Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-18
Observation-Disclosures.
mo. 81,

| mo. S7I,l
| A N ORDINANCE GRANTING UNTO
| IA the Pittsburg Union Passenger Railway
Company, its lessees. successors and assigns
| the right to enter upon and to use and occupy
tricity as a motive power, ana to lease its fran
chises and property, or either.
Section 1-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
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 sIdings, turn-outs and switches. and
to operate cars over and along the same.
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-
TEN, for the supply of motive power. and to
erect, maintain and use in the streets and high
ways included within its present route, to wit:
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,
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 "a general ordinance re-
lating 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 passenger or street railways, and
providing reasonable regulations pertaining
thereto for the public convenience and safety"
approved the 25th day of February, A. d. 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 shalt have
the right to connect its track with the tracks of
other passenger railway companies which it
shall cross or Join.
Section 8-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.
ID. r 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.
TldI WM; Ns MSSXILiN; g LIN Mayor; Sy Attest: W. Il:
Recorded in Ordinance Book, VOL Z, page $50,
llth day of April, A. D. 1891