirements concerning the operation correspondence but for tabulating, billing, and in fact Passed, ordained and ordered published of appropriate gifts, representing used in the construction of the bed for every service needed in the average business. and management of said Street this 10th day of February, 1913'. th newest End finest products or and tracks of said railway shall be railway during the continuance of the Its ball bearings at all points where friction developes R. F. C. litis, the Je^s-s's' Art. of good quality and tracks shall be rights and privileges hereby granted, through action, permit close adjustment and insure Acting President of City Council. laid with steel rails, the top of the correct and accurate typewiiting. Wedding Rings, Beautiful provided however, it is also reserved Attest: rails shall be laid with steel rails to the City Council to compel an arbitration We would like the opportunity to tell you Diamonds, Sparkling Jewels, more about it. the top of the rails shallbe not more of all disputes between the R. C. Fraser, K. Watches, Unique Silverware, than one-half inch above the surface management of the street railway Write for free book of our new Model Five. City Recorder. of pavement and the tracks shall and its employees and to provide grdinances Sterling No-velties, Rich Cut Approved this 14th day of February, L. C. SMITH & BROS. TYPEWRITER CO. conform to the grades of the streets hereafter to be enacted, such Glass, Clocks, Etc. 1913. as now established or as they shall methods of the settlement of strikes Head Office for Domestic and Foreign Business: SYRACUSE, N. Y., U. S. A. A. B. Colburn hereafter be established, but where and all differences between the owner NELSON'S Branches in all Principal Citin City Mayors the streets and avenues are not graded of this franchise and its employees as Minneapolis Branch, 420 Second Ave. S. to an established grade, the tracks the City Council may deem necessary Jewelry Store Minneapolis* Minn 91 6 shall be laid so as to conform to the for the purpose of protecting the The above is a true and correct rights and interests of the patrons of surface of such street or avenues, and copy of an ordinance to be voted up- said street railway and of enforcing on all streets or parts of streets