Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-22


An ordinance giving and granting to the West
End Street Railway Company the right to lay
street railway tracks on certain streets In the
City OF Lancaster and to operate motor cars
and to erect and maintain poles on said
SECTION ], Be it ordained by the Select and
GSmmon Councils OF the uity a. q Lancaster, Lancaster
the western parts OF the city increased railway
facilities, and introducing electricity as the mo-
pany shall have the right TO lay street railway
tracks on West King street and Columbia ave-
iege avenue, and ON Manor street from West
King street to city limits, and ON West Chest
nut street from North Queen street S :" College
street to College avenue, and on College avenue
from Columbia avenue TO James street.
shall be laid with fiat rails. of not less than
three-nch tread, and OF uniform gauge with
.ns sa Sy the S R
changed TO similar fat rails and be OF the same
And, provided further, That the laying OF new
tracks and altering of any tracks that are now
of the street committee. SO as to make the best
Job but the grade given by the committee
sha sade at ats any me and such grade be- ehansed
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
SEC. 2, That the said railway company shall
have the right to operate motor street cars, and
10 erect and maintain poles ON both sides OF
each street along the route OF said railway
tracks, mentioned In section of this ordinance,
at such points as the engineer In charge OF the
construction OF said street railways and the
street committee Of city councils may deem
necessary, and TO connect the poles on opposl,s
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
ali OF the work In erecting and locating said
poles and wires shall be subject to the approval
Of the street committee of city councils.
And, provided further, That the city Of Lam
caster shall have the right to said poles TO sup
port and convey the city wires, as the city
OF Lancaster may now or hereafter desire to
operate, said wires to be erected SO AS not TO In
terfere with the operation OF said railway
And. provided further, That all poles shall be
OF WOOD uniform in height and thickness as
near as possible aud nd to be painted OF color
SEC. 3. That not more tina, one fare OF cents
shall he charged for n sin ,le 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. 1. That whenever the city OF Lancaster
shall hereafter paveor macadamize any street
asphalt blocks, Belgian blocks. asphalt sheeting
or broken stone, the said street railway COM
pany Its successor or assigns, shall at the same
time pave or macadamize the streets occupied
by the railway, that Is 70 say, between the
tracks of said railway, with the same KIND OF
blocks or material with which the CITY OF lai :
caster payes or macadamizes the SAID street
streets: and IL the said railway company, Its
successor or assigns, shall neglect or refuse 10 do
the said work, then the Guy OF Lancaster snail
do the same and recover the cost and expense
thereof rom the said railway company.
SEC s. That the said street railway company, In
consideration OF the franchise hereby granted,
shall nav to the treasurer OF the city OF Lancas-
Ter oa or before the first day OF June, 1880, Sn0
annually thereafter, the sum of 50 cents on each
and every pole which may be erected, mains
tained or used by IL within the city limits, and
the sum of IS for each and every car which II
may use and operate.
SIC. q. That the said street railway company
shall be subject TO all the provisions of an ord-
nance entitled :" An Ordinance Regulating
Passenger Railway Companies In the City OF
Lancaster" passed March 3, 1857.
SEC, 7. That the railway comp any shall he re,
Quired TO run cars at Intervals OF not over Il n
or twelve minutes during business hours, and
that the rate of speed shall not exceed seven
miles per hour In the business part OF the city.
SEC. i. That this ordinance shall not go into
effect, or be OF any force, until said company,
under Its corporate seal, shall within thirty
days after the passage thereof. accept the pro-
visions OF the same In writing aud nlc IL in the
Office Of the city solicitor.
Ordained and enacted into a law at the city
OF Lancaster this 5th day of March, A. D. Isgd
j. II. .BAUMGARDNER
President pro tenn. Common Council.
DAVID l.. DEES,
Clerk Common Council.
President selsct UouHdii.
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