The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-25
village.

AN ORDINANCE (No. 23D to establish street
railroad route along certain streets in the
village
SECTION 1.-BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
~ Council of the Village of Avondale that street
passenger railroad route with double track, is
established as follows: Beginning at the south cor
| poraton line on Burnet avenue, thence north on
| Burnct avenue to Shilito street, thence east on
| Shllito street TO Harvey avenue, thence north on
| Harvey avenue 10 ROckdale avenue thence east
| Wardly on R0ckdale avenue to its intersection
| with the west line Of the Main avenue. And per-
mission TO construct and operate said street rail
road is hereby granted to j. d. Macneale, upon
| the following terms and conditions and in the
| manner hereinafter set forth:
| First-The tracks shall be laid upon the sides of
the streets occupied by the route the outside rail
at the uniform distance of two feet from the curb
| line OF the street and shall be of the uniform
gauge OF five feet wo and one-haf inches and laid
upon ties and with one Strlnger on the inside of
| the inner rail. T rail may be used OF the pat.
tern now used on the Spring Grove avenue, in
| Cumminsyillc, Cincinnati, and Of the weight of
| twenty five pounds per yard. And such portions
| shall be pu i'll good repair at the expense OF said
| Company, and the cutters between the outside
rail and the curb line shall be unobsructed and
put in good condition by the Company.
| SecOnd-That portion oil the street between the
rails shall be graded and mettaled and kept i'll
| good repair and condition by the Company dur.
| ing tne Term OF tnlS grant. Inc company snail
construct at all street intersections plank cross
| ing for veh! !cles, with planks between the rails,
and upon all curves crossing the streets the space
between the rails shall be planked; and at all
points where the tracks may cross each other
| the spaces between the rails. between tracks and
for al least one foot outside Of the tracks sha be
paved by the Company with bowlderS on layer
| OF clean gravel placed upon the foundation on
| which the tracks are laid
| Third-The tracks shall be suitably drained and
underdra ned by the Company, so as to permit the
water from the street between the tracks and from
between the rails to pass freely into the cutters OF
| the street; and the metal between the rails shall
be put and maintained not more than one inch
above or below the rail surfaces and the surface
OF the rail shall be upon the line Of the established
| grade OF the streets.
| Section 2.-The cars used on said route shall be
platform cars which shall be o constructed as to
allow passengers ingreSS and egress from each side
| of the rear platform. No motive power except
horses and mules shall be used on said route, and
said cars shall be run III sufficient numbers 10 ac-
C mmOdate the public.
The grantee shall carry passengers over said
route and ITS connections upon and ior the follow
| ing rates OF fare:
First-From the corner of Rockdale and Main
| avenues tD the south corporation line of Avon
dale on Bu'net avenue for the single cash fare of
| five (5 cents per passenger.
| Second-From the south corporation line of
| Avondae on Burnet avenue to the corner OF Rock
dale and Main avenues for the single cash fare of
| five (5) cents per passenger.
| Third-PackageS of tickets containing twenty
five tickets, good for any distance upon said route
| between the two points above named shall be
| furnished on the cars for 81.
| Fourth-From the corner Of Main and Rockdale
avenues in Avondale, to the corner OF Fifth and
Walnut streets, in Cincinnati, via the Mt. Auburn
Inclined Plane, or from the corner OF Fifth
| and Walnut streets in Cincinnati, to the
| corner OF Rockdale and Main avenues,
| in Avondale, via the Mount Auburn
Inclined Plane for the single cash fare of fifteen
| 90 cents per passenger.
I'fth-plpkngRS of eight tipkntS pOod fnr nnv
distance Tctween the two poins last above named,
| via the Mt Aup;,rn Inclined Plane shall be fur
| nished on the cars ior 81.
sixth-From the Lookout House on Mt Auburn
| to the corner Of RockdGle and Main avenues five
cents or packages of % tickets good between said
points, for 81.
Section 8. This grant is for term of twenty
years, but it is made with reservation to the
Council of the right to order the whole or any por.
ton OF the rails To be taken up whenever the same
shall not have been used IN the regular carrying
| of passengers for the space OF six months. And
this grant shall be void If the construction of the
| tracks authorized hereunder shall not have been
commenced within six months and completed
within twelve months of the date of this ordin-
ance. Provided, that if the grantee shall not have
| obtained grant from the CITY of Cincinnati Of
the right 10 construct road to connect with this
| route from its south terminus to the Lookout
| House on Mt Auburn by January lst, 1880, then
| this grant shall be and become void on that date.
Section 4 The grantee herein, before com.
mencement OF the construction OF said
road and after the passage OF this ordinance
shall obtain the consent, in writing, OF majority
of the propertyhOlderS on the line OF sad railroad
to the construction OF said road and shall also in
demnify and hold harmless the village from all
claim Of private individuals or corporations for
loss or damage occaSloned by the construction or
operation OF said road
| Section s. The Engineer of the Village shall
give the grade and line OF said railroad and the
| mode and manner OF the construction of the road
| shall be subject to the direction and approval of
| the Village Engineer and the Committee on Rail.
roads OF the Council Of the Village. And the
| Railroad Company shall raise or lower their tracks,
at their own expense, to conform with any change
Of grade that may hereafter be made in any OF the
streets used or crossed by its tracks And the
grantee shall pay the expense of such surveying
| by the Village Engineer as may be necessary in
Section 6. The, Village reserves the right
Company y'D the " right f"t to u use A in 0tr5 amy
case not to exceed onc-ffth part OF the entire
may grant to any company, in place of such one
fifth, the right to use the part of the route OH
Rockdale avenue, upon the condition that the
company using any part of the route so granted
shall pay proportionate part Of the cost OF con-
struction OF the part OF the route so granted and
thereafter bear proportionate part OF the expense
OF maintaining in repair so much of the route as
may be so used by any other company; and pro-
vided that the company so using part OF said
tracks shall run its cars in the same direction as
the cars are run over the entire route herein de-
scrbcd.
Section THE grantee herein Is not to be re-
quired to purchase any omnibus line nor to keep
the streets in repair except as herein before pro-
vided.
Section S-This ordinance shall take effect from
| and after its publication, as required by law.
'-'''0 N' ,' " " JOHN DICKSON.
| Mayor and President of Council
Attest FLAMEN BALL, JR. Corporation Clerk.
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