Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-18
oFF1cIAL-p1rTsBURe.
mo. 2RI.I

No. 26i.
A N NORDINANCE-GRAN CERTAIN
| n privileges to the Squirrel Hill Railroad
Company and authorizing it to enter upon
and occupy certain streets in the city OF Pitts-
| burg.
Section l-Be 1t ordained and enacted by the
| city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
| els assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
Consent and anproyaI Of the IH citS Of Pittsburg
| Is hereby granted to the Squirrel Hill Railroad
Company, its successors and assigns, and said
railroad company, Its successors and assigns,
| are hereby authorized and granted the right to
construct and maintain a railroad in the Four
teenth and Twenty-second wards of the city
and to operate the same by cables or cleo
tricity over the route and at the grades
| shown by the amended map and profile now on
file in the Office of the Chief of the Department.
| of Public Works, which map and profile are
now expressly made part of this ordinance,
| said route being from the point of intersection
| of the center line of Boquet street and the
southern line of Forbes street in the -Four
alleys, and the valleys of Murdoch's and
Frailich's runs to point at or near the Col
fax schoolhouse in the Twenty-second ward
as shown by said map and profile, together
with the right of entering upon and occupy
ing any and all streets, lanes and alleys
shown by said map to be part of said route
(be the same opened and improved. or merely
opened, or located) for the purpose of con-
structing its tracks, switches, turnouts
and the necessary sidings to operate said rail-
road as aforesaid, hereby granting said railroad
company, Its successors and assigns, the right
to cross any Of said Streets lanes or alleys at a
grade or overhead in such manner as the Chief
of the Department of Public Works shall ap-
prove, provided always that il any such streets,
lanes or alleys are crossed overhead there shall
be at least Is feet clearance between the bridge
or overhead crossing and the crown of the
street, and that such railroad company, its sue
cessors and assigns. shall have the right to sup
port such bridge OF overhead crossing by posts
or trestles placed ut the curb line in such
streets.
cessors and assigns, shall construct and main
tain all necessary paving or planking to afford
suitable crossings for the public at all street
crossings on the tine of its route and provide
for the necessary drainage of its tracks in the
manner required Ply the Chief of the Depart
ment of Public Works.
Section 3-Said railroad company, its suc-
cessors and assigns S, shall commence the con-
complete the same within Is months after the
approval of this ordinance, otherwise the
privilege herein granted shall become null and
belonging to said railroad company, its sue
cessors or assigns, may then be removed by the
city and sold for the purpose OF paying the ex-
Section 4-Before proc ceeding with the work,
the company shall file pl ans and specifications
with the Chief of the Department OF Public
Works, showing the kind of conduit or over
head system to be used.
Section 5-Safd railroad company, its success
ors and assigns, shall, within 30 days after the
passage of this ordinance, hde with the City
Controller its acceptance of and agreement to
the provisions of this ordina nee, which accept
ance shall be by resolution o { its board of di-
rectors and duly signed by its president and
secretary and certified und .r the corporate
seal of said railway company, otherwise this
ordinance shall cease to be ,1f effect and be-
come null and void.
Section 6-An ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances inconsistent or confictiI sg herewith be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Ordained and enacted into alsvw IN Councils
this 25th day of February. A. d. 1889
n. p. FORD, President of Select Council
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. GEO. L. HOLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO BOOTH,
Clerk OF Common Courcil.
Mayors Office, February "a, 1889. Approved:
VIM. MCCALLIN, Mayor. Atte st: W. II.
MCCLEARY, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. &, page 604,
18th day of March, A. D. 1889. mh16-D