The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-06

an ordinance aud recommend its passage
Respectfully submitted. for the oom-
mittee. GEoRGEL. VosE, Chairman.
The ordinance accompanying was a.
follows:
An ordinance permitting the Union Rail-
road Company to operate It's cars on
Elmwood avenue, Westminster street,
North Main and other streets by elec-
tricity.
1t is ordained by the City Council OF the
city of PROVIDENCE as follows:
SECTION 1. The Union Railroad Com
pany is hereby granted permission In ad
dition TO the rights now possessed by 1t
to establish, construct, and maintain and
use the overhead single trolley electric
system as motive power in the opera
tion OF it's cars. and for such purpose
said company is hereby granted permis-
zion TO construct, mtintain anu use rails,
with suitable turnouts, poles, wires and
appliances. and such electrical appli-
ances and apparatus as may be necessary
Tor such purpose, in, over and
along the following streets, viz I:
Elmwood avenue, from the city line TO
Greenwich street: Earl and Bucklin
streets, from Greenwich street to Red
wing street; Greenwich street. from Elm
wood avenue to Broad street. Weybosset
street, from Dorrance street TO Westmin-
ster street; Mathewson street, from Wey-
bosset street to Westminster street; West
minister street, from Mathewson street to
aud in MarSet square; North Main
street. from Market square to Mill street;
Mill street, from North Main street TO
Charles street; Charles street, from Mill
street to Orms street; Orms street, from
Charles street to Smith street, and In
Sluith street from Orns street to the city
line.
Said poles shall be Of hollow iron. SINH
lar TO those used on the Broad street line,
OF uniform size, kept well painted, and
shall be placed about l25 fest on an aver
age between the same on each side OF the
street, with suitable wires or cables con-
Meeting the same for the purpose OF hold
ing the wires which convey the electric
current to the cars, except in such streets
AS may be designated by the committee
on railroads OF the City Council and
said company shall provide and main
tain absolute and approved cnt-out
switches on its lines aforesaid at
distance not exceeding 250 feet
from each other along its said lines, on
said Weybosset, Westminster and Math-
ewson streets, SO that the current OF cleo
tricity may be cut off between these
points in case OF fire or accident, and on
other streets not exceeding 800 feet apart,
except in Smith street, said cut.out
switches may be located about 900 feet
apart, subject TO the approval of the COM
mittee on railroads. lhe power wire of
streets where practicable, and said COM
pany is authorized TO place, maintain and
operate upon said streets, and by means
thereof, its electric lines and currents for
such purpose, provided such wires and
cables shall be maintained at the height
OF at least 20 feet above the surface of the
street at all points, and that the same
shall be protected by guard wire and
such other of the most approved devices
for the prot ecton OF life and and property
to the satisfaction and approval OF the
committee on railroads Of the City Coun-
Gil. Such railroad company shall take
all reasonable aud proper means to pre-
vent the currents from its wires. through
induction or otherwise, from i'm
terfering with the currents upon the wires
OF other companies, whether telegraph,
telephone or otherwise.
Sec. 2. The permission herein granted
is upon the condition that said company
shall use In the operation of the said line
four wheel cars, providing that the body
OF all closed cars shall hot exceed 20 feet
in length, and that all open cars shall not
exceed 30 feet In length over all That
said company shall use n bracket pole on
such streets as shall be designated by the
on railroads of the City Coun-
Gil; that no poles or wires shall he erected
or used in any street wherein trees are
planted without permission from the
on railroads Of the City Coun-
Gil: that In Bucklin streets the poles,
wires and other electrical sppurtenances
shall not extend more than 200 feet
beyond the line OF the estate OF said
Union Railroad Company; nor shall the
tracks OF said company extend beyond
he line Of said conpany's estate on said
street.
Sec. 3. TIE permission herein granted
$ also upon the condition that said Elm
wood line, so called, shall be completed
.nd In running order within one year
rom the passage of this ordinance; il the |
amc shall be deemed to be unsatisfactory |
o the City Council after said line shall |
lave been in operation for the period of |
linety days, the City Council shall have |
he right to order said poles and wires |
emoved by giving said railroad con.
,any ninety days notice.
Sec. 4. The permission hereby granted |
$ subject to the provisions of Chapter
WI. OF the; ordinances, and all other or.
linauces for the regulation OF electric
wires In addition thereto or in amend |
nent there OF.
Accompanying the report were two pc
tious, one asking that the petition of |
ne Union Railroad Company be granted. |
This was signed by a majority Of the
business men, the leading signatures be- |
pg those of the ii. w. Ladd Company |
md John McAuslan. The second petition
vas u copy OF one presented by the citi- |
TENS and residents OF Elmwood.
Mr.. Vose moved the passage OF the ordi- |
nance and tho adoption OF the report.
Mr.. Barney pointed out n number of |
mistakes In the ordinance, grammatical
and otherwise. and also suggested that an |
agreement he entered into with the com |
pany for the indemnity Of persons or
property.
Mr.. Barstow moved that the matter be
recommitted to the committee on rail |
roads, with the understanding that il |
shall be reported at the next meeting of |
he council and the motion was passed.
Mr.. Vose for the committee on rail |
'oads presented an ordinances granting
permission to the Union Railroad Com,
,any to use the trolley on the Pawtucket
'oute. saying that IL was the same ordi- |
lance which had previously passed the |
and had been Tied up in the |
3oard OF Aldermen, but that the alder
nen had changed their minds since that |
ime, and he moved the passage of the or
finance.
Mr.. Mccarthy called attention to the |
act that there was no provision for n |
ond in the ordinance, and he moved |
hat IL lay on the table and be ordered |
rinted. Passed.
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