Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-10
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An ORDINANCE GRANTING UNTO
| II the Market Street Railway Company, its
successors, lessees and assigns the right to en-
ter upon. use and occupy certain streets, lanes,
alleys and highways, and to lease its franchises
| 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 the authority of the same. That
the Market Street Railway Company, its
lessees. 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 the inter-
section of Diamond street with Old avenue;
thence along Diamond street in a westerly
direction to the intersection of Diamond street
with the Market House square at the eastern
side thereof: thence returning along Diamond
street in an easterly direction with second or
double lines of track, with single
line of track with the necessary sidings
turnouts and switches, to Old avenue,
forming continuous and complete circuit
with its own lines of track, and also for the
purpose of making an extension of said rail-
way upon Old avenue from Diamond street to
Shlnglss street, thence along Shing1ss street to
watson street; thence along Watson street to
Boyd street and along Boyd street to Forbes
street, ana along the streets, alleys or highways
before mentioned. to construct maintain oper-
ate and use during the term named in its char
Ter It's railway and said extension thereof with
double tracks or with single tracks, with the
necessary sidings, turnouts aud switches and
TO use electricity as a motive power and also
" eIeCs, MAINTAIN, operate and use an~OVer-
mead electric system tor 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 COM
pany mly deem convenient for the suppOrt or
maintenance of such overhead system under
ana subject. however, to the provisions of a
general ordinance entitled, "A general ordi-
nance relating to the entry upon over or under,
OF Ine 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 passenger or street rail-
ways. and providing reasonable regulations
pertaining thereto for the public convenience
anu safety approved the 18th day of Febru-
airy, A. d. 1890
Section 2-The said Market Street Railway
company shall have the right, and consent is
nerepy gwen to said company, TO lease its prop
erty ana franchises to the Duquesne Traction
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 or part Of Or
dlnance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
so Tar as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 18th day OF February. A. d. 1880.
ID. T. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. GEO. L. HOLIDAY. President ofN
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk
of Common Council.
Mayors Office, February q, 1890 Approved,
VIM. MCCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: w n
Recorded in Ordinance Book vol. Z maya
20, 9Th day of March. A ID. 1890 mh7S5
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