Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-18
mo. 24S.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING UNTO
n the Williamsburg Street Railway Company,
its successors, lessees and assigns, the right to
enter upon, use and occupy certain streets,
lanes. alleys and highways, and to lease its
franchises or 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 the authority of the same, That the
Williamsburg Street Railway Company. its les
sees, successors and assigns shall have the
right, and is hereby authorized to enter upon
the streets. lanes, alleys and highways included
within its route. to wit: Beginning at point
within the city Of Pittsburg at the intersection
of Fifth avenue and DennistOn avenue: thence
along Fifth avenue in northerly direction to
the intersection thereof with Grazier street;
thence along GraZier street in an easterly direc-
ton within said city to the city line, and thence
returning by second or double lines of track
along the parts or portions of the streets and
avenues tefore named reversedly to the place
of beginning, thus forming continuous and
complete circuit with its own lines of track or
returning by the single lines of track, with the
necessary sidings, turnouts and switches, and
there construct, maintain, operate and use,
during the term named i'll its charter, Its rail-
way with double tracks or with single tracks,
with the necessary sidings, turnouts and
switches and to use electricity as a motive
power, and also to erect, maintain, operate and
use an overhead electric system for the supply
of motive power and to erect, maintain and
use in the streets, alleys or highways before
mentioned such posts, poles or other supports
as said company may deem convenient for the
support or maintenance of such overhead sys-
tenn, under and subject, however, to the pro-
visions of a general ordinance, entitled "a
general ordinance relating to the entry upon,
over or under, or the use or occupation of any
street, lane or alley, or any part thereof, for
any purpose by passenger or street railway
companies or by companies operating passen-
ger 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 Williamsburg Street Rail-
way Company shall have the right and consent
is hereby given to said company TO lease its
property and franchises to the Duquesne Trac-
tion Company or to any incorporated traction
or motor power company which may desire to
operate the railway of said company.
Section 3-That any ordinance OF part OF or
dinance 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 9th day of February. A. D. 1890
H. P. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. G. L. HOLIDAY. President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk
of Common Council.
Mayors Office, February 2S 1890 Approved:
WIN. MoCALLIN, Mayor Attest: w. H. Nc
CLEARY. Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. T. page 277,
7th day of March. A. D.. 1890.