HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 47-08 ~E~E~ numerous requests have been made for bus service in the
City of Columbia Heights; and
~EREAS the ~inneapolis Street Railway Company is wi~ l_~ng to
inaugurate a sixty-day trial operation of bus service;
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the City Council of the City of
Columbia Heights that it approves the petition of the Einneapolis Street
Railway Company to the Ninnesota Railroad and Warehouse Comm~ ssion for a
temporary Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity permitting the
operation of a trial bus line over the follow,lng described route: Commencing
at the City 1 ~,m~ts at 37th Avenue N.E. and 2½ Street N.E.; thence easterly
on 37th Avenue N.E. to University Avenue N.E.; thence northerly on University
Avenue N.E. to 4Obh Avenue N.E.; thence easterly on ~Oth Avenue N.E. to
5th Street N.E.~ thence northerly on 5th Street N.E. to 44th Avenue N.E.;
thence easterly on ~th Avenue N.E. to Eadison~N.E.~ returning via the
same route; the total length of the trial bus line (round trip) being
approximately 2.9 miles.
Be It Further Resolved that the operation of said bus line be on a
trial basis for a period of sixty days, under the following conditions: If
during the sixty-day trial period the bus line does not carry an average of at
least ~.5 total passengers per bus mile of operation, the City Council does
consent that the Railroad and Warehouse Commission permit the discontinuance of
said bus line.
The operation of the trial period to commence as soon as bus equip-
ment is available.
The fare to be charged on the trial bus line to be the authorized
street car fare in the City of Columbia Heights, ~th transfer privileges in
accordance with the transfer rules of the ~Ninneapolis Street Railway Company.
Be It Further Reselved That the City Council hereby requests the
Railroad and Warehouse Co~ssion of the State of ~innesota to approve said
petition and issue its order granting a temporary Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity permitting the trial operation of said bus line
in accordance with the terms and conditions of this resolution.
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