Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-15
OFFICIAL.

AN ORDINANCE, requiring the Washington
Southern hallway Company, The Virginia
Midland Railway Company, or the Corpo-
rations, receivers, trustees or persons ope-
rating the said Railways within the Corpo
ration limits of the city of Alexandria, to
place tlagmen, and to provide, erect and
maintain ates at certain railroad crossings
within the city limits.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Alex
andria as follows:
Section !. That the Washington Southern
Railway Company, or the corporations, re-
ceivcrS, trustees or persons now operating or
hereafter operating, its line of railway in,
over, through or upon any of the streets of
this city, or within the corporate limits, shall
b.. and are hereby required on or before the
first day of July, 1894, to provide and erect,
and thereafter TO maintain vertical arm gates
on both sides of the track at the following
street crossings of said railways within the
city limits viz:
At the intersections Of Duke street with
Fayette street. of Prince street with Fayette
street, of King street with Fayette street, and
of Oronoco street with Fayette street.
Section = That the Virginia Midland Rail
way Company, or the corporations, receivers,
trustees or persons now operating, or hereaf-
ter operating its line of railway in, over,
| through or upon any of the streets of this
city, or within the corporate limits shall, on
or before the first day of July, 1894, provide
and erect, and thereafter maintain vertical
arm gates on both sides of the track at the fol-
lowing street crossings of said railway within
the city limits, viz:
At the intersections of Washington and
Wilkes streets, and Alfred and Wilkes streets.
rl,otn o,,la Ffnr ,har let
1898. and until the gates hereinbctore pro-
vided for shall be provided, erected and put
in operation, as aforesaid, the said railway
company, or the corporations, receivers, trus-
tees or persons now operating, or here
after operating said line of railway
within the city limits shall provide
man to he designated as street tiagInan, for
each OF the railway crossings hereinbefore
mentioned as well as the crossings at the in
tersections Of Duke street with Henry street,
Prince street with Henry street, King
street with Henry street, and Cameron street
with Henry street, whose duty 1t shall be,
when trains are approaching said crossings
between the hours of I o'clock a. IN. and y
o'clock p. m, to stand on or near the railway
tracks, and in the middle of the street at the
crossing, and TO signal the approach OF all
trains to any such crossing in the daytime by
by white light or lantern, the said signals to
be provided and the said fiagmen to be paid
by the said railway company or the corpora
tions, receivers, trustees or persons now opo-
rating or hereafter operating the said line OF
railway
Section t. That when the gates, hereinbc-
fore provided for shall be erected as herein
before required, the said railway company, or
the corporations, receivers, trustees or persons
then or thereafter operating the said line OF
railway shall, when trains ale approaching
between the hours of o'clock q. N, and
o'clock p, m, station man at each OF said
crossings, where there are gates 10 he dcSg-
mated, q gatoman, whose duty it shall be to
lower the gale or gates at the crossing on the
approach of my engine, ear or train to any
such crossing. and Immediately after such Gil
CINE, car, or train shall have passed any
such crossing to forthwith open any
such gate or gates, and no gate or gates
at any such crossing, shall be kept closed to
the obstruction of public travel over any
street any longer than shall be reasonably
necessary to allow the passage of any engine.
car or train approaching the same. All gates
herenbeforc required to be erected and oper-
ated shall, in the night time, be provided with
white light or lantern TO be attached to the
vertical arm Of any such gate in such position
or manner as to give warning or signal that
il is closed or open as the case may be.
Section s. That after said gates are erected
and put in operation. said Washington South
ern Railway Company shall continue TO sta
ton fsgmen at the intersections of Duke
street with Henry street, Prince street with
Henry street, King street with Henry street,
and Cameron street with Henry street as pro-
vided in section of this ordinance, but not
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Section 6. Permission is hereby granted
said companies to erect and main such watch
boxes in such places or position as the Com
| mittee on Streets may designate at the said
crossings, as may be necessary for the pr0tec-
| ton of such iiagmen or gatemen.
And said committee shall also designate the
location at the strcet-crossngs where the
gates provided for in section 2 of this ordi-
nance shall be placed.
Section !. That if the said railway COM
pany, or the corporations receivers trustees
or persons. now operating or hereafter OPP
rati.g the said line of railway, shall fail TO
comply with the terms and requirements of
this ordinance, the same shall be subject ~ 4
| fine of not less than ten dollars, nor more
than twenty dollars for each and every day
such failure to comply herewith shall con-
tinue, the said fine or fines to be imposed and
recovered as other ines and penalties under
the ordinances of the City Council.
Section 8. That any fagman or gateman
provided or employed by virtue of the re-
1uircments Of this ordinance, who shall omit
or fail to perform any duty required of him
under the provisions Of this ordinance, shall
be subject &c ling o. not less than ten dol
lars nor more than twenty dollars, foI each
and every failure or omission to perform his
duties aforesaid, the said fine or fines to be
| imposed land recovered as other fines and
penalties under the ordinances Of the City
| Council.
| Section g. All ordinances, or parts of ordi
nances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 10. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after itspassage.
Passed Common Council December u,
1898.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed Board of Aldermen December u,
1898.
W. II. MARBURY, President.
Approved December 13. 1898.
HENRY STRAUSS, Mayor.
Teste: JSo. T. JOHNSON. Clerk
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