The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-03-10

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urnouts, water ways and crossings Of the
rack, paving or Smelling the track between the
ais and for three feet on each side of the
rack or rails as NAV be determined BY the
at ANYTIME. And should the company or
corporation violate any OF the provisions Of this
ection the company or corporation so violating
same shall be liable to such penalty as the
nayor shall impose not exceeding fifty dollars
Der day for each and every day they shall be
to have violated the same.
Sec. 3. That every train shall carry at night
lamp in the front and rear, and shall be fully
md properly lighted under such penalty as the
mayor shall impose not exceeding fifty dollars.
See. 4. That if any company shall refuse
md neglect to run their cars for the period OF
three months then the corporate authorities
nav have the track aud road bed taken up,
materials and furniture sold to the highest bid
der for cash aud after dedncting the expense
of taking up the road, selling the same and
the street, the balance, if any, shall
be paid to the legal representative OF said
company.
Sec. 5. That il shall not be lawful for any
or freight railway company to stop
their cars saas to dbstruet the street cross
ings on the road or line of railroad. For each
violation of this section the Mayor may inn
pose a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
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be 50 construed as not to interfere with the
fire companies of the town, but in all instances
in case OF fire the use Of the streets where
railway tracks are laid, shall be subservient to
the necessities of the fire companies.
Sec. 7. That the corporate authorities re-
serve the right to amend the foregoing sec
lions in this ordinance whenever circumstances
may require it.
ORDINANCE no. 36.
RAILROAD TRAINS not TO Run AT A RATE
OVER SIX MILES AN HOuR.-Be it ordained
by the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of the
town of Scranton, That any railroad compa-
ny having the right of way may run locomo-
tives and cars by steam through the town at
the rate Of six miles an hour and no more
and if in passing through the town a locomo-
tive or ear should be run at a greater rate OF
speed the company shall be liable to a fine OF
one hundred dollars for each offence.
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
RAILROADS, BELL AND WHISTLE, AND WHEN
TO GIVE ALARM.-Be it ordained by the May
or and Board of Aldermen of the town Of
Scranton, That every railroad company shall
cause each locomotive engine run by it to b
provided with a bell of at least thirty pounds
weight, or a steam whistle, which can be heart
distinctly at a distance of three hundret
yards, and shall cause the bell to be rung AM
whistle to be blown at the distance of at leas
three hundred yards from the place where tn,
railroad crosses any street in said town, an
the bell shall be kept ringing or the whist
shall be kept blowing until the engine shal
have stopped or crosses the street. A failur
to observe this ordinance shall cause a rail
road company to be liable to a fine Of fifty dol
lars for each offence.
ORDINANCE NO. SO.
MISUNDERSTANDING into or along a pas
scnger depot.-Be it ordained by the Mayo
and Board of Aldermen of the town of Scrar
ton, That it shall be unlawful to back
train of cars, or part Of a train, or an engin
backing into or along a passenger depot an
within fifty feet thereof, shall, for at least thrt
hundred feet before it reaches or comes opp'
site to such depot, be proceeded by a servat
of the railway company on foot not exceedin
forty and not under twenty feet in advance
give warning. A failure to comply with tn
ordinance shall cause a railroad company
be liable to a fine of fifty dollars for each O
fence.
ORDINANCE NO. SO.
R~AILRoADs-Not to obstruct streets.-Be
ordained by the Mayor and Board of Alderme
of the town of Scranton, That any railroa
/ company shall, upon stopping at a place whei
the railroad is crossed by a street, uncoup
the cars so as not to obstruct travel theret
for a longer period than five minutes. A fai
r ure to comply with this ordinance shall eau
a railroad company to be liable to a fine OF ff
: dollars for each offence.
:, ORDINANCE NO. 40.
REGULATIONS OF SIDEwALKs.-Be it o
dained bv the Mayor and Board of Alderm
t of the town of Scranton, That the streets al
Sidewalks therein shall be Of the width as S
forth in this ordinance, and that it is necessa
, for the sidewalks to be worked and improv'
as set forth:
Frederick street shall be 80 feet wide al
the sidewalks therein to be s feet wide.
! Ker street shall be 50 feet wide and t
; sidewalks therein to be 8 feet wide.
i, Pascagoula street shall be 70 feet wide sou
of Delmas avenue and the sidewalks therein
/ be u feet wide. =,
+ Pascagoula street shall be 100 feet wide b
: tween Delmas and Krcbs avenues.
, Delmas avenue shall be 80 feet wide and
!, sidewalks therein to be 10 feet wide.
. Jackson avenue shall be 80 feet wide a
i the sidewalks therein to be u feet wide.
jackson street in Kerr tract to be 40 f
o wide, the sidewalks therein to be s feet wiz
4 Cedar street shall be 80 feet wide and [
: sidewalks therein to be s teet wide.
S Magnolia street shall be 80 feet wide a
the sidewalks therein to be feet wide.
Il Pascagoula street, north of Krebs aven'
# shall be As feet wide snd the sidewalks there
to be s feet wide.
:" Laurel street shall be 80 feet wide and
" sidewalks therein to be feet wide.
Krebs avenue shall be 80 feet wide and
sidewalks therein to be s feet wide.
Orange street shall be 80 feet wide and
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Live Oak street shall be 80 feet wide and
If sidewalks therein to be 8 feet wide.
"a That the sidewalks shall be made of plal
gravel, cement, sand or any material capa
of being made hard and of a smooth surfa
!" sidewalks to be Of a uniform level along
u street and to have an incline to the bankhe
s. of not less than five inches, so that the wa
will not remain on it that the bankhead sh
l. be of good heart lumber and not less than t
inches thick and shall extend down to
C. bottom of the gutter, and there shall be IN
If cases a properly covered covered gutter acr'
the sidewalk to lead the water from the ya'
,g and lots. into the streets.
o ORDINANCE NO. Al.
ID REGULATING Standardization BE it
At daincd BY the Board of Mayor and Aldern
n. of the town of Scranton, That no person 81
II lay pipes of any material for any purp
~ across the streets Of the town without the 7
mission of the Board.
See. l.. That no person shall destroy or
u face the bankheads Of sidewalks, or rem
$, bolts or other marks indicating any line of
ld streets or sidewalks.
Sec. 3. That no person shall erect or
| build or enlarge any house, bulldog or fe
d, fronting on any street in the town unles.
shall get the Street Commissioner to !
designate and mark the line of street and 81
walk. ,
" Sec. 4. And house, building or fence, wi
=, may be placed so that it encroaches on
W. street or sidewalk is a nuisance, and shall
Is. removed back to the proper line OF ST
designated by the Street Commissioner.
Sec. 5. That it shall be unlawful for
person, owner or employe in building or
pairing any building, to lay or place any
ter.al for building in the street so us to
cupy more than one third of the street, nc
cucumber sidewalk.
Sec. 6. That it shall be unlawful to
a hail or ~ owav anv anrth or material 1