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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882. Excerpt:... "apon said cost of construction of tbe whole length of said road hereby authorized to be built. Sec. 6. The cars run upon said railroad shall Cars to be of he of approved construction and shall be propelledurtion.0n hy horses or mules, and at a speed not exceeding six miles per hour, and in case of violation of this provision the owners of said railroad shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offense. Sec. 7. Nothing in this ordinance shall be so construed as in anywise to prevent the authorities of said City of San Jose from grading, sewering, paving, planking, macadamizing, altering, repairing or changing the grade of the streets along and. over which the read herein proposed to be constructed shall run. Sec. 8. The owners of said railroad shall pay to the said City of San Jose the sum of not exceeding twenty-five d,ollars per annum as a license upon each car used or run by them upon said railroad, payable quarterly in United States gold coin. Sec. 9. The franchises and privileges hereby Term of.granted shall continue for the period of twenty-five fr»u;Wses. years from arfd after the approval of this ordinance, provided, that all that portion of the railroad herein authorized to be constructed which lies between the northerly line of Reed street and the point of commencement on San Pedro street shall be fully completed and cars running thereon, on or before the Twentieth day of April, 1872, and the entire line completed within three years from and after the approval of this ordinance; and if the said distance from the northerly line of Reed street to the point of commencement on San Pedro street shall not be so completed and cars running thereon on or before the Twentieth day of April, 1872, all rights of the said Bish...