Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-18

NO. I16I
AN ORDINANCE-GRANT TO THE
"A East End Street Railway Company the
right to use certain streets and highways.
Section 1-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city OF Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
c1ls assembled. and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the East End Street Railway Company be and
is hereby authorized TO construct and operate
single or double track railway over the fol-
lowing streets and avenues in the city Of Pitts
burg. to-wit: To construct and operate its
main line of railway on Penn avenue from
extending eastwardIy along Penn avenue
to the city line; Also to construct and
operate a branch railway upon Fifth
avenue, from Penn avenue to Grazier street;
thence upon Grazier street to Homewood
avenue, and thence along HOmeWOod avenue to
FrankstOWn avenue; also to construct and op-
crate branch railway from the intersection OF
Penn avenue and Fifth avenue along Fifth
avenue to Shady avenue; also to construct and
operate branch railway from the intersection
Of Penn avenue with an alley opposite to the
mouth of Bandwehr street; thence along said
alley to Shakespeare street. and thence along
Shakespeare street to Center avenue.
Secrion 2-That said East End Street Rail-
way Company, IN building and operating the
line or lines Of railway contemplated by the
terms Of this ordinance or any of them over
the routes hereinbefOre designated shall have
the right to construct and use cable OF cleo
trical appliances for motive power, and shall
have the right to construct subways beneath
the surface of the streets for that purpose.
SECTION 3-That the said railway company,
before constructing such subways shall sub
NIT the plans of the same to the Committee on
Public Works of the Councils of the city OF
Pittsburg and, before the same are built and
mittee and the Chief Of the Departments Of
Public Works, and such subways so ap-
proved shall be subject in their construction
and erection to the control and supervision Of
the Chief of the Department of Public Works
Section 4The rights granted by this ordi-
nance are expressly given upon the condition
that the East End Street Railway Company
shall pave so much of all streets or avenues as
is occupied by it between its tracks and one
foot outside its tracks with block stone, as
phaltum or other equally good materials, to be
Public Works, ana keep the same in perpetual
good repair, as may be directed by the Chief Of
the Department of Public Works
Section 5-The said railway company snail
commerce to build and erect its plant within
nine months from the date of the passage OF
this ordinance; otherwise the rights and prIYl-
leges granting hereunder shall be forfeited
Section 6-That before the provisions OF this.
ordinance shall go into effect the said East End
Railway Company shall, within thirty days after
its approval by the Mayor. hle its written accept
ance, attested by the hands of its President
and Secretary and the seal Of the company.
agreeing to its terms.
Section 1.-The Chief of the Department OF
Public Works shall have the right to employ
and place suitable persons to supervise the
construction of said railway authorized by
this ordinance at the cost and expense OF
this company, and in no event shall the city or
PittsDurg be held liable for any damage to
person or property that may occur in any man
ner or under any circumstances during the,
progress Of the work thereon.
Section S-That any ordinance OF part Of or
diDance conflicting with the provisions Of this
ordinance, be and the same is hereby repealed
SO far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 18th day OF November. A ID. 1889.
H. P. FORD. President Of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Selece
Council. w. A. MAGEE, President Of Com
mon Council pro TEN. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk Of Common Council.
Mayors ufiee, November 70 1889. Approved,
VIM. MCCALIIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT
OSTERMAIER, Assistant Mayors Clerk
Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. Z, page PIG.
14th day Of December. A d. ISS9. del614
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