The Portland daily press., 1863-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
o"nd and Forest Avenue HOrye
RnilrOad C0mnanx.

80" orest avenue HOrDO
railroad Company.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDKRxxS.I
The Joint Standing Committee on 2,s :. aoo9
the PortIaod To Pe.'on and papers relating %
AJAX leave TO submit the following Report for 49,.
ton Of said Horse Railroad, and for Rules and and
Per order of the Committee
.. w. LARRABBE, Chairman.
THE tracks of the Portland and Forest Ax.,,.
= Railroad Company shall be located In the city Of
,oruand as follows: but upon the express condition
" tne location that said Railroad Company shall Al
Al ZINES after the rails laid down, keep in good
~. vas. anu complete repair at their own expense
aa. ~ non ., al streets through which the said
s ~ OF may De lad lying between the rails and
also that portion OF the street living ontside of The
h.Is anu auJaeen, ihereo. extending loot and
mar from anu outside OF each rail- tbrou gbout tho
whole length OF said railroad in the strees Of The
City OF Portland; and also that the work OF IsvinS
down the tr acks and rails OF said road shall be- aone
under the direction and to the safisfaetion az the
committee ON Streets and of the Street Commission
er and also that the form and kind ofra TO be used
sha De satisfactory to said Committee said Com
missioner, and approved Of by them. Said location
peshning at or near the depot Of the atlantic 3 ST.
lawrence Railroad and thence extending with one
track over the following streets viz: nm In a street
TO ITS junction with Middle thence from the In ION
aa MoaIe Streets up Middle TO the head of
over frebe street to Portland street from The
Junction OF Preble and Portland streets over Port
land street TO its Junction with Paris street thence
from the junction Of Portland and Paris streets
over said Paris street to its junction with kennebs
,nence rom the junction of Paris and Ken
nebee streets over said kennebec street TO Green
street, thence from the junction of kennebec and
Green streets over behring's Bridge 10 the lice Of
gress street the head OF Preble street and ex
tending therefrom BY two tracks over said Conere<s
street TO Tie head Of High street, thence from the
Junction OF Congress and High with one track
over High street TO Spring street thence from the
Junction OF High aud Spring streets over spring
street TO Clark street thence from the Junction al
Spring and Clark streets over Clark street 10 Pine
street thence from the junction OF Clark and Pine
streets said Pine TO Congress street thence
IRON the junction of Pine and gress streets over
congress street 10 head Of High street so A. to con-
meet with the tracks hereinbeiore specified and ex-
tending TO the bead Of PreJie street and thence bv
one track from the junction Of Congress and Prehe
streets over said Congress street Atlantic street
Also uiserging from Congress street In front Of the
new City building at the head OF Exchange street
and extending said Exchange street 10
Middle street with such tnrnouts As may be
~ lot the safe and convenient operation OF said road
and for reaching their houses The tracks of said
railroad shall be laid INF the center Of the
streets above named as shall be determined BY the
City Engineer. and the Committee on Streets and
he curves around the corners OF all shall be
located by the City Engineer under the direction Of
said Committee and with the cooperation OF The d.
rectors OF said Railroad Company.
And this location Is granted upon the express con-
union that in the construction OF said tracks, biocks
Of stone Of such form and size as the Street Commis
sioner and City Engineer shall direct, shall be laid
Gown inside and outside of each rail And upon the
further condition that said Railroad Command shaii
pave with the best of stone material between the rnils
anu 70 the distance OF eighteen inches outside there
oil, whenever and wherever the streets Of the city
are passed and between the double tracks wherever
double tracks are laid and a As they are laid
tnrough which said rails are laid. and whenever and
wherever said streets macadamized said Compa-
ny shall macadamize between said rails and eighteen
inches outside thereof and wherever said streets are
made Of gravel or sand other materials said Com
pany shall use the same materials between and out
side the rails as aforesaid and all this work shall be
zone 10 the safisiaction of the Street Commissioner
and the Committee Streets And upon the further
condition that whenever there shall be snow or Ice In
said streets to the depth Of six inches or hess said
kaiiroad Company may remove the same from their
tracks by shoyei or by using such kind of snow
plough as the Street Commissioner shall approve OF
rails 10 allow sleghs and other vehicles to
pass along said streets and their rails with saf
~ and convenience But whenever there solid snow
ice exceeding the depth of inches in said streets
then said Railroad Company shall not be allowed 10
remove the same from their rails without first OBJ
tanning the consent of the Street Commissioner an
proved by the Committee Streets, and then only
upon condition that they haul II on and grade the
the satisfaction Of the street Commi.sioner But II
Their consent for removing said ice Il refused,
Then said Railroad Company is authorized to use
sufheent humber OF sleghs convey passengers
their road until the be used their tracks,
And upon the further condition that said Railroad
company shall faithfully observe and obey the follow
ing rules and regulations in using their road viz
fHsf-Ihat no car shall be drawn at greater speed
on their road than six miles an hour.
Secoad-Thai while the cars are turning the cor
ners from one street TO another the horses shall not
be driven faster than walk.
NOT annroaeh s.eh .h IN nv n' =. ui.ce'on sn.n
hundred f.ef e~.a,t =; 80 - s..ssAns' " .n.so
tion- w. N~sef' :" s@se VI ~eSioeh' o' ~ "A-
Foarfh-Tha, ear. -,,,,i,x A., a,s.-.. a.-.....
shall not he sIiowesi 20 sa,, 80. ~, ~. ~
AZ stations " IVY ~~'' e-eH "'ne' e~oePs
EYrh-That no 49, .,.u n. .u.,-.a A.. -. -. =
cross N AIN nor In fron, ~ -, .ss.~.s " ~ on
cent 10 void co,.ion. ~ ,,.assn, sss =, s.s -
in The sfrrefs = ~"t'' W F'''~'-
ssrfh-rhat In sse the Cord,.,o~ 81 -.
ouired IN so, Al tho ,,..s ~, % 10y 81 y ~
ceiye or land pas.rnyers The ssr sh.il y, =, s,s
as TO leave the rear sl;,hsiv asss he -
crossing
sersafh-That the Con.,c,or and a-,v.r ~ ...h
car shall keep a yigilxnt watch for ali teams rsr
riages persons on foot and e-pecinllv for rh;isrsn
anu uton the least anrearanrs ~ dancer ~, sncS
teams carriages persons or children fhs ear sh.II -
stopped in the shortest ti,ne no-sir,ie - - ~ -
Eighfh-That the Conductors do not allow ,sdies
or children 10 enter or ieave ,ha c.rs - h;is 4; -
ton. ''' ~ nv
Ninfh-That no salt or other article .haIi ,s r.sa
in removing snow or ice from their trneks hrh nav
prove injurious 10 sleghs or other Vehicles ero.s;ny
iham without the consent Of the Street Commisrion
err
TenfA-That printed copv of these rule. ana reg.
place inside of every car used their road.
And also upon the further condition that said Rail.
road Company sha the location herein before
specified agree to the several provisions, eondi-