Bill 70 (Legislature 2, Session 4)

L2 S4 10675

Alberta — Bills

BI~L No. 70 ot 1913.

An Act Lo Inoorporate he Lethbridge Radial 'framway ompany. (Assqnted to 1913.) W HEREAS a petition has ~en presented praying that the City of Lethbridge be au orized to construct and operate a radial tramway o:s hereinaftier et forth, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petiti n; Therefore His Majlasty, by an with the advioo and oonsent of the· Legislative Assembly of the Province of Aloorta, enacts as follows: 1. The City of Lethbridge is I hereby a111thorized to construct and o}krate a radial railway und~r the name of "The Lethbridge Radial •rra!lllway". 2.

The city may operate lin~s oJ communication for the carri,age of passengers ana freight by means of electricity or by such motive power except steam as the city may from time to time deem expedient from a poi t within the City of Lethbridge to-- (

a) Any point or points wi in the town of Raymond; (

b) Any point or points wi in the village of Stafford; (

c) To any point or points n townships and in ranges 20, 21 and west of the fourth meridian; and for such purposes may levy and collect toll from all persons and freight passing ov r and travelling on the same, and may acquire a rig t-of-way by purcha.<re or other wise and from time to ti e lay out, construct and operate ·a single or double trac tramway or tramways thereon with all necessary switc cs, sidetracks and turnouts f'or the pn:sflage of c~rs, ca riages and •other vehicles and may establish water p er, or other works to supply electricity for such powe or for the sale of electric power, and for such purposes ay construct, lerect rand main tain all necessary build gs, machinery, appliances and conveniences for the p rpose of such tramways and works, including the e ection of po~es upon any and all streets and roads u on which the City deems it expedient, •and also rna construct and opera.te bridges or ferries across any ri er or stream for the purpose of said tramway; and wit the consent of the ·Minister of Public, Works or any unicipal council havinl; juris diction thereover, may onstruct and operate such tram ways over and along a y bridge which is now or shall hereafter be erected ac oss any river or stream within the area in which thi. city is authorized to operate, which may now or sha l hereafter be constructed, and which may be under t e management of such minister or municipal council: Provided that the cit shall not be 'entitled to use any of the public streets, ro ds, highways or bridges within any incorporated city o town for the-purpose of a street railway system or oth rwise than for its main lines, spurs, sidings and switc es immediately connected there- with unless it has first o tained the consent of the muni cipal council of the corp ration to an agreement between the city and the muni ipal corporation which agree ment shall be referred o the vote of thfl ratepaytn"'S of the said municipal rporation, and shall require the npproval of th'c major ty of the ratepayer~ voting thereon in such manner and sabject to the sRme provi.oions as the voting upon mo ey by-laws ·and provided further that nothing herein hall be deemled to dispense with the approval of the inister of Public Works to the plans of the said rail ay nor to otherwise dispense with or ·supersede any of! e provisions of The Railway Act of the Province of berta with ref1erence to the filing and approval of plan , profiles and books with referene'e to such railway. 3.

The city may is~ue bo~s, debentures or other securities to the extent of ten thousand 1ollars ($10,000) pier mile of the railway and branches, and sue bonds, debentures or other ~ecur ities may·be issued only in p oportion to the length of railway constructed .or under contraet .o be com:;tructed. 4.

The said oity may enter i to agreements with any person or company having right and a thority to <lonstruot and operate Atreet railways or tramways, f r conveying or leasing to such pevson or company the whole r any part •of the tmmway of the city or any rights ·or powers a ui11ed under this Act; as also the surveys, plans, works, plants, aterial, machinery and other pro perty to it belonging, or for an amalgamation with such company or for leasing, hiring or puvc msing the plant, rolling stock or other property of such person o company, or for running arrange ments by such person or comp .ny over the lines of tho city. 5.

Such agreements may btj on such terms and: conditio·ns as are agreed upon .and subject to such terms as to the city may seem fit: Provided that any such agrlement must first be sanctioned uy two-thirds of the votes of th burgesses voting upon a by-law Retting forth the snid agreeme t. 6.

The vehicles of ·the cit~ shall have the right to use the tracks of the city as against a other vehicles whatever; and all other vehicles using the said· tracks shall turn out of the said tracks and permit t.he vehicles of the company to pass and shall in no case and under no prete ce whatever obstruct or hinder the passage on and the free use of the said tracks for the vehicles of the said company. 7.

The fare shall be due a{d payable for every passenger Oil entering the car; and •any p son who refuses to pay the flare when demanded by the condu tor or driver and refuses to leave the car when requested to do o by the conductor or driver shall on

summary eonvietion there f bef?re a justice of the peace be liable to a fine of not less than n dollars ($10). 8. The several clauses of T~ Railway Act of Alberta shall he and the same are hereby in rporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of this Act and all apply to the sai·d city and to the railW!ay to be constructed y them, except so far as the same may be inconsistent with the express enactments hereof, or are inapplicable to a railway of th kind constructed by the company. 9. This Act may be cited asi"The Lethbridge Radial Tramway Act". No. 70 FOURTH SESSION SECOND LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to Incorporate The Lethbridge Radial Tramway Company. Received aDd read the First time .................... . Second time .................. . Third time .................. . DR. J. s. STE\VART EDMONTON: J W. ]EFFEtR.Y, Government Printer A.D. 1913 Title: 1913 (2nd, 4th) Bill 70,

An Act to Incorporate The Lethbridge Radial Tramway Company

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L2 S4 10675
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L2 S4 10675
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	9b788733a6fe9f1c14d9865295c9cb45b272a27a

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