The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-04-20

go ahead with its work. The b rough
Council of the town met last night and
passed a resolution that the company be
allowed to continue laying its road through
the town on condition that planks be laid
inside and outside the raj S. The company
at once accepted the condition. This
action places Girardville with Mahanoy
City in the march of progress, while
Shenandoah remains under the ban of
prejudice
The Council met in special session and
all the members were present. The chair
man, j, NJ. Click, stated that the object OF
tbe meeting was to consider the manner in
which the electric railway company should
be permitted to lay and pave tracks through
the borough, the old ordinance not being
entirely Satisfactory to either party.
The meeting was harmonious one and
after the subject was discussed in all its
phases and two members who had had an
opportunity to examine streets occupied by
electric roads at other points, where plank
ing has been adopted, an amendment to
the borough ordinance was offered by Mr..
Conway chairman of the street committee.
1t was adopted, there being but one dis
senting vote. The amendment was MS
follows:
That it shall be the duty of said street
railway company, and it is hereby required,
as soon as practicable, and within 10 days
after the laying of each section of 800 feet
in length, TO securely place upon the outer
| side of each rail OF its track solid oak
| alu n Ei mi nd
| upon the inner side of each rall oak plank
| ing not less than inches wide, said plank
| ing on the outside to be flush with the top
of the rail, and on the inside shall not have
| from the top Of the rail greater fall than
one inch and said company shall there
after maintsin the same in good order on
all its tracks laid in the borough. And,
Iurther, that said street railway company
| shall, at its own expense, within 10 days
after such thanking is lail, fill between the
| inside planks its road bed 20 level with
such planks with broken stone and col
| iery cinders, as it may elect, and there
after maint=in the same at such level
| ProUided however, that if at any time in
the future said borough shall decide to
pave it, streets, or any portion of the same
occupied by the tracks of said rail
| way, upon thirty days notice in writing, AMI
| at the same time the work of paw
| ing is being carried on by the borough,
| SAID railway company shall pave in the
! manner the adjacent street is being paved,
| with the same material and according to
the same specitcations, the space betw en-
the rails OF it's tracks, and Il further space
| Is inches more along and on the outside of
each rail paving in like manner as the
paving of the borough progresses the
streets whereon turnouts shall be laid the
entire length thereof between the curb
lines, and thirty feet beyond the extreme
end of such turnouts, and shall after the
construction thereof permanently keep the
same in good condition and repair.
Tne company sent all its tools to Girard-
7ille this morning and resumed its track
work there this afternoon. Tho road will
be pushed to completion in that section at
an early date.
The changing Of the crossing at the water
tank in Lost Creek was finished yesterday
afternoon and by night the electric cars
passed over it as usual. The P. & r. COM
pany has made its connections to reach the
Lehigh Valley tracks and the crossing is in
condition that will serve the purposes of
the electric road until its castings arrive.
The sensationalists and prejudlced towns.
men who were rejoicing yesterday over the
report that the p, g. r, Railroad Company
was fighting the electric road have crawled
back into their holes.
The electric cars will be running on
regular schedule time within few days.
This morning the three turnouts were
finished One is located this side of the
VIM. Penn colliery, one opposite the
church at Lost Creek, and one at Colorado.
The trolley connections have been made
for all of them and they are ready for use
as soon as the schedule can be made,
Regular trips are now made by the
electric cars from the corner of Main and
Centre streets, in town, TO the Girard
Estate office in Girsrdville.