Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-10
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| mo. 2451
| An ORDINANCE-GRANT UNTO
n the Howe Street Railway Company, its
| successors lessees and assigns the right to en-
| ter hpon use and occupy certain streets, lanes,
| alleys and highways and to lease its franchises
| and property, or either.
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
Howe 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 intersection of
Aiken avenue and Center avenue; thence along
Aiken avenue to Howe street; thence along
Howe street to Denniston avenue; thence
along Denniston avenue to the intersection
thereof with Fifth avenue; thence returning
with double lines of track, or with single lines
of track, with the necessary sidngs, turnouts
and switches along Denniston avenue and Howe
street to College avenue; thence with single
lines of track along College avenue to Walnut
street; thence along Walnut street to Aiken
avenue, and thence returning along Aiken
avenue with double lines of track. or with
single lines of track with the necessary sidings,
turnouts and switches to the place of begin
ming, and forming continuous and complete
circuit with its own lines of track, and there
construct maintain, operate and use during
the term named in its charter its railway with
double track or with single tracks. with the
necessary sidings, turnouts and switches, and
to use electricity as a motive power. and also to
erect, maintain, operate and use an overhead
electric system for the supply of motive power,
and to erecr, maintain and use in the streets.
alleys or highways before mentioned such posts.
poles other supports as said company may
deem convenient for the support or manten-
ance of such overhead system, under and
subject, however, to the provisions of a
general ordinance, entitled, "a general Or
dinance relating to the entry upon, over or un-
der, the occupation of any
street, lane or 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
lie convenience and safety" approved the 25th
day of February. A. d. 1890.
Section 2-The said Howe Street Railway
Company shall have the right, and consent is
hereby given to 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 op-
crate the railway of said company.
Section 3-That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the same Is hereby re-
peaed 80 far as the same affects this ordi-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 9th day of Febr airy, A. D. 1890.
H P. 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.
Mayors Office, February g. 1890 Approved:
WIN. McCALLIN. Mayor. Attest: w. H.
MCCLEARY, Mayors Clerk.
9Th day of March. A. d. 1850. mh7-32 |