1368 ORD GRANTING TO JOE SKIDMORE DBA YELLOW CAB CO FRANCHISE TO USE PUBLIC STREETS ETC OF COPV/
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iY7 Vi\YIAMIri4S GRLlaINRI TV
A FRANCKtSE Ta E~+tE 'IHE PaLIC s y AND M'tt'3MA1lS +QF 2!ffi TY t3F
PARIS POR 'tHE PtRxK3!R IF TktANSP'ORTING FASSINGM FOR HIRN IN IqTOR 1iMCI.1BS
FM A P8RIC3D ok F-I:JE (5) SNtB, SWtNNlKa -14ARCK' 19 19560 AN'J ENDING
DL~RCh 19 I9Eig UPON 7HE MO AND COMTTIONS MMINttFM PRNt~IBEDs
FAOVIDING FOR ?HE ME1LlTICN OF SAID 8UG►IMES9'►f PROVIHI1iG FplR T!E PAY1iW OF
AGROSS RBMPIS TJtX FOR 8UCkt PR,IVILIN ANU USE C>F StICH $TR21TEiq 11LL8Y5'i AND
HTGH1tAYS; PR4YIUiNG FOR T'HE '!`ORigNA?'YQN OP' 8{JCH GRltN't iJPQN SPl9GIPINP CONDI""
itVNS' i'RWViWl.Wi iC► TM4Nni7 ST77Ni/S i1JR WI Vi' SA D GR~M IiFR; ~ii/#~ i'Vl1
CYfiLiV iKlK7~iL~3 I~~ ON iFtii ~T~ ~ ~~P !{l~iJ i~IPMENT OF SAii/
GRItME; MMIDIDG FC}R 7HE $UMVISION OF SAID BtSYlM NND INSPWTItN 0F
ITS YEaCiLAR Eqt1IPMEN1' BY THE C1FFICIALS 0F TFE GZTY CfF PARiB; Al+D PFttAfITi-
TA1G AAi IFPEE."t'IV1 DATB.
Bli T? URDAINEP 9Y xM CITY Cf3Ub1CIL OF T'HE CI?Y 4F PARISr
Sectfc+n 1. Thnnr i$ hrr"by gsan'tod to a
hereinaffior callod grante+rr, the right, pr3viligt and tranc so fnr a poriod
c►f f.i,ve ( 5 ) Yoas'sg be8itfninq i.':1:_rc1r', I0 1456p aeui f nd 3n,, ....mar.ch 1., 1961p
to operat* a taxfcab ssrvice in ths GYty af Paris and ran th* atr+iftsp al2eys
and public ways within fhi► City Li,eits of said City fo= thi tsan+tportatian
of passonqsrM far hiro. 'the grantN► I»rsin *hall ma3ntain the principal
office and plact of businoss af said lousintss w3,thin the aaz"rate 2imits of
the City of Faris, wwhtrs th+e leadqua3rters af said busie►oss sha12 be mafn-
tained.
Section 2. Tho rightp privilRgr uW grant br"in► tontaintd r►hall
not be transfarrrd or asaigmd withtut the fsrmal action and aoruwnt of #h+r
Gowrninq Bady of tM City of Paris first had and obiaiead, uid any at#Wtod
aasiqnment mr transf+rr of wch righta and prlvilog" by the qrants* to"in
wi#1out first having had and pbtainrd such ao►ntent and poluission frea the
Gc>wzning Body of the City ef Paris shall *ptrats 3pso facU as a t+rrmination
of thar sights, priwiltqps and grant hes+rrin contained.
5ectfon 3. T'hat tht taxfeab$ operatod or aaintained undor sa#d fran•
chise sha12 I~ usect for the purpos* of tranlportatian af passfng*rs ar+d the
personal luggaga of such passoncNrrs.
3oction 4. 1'lat all automobil*s or velaicles ra"d in cc►nnoc#,isn rrith
this taxfcab "rviqr shall bo oporatod in aacordance with the lawo of the
Stotrr cf 7exas and c►rdinar►ans of tho City af Pcd s, and such #utunt aawnd•+
ments #,lorrof, ox *#ther of ttuemg salatinq fio or rsguiatfng the Qporation 4f
wt.or whiclss upon ftanets ar highways.
Soati,on 9. T'hrr City of Faris p in qranting th1.s faranchih►, fuliy re-
tains and rrs*xvss all the riqhts, pariwileges and iamunitios that it narw haa
nnder the laa to fully patral and pe►lico thS s!mta, all*ys, and pub2ic
rrays within the City, and tho grantisag of this franchisa shall in no way
inter€era rri.th the xight af t.2» City of Pax3s #s fully us+r said stroets,
alleys, anct public ways for sny othex pubiic uttlity, naz shaIi tt►is fran-
chiss in any way inter#ere with th+r ia[prowmt or maintsnanew► of any othor
atr*rta, a31*ya, and public ways, and the riqhts of the grsr►tN h*roin #.s
ust said st7rsots shall at alI times bM► aubsoswi*nt ta► tho right of the
gowrning bo+dy vf tho City of Aaris to #rally +xortis• its rights mr contxol
ornr said sttwts, ali*ys p and public ways.
S*c#ion b. Tha qrant" shall, during the lift vf this fsanchi+ite,
!aY ts the C"ity o# Pari.s at f.ke ot'fico of the City C2erk in lawful maney of
the United StatIS a suaa *qual to two (2) pr►r wnt of the g"as recripts usd
total fares aolleated and othor intuawr deriwrd from the optralion of taid
taaricab buriness, whioh r"ttanwr shall br► made wathly or► oar bofore the
lE)th day of the ma►nth follow#.ng the wath tor wloiCh such "spootive rwdttances
ate made, arici shail br► aorompanied by a v!rsified •tatownt of the g"ss re-
ctipts fc+x suah pe+ceding mcnth. The grant.ee shall ,et all tinrs keep a system
of baoks and "+aords which ao*t the spprc+val at the City Cl+e7rk of the City of
Pari: and which adoquatsly reflect upan iruptctian the anount uf such gro►ss
recripts for *aach day aF oach manth during such frandl.rte, whioh books rhull
at a12 times bs subjoct to inspectlQn by t.ht City Clerk a+r amy athw dtsignated
aqont or e#ficia3 of the City of Paris. Tiw► paymentr stipulatrd and prowid+rd
in ^this secti~n sht22 be in 1ioa of vq o#hrr tax or sr►sos+wwnt os charge
bhr thr► Cir of Pwis which may now or ray 3+ereafter !ae in foM during the
toxis of ttAo irsn+ahl.so* *xc1udnv ern.ty amt valersm taxos.
A»y roglgts oodsaisry os "ftsal by t!a jisentoo, hmin to #'i,lo
ovoh wacifl.rd Mtatownt of pe" x+aaoipts riantAlyo ae switeds 4r ta Pry
such sped.!'i~►d ~rrr~ty~r o# said c,nss r1r~a~►ip#s to t~ C'ity O~' A~o ~
~r ~erd ~at $ ~~td* r,hal], iptro #act* wwo►ack o forfrritu" o# thl.s frwWi"
wid of *il righ'Ks hor+Nundes«
S"#ion 79 7hlr City o! PaSl.s expressiy rrro►svas tJe slght to oodi.
fy &MW, a1trrM dwko ar +eliminsfie any +~f tM provlsians of this ften•
sh.tsel. during the 1ife of t?r sanr►,, f~r the tollerv&ng puppeftm# to-owi'ts
(Y) To olWraty► os doloto ~ saw swrh OwAtiow as #,hon
pnw omwlste oa isproet,t"l;
(2) Ya fmpost oush O"tiowl gaaditims vpr► tlo OrAtM as mY
)ro Just oW roswab2it sueh t+onditiew ta bt thoNr as soy bo dNmd
M+afssuY for tMi purpuW ai" intudng odoq"tM r+trvi+re ta thr poblit.
3ection 6. Notwithstanding aMt may bo asl.d in any stlwr poa on
of this iratr,.%mt with at'lf#mo► to the t+ssi»a#ion thwm#, tUs rlght
is gsantad subjeat to tho p9e►vitlonS o# Aarti+cla 2, Sectfon 27 s+W 26 of
the C'anstitutUr+ of tht State# thr► applicsble sLate 3arp► chwUlr Arsrvi-
alonS. Od su+cb lutw" 2an as mrty bw arnoct+r+d bti' tho logI*latuse, a►s
411004Wts to thO Conrtitut3on assd tlo t'tarter of the City of ftris. Fur-
thanwrMg the gc►wrning bdy o#~ tho City o# Ports r*sesvos the abswrlute,
ar3ght upon ml.iro &W shesrlerg which said nrtti+ar sM13 lw givm aa tie
9"ea#arr nc►t lo+ts ttan thiaety (30) days befa" wch 1'atarings, to aWolutslq
Umdnats th3.s y"nt ftr any vioiations of tbt toxas wd provi*ie►ra of
this ardirunct+
Sec#ion 4. 'ihat it the11 ferea!'tlr 1ao mytgrW #}or tho grantoe,5
ito oliiam, 4gmts arr OWlsay"s, opoasttng aq mt~lo fos hi" vdttdn
the CiLy of Puiao to tnloo„ Cmls#N shsll consist of sat*ingo segsahing
or salicitfw eml~~t whii* operoting ar, aut+a►mrbiie far hi", by re-
peaiokly +trW po"lrtontly drirr~ ~t+~h ~Eo~ri~.lt~ loar I~ir+~ ta +~d ~ s~
tbo PtAblic stvarts of the c3ty of ftris Ond oflerirg asoomadotia~ thwoot
tn, PK"p"tiw p►ar►tsn;~wrs, elt~~ by sig"l„ word et awtht of c+u~9
it sigrt vtith the ~wa►aed "'Yaeant" t~l~emn„ oac' s~va~ ot'!~' wr►rd ot ~rf ~laar 1ff4art
or o#?asrmi" or !.n atny aranrner uMt"ovoe apmtinq ssid wht+al* mpn tkw
public stsre-V±s of 1he Cit,r of ,tuis for tho pwnm►so +~f soliaiting
,pesswkgera oar dZivirg +u~ wAomMlo #oa hiso apan thar puMic stxooU wtsil+r
unoc+a~~ied by a p+r"+rnps witbout harisg a tind doetination thwoo!.
Soctfon 10. J►t sll tieaos durl.ng thrr t!firatiwr pos^isal of thts #roex*►
0.1sr► ~pmtos shsil havMt pnoirod aW kopt in !ull ftm and ai#+et policy
ar policies o# pablit iiwAlitY Inowranoo, arvwdng tsob soar rrMb#.ior t,o
ho operatod we! oporotod wWkw this franchisol +awAitiq►nod t1ot Ore Wder
of t3w tsonahiss *hall woll od tsuly prp to thr1 lrryor +of tlw l~ts,
or his s~t~:wtaer in afiis~ l~as t~ boaarl~i~t of rv~r 3ua~~t tot wbo
has laoom inju"d thnuo !ho toiligmt qpesatior► of any outh motor wMcif
by 'r.lo gmt:oo sr hi* mptayo"r at wi32 wrrll aW trulY paY diniQtlY tw wW
such 3udpont c"ditar wiw has brsn injwnrd, or whose prC►pwty has Won ,
domagod, anY asomt or anowrts or sawY tlwt Msi2 hrm ioon awarded bX
t#,nal judgwt of snY cawart a# oo".tont jurtsdcUon zjairAa such irert.se
on tcftunt of any such injuury aut dmavr, not ex a rmani for i p e d i ly it:jury or
doeth to ury ow pwwm tW sm at Fiw ?bpasnd Dallaxs (SOsOM.Ot3 )t +cr
t.he sum of Iot► Thousand Dolle" (61tItL'0'3.ti0) for a21 pst+ons inju"d in
aot~ ~cid~t +~r ac+catiearn, wd tot s~c~ng ~`ivi! S!'~awand aalla~► ($3#t~.~Ci)
fQr proporty duSgrs arising out s# iuiy +am "drnt or occasian. Any swh
poZicy of irswana sha11 fuqtthrrs pravids that each smob caao of actUr►
sMll swrAvo in casw of doath of anr isjuatd sx dumqod pema for t.to
boofit nt the bwwficiasy of any such pertong and shal1 fwrthua pCav3de
that suah policy Ma13 brir m,ab3ect to ru+coosaiwr recornrriee durini th+t #:lme
thwat the sme may cmtirm in *f foat* Any such po29.c~ of I,aeuronoo stall
be iRSuad by 4t► approaed iraOUar'aft" drapARys 4utMAud to do bk*irR1►* in
tho State of xt=s,*
soct3cm ll,► In the ovent ot +Eh. !ai1wre ot grantee to luliy ds+w-
oh~rqe any claiw f~r dsmaps *st,ab►lisbod by tinw2 Judomt of a tatrt ef
aomptent jw4midiction rrithlYn si:xty (60) days af~ the *am has born so
tstablished, this fronah3.oo s#~rll autowti"lly 3ir forf"aitod.
&+prction 12. llwwy fatxi+aab oprrrotrd !ry gr+rnt" wWios thdts fran-
dd" sha11 ot a11 timr !aw painted or athes4dso U*mrostod upn tio
f"mt do+aro thereof tssily rrisiblt sivs boarb9 poper idlerttifieta#ion
pf t~ ~y opo"ting wo1M►x' IW+k ironchiiiNw• Al1 tult vehis1es shutli
bo owwt by od regis#ered in thw now sf the gmtwt* ana1 na Ahor vehtcle
U*Y be usod undear tus #renchire* totb of ~~eles, ow1 bn "gist""
with th► City C1+rark of iho City e,f Prat* by maoeos numberl, wd the t'itjt G1ar1c
shatll sssign #oz oach moh mpMatiw vehicte in mwwi"l asdM►ss 1reg3.nrini
,r,ith tho Awbot 1, a numbes= «hiait combow sMll at o31 tiom bo displayad
at somw► aanwrdent Lowtion an both *149* ot the somo.
$sctien 13. I! frhsll be the d~wt~r o! '~,hrr Clt~r l~ta~C c~f t~ C~.ty
+~f Puts #~a an#'as+~r +Ihw► p~ vis'l,► a# s osa~ and a11 at~ ap~13•
+a~r+r ~t~lat#~or~►. Hr s~+irll also r9eamenan8 t+o #.hr govorninv body o#' the
City af Pai1s fsss tim !o trba► s~ra~awe~+Rbls solos OW rogulationst w&iohl
xrten appdroved bY tho Gity Ciounal1 s sbatl boosr binding upon the gpront,oe
iurrin. Am" mther thit+gs, the Cily CowoaiX shelt fne tbrr to ti.aw dur-
ing tht un cr# tms i"rowmlro hoMR oi ymt ww 1u'6hox'!ty #e pnm2gsto
+effeclive "gulat#.ant oo»cetrring thr► #e►1lowl.ngi, to-vdto
(s) xo mc* reasateab1e ordw4 mp"ing +Rhoreat4r! #►xtonLp
qwlity od stardurd of "rde1 ~f gmtM to be paroYidsd wWkw irhis
fmddsn#
(b) 3a #ix ou+ah rot" ~or +u►rviar ta► tho pWAic ss a" rot iee
con!'lict rdth #,ho espnes poovf.sions brrxftf aur wUI prr►vrids lor gmtes,
a toasonidbl.* oW i'aiar rau ot setAwn upon to fsir vaius a# tar pniortY
ussd and vocabte, in coeneatiNan rrith t.hwir nmtwbg o# serviat to Uw
pwblic wdes '!his ltotch#se;
(c) 7Co pmcs~ the rmxbw sf taxicabs to be aWa#ed by ~mtoo,
a+'PlYlrva thereto the peirciplos oi gWic nooo"ity wi fra►nwr~tancrr;
(d) 7o mako +Iuah ogos mlea wci r*gulstfons a+~ ~y bo arosonabzy
~ss~r ta► fae3litats odoquato service ts► ~ ~r" to tm pmblio undes
thls tronshis1►: anl+' ssch xula~ snd'vsgulstions rhoo ~pted to 1e bdLnedrg
npon tho gmtot M►"ln,
Section 14# mYfte►s rrehiels+t oprotod by pmtro uttdw ihis fru,•
ddas shell l~r knom sr "publlc **Me* rreMaW1" wd when no~ ~n u" in
tMr ommordsr of the parlvileges gm1et hearoin aash ot such whticles s2o11
bt stati+ored or parked ot tht h"dq"ftom of tho granta► hoanrin„ w3ah
hoadquortm stalE bt locatod on parivste progrearty+
Se6tiIRl1 15w Tti Mard Otixi"bo~ i~ usod ir# thii {/rdit1anci sha1l
'11Mm il!'y psswgor vohlClo Mf$.th flot am than twi seits arA il #14!rmaZ
capacity not in axars~ of six psmns# whidb is ncrt optrateet over a fixed
rwt* ar arwtoo srad whlch f,s ~q&qed fC►r tht puacpoN of a
Postongn or #aos#wngmrbY' sped+p 1 tt"ips to wd fx'oat :lpealf~Ie4 Odd6lMmw,
as desi~ated bjr any suah passenger os passrners.
SecUoa 18. That the pa~~ shol1 pmWtly loaa'y a11 lm#ul od
valE1rem tsxos* ~ ~uah otbw 1e1~~~ ~ "oomont~ ~ ~ t snyy thst may be
iarfaally 3aWsW upon it. Fal2u~ to paY anY' af such charps cr aft'Iear ot
ttem fihe31 ke d1omed abrea+th of the privf;leglt Vtettted hr►rein wW tho C3-%ya
upan the happtnim-j v f sutcia wrtnt. mty dec3.ar+e t.w aights of the jrsnfta
herecarsder forfe3t;ed fC+r stech breach.
Section IT. T}is gcant is made, vpon the txprtse corAt1ons thtt
the non-%xavlN of the paww to roWlats ro#rw► ond aharges rhich the
Atntsr my +.wave to fi►he pAxic in the opent9.an of its bainess shsll
raver br emstxurd as an scWi+rssaen+r ar rocrapitico wf the Jurtmss or
Cff3'3!!°Ctte!s oP siid gt8t1'EN'# #lst~ished v`iltof wW th#t !o long as ths
ypverniltg body of th! City of Plri.s# dws t10t +rxar#twr i$s larjiillAtivs and
;vvermrrntal powor to tix wmi roguloto #ho tatas that the granftr iers3a
sha12 cMxV► to t,har pAb1ia, the quastion of pxoporty val;ws usod wd wiulul
in tho rendering o!` the +Ierr►ic► prior ta ~te "pistitrn sho21 rrtwr stop
the City f"m dotorminlng the xsa2 or acttaal volue cf proporty uud ar
uwiEul in mWesir~j suvh s*rvice. If g +uW Own,r the GitYCiouncilq os
ot.her jm►wernl.nj body shali eswitisrr tho pawworr t.o fix the ntrs ta be
alarged for suoh service 3.s► the City of Paria ro sllowom in the way of
"id rote r,ha12 be made a~ ~""tlon (w anY PgoPortY uod ot ow-
sumd in rendering the arrvice by the gmtet has"n loc such sarvice.
If, anat whrnp the City Gowmil d1tCl,des, to aroqulat* retosl tAm at ssch
tim the tiqurici.l will fu1ly exozcise its nts reo1a#ory powx undr►r the
pzc►a3sions of It►r~ opplieublo tYrno°ta, oW foilwo to parorrtde tundor
this ordinr►n+at the madctnuy far the odministvativ*, IogislaUve or
oxocutive co►ntroi arf suO mrttor sheI1 Ac►t paslts* tAs Coundi1 faro&
Wly exrrcisfng thrt power ard paroriding mi.talpIo prorrlsians to +rnfrrrct
ftiGh PQw1M1'r
S+ication 18. Should I# be dotomd.ned thrt any Qimsltp oondititr►n,
or +oc►rawoant of this #tanchloo is, fsr any weasori, ill*gal os unentorcooble,
su+ah olm"s e9sn+ditten or cowmaat +aha,ti be disregorded wW the edstenct
oi the sam sha21 n►t a#loct the romWRg clsua", conditsona► o: Gawwn.nts
of thfs fronwss+.
S"Uaa 199 't'?at sny warranted and #n1entionsl naql**t„ folluse
os rotusol of soid grontN to +cwiy with my of 00 condtimr Od stlpu•
lations saftoired i,n ssid ftmeAi" shrll Rhea►pon f:amodlatoly* ipso fsotog
offsct at+ar#sitwt tlwrrftfg wrd tho soid City, by tho C3,ty CounsiI, may
~I'ra"wwp~rn dr~"" SW ~~onchise forft3t.odo Od may *naclW* so#.d wmtn
!'ne furtMr u" oi the st"ott of 644 C3ty uWiov "3:d fr+tnth#,se, wW raid
grsnlaee +thall tto"wpon o,d lnrdi+eteiy surtruWWr►r all sights in anW to the
ssm, arW "ld trw►shi" *`all tecamr rull ord vaid wd of no of frci:.
S"tion 20. Within ton (14) days altei the third arti finol romfng
of this osdinance and its yassage by fte G`ity Gounai3* the grontor hr"in
shall !'il• wilh the t'ity Clulc, in writimg, the acceptarra► o# the tonrl► urd
pwovisions o# thls qr+1nt.
Sectton 2!. This ord3nr►nce sh&1I become olfoa~tivo stxty (60) days
tseat od o!`los tiie dste of 1U pas"go aid ads►ptkng on th3r+d !nd fittoI
roadir**
Introduced, read and passed on first reading at a regular meeting
of the City Council cn the lOth day oi October, 1955; introduced, read
and passed on second reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on
the 14th day of Novernber, 1955; i.ntroduced, read and passed on third and
final reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 12th day of
December, 1955.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Ci ty Cl erk.
APRRC VED AS TO FORPd:
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City Attorn?y.