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designated. Provided, however, that no switching of trains or cars shall be permitted on the streets of the City of Eugene other than to permit the plac- ing of cars at warehouses or other loading places. And provided, further, that all of the equipment shall be maintained in a reasonably good state of repair, properly painted, and that no poles shall be supported by stubs. Section 2. That there be and is hereby granted to said BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, its successors and assigns, the right to maintain and operate cars aver all private tracks and private property now occupied by it. Section 3. Said BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, its successors and assigns, shall have the right to do all necessary excavating or grading for the repair and maintenance of said streets and all portions of said streets so excavated or graded must be replaced in as near the original con- di ti an as practicable, and said company, its successors and assigns, shat l , during the term of this franchise, keep the portions of said streets upon which tracks are maintained, in as good condition and repair as the remainder of said street is maintained and to uniform street grade, for the whole width of said right-af-way between the rails of each track, and for the width of two feet on the outside of the rails of each track, and in case such streets shall be improved by the said city, the cost of improving the portions of said streets last above described sha11 be borne by the BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY. Section 4. The motive power employed for operating cars and locomotives upon such tracks shall be diesel or diesel -electric. Section S. The rate of speed of all cars sha11 not exceed twenty miles per hour between grade crossings within the limits of the City of Eugene, and