The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-29

CECTION 1.-BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
- Council Of the Village OF Avondale, that street
passenger railroad route with a double tfnck, is
established follows; Beginning at the south cor
poratiUn line on BurnCt avenue, thence north on
Burnet avenue to Shilito street, thence east on
Shillito street TO Harvey avenue, thence north on
Harvey avenue To ROckdHle avenue, thence east
wardly on 4 ckdalc 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 10 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
ut the uniform d stance OF two feet from the curb
line of the street and shall be of the uniform
gaugeo OF five feet Wo and one-haIt inches, and laid
upon ties and with one strnger on the inside OF
the inner rail. A 7 rail may be used OF the pat.
tern now used on the Spring Grove avenue in
Cumminsvlle Cincinnati, and OF the weight OF
twenty-five pounds per yard. And such portions
OF the 81 eets are disturbed by the Company
shall be put in good repair at the expense OF said
Company, and the cutters between the outside
rail and the curb line shall be unobstructed and
put in good condition by the Company.
SccOnd-That portion of the street between the
rails shall be graded and metlaled and kept in
good repair and condition by the Company dur
ing the term OF this grant The Company shall
construct at all street interseCtio plank cross
ing for vch cles, win panks be tween the rails,
and upon ali curves crossing the streets the space
between the rails shall be planked; and at all
points where the tracks may cross eucn Otner
the spaces between the rails, between tracks, and
for al least one OF outside OF the tracks shal be
paved by the Company with bowderS on layer
of clean gravel placed upon the foundation on
which he 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
betwe 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 ngrcss and egress from each side
| of the rear platform: No motive power except
horses and mules shall be used on Sald route, and
said cars shall be run in sufficient numbers to ac-
| C mmOdae .he public.
The grantee shall carry passengers over said
route and its connections upon aad for the follow
| ing rates Of fare
| First-From the corner of Rockdale and Main
avenues to the south corporation line of Avon.
dale, OH Bu net avenue, for the single cash fare Of
| five (5) cents per passenger.
| Second-From the south corporation line of
| Avondale on Burnet avenue TO the corner OF Rock
dale and Main avenues for the single cash fare OF
| five (J) cents per passenger.
| Third-PaCkHges 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 Aubu n
Inclined Plane for the single cash fare OF fifteen
15) cents per passenger.
Ffth-Packages OF eight tickets good iOT any
distance between the two poin last above named,
via the Mt Auburn Inclined Plane shall be fur
nished on the cars for 81.
SiXth-FrOm the Lookout House on Mt Auburn
| TO the corner Cf Rockdale and Main avenues five
cents, packages Of Is tickets good between said
points. for 81.
Section 3, his grant is for term of twenty
Yeas, but 1t is made with a reservation 10 the
Council OF the right to order the whole any por
ton Of the rails to b. taken up whenever the same
shall not have been used 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 beer
commenced within six in nths and completed
WITHIN twelve months of the date Of this ordn
ancc Provided, that if the grantee shall not have
Obtfintd a grant flOm the CITY of Cincinnati o
the right to construct a road to connect with th
route from its south terminus to the Lookou
House on Mt. Auburn by January LIST, 1880, theT
this grant shall be and become void on that date
Section a. The grantee herein, before com
menCement Of the construction Of sail
road and after the passage of this ordinance
shall obtain the consent in writing, OF ma jorit.
OF the prOpcrtyhOderS on the line OF Sa railrOat
to the construction Of said road; and shall also in
dennify and hold harmless the village from al
. claim OF private individuals or corporations 70
loss or damage occasOned by tine construction o
= operation OF said road.
Section s. The Engineer OF the Village shal
give the grade and line of said railroad, and tn
mode and manner of the construction OF the roat
shall be subject to the direction and approval o
the V ,llage Engineer and the Committee on Rail
roads Of the Council of the Village And tn
Railroad Company shall raise or lower their tracks
at their own expense, to conform with any chang
OF grade that may hereafter be made in any of tn
streets used or crossed by its tracks. And tn
grantee shall pay the expense of such surveyin
by the Village Engineer as may be necessary i
the construction of the road
l. Section 6. The Village reserves the rigf
, to permit and grant to any othc
6 case not TO exceed one-ffth part of the entiI
route herein described, except that the villag
= may grant to any company, in place OF such on
fifth the right to use the part OF the route o
Rockdale avenue, upon the condition that tn
company using any part "f the route so granite
shall Iay proportionate part OF the cost of col
struction OF the part OF the route so granted an
thereafter bear proportionate part Of the expen
OF maintaining in repair so much OF the route.
may be SO used by any other company; and pr
: vided that the company so using part of sal
tracks shall run It's cars in the same direction
~ the cars are run over the entire route herein
scribed.
Section THE grantee herein is not to be r
oured to purchase any omnibus line, nor TO ket
the streets in repair except as herein before pr
vided.
) Section 8-This ordinance shall take effect fro
Ii and after its publication, as required by law.
Passed July 10,h, A, D., 1879