The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-04-14
AN ORDINANCE
Granting the right Of way to and prescribing
the duties Of the Columbus and Hooking
Valley Railroad Company within the City
of Lancaster Ohio

Granting the right Of way to and prescribing
the duties Of the Columbus and Hooking
Valley Railroad Company within the City
of Lancaster, Ohio.
SEC. l. Be Il ordained Ey TIE Cffy Council Of
the CHy Of LaRcastsr, Oaio, That the right Of
way across Columbus Broad. High, Syca-
more and Maple streets, aud the alleys inter
yenfng between the same in said city OF Ian
caster, be and the same Is hereby granted TO
the Columbus and Hooking Valley Railroad
Company on the present line Of said Railroad
through said city, for the construction, occu.
pancy, use and maintenance thereon Of the
road Of said Company. and that said Com pany
be authorized 70 use and occupy 50 much OF
said streets and alleys as may be proper for
the construction, use and maintenance there
on Of such main or side tracks as the business
of said Company may require Provided That
said Company shall not Ohstruet the free pas.
sage over said streets and alleys for travel
and all ordinary trading purposes: and
Provided, further, that said Company shall not
lay down, use, construct, or maintain any side
track, switch, or turn out west Of point on
said road thirty -four yard east Of the east
| line Of Broad street IN said city.
SEC. 2. That the grant in the FIRST section
Of this ordinance. contained is upon the ex-
press condition that the said Columbus and
| Hooking Valley Railroad Company shall at its
own expense, construct, maintain and keep in
repair At the intersection of its road With said
streets, suitable plank crossings, across the
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other vehicles. and plank side walks across
! the tracks and lands Of said Company to con.
| form with the present Sidewalks OF said
streets, the said crossings at the intersection
Of Broad and Columbus streets to be and ex.
| tend from the Intersection OF Lawrence and
Perry streets to the west line Of Broad street
and all OF said streets TO be graded by said
Company to conform TO said crossings; and
upon the further condition that said Company
shall construct. maintain and keep in repair
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drain all lands used or occupied by said Com
pany for right of way within said city. and
shall alter, construct and keep in repair al
drains or sewers required to be altered by
reason Of the use OF such right Of way: H
SEC. g. That it shall be and is hereby declared
the duty OF said Railroad Company to light IL.
railway track through the said city Of Ian
caster with gas: and the lamp posts, light
and fixtures shall be Of the same size, con
struetion and quality, with the same capacity
Of burner as the present street lamps of sale
city, and the said lamp posts shall &c PLACED
along the side Of said railway at the following
places, viz: at the west side Of Broad street. n
the intersection Of Lawrence and Perry
streets; at the south east corner of Winding
street; at the south east corner Of High street
at the south east corner of Sycamore street
and at the north west corner Of Maple street
The said lights along said railway shall b,
kept burning the same number of hours, anC
the burning thereof shall be regulated in tn,
provided by ordinance for the burning o
lights in the street lamps Of said city.
SEC. 4 That the said Company shall no
leave any train, car or cars, engine or engines
standing In or upon any of the crossings o
said streets for longer period than hve min
utes, and in case of the detention Of any trail
at any crossing for longer period OF time tn
said train shall be severed the full width o
such crossing so as to afford q safe and con
venient passage for vehicles over the same
Any violation of the provisions of this section
lshall subject the said Company, or any EN-
lployec thereof having charge Of said train
cars, or engine to fine of not hess than nv
dollars and not more than thirty dollars 70
each oirense. TO be assessed against and col
lected of said Company or employee, on com
plant before the Mayor Of said city.
{. SEC. s. That 1t shall be unlawful for sal
Company,Or any employee thereof, TO run, Q
cause to be run over the track Of said Comps
nv within the corporate limits OF said city an
6 train, locomotive engine, or car, at create
speed than four miles per hour, under q pei
atty against said Company, or employee ther
alof having chargeof the same, Of not less tha
Ave dollars nor more than hfty dollars 4
each onense, to be recovered as is provided
J, Law,
: ny shall fail for twenty days after notice
( the requirements of the second and third se'
4 tions OF this ordinance to comply with tn
!. same, It shall be the duty OF the proper office
or committee or said city, TO cause sal
crossings or drains to be constructed. or n
paired, or said railway to be lighted IN q
:, manner in this Ordinance provided, and u
1t cost and expense ofthe same shall constitute
lien and be assessed upon the property of sat
I, Railroad Company in the same manner as
u provided for the construction and assessmcl
of the cost OF paving sidewalks, and the san
n when assessed shall be collected as IS provide
tDy law.
SEC. I. This Ordinance to take effect ar
be in force from and after its passage and J
gal publication. -.
. Done in Council Chamber in the city OF La
caster, Ohio, this 10th day of March, A.
1870. JACOB HITE, T. c. c.
w. L. MING. City Clerk. 1888 r
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