Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-16
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| N NORDINANCE-GRAN THE USE
IA OF certain streets and avenues to the
| Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction Company.
Section l-be 1t ordained and enacted by the
| city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
| ellis assembled. and it is hereby ordained and
| enacted by the authority of the same, That the
| Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction Company
| be and is hereby authorized with the consent
| of the Pittsburg and Birmingham Passenger
Railway Company to lay a dOuble-track rail-
way over the following streets and avenues in
| the city OF Pittsburg, to wit: Beginning on
Liberty avenue at the present northwestern
| terminus of the Pittsburg and Birmingham
Passenger Railway Company, at or near the
Union depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Company, thence enthusiastically along Lib
erty avenue to Smithfeld street, thence south
wardly along Smithield street to the Monon-
| gahelR bridge, thence along and across said
Monongahela bridge to Carson street, thence
| eastwardly along Carson street to the eastern
line of the city on the sOuthside
Section Efhat the said Pittsburg and Bir-
mingham Traction Company in building and
operating the line or lines Of railway contem-
plated by the terms Of this ordinance or anY of
them over the route hereinbefore and herein
after designated, shall have the right to con-
struct sub-ways beneath the surface of the
street for the purpose of using a continuous
cable as motive power in addition to the
power now used by the railway companies
operating railways over the route designated.
Section 3+That said traction company before
constructing said sub-ways shall submit plans
of the same to the Committee on Public Works
of Councils of the city of Pirtsburg and before
the same are built and constructed such plans
shall be approved by said committee and the
Chief of the Department of Public Works. and
such sub-ways SO approved in their construction
and erection shall be subject to the control and
supervision OF the Chief Of the Department of
Public Works.
nance are expressly given upon the condition
that the Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction
Company shall pave all streets and avenues
occupied by it with block stone asphaltum or
Ofh har a0uallY good material Tn ha w
the Committee on Public Works, between its
tracks and one foot outside of its tracks and
keep the same in perpetual good repair and
clean the same as may be directed by the Chief
of the Department Of Public Works.
Section 5-That said PIttsburg and Birming-
ham Traction Company shall have the right to
build sub-ways for cables under the provisions
of this ordinance, with the consent OF the
Pittsburg and Birmingham Passenger Railway
Company, in and over any street now or here
after occupied by said company or authorized
by ordinances Of Councils to be occupied by it.
Section 6-1he said traction company shall
commence to build and erect its plant within
six months from the date OF the passage of
this ordinance and complete the construction
of the same within Il months thereafter, other
wise the rights and privileges granted hereun-
der to be forfeited.
Section THAT before the provisions Of this
ordinance shall go into effect, the said Pitts
burg and Birmingham Traction Company shall
within 80 days after its approval by the Mayor
file its written acceptance attested by the hand
company of this ordinance according to its
terms.
Section s-The Chief of the Department Of
Public Works shall have the right to employ
and place suitable persons to supervise the
work of construction of said railroad author
lied by this ordinance at the cost of said COM
pany, and in no event shall the city OF Pitts
burg be held liable for any damage to person or
property that may occur in any manner or
under any circumstances during the progress
thereon.
Section 9-That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions Of
this ordinance be and the same is hereby re-
pealed, so far as the same affects this ordi-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 2lst day of October, A. D. 1889.
H. P. FORD. President of Select Coun-
Gil, Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk Of
Select Council s. A. DUNCAN, Presi-
dent of Common Council protein. Attest:
GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors office, October 26 1889. Approved:
VIM. MCCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: RoBT.
OSTERMA1ER, Assistant Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page l85.
11th day of November. A. D. 1889. nol5