Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-19
OFFICIAL-PITTSBURG.

mo. 377.l
An ORDINANCE-GR GRANTING UNTO
II the Pittsburg Union Passenger Railway
Company, its lessees. successors and assigns,
the right to enter upon and to use and occupy
certain streets and highways, and to use elec-
tricity as motive power, and to lease its fran
chises and property. or either.
Section BE it ordained and enacted by the
City of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by tho authority of the same. That the
Pittsburg Union Passenger Railway Company,
its lessees, successors and assigns shall have the
right and is hereby authorized to enter upon
the following named streets and highways to-
wit: Beginning at point on its main line at the
intersection of Penn avenue and Fifth street;
thence along Fifth street to Duquesne way, and
thence along DuQueSne way to the intersection
thereof with Sixth street, and upon the said
streets and highways to construct and maintain
an extension or branch of its railway with
double tracks or with single tracks, with the
necessary sldings, turn-outs and switches. and
to operate cars over and along the same.
And said company. its lessees, success
ors and assigns shall also have the right,
and is hereby authorized to use elec-
tricity as motive power, and to erect main
tain operate and use an overhead electric sys-
tenn, for the supply of motive power. and to
erect main tain and use in the streets and high
From point on Fifth avenue, near Market
street; thence along Fifth avenue TO Liberty
avenue; thence along Liberty avenue to Fifth
street; thence along Fifth street to Penn ave.
nue.; thence along Penn avenue to Water street.
and thence along Water street to the Union
bridge, and also in and along the streets and
highways included in the extension or branch
of its railway aforementioned such posts, poles
or other supports as said company may deem
convenient for the support or maintenance of
such overhead system, and all of the rights and
privileges granted by this ordinance shall be
under and subject to the provisions of the gen.
eral ordinance of the Councils of the city OF
Pittsburg entitled ga general ordinance re-
lating to the entry upon, over or under, or the
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any part thereof, for any purpose, by passenger
or street railway companies, or by companies
operating passenger or street railways, and
providing reasonable regulations pertaining
thereto for the public convenience and safety
approved the 25th day of February, A. ID. 1890
Section 2-The said Pittsburg Union Passen-
ger Railway Company shall have the right and
consent is hereby given to said company to
lease its property and franchises or any part
thereof to any incorporated traction or motor
power company which may desire to operate
the railway of said company, and it Shall have
the right to connect its track with the tracks of
other passenger railway companies which it
shall cross OF join.
Section 3-The said Plttsburg Union Passen-
ger Railway Company shall pave with block
stone the space between its tracks and one foot
outside thereof along such portions of its route
as are not now paved.
Section 4-That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the same is hereby
repealed, SO far as the same affects this ordi-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 3lst day of March, A. d. 1890.
H. P. FORD, President of Select Council
Attest. GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. q. L. HOLIDAY, President. of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors office. April 8, 1890. Approved:
VIM. McCALLIN. Mayor. Attest: w. H.
MCCLEARY. Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. Z, page SS9.
l1th day of April. A. D. 1891.