-
http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/1c240ac8a6f23f54b73c388aad93abf7.pdf
e2d4634d5112ff6e8b505b7b717c468b
PDF Text
Text
-·
I
..
1 Fort
,
.
. ..
'·Erie's
co·ri�it·
i�_ns.
..
- ;£.
:
-
:�:, .............
. •
:,... ,. l
!_ ....
•
,
••.
I
,_·.
,
I
which. the_ Intern_ational
) Ferry
IT:;�y·•··
Co:
..
.
GE'r
.... .
·
:·
FH.ANCHISE TH.f.Y .WANT
.-_
)
,;
.
.
� ;: ��� � f
.
.
.
.
.'
T. C.
.
-
;
·
.
'
?
·
Fre11y:.e�r, pres1qer.it
bf InternatiO"nal_l {a"pid Trf!.�sit 09. ;·
Buffalo, ·N. Y. :'--:.\Ye, the und�rsi�'-·
eel, bei_ng-the Re
. �ve and Cour'icil �of0
. the� Mgnicipality .>of. the V,ill�ge of
Fort Rrie, Jointly and ·s�v�ral1.y, ·perÂ
sonally _and off ici�ny';·�lfefeby · r.eply
to your co�rri."unic��tion' �f
-
.
.
' \
< .
·-
•
. •
�_far.th_
1902, and the enclosl[ri.is· ·accompnpying the _sa;n_e add�·es�edJpÂ
each of us indi �i �h� ally.
_. � �:�
Befo:re�we cari. enfe1:tain any �P-:
2Gth,
....i.,
. .
.
•
:·::
_
.
- -
�
plication fur �ny__ fu�the1·. ra:�ch1s�
your compames. ·Il1£!.Y desire, they_
must be willing an.cl: ready to agree
to the follo,ring:
�·.'
; �--...
1. A new ferry �·o(it.rn�1st be plac�
ed upon the ferry SE:rvice, with double
engines, and of such power and size
as we triay be adviSed is satis�ctory
arid -wi�h .. rno'derri ·_··conveniences,.
search--light aq.d lighte4 �y electri.
city, and b� placed t1pon ·such.ferry
service in the near· iutu1:e, and at
such- time as
�e: ' inutually
agreed upbn.
·'./"_.. _:
:
2. ··The fen•y.. service must b-e
'from six o'clock iri th� morning UnÂ
til twelve o' 9lock ii1iqn ght alrt�e
year rounLl, and: �unnmg -a� such
fntervah as shall be� satisfactory ._to
the council,· and upon s1;1c.li other
tern1:3 and conditior;is
mh.y_ be
.mutually agi·eecl up0n
Such conÂ
ditions must.for�.apart of amended
i·e"ubtions goveming the ferry, and
m�Ller 0rder of the. Privy Council ,of
Canada.
..,. ·'
"
'. When your corr1pani�s are �illing
ancI ready to agree with Nos. 1 and
2, the follO\ving must also form a
part of any agreement and franchise
for the privilege 9f constructing and
opcr iting ·-'-any ele"ctric ·road within
his villnge.
.
.
.
·
, ·
.
'm;y:·
>:� �-
.. _.
·
.
,
·
/
�
·as
.
'
.
.
· .
n
·
\
.-
�
<_'
)ranch���--�1+.g..),�:
�
.(-��
.
I
.
�
.
�
'
- --.
.�
.
>
\
·
', .
e
o.
eing
road from the ferry. dock northerly
to .limits of the -village, parallel to
the Niagara Ri , ..e( to\vards BridgeÂ
bnrg:� ·The couri cil will ratify and
_
confirm the C_g: 's agreement with
the Niagara Fall_s Park CommissionÂ
ers- and the porW:>l1;: of. the electric
roacl referred to in 'this ·paragraph,
mnst be constructed,
maintained
and operated according to the t�rms
and. conditions of said agreement.
8 The Power House n:nd repair
shops must be locatectin the VilliJ.ge
of Fort Er:ie1' and�. t�e lir�es within
'ih<> _El��tri�_R11 'hr:r1· .4c� o.�
must gorern wch francn1 se exJ u
sin· nnd be subject also to such
o.ther terms' and condition"S as may
be mutually a:greeJ'upon� • .
4._ Any frai1 chis'e .that may b,e
grantea ' for ti€ �constrnction a�d
operation of an eif'.!ctric ro!ld Il'-ust
be su'bservienftoJ ;·.ana conditione9
. upon, aud _part :0r the consJde�!:!,Â
tion for,.the iinprQved ferry service
me1}tioned i? ipa�a� raph -�o. 2, and
_
if at· any. time sa.1 cl .ferry service IS
not giv
' en� ':§�id
come ,null� and;- void, · and';;i'ti ·conÂ
struct1on� Jracks; p'c;>le!l,· wi r:�s, ;et .,
.
must be removed by th!{ compaµ1es
at ._their ,o.'Y
pepse, ).ft�r �hree
months n·otice,.-and ·upon failure so
to do.the saine_inay b� .remo,ved by
the -Village1COupei1; .and: £he east of
such removal. to ·-be_ p'aid ·by your
compa·ni€s-_, 'jol.ritly�� and severally
within 30 days' �f�er- the presentaÂ
tion.' of a staterrient of. the: cost of .
s·u:ch removal, ii.lid'.upon . failure of.
the compariies to . pay the same,·
said Village Council may sue for:
and recover the amount by . due pro-'
cess of law :a.i-iytlling' contaii:ied in,
any· agr�emen£ tp tbt! contrary notÂ
�ithst.andii1g, o1: in' the alternation,
,
said railway appliances to· become
the property 9f the village wi_t.p power
to remove a1id sell the same, hand·
incr over the proceei:ls to your, -c6mÂ
pa�1y. less the:cost of' removal. and
sale. ·A.ny agreenfei1t 11��1-st. b� _exe-.
cuted lso as to .enable all to be regisÂ
tei·ed. fo ':the :.registry office· in. tl}e.
.
County of Welliinil-;;: ._ . _c_ . ! ._:.., \
- 5. The : In erhiitional ··, ';Rapid
Trai1sit·Ce,, I1'it�rn:rit'icinal Feriy Co.,
arid Fort
Erie
·F�rrf; .Raihvay
.{JO :
'"Vt..
... . ,
.
m_nst 'be "'pa es •}� ·a.n�:agre,e_n'lent
with-Um counc
· 1i;·Jomtly :ipd. sever-.
all'.J, . and· ;1iso ·�ag1'ee W perform the
terfhs. an.d :conditi�ns that may be
agreed 'upon· )n·c�I}l)edfon, "with any.
franc11ise ·and fofrf{s erviCe or in such
manner ·a.t- couns'ei may :\ a.dvis�.
Your co'riipani�tmust agree to P�Y:
all legal. a_iid ot��r e xp�nses i?cu_rr �q_,
,
bp us 9n" b�half _o( the VJ}l�e _ m.
co1inect!on "'ith t11e granting of any
f_ranchise and a�n:;E)ment._
.
6
·Any franchise that ·ma.v be
granted for a line.tQ the. race trac]{
or.other points must be operated by
electricity, and be operated at least
from May 1st to'.,. NovembEr 30th,
and all ·tlfe yea1<'i·ou,n-c:J. when l;eÂ
; ql.1ested. by tl_le �ounC:il so to ruti,' and
saia Jine inust be constructed, mainÂ
. tnined and· operatefunde1; the.ElecÂ
tric �Railway· Aq of . .Onta ri ), a£id
upon'' such,"" other.: temis and �ondiÂ
.tions as may'be mutually agreed upÂ
on and counsel m�y advise�
o
.
·9nta1�
·
t e even
granted permission )or an electric
__
,
The ollo w'in i�. c
o � ndi·
tiorn: su bmittecl _by tli;:_ For�. Erje
Council to the Fer:ry Co.' s proposiÂ
tion, as pu Glished .in t�is paper iast
w�ek.,
;��-';
. .> -·-",��··,
'
·
Fo�t 'Erie;· Ma�cl 2 1st: i9o2: �.
Mr.
•3, The present r:u;c rn;e o
"li'ort Eric Ferry Railway Con!pany
,\.ithin the Yillage limits must be
come nulrand void immediately the
line 'fs operated by electrlcit)'. a1�d
said. viliage m�st' be_ op�rate�l bg
·electricity gener�ted �n th�· village.
l). '...,Alo:ng· every street (and at
the intersectiqn_ of every crossfsfreet)
u11on _which _any elec�rfo_.:: railroad
shall run,�·11nd the· ent1re lengt� of
Jine· _alon
' cr th.if' river ,and lake shore,
from-nor h to so\1th lim i ts ·of.village
must' be lighted bY electric ,light� .��
·stateu·distancell.
''
" 10. The ,companics_ must agree
. not to Tr�nsfer f1 anchise without
'consent of Vi,llage Council within a'
·certain period to.;.. be '_agreed upon.
i
an� _if_ upon the request ?fyour cor;1-_
panics· the council agr�e· to a transÂ
fer or ale oefore sfild �.time ;.,expires
ten per cent, of tl\e1;'.°p urchase· price
of sucli saie.shaWbe payable t� the
. villaere upon.the value of all the pro.
of. the'con:ipany witbin , the
per
In
-.village so 11old _arid tr?-nsfe\rP.d.
the event of such sale bemg made
for 'a �-no�inaf c6nsideration and
below the . fai.i;' Y.alue �the.- original
cost' shall be :taken 'as a basis of
value upon ·which- tne said. ten per
cent. shall be paid to yi!Jage,'-or the"
'value ii( the' time jof such-sale or
'ti-ansfer con bi fixed .'by arbitration
i.i{.tl{e usuahnailnei,. courn;e} to adÂ
.vise· method of. collection of the te_n
pel� cent. -ill case of default in payÂ
�
<
:
ment. of 'the- same, .....,
11. _The._.companies inust. agree
to- commence any -electric road fqr
which a franchise i&:'granteq within
a .reas-onable time to·. be agreed upon
and place. itself. u_tidei:,.: bbnds'. fo�
specific performance:-_: /
:'
12 ' The conipanieS
; ·ml.1st ·agree
to.ke�p _the feriy dock ·at its present
lo-cation and construct a ne\v. doe.Jr
.
s�tisfaeto1j to _th: co:u ncil,. ' � . ': . :�
_ cons1cl�r l_t
' 13 .. � If the council
expedient� 'the _question of granting
your cqmpanies a� franch.is� for an
electric railroad to the 'race· track: or
elsewhere ripon the· terms her�iJ?- set
fortli may be ·submitted to a·yot e ,..of'
.
the people of Fort Erie, pr_ov1ded
your con:ipanies_ ag1:ee to pay _the cost
uch elec n
·,·,
..
t
·
_
.
·
·
. . '
.-
·
.
"'.-Â
-
�
tY'
.
�
..
..
·
.·
·
·
.r
..
.
�
_
•
•
·
.
..
."
·
��
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Louis McDermott Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area.
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Louis McDermott
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott
Document
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Conditions for Ferry Franchise
Description
An account of the resource
Listed here is a document detailing the conditions to be met for Fort Erie to receive a ferry franchise.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Louis McDermott Historical Collection
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1902
ferries
Fort Erie
Louis Mcdermott Collection