HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 909034
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An Ordinance a.r:ending Section 2 of Ordinance No; 6239 entitled "An Ordinance granting
to.Southe~n Pacific Company, its successors and assigns, the exclusive franchise,
right and privilege to operate passenger busses upon and a.long•thQ streets, avenues,
thoroughfares and public high~;:ra,ys in the City of Euger..e, State of Oregon, for the pur-
pose of conducting; and urban passenger bus business, and providing the terms, pro-
visions and. restrictions subject to arhich the said- operations of s - id grantee ~znder
said franchise shall be exercised.~'~; provi~izig ten (10¢) as the maximum rate of fare
for each tri in one general direction in the City of Eugene, and t~~renty-five (25¢)
~-for-three (3~ strip tickets, a.nd providing for an emergency.
WHEREAS, the City of Eugene p~.ssed Ordinance No. 6239 granting unto the Southern
Pacific Company, its successors a.nd assigns, a franchise to operate passenger busses moon
the streets of the City of Eugene under certain restrictions a.nd for certain fares, ~.nd
WHEREAS, The Southern Pacific Company has heretofore assigned a.11 their right, title
and interest in and to said franchise to Oregon Motor Stages, and. Or~~on corporation, and
YJHEREAS, Oregon Motor St~.ges have made application to amend said franchise and. have
made, a sho~,ring to the, Common Council of the City of Eugene that operating expenses of the
Oregon Motor Stages have greatly incre~.sed and. in order to meet said operating expenses
additional revenue is needed. -
Now, Therefore •
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOYdS:
Section 1. That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 6239 entitled "An Ordinance granting to
Southern Pacific Company, its successors and assigns, the exclusive franchise, right and
privilege to oiler-.te passenger b,~sses upon and. along the streets, av~rues, thoroughfares
and. n~ablic high~•rays in the City of Eugene, State of Oregon, for the purpose of conducting
an-urban passenger bus business, and providing the terms, provisions, a.nd restrictions
subject to t:~hich the said operations of said grantee under said franchise sha7.1 be exer-
cised." , passed by the Common Council on the l~~th day of September, 1927, and apy roved by
the Mayor on the l~?th day of September, 1927, be, and the s~.me is hereby, amended to read
as follows:
"Section 2. The maximumrat~ of fare ~r?hich may be charged by the grantee herein for
each trip in one general direction ~Jrithin the present limits of the City of Eugene, shall
not be Mcre than ten (10¢), provided, hot~~ever, that the grantee shall be required to furnish
and. to sell three (3) strip tickets at the price of twenty-five cents (25~}; provided fur-
ther that in the event the State of Oregon shall subsequently enact legislation providing
for state regala.tien ail nlicable to the operations of the ~ranteP hereunder, the matters of
rates of fare to be charged by the grantee shall automatically become subject to any a,nd
all such regul~~tion."
Section 2. Whereas Oregon Motor Stages have declared that they are no~~r~operating busses
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~rithin the City of Eugene at a, financial loss and h=ve rectuested the change in fares on or
bef ore Jamaary 1, 19L~, and emergency is hereby declared to exist, and. it is declared to be
necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health and s-.fety of tre citizens
of the City of Eugene that this Ordinance take effect inLmediately upon its pass-ge and
approval anal it is so ordered.
Passed. b~~ the Common Council this
12th d.ay of January, 19!~g
~s/ Henry F. Beistel
Recorder
Approved by the Mayor this
_~day of January, 198.
~s~ Earl L McN~~tt -
Mayor
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