The Portland daily press., 1863-02-12

V-FRIED CLANS served at all hours. febi24w
Portland and Forest Avenue Horse
Railroad Company.
In BOARD OF MAYoa AND AIDxnxxx,t
TuVHE Joint Standing Committee on streets sc.
IN 70 ~, MON was referred petition and papers reai
Road" ask leave to submit the following Report Tor
location Of said Horse Rail Road. and for Rules and
Per order Of the Committee.
s. w. LAKRABEE. Chairman.
The tracks Of the Portland and Forest Aveuue
Railroad Company shall be located, In the City Of
Portland, follows; but upon the express co .dition
the rails are laid down keep in GOOD order and eom
plete repair at their expense that portion all
laid lying between the rails and also thai Of
the street ing outside of the rails aud adjacent
thereto, extending one foot and half from and OUT
railroad in the streets Of the City of Portland; and
also that the work Of laying down the tracks and
and to the satisfaction of the Committee on Streets
and of the Street Com missioner and also that the
form and kind Of rail to be used shall be satisfactory
TO said Committee and said Commissioner, and APP
proved Of by them. Said location beginning at or
near the depot OF the Atlantic . 81. Lawrence Raj
road, and thence extending with one track the
following streets, yx up India street TO junction
with Middle, thence from the junction of India and
street, thence from the head OF rreSe .s,sss
Prebe street to Portland street. thence from the
junction of Prebe 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 junction with kennebec street.
thence from the junction OF Paris and kennebec
streets over said kennebec street TO Green street.
thence from the Junction Of kennebec and Green
street. over Deerngs Bridge to the line Of wcsbrook
And diverging from this route In Congress tieet
the head Of Preble street. and extending there
from BY two tracks said Congress street to the
nsre.. and Hisb .trss,s With "ne s1 awe, ,i,.h
street to Spring street. thence from the Junction Of
High and spring streets over spring street to- Clark
street. thence from the junction Of spring aud Clark
streets Clark street Pine street. thence from
the junction of Clark and Pine streets said Pine
Pine aud Congress streets Congress trcet To
head Of High street. as to connect with the tracks
rreoe street and thence By one irasE rom the jans
ton Of Congress and Treble over said Con-
gress street 10 Atlantic street. Also diversiae from
Congress street in font Of the City Baildiug at
the head Of Exchange street, and extending over
said Exchange street to Middle street. with such turn
outs As may be necessary for the safe and
operation of said road The tracks OF said railroad
shall be laid in the centre Of the above
named as shall be determined BY the City Engineer
the Of all streets shall be located By the City
Engineer under the direction OF said Committee. and
with the cooperation Of the Directors OF said Rail-
And this location granted upon the express con-
dton that in the construction OF said tracks blocks
OF stone OF such form and the Street Commits
sioner and City Engineer shall direct shall be laid
down inside and outside OF each rail. And upon the
further condition that said Railroad Company shall
pave with the beat Of stone material between the
rails and to the distance OF eighteen inches outside
thereof whenever and wherever the streets Of the
city are passed. and between the double tracks her.
ever double tracks are laid and they are
laid through which said rails laid. and whenever
Company shalt macadamze between said rails and
eighteen inches outside thereof and wherever said
said Company shall use the same material. between
and outside the rails as aforesaid, and all this work
shall be done TO the satisfaction Of the street Com
missioner and the Committee on Streets. And upon
the further condition that whenever there shall DO
ice In said streets TO the depth of six inches
from their tracks by shoyels OF by using such hind Of
snow plough ~ the Street Commissioner shall APP
prove Of provided they level n OF and grade outside
OF their rails As to allow seighs and other vehi-
Giles TO pass along said streets and their rails with
safety and convenience. But whenever there l. solid
streets then said Railroad Company shall not be AZ
lowed to remove the same from their rails without
first obtaining the consent Of the Street Commission
CT, approved by the Committee on Streets and then
only upon condition that they haul OF and grade
the streets wherever said snow ice Is removed
TO the satisfaction of the Street Commissioner. But
IL their consent for removing said ice IL re-
fused. then said Railroad Company Is afhorixed to
use sufficient number Of sleighs to convey passen-
gers over their road until the cars be used on
their tracks.
And upon the further condition that said Railroad
Company shall faithfully observe and obey the fol-
lowing rules and regulations in using their road,
viz:
Ftrsf-In1t no car snail Dc drawn 1t 4 greater
speed on their road than six miles an hour.
Second-rhat while the cars turning the
ners from street to another the horses shall not
be driven faster than walk
Third-The cars driven In the same direction shall
not approach each other within distance of three
hundred feet. except in case of accident or at sta
tions.
foarth-That cars running in different directions
shall not be allowed to stop abreast each other except
FVA-Thst no cars shall be allowed to stop on .
crosswaik nor in front of interseetng street.
cept TO avoid collisions or to prevent danger to per-
Sirfh-rhat in case the conductor Of any car Is re-
qured to stop at the Of two streets TO
as to leave the rear platform slightly over the last
crossing.
Serenfh-That the conductor and driver Of each
shall keep vigilant watch Tor all teams,
riages persons and especially for children.
teams carriages persons. or children. tie car shall
be stopped in the .horte.t time possible
EigAfA-rhat the conductors do not allow ladies or
children TO enter leave the while In motion.
N,ath-That no salt or other article shall be used
in removing or Ice from their tracks which may
them. without the consent Of the Street Commits
sioner.
TsntA-Thst . printed copy of these rules and reg.
ulafions shall be put up and kept In a conspicuous
place inside of every car used on their road
And also upon the further condition that said Rail-
road Company shall accept the location hereinbefore
specified and to the several provisions condi-
ions and regulations connected with the same with
tn one month from March lst, A. d. ls63 and make
IN years from said date. otherwise such portion
as is not then made shall be nsll and void.
And also upon the further condition that said Rail-
road Company shall comply with and obey any aud
all other rules regulations, orders. ordinances
quirements which have been adopted or may be
adopted at any time hereafter by the City Council Of
Portland in relation to said Railroad 20 the streets
through which the tracks thereof laid not ineon-
sistent with the rights herein granted
And upon the further condition that any similar
corporation hereafter Incorporated which shall con-
sruc its railroad In any OF the streets OF the CITY OF
Portland where the Portland and Forest Avenue
Railroad Company have no track. may enter upon
and connect with and the track OF said Portland
and Forest Avenue Railroad Company for such rates
of eompeps alton a. may be mutually agreed upon.
and in ease of disa of the Directors of said
Companies three disnierested persons shall be ap-
poinied by a Judge of the Supreme Court. upon the
apneaon of either party and due notice TO the 9TH
or who shall upon hearing nix said rates of compen-
sation and determine all matters in dispute between
aid Companies, and the services of said Commits
sioners shall be paid in equal proportions by said
Companies.
Read and laid on the table, and ordered be print
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