Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-28
Geo. W.Snanan,
1856 FEDERAL STREET,
ALLEGHENY.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

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"A the Federal Street and Pleasant Valley
Railway Company, its lessees. successors and
assigns the right to enter upon, occupy and use
certain streets and highways, and to use ami
mails, cable or electricity as motive power,
with the right to change the same 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
Federal Street and Pleasant Valley Railway
Company, its lessees, successors and assigns
shall, in addition to the privileges heretofore
granted, have the right and is hereby author
lied to enter upon the following named streets
and highways, to-wit:
Beginning at point on its main line at the
intersection of Duquesne way and Ninth
street; thence along Duquesne way to Seventh
street. and thence with the consent Of the
Allegheny Traction Company, to use and oc-
cupy its tracks over and along the following
named streets and highways to wit: Along Sew
enth street to liberty avenue; thence dag
onally across Liberty avenue to Sixth avenue,
and thence along Sixth avenue to the inter-
section thereof with Smithfeld street, and
upon said streets and highways use and oper-
ate its cars and to connect its tracks with the
tracks of the said railway comrany at the in
tersection of Ninth street and Duquesne way,
and also connect such tracks with the track of
the Transverse Passenger Railway Company
now used by said company at the intersection
of Duquesne way and Seventh street.
Section 2-The said Federal street and Pleas
ant Valley Passenger Railway Company, its
lessees. successors and assigns shall have the
right and is hereby authorized to use in, under
over and along such streets and highways
within the city OF PittSburg as it is now or
hereafter may be authorized to operate its
cars, animal, cable or electric power, either or
all Of them, and from time to time to change
from one to the other over the whole or any
portion of the route of said company, it shall
also have the right and is hereby authorized to
erect uap
electric system for the supply of motive power
over and along such streets and highways as it
now is or hereafter shall be authorized to oper-
ate its cars and in such streets and highways
maintain and use such posts, poles or other
supports as said company may deem convent
ent for the support or maintenance of such
all the rights granted by this ordinance shall be
of a general ordinance of the Coun-
os o. rne CITY 1i Is .hg
under. or the use or occupation OF any street,
lane or alley. or any part thereon. for any pur-
pose 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 18th day of Febru-
Section 3-Whereas, the Councils of the city
of Pittsburg have heretofore granted unto the
Transverse Passenger Railway Company the
right to construct, maintain and operate its
railway with single or double lines of track
from the intersection of Smithfeld street and
Sixth avenue; thence along Sixth avenue to
Liberty avenue; thence across and along Lib
erty avenue to Seventh street, and thence along
Seventh street to the southern end of the n orth
Side bridge;
And, whereas the rights of the Transverse
Passenger Railway along the aforementioned
portion of it's route have been transferred to
and have become vested in the Allegheny Trac-
tion Company;
And, whereas the Federal Street and Pleas
an Vn1I oil 1yUau Enr1, in
pursuance of a contract by it made on June 7,
1888, in relation to the use of that portion of |
the route of the Transverse Railway Company |
before mentioned have since that date been |
using said portion of said route;
Now it is provided that the rights and privi- |
leges granted by this ordinance in so far as |
they relate to the entry upon. use or occupation |
of said streets and highways included within |
the route of the Transverse Passenger Railway |
as aforesaid are only granted subject to the |
provisions of said contract
Section 4-The Federal Street and Pleasant |
V ALLEY Passenger Railway Company shall have |
the right ant consent is hereby given to said |
company to lease its property and franchises
or either to any incorporated traction or motor
power company which may desire to operate
the railway of said company.
Section 5-The said Federal Street and Pleas
ant Valley Passenger Railway Company shall
within two years from the passage and ap-
proval of this ordinance pave with block stone |
the space between the tracks and one foot out
SIDE thereof along such portion of its route as
Section 6-That any ordinance or part of or
1nance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be, and the same is hereby repealed,
80 far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law In Councils
this 31st day of March. A. u. 1890.
H. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPP ARD. Clerk of Select
Council. GEO. L. HOLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors Office, April 5, 1890 Approved:
MCCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: w. H. Nc
Mayors Clerk
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 3S3,
9th day of April. A. d. 1890.