Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
mo. 251.1

AN ORDINANCE-GRAN UNTO
N the Duquesne Street Railway Company,
its successors, lessees and assigns the right to
enter upon, use and occupy certain streets,
lanes, alleys and highways and private property
with the consent of the owners thereof, 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 authority of the same, That the
Duuuesne Street Railway Company its lessees
successors and assigns shall have the right and
is hereby authorized to enter upon the streets
lanes, alleys and high ways included within its
route, to-wit: Beginning at point on the
western side of Neville street, opposite the
southwestern end of Ellsworth avenue; thence
across Neville street and along Ellsworth ave.
nue. in a northeaSterly direction to the inter-
section thereof with Penn avenue. and across
Penn avenue to a point upon the northern side
of Penn avenue Immediately opposite
the northeastern end of Ellsworth avenue
and thence returning with second or double
lines of track across Penn avenue to the north
cas- ern end of Ellsworth avenue. and thence
continuing with second OF double lines of track
along Ellsworth avenue in southwesterly
direction to Neville street and across Neville
street to the place of beginning and thus form
ing a continuous and complete circuit with its
own lines of track. And also for the purpose
of an extension of said railway at the north
eastern end of its route consent is given to
enter with the consent of the owners upon priv
ate property lying between the northern side of
Penn avenue and Kirkwood street. And also
railway at the southwestern end of its
route consent is given to enter with the con-
sent of the owners upon private property lying
between Neville street and Craig street, and
upon the said streets, alleys or highways be-
fore mentioned, TO construct, maintain.
operate and use during the term named
in its charter. its railway and said
with single tracks. with the necessary
sidings. turnOuts and switches and to
use electricity as motive power. and
also to erect. maintain, operate and use
overhead electric system for the sup
ply 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-
TEN, under and subject, however, to the pro-
visions OF q general ordinance, entitled "A gen.
eral ordinance relating to the entry upon, over
or under, OF the use or occupation of any
street, lane OF 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 reason
able regulations pertaining thereto for the
public convenience and safety" approved the
25th day of February, A. D. 1890
Section 1.-The said Duquesne Street Rail-
way Company shall have the right and consent
is hereby given said company to lease its prop
erty and 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
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 a law in Councils
this 9th day of February, A. d. 1890
II. 2. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD. Clerk of Select
Council. GEO. L. HOLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors Office, February 2S 1880. Approved:
VIM. MCCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: w. II.
MCCLEARY, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded IN Ordinance Book, vol. 2, page 2Sl,
7th day of March, A. d. 1880.