The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-11
CHAPTER CDXXI.

An Ordinance Permitting the Union naIroad
the Electric Trolley System.
[Approved' November s. 1921
II is ordained by the city council of the city OF
PROVIDENCE as follows;
SECTION /. The Union Railroad Company is
hereby granted permission In addition to rights now
possessed by IL 20 sh. construct and maintain
and use the overhead single trolley electric system
AZ "A motive power In the operation Of It's cars. and
for such purpose said company l. hereby granted
pefmhissoh p,h 70 consruet maintain and use rails.
and such electrical appliances and apparatus as may
be- be Necessary &c Tor such purpose In over and along
Thureer's avenue. from Prairie avenue TO Eddy
street. Eddy street. from Thurber's avenue Rich
mond s.reei Richmond street from Eddy street to
Weybosset street; Ocean street from Thurbers
street TO Eddy street Friendship street from Broad
street 70 Richmond street; and also TO lay rails
tain wires thereon for the purpose of Conducting
currents of electricity for motive power for rail-
road purposes In Gladstone avenue. from Smith
said poles shall be OF hollow iron. similar to those
used on tbs Broad street lne OF uniform size kept
well painted, and shall be placed about l25 feet on
an average between The same on on zach side OF the
same for the purpose OF holding the wires which
company shall provide and maintain absolute and
approved cut-out switches on its lines aforesaid at
designated and approved by said committee on
railroads, so that the current of electricity may
dent The power Wires Of ad snail sn be-
carried on such streets as shall be designated by
place maintain and operate upon said stre cts and
BY thereof. It's electric lines and currents for
be mantanei at the height OF at least twenty feet
above the surface 81 the streets at all points and
and such other of the most approved devices
Tor the protection % Si fe re ana propery TO the sats
oil the city council. said railroad company shall
the currents from its wires through leakage nduc
ton or otherwise. from interfering with toe
tions or parties. whether telegraph. Iclephons or
SEC. Q The permission herein granted is upon
the condition that said company shall use In the OPP
Grafton Of the said line four-wheel cars. providing
twenty feet In length aud that all open cars shall
not exceed thirty feet Ia length over ALL That said
shall be designated by the Committee on Railroads
OF the CITY Council that poles OF wires shall be
planted without permission from the Committee on
Railroads OF the City Council.
SEC. 3. The permission herein granted is also
upon the condition that said linss ON said ssreet3
aforesaid shall be completed s and N running order
ordinance.
to the provisions oi chapter IvIf. OF the ordinsn
ces. and all other ordinances for the regulation Of
thereof The permission aforesaid is granted upon
condition that said Union Railroad Company shali
the " once CO, of the city clerk. written accept.
ance or the PROVISIONS OF this ordinance. In form
Railroad Company snail not 40 any act hereunder
until said acceptance Is hed as aforesaid. Nothing
be held or construed alter affect the rights and
liabilities OF the city or said Union Railroad
Company under the terms and provis ons OF an acl
entitled IAN Act Concerning the Union Railroad
Company" passed py the General Assembly at IL,
January Session A. ID. 1892.
CHAPTER CDXXII.
An ordinance permitting the Narragansett Elec.
trio Lighting COMPANY to put up and maintain
poles and wires on Olive street.
tApproved November g. 1901
IL is ordained by the City Council Of the City Of
Providence as follows;
SECTION l. Permission Is hereby granted to the
Narragansett Electric Lighting Company TO put up
and malntain poles and wires for conducting cur
rents OF electricity for the purpose OF Transmitting
and producing light, heat aud motive power In,
over and along Olive street.
Sec. 2. The permission hereby given Is subject To
excepting the provlslons contained In regulation
X, section q, Of said chapter.