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AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH
THE NORTHERN TEXAS TRACTION COMPANY, A STREET RAIL-
WAY CORPORATION, IS AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE 11OTOR BUSES
FOR CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS FOR HIRE IN CONNECTION WITH
ITS STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, the Northern Texas Traction Company, a street
railway corporation, operates a street railway system on the
streets and highways of the City of Fort Wor-M MM-and--km Ac-
cordance with ordinances and franchises permitting it so to do,
and is authorized by Chapter 44 of the General haws of the 38th
Legislature, Seeond Called Session 1923, of the State of Texas,
to operate motor. buses for the carriage of passengers for hire
in connection with its street railway system, subject to such
reasonable regulations as the City Council may prescribeg and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it advisable to pre-
scribe regulations under which motor buses may be operated by
said Company in connection with its street railway system:
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT OP.DAIIQM_ BY IT" CITY COUNCIL Or THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
The right and privilege to operate motor buses or
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trackless vehicles for the carriage of passengers for hire in
connection with its railway system is hereby recognized and
granted to the Northern Texas Traction Company, subject only
however, to such use of the streets, alleys and highways of
the City of Fort Worth as are prescribed herein and to such
further regulations as the City Council may from time to time
prescribe.
(a) The motor buses or trackless vehicles to be operated
11 at all times be subject to regulation as to seating c4
over all dimensions, state of repair and condition in the interest
of public safety; and the routes over which they are to operate
shall be subject to such control as the City Council may deem
necessary for proper regulation of traffic.
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(b) The schedule tof rates to be charged by the
company for service rendered. by the operation of such trackless
i e -s - evrarensatvr4 �vr a -raiioui- classes, ehaxam,
and value of services rendered, and shall at all times be subject
to the regulatory powers of the City Council.
This ordinance shall not be deemed to affect any
existing ordinances of the City of Fort Worth regarding the
general operation of motor vehicles on the streets of Fort Worth
as jitneys within the city limits of said city, or as motor
vehicles in the interurban jitney business, for the carriage of
passengers for hire where such motor vehicles are not operated in
connection with a street railway or interurban railway system in
the City of Fort Worth by a corporation having a franchise from
the City of Fort Worth for the use of the streets of said city
r for -the operation of one or more of such systems-- et-ogera2t3an
of buses either wholly within or partly within and partly without
the city under this ordinance or the aforesaid Act of the Legislature
M shall in no way be controlled or affected by the provisions of
such other ordinances.
SECTION II.
This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency
measure passed on the ground of urgent public need, for the
preservation of the peace, health and convenience of the inhabitants
of the City of Fort Worth and shall be in force and effect from
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and after its passage and publication as required by law.
ORDINANCE
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Date A Y
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Filed /�— day of
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City Secretary