Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-24
COUNCIL ORDINANCE no. l.

SELECT COUNCIL ORDINANCE NOT
Referred to the Street Committee Same
Day Reported Back Aifirmatively
aud Ordered Printed.
An ordinance giving and granting TO the West
End Street Railway Company the right TO lay
City OF Lancaster and TO operate motor cars
and to erect and maintain poles on said
SECTION l, Be It ordained by the Select and
That for the purpose OF atfording the citizens Of
s e q.
tive power. the West End Street Railway com.
pany shall have the right TO lay street railway
tracks on West King street and Columbia ave-
nue., from the east side OF Prince street to Col
lege avenue, and on Manor street from West
nut Street rom es North Queen street 70 College
avenue, and on West James street from Prince
street to College avenue, and on College avenue
Provided, That all tracks on the said streets
shall be laid with fiat rails. Of not less than
the Lancaster City Street railway, and the
tracks laid by the Lancaster 4 Millersvillc Rail
road company, IN the city limits, shall be
Aid, provided further, That the laying q new
aid shaii bs sraasd According @ % 70 the drscton.
Of the street committee, 10 as 10 make the best
Lob but the grade given Sy & the committee
gIade at any time; and ifsuch grade be changed
by councils, the tracks shall be laid In confor-
nifty Herewith, and at the expense OF said rail-
And, provided further That the time for the
commencement OF the laying OF said tracks Is
limited TO the period Of one year from the pas
sage Of this ordinance. :,
SEC. 2, That the said railway company shall
70 ts erect set aud nathan poles on both sides Of
tracks, mentioned In section OF this ordinances,
at aurrh is,ta than 0fnxo In har lf
construction OF said street railways and the
street committee OF city councils may deem
Sides OF the streets SO as to carry the wires
which connect the electric current TO the cars
Provided, said wires shall be maintained at
the height Of not less than eighteen feet above
the grade surface OF the street or streets, and
NIL OF the work in erecting and locating said
poles anG wires shall be subject TO the approval
OF the street committee of city councils.
And, provided further, Thai the city of Ian.
caster shall have the right TO said poles 70 sup
OF Lancaster may now or hereafter desire u
operate said wires TO be erected SO as not TO In
terfere wi tn the operation Of said railway.
And, provided further, That all poles shall be
OF wood, uniform In height and thickness as
near as possible, and To be painted OF a color
approved eIs. 0' 'he street 'o'''''e Oh '''s '''n
SEC 3. That not more than one fare OF cents
shall be charged for q single trip, extending
from any point on the line OF said railway
within the city limits TO the terminal point
either north or south or east ON the Lancaster
SEC l. That whenever the city OF Lancaster
shall hereafter pave0r macadanize any stree
or streets along the line Of said railways with
asphalt blocks, Belgian blocks, asphalt sheetinG
OF broken stone, the said street railway com
pany, Its successor or assigns, shall at the saint
time pave or macadainize the streets occupied
by the railway, that is 20 say, between tht
tracks OF said railway, with the same kind o
blocks or material with which the city OF Ian
| caster paves or macadamiIes lhe.sa,a street o.
| streets and II the said railway company, u
successor assgns, shall neglect or refuse W az
| the said work, then the city OF Lancaster shai
do the same and recover the cost and eHpcns'
SEC. 6. That the said street railway company, ~
| consideration OF the franchise hereby granted
shall pay TO tne treasurer d oI ,hs oi,y n OF "a, sns
annually thereafter, the sum OF 10 cents on eacf
| and every pole which may be erected, main
tained or used by 1t within the city limits, ant
SIC. g. That The said st eet railway compan,
De .nsa 70 "e ofSdSanss Resaan
| Passenger Railway Companies In the City o
| Lancaster passed March 3, 1857.
| SEC. 7. That the railway company shall be re
auired 10 run cars at intervals Of not over tei
| or twelve minutes during business hours, ant
| that the rate Of speed shall not exceed sevei
| miles per hour In the business part Of the city
| effect, or be Of any force, until said company
| under its corporate seal, shall. within thirt.
days after the passage thereof accept the pre-
Office OF the city solicitor.
Ordained aud enacted into law at the cit
of Lancaster this 5ih day OF March: a: ,: iss
J. II. .BAUMGARDSER.
President pro TEN. Common Council.
pAylp p l. o.,tr,,o, DEE, co,ncu
President Select Council.
Clerk Select Council. m2l-otd