An ordinance calling an election to secure the consent of a majority of the electors of the city of Blair, Washington County, state of Nebraska, to the construction and operation of a street railway in and upon the streets of said city by the Blair Street Railway Company.

Be it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Blair.

Section 1.
That under the provisions of an act entitled "an act to provide for the incorporation of street railroad companies, within cities of the state" approved February 15, 1877, a special election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the city of Blair, on the 11th day of November, 1889, and the mayor of said city is hereby requested to properly call and give notice of such election for the purpose of giving the qualified voters of said city an opportunity to grant or refuse their consent to the Blair Street Railway Company to construct and operate a street railway with cars propelled, either by horses, cable, electricity, compressed air or such other motor, except steam locomotive, as may be practicable for the operation of street railways, with suitable turnouts, constructions and turntables over and across, in and along the following streets in said city to wit: commencing at Front and 7th Street near the Blair passenger depot, thence south on 7th Street to Washington Street, thence west on Washington Street to West Street: from Prospect Street, north along Walker Avenue to Nebraska Street and along Nebraska Street east to 11th Street, north on 11 to Jackson Street, thence east on Jackson Street when extended to Blair cemetery; from 10th Street on Grant Street west to Center Street thence north on Center Street to Jackson Street; from Walker Avenue west on Nebraska Street to French Street.

Section 2.
The places of voting shall be the usual voting places in said city and shall be in the notice calling such election. The returns thereof shall be made to the council and canvassed by said city council. The judges and clerks of election shall be appointed in the same manner as per other city elections.

Section 3.
The form in which said question shall be taken shall be as follows: "shall consent of right of way and authority be given, the Blair Street Railway Company" to construct and operate a street railway with cars propelled either by horse, cable, electricity, compressed air, or such other motor, except steam locomotive, as may be practicable for the operation of street railways, with suitable turnouts, constructions and turntables in the city of Blair, on and through the following streets in said city, viz, commencing at Front and 7th Street near the Blair passenger depot thence south on 7th Street to Washington Street, thence west on Washington Street to West Street; from Prospect Street north along Walker Avenue to Nebraska Street and along Nebraska Street east to 11th Street, north on 11th to Jackson Street, thence east on Jackson Street when extended to Blair cemetery; from 10th Street; west on Colfax Street to second street; from 10 street on Grant Street west to Center Street thence north on Center Street to Jackson Street.

All votes in favor of said proposition shall have attached to said form of proposition the word "yes" and all votes cast against said proposition shall have attached to said form of proposition the word "no."

Section 4.
If a majority of the electors of the city of Blair vote in favor of giving such consent right of way and authority it shall vest such consent right of way and authority in the Blair Street Railway Company to construct, maintain and operate such street railway over and across in and along said streets. Provided that the franchise hereby granted shall not be deemed to be exclusive and provided that said company shall commence the actual construction of said street railway on or before the first day of June, 1890, and shall fully construct and equip at least one and one-half miles of said railway track, on or before the first day of January, 1891. Provided further that said railway track shall be so constructed and maintained as to present the least possible obstruction to the ordinary and public use of such streets, and that it shall when required conform to the established grade as run or hereafter to be established when such streets are brought to grade. And further said railway company shall be subject to all reasonable regulations in the construction and use of said railway, which may be imposed by ordinance.

Section 5. That the center of track of said railway shall be the center of streets over which said railway shall be constructed, except where turnouts are constructed.

Section 6.
That whenever any of said streets shall be paved by said City, where said Blair street railway company shall have any part or portion of its track, then said Blair street railway company shall pave so much of said track as shall be between the rails of its said track and one foot on the outside of the rails of its said track.

Section 7.
This ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law.

Passed and approved this 7th day of October, 1889.
Attest: W.J.. Cook, city clerk W.D. Haller, mayor
Selden and Allbery filed this contract and bond for city printing stationery and on motion it was approved. On motion, council adjourned.
Approved November 4, 1889.
W.J. Cook, city clerk mayor