Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-07
mo. 2i1.1

A GEN ERAL ORDlNANCE-RElAA G
n 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 passen-
ger or street railway companies or by COM
panies operating passenger or street railways,
and providing reasonable regulations pertain
ing thereto for the public convenience and
safety.
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 all
passenger or street railway companies and all
companies operating passenger railways or
street railways. which shall hereafter obtain
by an ordinance duly passed and approved, the
consent of the city to enter upon, over or un-
der use or occupy any OF the streets. lanes,
alleys or highways or parts thereof within this
city for any purpose shall, upon passage and
approval of such ordinance, but not otherwise,
have and be declared to possess the right under
this general ordinance to enter upon, over or
under, and to occupy and use the same under
and subject to the following regulations:
First-Every such company, before construct
ing passenger or street railway or any eXten-
sion, branch or alteration thereof, shall file
with the Department of Public Works plan
showing the location of its proposed tracks
sidings, turn-outs and switches, the pattern of
its rails and the kind and character of founda-
tion or roadbed proposed to be laid. In case
such company proposes to use a conduit or SUBJ
way through which motive power shall be sup
piled for the traction of cars, such plans shall
show the size, location and manner of construc-
ton OF SuCl proposed CONDUIT or subway, the
width and position of the slot or opening there
in, and in case such company proposes to use
any overhead means or system whereby motive
power shall be supplied for the traction of cars,
such plan shall show the size, character and To-
cation with respect to the roadway or curb line
of the posts poles, or other supports proposed
to be placed in any street. lane. alley, or high
way, or part thereof. and to be used to main-
tain or support such overhead means or system,
and the said plans shall be subject to the ap-
proval of the Chief of the Department of Pub
lie Works or of the Committee on Public Works.
Second-Every such company in construct
ing railway OF any part thereof, shall lay lis
lines of track of the standard width or gauge
between rails, and in such manner that the top
of its rails shall be level with the surface of the
roadway of the street upon which it is laid.
Third-Every such company shall lay and
construct pavement upon the space within its
tracks and one foot outside thereof, under the
supervision of the Chief of the Department of
Public Works as to the time and manner of lay-
ing the same, and shall keep clean and main-
tain such pavement in good order, condition
and repair so long as its tracks shall be used.
Fourth-All companies operating passenger
or street railways, when crossing each others
routes shall. with respect to each other, OBJ
serve and comply with the law of the road, ex-
cept in cases where the grade of either or both
at the point of intersection shall be on an as
cending or descending grade and in that event
the following rule shall prevail: The company
whose car is on descending grade shall have
the right of way over car on either 4 lesser
descending grade, a level an ascending
grade.
Fifth-Every car shall have loud-soundng
gong, which shall be rung by the person oper-
ating the car, when approaching all street
crossings OF when passing other cars.
Sixth-Where the tracks of one passenger or
street railway company cross the tracks of an
other such company and In operating cars
thereon it becomes necessary that one car
shonld wait in order that a collision may be
avoided. the company not having the right of
way shall bring It's car to full stop until after
the passage of the other company's car.
Seventh-When the tracks of any street
passenger railway cross at a grade the tracks
of railroad operated by steam, before the cars
OF any such railway company shall be allowed
to cross the tracks of any such railroad 1t shall
be brought to a full stop. AID 1t shall be the
duty of the conductor, or person IN charge of
said car. to go forward and ascertain that such
car can be passed over such crossing in safety
before such car shall be allowed to proceed.
Eighth-Each of such companies shall yield
the right of way to the fire department when
going to fires. and to the police patrol wagon
when answering calls, and if then slgnaled by
any person in charge of any fire apparatus or
police patrol wagon, shall bring its car to full
stop until after such fire apparatus or police
patrol wagon shall have passed such car.
Ninth-No car operated by any such CON-
pany shall be passed over any hose or other ap-
paratus of the fire department when the same
is laid or in use for the purpose of extinguish-
ing fire, unless such car be passed over the
same upon creeper or other device approved
by the Chief of the Department of Public
Safety. and which shall fully protect such hose
Oh apparatus.
Teuth-1f at any time the wires or any of the
overhead devices or parts thereof OF any of the
said companies shall IN any manner obstruct,
eudanger or interfere with the fire department
or any of its employees in the proper use of lis
apparatus when called into service, the said
fire department. or any of the employees thereof,
shall have the right and he at liberty to cut
down or remove such wires OF devices. without
the city or any of its agents or employees being
held in any manner liable in consequence
thereof.
Eleventh-In all cases where such companies
use electricity as q motive power the entire
system used and all the devices, means and ap-