1144 ORD GRANTING SAM SKIDMORE AND ASSIGNS A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL AND OPERATE FOR HIRE OF MINIATURE TRAIN ON AND OVER PUBLIC GROUNDS OF COP. ~ Alk
("RD IN.&NCE NO.
AN GRDITNvI~TCE GRUiP'TING T"~ SAI2. SKIDNURE; bIM 11IS L.S:`iIGNS
A FRANCHISE TC INSTALL ANDOPERiiTE FC~R EIS,~,MINIATUFtE TFtitIra
uN A-M OVER PUBLIC GROUh'DS GF THE CI`'Y JF, BLTC GRUt?1?DS
FURCHA.SED FR0I2 UMliR CUUN`.f"C FAIR ASSUCIATION, PROVIDING
FOR CUPvIPENSATIUN FOR THE t-RIVILEGE GRnN'rED, PRUVIDING FOR
FORFET'IURE OF THE FRkNC=:ISE, :1ND PROVID ING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF
ORD TNANCE y"IITHIti' THRITY DILYS FRUM 'I'~HE DnY OF OF ITS FIitiThL
PASSkGE.
BE IT ORDI~INID BY `1'HE CITY COUi,tCIL OF TFIE CITY OF FZRIS:
SECTION I. Subject to the strict compliance and fulfill-
ment on the part nP 5am A. Skidmnre, hereinafter called grantee,
vaith all the conditinns and cnvenants set nut in this nrdinance,
the said Sam ti. Skidmnre, and his ass igns, is hereby granted
a franchise to ineta1l and operate fnr hire a miniature train
on public grnunds bel,-nging tn The (~ity nf Yaris, the land
purchased frnm The la.mar Cn unty T'air hssociatiin, for a perind
nf ten years frnm ttle date nf the final passage ^f this
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nrdinance~,$4" .a~~~~ - -,'*j"..~~ .I /
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SECTI^N 2. The grantee nr other -wner herenf, shall
install such miniature train under the supervi
City engineer, laying the track f-,r such train
as approved by such engineer and st- as nnt to
the installati-n -r enjnyment by the publio nf
park installatinn -r recreatift facility which
hereafteltbe installed nn said piablic gr-und.
sinn nf the
in such l-catinn
interfere wi th
any other
is nnw -r may
SECTI^N 3. "t the terminatinn ^f the ten year perind nf
this franchise, this grant shall terminate and be ^f nt-
further feAce and effect o
SLGTI^N 4. The franchise herein granted is nnt an
exclusive franchise but is granted f-r a term -f ten years
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subject tn the right nf the City expressly reserved, to at any
time alter, refnrm, amend nr repeal it; and this grant may be
forfeited at any ti,e by the City nP Paris f-r failure -f the
grantee, persisted in aPter thirty days written n^tice, tm
strictly cnmply with a nd onnfr~Tm tr, any and all nf the
c-nditinns herenf, ^r tr, fully cnmply with the c^nditinns nf
any nrdinance -f The City nf Paris, nnw in fnrce and eff'ect nr
hereafter passed, regulatin,g the nperatinn nf individually
nperdted recreatinn facilities ^r amusement devices on any
public grnund ^r in the parks -f The City ^f 1~aris, pr-vided
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h^wever, 1;hat stich penalty -r f-rfeitu.re shcall n-t 'oe enfnrce:d
until tririty days nntice frrNM `'he 1,it,y -f 1-8ris t- the -wrer
nf its purr:^ses t- pr^ceed with such fnrfeiture.
SECTI^Id 5. xs a cnnsiderati-n t- Tt:e City -f Paris a fnr the
granting nf t}1is franchise fer tAie installatinn and ^peratirn
nP sadd miniature train as abnve set rut, grantee has paid as
a guarant~r r-,f g^^d fa ith the sum ~f TEAT Dr11ars ($10.00) which
is d.eterr,:Lined and fixed as a reas^nable amntznt, which s:Ad sa m
shall be frrf'eited tn `.Phe City f-f T'aris upnn the failure e%f
grantee$ tn cnr-iply with and carry rut any and &ll. -f the
prnvisinns here;nf, and shall pa,y tzpnn accEptal.ce -f this
.
francbise mnnthly t- `I'he City -f F'aris ~
per GGIIt nf tti1e gT^SS l?"C-iCe dE:Z'iVed fI'r'!Ti' t'lE3 ^Cle:Cutl.^Tl ^f SUC$
miniature train f-r the °r-ntr -recedilr,g each y a~~ auch
payment tn be made durzr_g tht-- £irst tvc8ive -r:;^nths peri~dl~ r%pEr-
ati~n; ~:fter the fi.st trveive mnnths~ ^f -neratinn grantee
r-
shall pay t- The (~it'1 ^f i'Gris ~.er cert ^f t'_~
iricnme, p:ayable r:;-ntii'jl-y <As r,rnvided f^r the first twelve
0
npert3t inn.
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SECTI^1\T 6. GrantEe sha'_:? Asma penalt;r nf fnrfeiture keep
and maintuin t1he track nr tracks and al:;_ -ther -~rnT,erty and
equlpment arxi a, lir,arr,es in t?~~d nrder and c-nd:itinn, und
nbserve ')a E'C£9ut1.^IIU f,-I' the JC+.1.•P,ty -f I118 paSSE'1"1~-rePS; SizCh g--Ci
nrder an(i crnditi-n rind the precav.ti^ns c::->ea f-r saf'ety t- be
exclusively in the d:iscreti,,n -f the uit-- c^u~;cil -f the City
nf raris.
S:~CTI^N 7. Gran ';ee ^r his ass i;;rls sl-.all indemnify an;: tiave 'oi iFFA
harmless. Tiie City -f i ciris uguinst `.:ny G-rid ~:~1 ci.=~irr~s r:j rd
acti^ns 1'^r dumu~-~es t^ an.;;r ~f 17~is «;.;ents, serv:.nts, ~r empl-yees,oR r0
passen~aers -r t:, e~;en er,i1 yc aU? i c, ar.d at~a i r~ st any dam<,ge te,
prnperty ^i' ~:'8I'S^Y'i '.;7'-~iJ~:`1~ ^Ut ^f ^Y' aZ' I. S n ~ n
~rtc~ s
^f such rniniaturc t ain
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nf ten years fr-m tile- ddte -f its pasLiage.
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SECTI^N 9. This franchise may be PcrPeited by The City
council after a hearing before it for failure nn the part nP
grantee herein to cnmply with any nr all nf the c-nditi-ns
nf this rrdinance. Thirty days nntice t^ be given grantee
nf hearing t- sh-w cause why franchise shnuld nnt be fnrfeited.
shRLL,
Failure nf grantee t- ap; ear at hearing #w authnrize f-rfeiture
by e-uneil with^ut hearing any evidence. The action -r jud~;ment
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^f Cnuncil to be final and cnnclusive
SECTI^N 10. The franchsle hereby granted shall be binding
only upr~n the acceptanee herc.mf in writing by grantee within
thirty days after the final passage nf this nrdinance.
SECTI^A? 11. This franchise shall nnt be assi~ned, s^ld,
transferred nr
c^nveyed by
granteE:
withnut the cnn sent ,f the
City Cnuncll nf
the City -f
Paris,
F'Rt' h"d ",,d °bT,94'16ed,
SECTI^N 12. The failure *6 regulate Pares t- be cnarged by
grantee herein shall nnt be,cnnstirued as a wdiver by The "itg
of raris -f whate'ver right it n~w has ^r may have in the
Puture tn regulate fz:res charged by grantee -r his assigns.
SECTI^N 13. This nrdinanee shall beonme effective upon its
third reading and final passage by the City Cnunoil nP The
City nP Faris and upnn the grantee filing with the Citp 6eeretary
wftitten acceptance nf the terms and prnvisinns therenf within
thirty days frnm final passage and appr-val.
The ab-ve and foregning rrdinance read, ad-pted nn first
reading and passed t- secnnd reading by the fnll-wing vntes
this 8th day ^f July 1946, at a regular sessi-n -f the Gity
c-uncil.
A
-A,1 C. Barnett, tilderman Ward l, v-ting
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David Rnbins~n, -i.ldeman Pdard 2, vnting
Genrge Zacy, ~.lderman Ward 3, vmting
,iilbert King, tilderman YVard 4, vmtin
Wasson Uzzell, .41derman at large v-tin
The dbove and fnregn;ng nrdinance read, adopt
nn sec-nd
reading and passed tn third reading by the Pnll-wing vntes this
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12th day ,f nugust 1946, at a regular sessinn -f the City
f3- unc il.
i~1 C. Barnett, -i,lderman ➢tard 1, v-ting
David R-binsnn, xlderman Ward 2, vntine
Genrge l.acy, t~Zderman Ward 3, v^tine
Albert King, alderman Ward 4, v-ting
Wsss-n Uzzell, Aldermg-n at.,large vnting
The abt-ve and fnregning nrdinanee finally read, adnpted
nn third reading. ap, r^ved by the may,,r and made an -rdinanc°e ^f
said city nf Faris, at a regular sessi^n -f such cnuncil ^n
the
9th day -f September 1946, by the Pr~llnwing v^tes.
-a1 C. Barnett, «lderman aVard 1, v~,ting ~
David Hnbins-n, alderman Ward 2, ve-ting
Ge-rge Lacy, ,-lderman laard 3, v-ting
Albert King, p.lderman Ward 4, v-ting
Wassnn Uzzell, jilderman at large vnting
Ap,_;rnved this 9th day -f September 1946
Naynr City ^P 7aris
hTTEST: ~
Zrity ecretary, ity ,fFaris