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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 8/13/1925Aug. 13th., 1925. Ci.t4• Co,�mnissi on met in Special Session with the following present: Fin or, F. 'I-Z. Friend, Commi:�sioners I R. IV. Blair and 11. S. Posey, E. L. Klett y Attorney and M. S. Ruby, City I4lanager. Upon motion made by 1Ir. Posey and seconded Mr. Blair, ';I. '`d. Jach-sore's water line in southeast part of town was authorized to be put in. I,�rs. Abernathy, John Jarrott and T. I:. Nowlin were before the Commission with coml,laint against the present Plumbing Ordinance, stating th-it it gave the Plumbers an opportunity to over charge for their work. The 'natter bein, discussed eras tabled for furt'_er a..tion. Chas. O'I'eal and II. .'-. Covran were before the Commission with paving petition. Mayor stated that the petition AOj-a be tabled until the Charter was amended to adopt the new y aving lav rs . Upon motion made by 1vIr. Posey and seconded by Kr. Blair, T. '.I. Nowlin vras granted permission to close Fourth -St. betvicer. Blk. 7 of G.T. and Blk. 6 Acuff Heights Ad. uxitil 1•Iay lst. IIe to stand all the cost of puttir_g in public utilities and repair same. Upon motion male by I1r. Posey and seconded by I:'r. Dlair the follo.Anp Crdinance eras passed by unanimous vote. CDDI'.':`CE TTo.`f3134 - AIT CIHIIT'tTTCE def; nine bus service In the, City prescribing the method o obtain a �ran„hise to operae suc- se_$i e herein, naming the requirements to obtain same, and the class of service to be rendered forbiddir_, any person to operate any bus on a regular route (defining same) vai_thout havinm previousl,r complied with the -r ovislons of this Ordirai-ce, anrl definin,7 the class of per: cnc 1,,ho may operate such vehicles after a pe=-!lit has beer, issued., and- forbidding certain per- sono to drive or operate such; providing that the City shall be auth- or. izcd to fig the routes etc be 1?sed, t_e class of service, and sche- dules, ana the rates to be charged, an," th^.t a.n anni?al franc'zitie fee for supervision may be imposeu_ by the City; fixin- penaltios for violaticr. of any part hereof, ana fteclarin, in emergency account of IV -he reed o' cuch service being; established before the opening of the Texas Technological College, and the nece:.-sity for re,r-.elation or ueh ser`.ri ce. B ', I GZD_'-iiD by the Ci t-r Commi--jot- of the City of Zv-blCock, Tel' s. Section 1. Bus Service is dofired to be tl,.e carry5_rm of passen;_-erc for hire b•`,r motor driven vehicIcc over a re f.niar route. A -re�?iar route is or_c v.-hereon service is operated or solicit ed for a:- much as fo„r ho?�_r: in one cla*r; but it is not intended' to ir_- clude cab service over a fi.,ed route to and from depots, nor motor vehicles operati2;M to a re,^nalar deatina.ti, n more than five miles from the corrorate limits maI'-np• no stops outside the fire limit- of the City The equipment for such service sha01 be a vehicle of not less than sixteen passenger carrying cap --city, all seated or. fi:,ed seats, equipped with pneumatic tires throughout, capable of beirg entirely en- closed by doors of steel, woos'.,_ or glass, or some coml- ination thereof, ventilated and. equipped with sl?fficiert hDatirg device to warm the ir.- terior thereof, ar_cl in mood repair, durir.- the months of January, February, March, November and ecembe-. of each year, and such vehicle shall otherwise comply witi-, the lays of tl i;; State regulating motor vehicles, and s":a,11 be kept at all times thoroughly sanitary. Section 2. An.v person desir4r_M to operate Bus Service herein, or partly within$ this City, shall, before engaeIng in such enterprise, present to the City Comriissio:.. in writing '-',.e route upon vJhich he will. operate the schedule of si�.ch service, the fare to be charged, the kind and character of equipment to be used, the probable n-o-mber of passengers per many. who will use sia.ch service, a bond in tho penal ziun of-10,000 conditioned a� after-.' fter.:ard.0 named, s': Lall satiUfy the Comrei:�sior that he is a proper person to v;hom a franchise may be granted, that the fares to be charged are reasonable, that he will operate such service is a safe and adequate manner, ana t�,t a necessity exists for the establishment and operation of si?ch service over the route named, whereupon, if the judge- mer-t of the Cit r Cormmission is that; all such matters are regular, nec- essary and reasonable, a franchise may be issued to the applicant, under the terms of this Ordinance, and Much conditions as t'ne Commission may prescribe. Such Bond shall be executed- by some surety corporation authorized - to do bnsiness in thin State cover a pe iod. of --ot less than two years and be renewed- every two �rears, payable to the City for the use and benif.it of such persons who may be ph�rsically injured in the operation of such service shall not be void upon first recovery, and v:-hen reduced by judgment or settle8 ment, shall be imr.meciatcly restored to tYe penal svm, any shall be conditioned to protect the City and public againC-t injury to property fro.^.1 the operation thereof. The City may oh arge ant. collect in advance an anrraal franchise fee of 4i;250.00 per vehicle. Section 3. No person who is afflicted with any communicable ClIsease, near si hted, maimed or color blind.' or who drinks in:toyic�ting licZuors, or under the in-Ruence of any drug, shall be ],errii ttcci to operate any such vehicle licensed hereunder, nor shall such person sell or take up tickets for transportation t':,.ereor_, and all operators shah- be of the age of eighteen years, or over. The name, age, residence for the past five years,and occupation for such perioL, Whether convicted of any offense and what, of every person pro- posed to operate a licensed vehicle, shall be f,,_)rr_ished ir vritir_g1to the Commission for ten dayspi previous to 's engaging in the operatt ion _iereof, and if, upon investigation of the appli.catic<- and. the character of such per- son, it is found that he ii, soiund, of good r_?oral character, and otherwise complies with. the provisionz thereof, a permit :All be issued by the Commission for such person to operate in t1ae bus service, but no person shall so operate without having first obtained such perm_t, and. a -fee of one dol.'-Lar shall be paid for each pey-ii t iC :ued. Section 4• Upon violation of the terms of this Orlin- aloe, or any franchise issued hereur(ler) after tee: dayc r..otice in writing, specifyinv- the grounds of complaint distinctly, a hearing may be had- before the Cit-.,- Ccmroicsion as to the correctness of the com--,faint - vrhich sha11 '-e .znC,er oath, and. if such grounds of complaint be proven , sv_ch franchise may be forfeited anL the ri-' is of the per on. holding same v:holly termino.ted. Section. 5. Any person L lty of violating, any rortion of tTAs Ord--* 1-1yJ012 Conviction, be y�lni bhed by a fine of rot l- - ta:a71 Brie ii11Y?dr"� DC� arS nor more th^.n Two .Iiui?dred dollars. Section 6. The fact that -,certain der one L'Lesire tL) establish bus'service in, certain. rorticns of the pity, the fact th.at same is badly reedc.d beforC :the opening of the Texas Technological College in September of this year, and that such service sho-,,.l�_ be strictly re �tlate�, creates a. e �erL. r- 'I -a jublic necessity that t'_e rule requir_�a ; :a,. :?rdi??a_ ce yto r< read. at more }�M �r ass r V anL "�✓ plc sc^�.mc f.G"i'eby i� .. .-^ �v;^��.L �'d and- Grp:; meeting, b;:fc�e p „�a�,e, b , � , "-,z , thisord.inanco- e _' C ' _ ';nti r r of i' i n1;1'vi' 1C' ; C' , a,1. Shall. Ile r,'. 1 it j - i 11� 1 C a ^ �' � ea.Jen give � ,e er., o ^ ;er f nTrC �1. �111 t cn, a"t:d. �t 1S :, Cr�_ei t d• rw.�s,;cl by 1=1n. j.vote, i, of the 13 d-,t-r ox,,' 'St 19. 1-5, and- apDr :•ed F T. I�. ricnd, I,lu;;r'-]? , ail '`r of Dibb cc'- , Tclws • Attest T R. Germany Cit;r Secret�r�� _tT, Zibbock, Tel_Ia, The petition asIcin, t',lo.t the idorning Side A•4_diti on be put in city limit] was tab1:;d by un.ari^?o�i vote. B motion made r_ by Mr. Posey and- secoded by I.r. Blair the petition tT-.t left hand ti'snU he discontinl-?.ed viias t'.bled. There boing no f??�the"r:biisiress the meetin.' adjo? rr-:.ed." READ xis ArrRO_tI-113 this day of 1°25. Attest J. R. GermUn,,r. City Seer. 0 WA y -