Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-19
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A N ORDINANCE-GRAN TO THE
"A Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester
Traction Company the right to enter upon,
occupy and Use certain streets. lanes. alleys
and highways, and to lease the property and
franchises of certain passenger and street rail-
way companies, or either, and to construct and
operate or either, by means of electricity or 9TH
erwise passenger or street railways, 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
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction
Company shall have the right, and is hereby
authorized, to enter upon any and all streets.
lanes, alleys or highways or parts thereof upon
passenger or street railway companies,
to-wit: The Pittsburg. Allegheny and
Manchester Passenger Railway Company
and the Pittsburg Union Passenger
Railway Company now are or may be hereafter
constructed upon, procuring the consent of
said passenger or street railway companies re-
operate thereon such motors. cables, electrical
or other appliances and necessary or conve-
nient apparatus and mechanical fixtures by
means Of an overhead electric system other
wise, as said Traction Company may at any
time or times select, and as will provide for the
traction of cars over the railways of said COM
panies or any of them, and if said Traction
Company shall determine to use electricity as a
motive power, to place, erect, maintain and use
in, on and along such streets, lanes, alleys or
highways, or parts thererof, on or over which the
companies, or any of them now are or here
after may be constructed, such poles, posts,
supports or other devices as the said Traction
Company may from time to time select for
the support or maintenance OF any overhead or
other system, and If said Traction Com
pany shall at any time determine to use
cable or other kind Of power or any
other means or system for the supply or appli-
cation of power, it shall have the right to con-
struct maintain. operate and use, in, on, under
or along the said streets, lanes, alleys and
h inht ono dtfIta
SUBJ ways and such cables or other devices as
it may select, for the application or supply of
power. and it shall at any time or times have
the right TO change its kind of power or system
for the application or supply Of power and the
said Traction Company shall also have all the
rights and privileges herein given in, on under.
over and along such streets, lanes, alleys or
highways as it may traverse or occupy in order
to connect with the power house or houses Of
said company
Section 2-The said Traction Company shall
have the right, and consent is hereby given to
said company to lease the property rights and
franchises of any and all of the aforementioned
passenger and street railway companies which
the said Traction Company may desire to oper-
ate and the said Traction Company shall have
the right and is hereby authorized to construct
and maintain and operate, or either, the rail-
way of each and every of the said companies
from which 1t shall secure lease or enter into
q contract with for the supply of motive power.
Section 3-All the rights and privileges
hereby given or granted are under and subject
nance of Councils OF the cit? of Pittsburg en-
titled "A general ordinance, relating to the en-
try upon, over or under, or the use or occupa-
tion of any street. lane or alley, or any part
thereof, for any purpose by passenger or street
railway companies OF by companies operating
passenger OF street railways and providing rea-
sonable regulations pertaining thereto for the
public convenience and safety" approved the
25th day of February A. d. 1880, and the rights
and privileges by this ordinance given or
granted shall cease or determine only upon
the expiration of the charters of the said pas
senger and street railway companies respec-
lively.
Section 4-The said traction company. in
consideration of the privileges hereby granted,
shall, within 30 days after the passage and ap-
proval of this ordinance, by writing executed
proper officers of said company and to be fled
in the office of the City Controller, bind itself
that there shall be expended in good faith
within two years from date of the passage and
approval of this ordinance not less than twelve
thousand five hundred dollars (Sl2, ,500) per mile
in paving with block stone in manner as pro-
vided in the aforesaid general ordinance. each
and every mile of single track OF any of the
street railway companies enumerated in sec
tion one of this ordinance, and which shall be
operated by or upon which motive power shall
be supplied by the said traction company, and
which is not now paved.
Section 5-That any ordinance or part of or
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this Slst day of March, A. d. 1870.
H. P. 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, April 8, 1890. Approved:
MoG1EaRY MM MfCAhiM Majors NasSE GsTE Attest '" H.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol :, page
3S7, llth day of April. A. ID. 1890