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•i fc J 3. TMt eAMOftN FniMfciM T« T. W. Hu^y ^oU««* Mm On. Ov*r and ralina. be' it ORDAINED by the Mayor City Cooacll of the City of Cam- la Council duly. aaeamblei that: faction 1: An excluare franchlae for the opemOoo of trackleas motor ^ren atrMt buaaea on a fixed ache- dale upon and alony the atreeta of the City of Camden and to and from the eorirons of the City, ia hereby -toBted to T. W. Huey. ^tion 2- Said tranohiae ahall be sub let to and contingent upon all and ^ery of the terms and condiUona hereinafter set forth. Soctiofi A The uaual ad ratorem taxes lerled by the CHy of Camden Bpon property ahall likewise be lee- led upon the property of the grantee 0f the franchise. In addition thereto, the grantee of the franchise shall pay to the City of Camden aa a prtrilege or franchise tax the sum of one per cent (1%) PV annum for the first liro years, and therMfter the som of two per cent (2%) per annum, daring the entire remaining term of the f^n-' chlse, npon the frees operating rer- eones. said amount to be payable Quarterly, on or before the 10th day of the month next succeeding the quarter for which the said amount is dn«: and such payment shall be ac companied by a duly verified state- Bent of the amount of such gross op erating revenues for the period cov ered by such payment. The books and records of the grantee shall at all times be subject to inspection by the dty Council, or its duly authorized agent, for any such investigation as It may deem necessary In connection with the proper enforcement of the proTtslons of this section. The terms of this section shall be subject to amendment as to any renewal of the franchise, as hereinafter provided. geetion 4. The terin and currency of said franchise shall be for a per- iod of ten (10) years, such term to begin on the* 1st day of September, 1145. and to terminate on the 1st day d September, 1966; PROVIDETD that •aM franchise may be renewed for tn additional period of ten years from tie date of termination thereof upon tie identical terms and conditions herein set forth, except that the right k hereby specifically reserved to the City Council to alter, decrease or In- ereue the franchise or privilege tax .V CHReWlCH. CAMOm, tOlltH CAMOUIIA. iMwonenoeK/gMs may get muted raief fnm hncHbtfl p^HoJle p%tn TkyOMMLVIbl betfUysudM. pereeutum Iktoe franchise during renewal; PRO VIDED PCRTHER that the right to ^ “’*1^ to the SSnlli^fK J*** rendered ant^g the original term ahall have to *** respects to C^ncll. In order to exer^ renewal herein gTMte^ the mteo of the franchise to writing to the W^y Council of its intention so to do ei* (•) months prior to the oute of termination of said franchlae; and unless a new agreement shall be reach^ aa to the renewal rate of the innchise or privilege tax at least three months prior to the date of ^nntnation of gsid franchise, the City ^TOcll may at Its opUon declare the nght of renewal forfeited. PROVID ED, HOWEVER, upon a reasonable showing that his operations under *’*®ci*i*« not been profit able to the grantee of this franchise at the end of the first year .of opera- tlon the grantee, by written notice to City Connell, asay surrendvr this franchise and. be released from any further obligation to operate hersun- der. j Section 5, The said T. W, Huey shall on or before the Ist day of Oc tober 1946, put Into operation upon and along the streets of the City of Camden, ahd shall thereafter contin uously maintain In operation upon and along said streets the kind and type of service hereinafter required to be rendered. Section 6. The character and type of all transportation equipment, as of the date of commencement of op eration under the franchise herein granted, shall be and consist of |nod- ern, bulH for passenger transit, track-- leas, motor driven busses, such char acter and type to be subject to the approval of the City Council; and after such initial approval by the City Council the grantee of the franchise shall continuously maintain In opera tion daring the term of the franchise equipment of similar type, and grade, ordinary depreciation excepted. All transporution equipment shall at the time of initial approval and contin- license or permit exactly In gccond- uoualy thereafter be provided with such modern safety devices as are reasonably necessary for the proper protection of the public in making normal use of such equipment; and said equipment shall at all times be subject to inspection;' by the City Council and/or such Insp^or or in spectors as It may deslgnite, and up on any of such equipment being de termined by tbe City Council or Its duly authorised inspector or inspect ors to be dangerous, unsafe, obsolete, or in improper condition for safe and normal use by the public, the City (Council shall have the right by> noti- fleation In writing to require such equipment to be withdrawn from ser vice nntfl snch time as It may be ap- I^roved for use. Section 7. The drivers of all such transportation equipment shall be subject to the identical provisions of municipal law now of force concern ing driver’s permits for taxi drivers, and they shall before operating the said equipment upon and along the streets of the City of Camden apply to and obtain from the CHy a driver’s anoe with said provisions of munici pal law, and such pennits shall be subject to revoeatioa in tbo same ">*wner ae in the ease of taxi driver’s Section A The farea to bo cbor^vd shall not exceed ten (10c) eeats per psaaenger from any on bas route to any destination unlesa eueh deednation is beyond a breaking poSrt approved by City Council; PROVID ED, HOWEVER, that In no cAso shall the, fare exceed twenty (lOc) cents for any trip from point to point within tbe system, and not more oue breaking point shall be establiak- •A In tbe ’*Aln>ort to StaUon** route or in the “Dusty Bend to Pair Orouad*’ route, and not mmw than two in tke "Belt Line” route. Section t. The^ original scbcdolee ana routes along which tbe aforesaid trau^rUtlon equipment ia to be op erated Slid the requisite .number of transporution unlU shall be deter- mined by agreement between the Citr Council and the grantee of the fran chise, and shall be annexed to said fronchlse as an exhibit Such origin al achedules and routes shall be ob served continuously thereafter and shall not be subj^t to change ex cept upon approval of the City Coun cil after a proper showing of neces- ally for such change. Should the City Council after proper investkiu tlon In the premises determine tnat ncreased serrice or additional amw that such space is for bus use only. 99tl^A\, U aSril bn ewMwfwrfwi TfUis to solicit business through any means from persons waiting at a bus stop, and they shall not pick up pas- aengevo from a bus' stop except upon the epeclfic order of any such pas senger. Section 12. T. W. Huey shall have the right, without release of his re- sponsibUHy to the City hereunder, to assign this ffanchiee or an interest In this franchise to his son. T. W. Huey, Jr., and/or to any corporation which he or they may control, if, upon showing the financial structure of said proposed corporation,^ its finan. clal stability meets the approval of the City CoancU. Any other trinsfer or assignment of this franchise is prohibited unless made under prior anthority of the City Council, form ally adopted. Section IS. If the original grantee or any subsequent spprovel grantee shall become insolvent, make an as signment tor tbe benefit of its credi tors. be placed in receivership or bankruptcy, whether by Ita voluntary act or by action of its-creditors, then uhT upon the happening of any or either of such events, the franchise herein anthorised shall at tbe election and upon the option of the City Council become null and void and of no force and effect, immediately upon loe at any point or points is neoee-h**® gluing of thirty days notice in •ary. It shall have the right after al lowing the grantee of the franchise opportunity for a hearing upon the question, to require said grantee to institute such Increased or additional service by the addition of equipment, by the addhion of new routea and schedules and/or by the addition of new schedules upon existing routes, or otherwise. The grantee of the franchise shall at all times furnish service which is sufficient and ade quate to meet public convenience and necessity along all routes within the corporate limits. Where the entire operation taken as a whole ia allow ing a reasonable return, the fact that some particular route or schedule is not operating at a profit, slwll not entitle the grantee of the franchlae to demand p^rmlssioa to discontinue service upon such particular route or schedule^ if in the opinion of the City (Council continued service upon speh route or schedule is a public Con venience and necessity, ft’ is con templated that at the commencement of business the entire operation umy- suffer a loss for the first year or more, and this shall be taken Into consideration In determining whether or not after a reasonable'and adequate period of time tbe grantee of the franchise shall be entitled to be re lieved of a particular route or sebed- ule. Section 10. The ^busses operated under the provisions of this ordinance and the franchise herein autborlMd shall be subject to the lame traffic regulations which are now of force In the City of Camden with regard to the operation of motor vehicles. For the convenience of the public tbe grantee may, subject to the approval of the City Council, designate bus stops and give notice to the public of same by the erection of proper markers. Sufficient space ahall be provided at all bus stops to allow the busses to pull into tbe curb, and such spaces shall be restricted for use of busses only, and no parking In such spaces shall be permitted. Where the City deems necessary. It shall mark off such spaces and clearly dssignate writing deposited by the (?lty in the malls addressed to the original gran tee, its receiver, assignee or trustee. SeetTon 1A If the original grantee or any subsequent approved ih’antee shall fall or refuse to forthwith per form the requirements and/or condi tions Imposed by this ordinance and tbe franchise hereby authorised to be granted, or shall fall to comply with any requirement of the City Council made under the provisions thereof, and if such failure shall con tinue for .A pM-lod of sixty days after notice In writing given by the City to such grantee, then and in that event the City Connell shall 4iave the right to declkre the said franchlae and the rights granted under this ordi nance nnll and void and of no further force and effect as to said grantee; and tbe CRy Counhll upon so declar ing such franchise null and void shall tbwwafter have the right to grant a similar franchise to some third pai^y who In the opinion of the CHy CouneU will rightly and properly perform the conditions of this ordinance, and the original grantee or its approved suc cessor shall have no right to Interfere in anyway with operations by a third party under any such new franchise, and shall be entitled to claim no dam ages resulting from cancellation or forfeiture brought about by its own neglect Section 16. Tbe grantee of the franchise shall be required to carry and maintain liability insurance, upon eacb of the busses operated by it under the provisions of this franchise, in an amount of not less than 16,000.00 for Injury to any one person, and not less than $60,000.00 for Injury to any two or more peraons, and in an amount of not less than $6,000.00 for damage to the property of any person [ or persons. Said insurance shall be fef^snype 4h6<I shalUbo earrieW tn a company or companies to be approved by tbe City Attorney of the City of Camden, and same shall be filed with tbe Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Camden before the commenceimnt of operations. Section 16. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such Inconsistency. Section 17. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared uncon stitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of said ordinance shall not be affected thei^by. Section IA This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon Its finai adoption. DONE AND RATIHED IN COUN CIL Assembled this 23rd day of Au gust. 1946. • F. N. McCorkle, Mayor J. E. McKaIn Roy R. Mathis J. E. Ross Attest: 24 Louise W. Boykin. City Clerk and ’Treasurer. APPENDIX TO BUS FRANCHISE ORDINANCE INITIAL ROUTES ' The following shall be the Initial routes which shall be considered a part of the ordinance adopted by the City Council of Camden, South Caro lina, August 23rd. 1946, granting a franchise for passenger busses to T. W. Huey; Route 1 Dusty Bsnd to Fair Ground Route; This route shall commence at the In tersection known as Dusty Ben, short distance north of Camden, or beyond on the Knights Hill Road and or on U. S. Highway No. 521, thence dowB RmwA SHWbi 417 Chewme and Broad Streets, thence to the cor ner of Cheenut and Lyttleton Streets, thence to the corner of Lyttleton and Laurens Streets, thenoe to the corner * of Laurens and Broad Streets, thenoe down Broad Street to the Fair Grounds. Route 2 Airport to Station Route: This route shall commence on U. S. High way No. 1 at the corner of what Is known as the Airport Road and fol low U s No. 1 to the Seaboard Air line Passenger Station. Route 3 Belt Line Route: This route shall be as follows; Beginning at corner of Rutledge and Broad Streets, thence to corner of Broad and King Streets, thence to the corner of King and Fair Streets; thence to the corner of Pair and York Streets; thence to the Hermitage Cotton Mills office, thence through the Hermitage Cotton Mill Village to U. S. Highway .No. 1. thence to corner of-U. S. Highway No, 1 and Gardner Road, thence to the Wateree Baptist Church corner, thence down the road known aa National Highway to 4th Avenue, thence to the corner of 4th Avenue and Kendall Street, thence to the corner of Ken dall Street and 2nd Avenue, thence to corner of East Hampton and Mill Streets, thence to the corner of Mill and Union Streets, thence to the cor ner of Union and F'alr Streets, thence to the corner of Fair and Greene Sts., thence on Greene Street to the corner of Greene and Gordon Streets, thence to the corner of Gordon and Chesnut Streets, thence to corner of Chesnut and Campbell Streets, thenoe to cor ner of (Campbell and Rutledge Streets, (thence to point of beginning. DELICIOUS! 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"“And before we even ^t caught up on the back-log orders, the new uses that have developed during the war will be calling for more and more pulpwood. “Your job is just as sure' as any Job could be, hnd you have any friends getting out of the service or out of war plants, tell them there are plenty of J<te in pulpwood--healthy, outdoor vrith good pay and as mubh security as you can expect anywhere”. • ^ ♦ ♦ VICTORY PULPWOOD GOMMITTEI. tocAL oomamx L. X SMITH. Chdn^ I. W. lOYKIN, M lARMKST NUTTINC D. J. CREED W. C MaCAUXT DaOOSTA BROWtt •OMT WMTI RRMIOUS TIMI . CUT TOR QUALITT WOOD