Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-02-20
TERMS OF THE COUNCIL.
WHAT THE BOROUGH ASKS FOR
GRANTING THE RIGHT OF WAY.

the Citizens OF the Town.
Below will be found copy of the or
dinance drawn up by the members of
the Freeand council, and which has
been sent out for the inspection of the
Hazleton and North Side Company and
the Union Passenger Company. If the
terms and provisions of it are acceptable
to both companies it is expected that
the right of way will be granted to one
of the applicants at the next regular
monthly meeting, which will be held on
March 6.
Inasmuch as the ordinance has been
given out to the companies the TRIBUNE
deemed it but just to the people of town
to acquaint them with its conditions, and
we publish it complete, in order that all
may understand it well before it is pass
ed by. council.
1t is matter that every citizen should
consider, and if there are any who be-
too strict in drawing the ordinance we
would be pleased to give them space to
make known their objections.
The councimen, we believe, are unani-
mously in favor of an electric road but
at the same time the granting of the
right of way is valuable franchise that
should not be given without procuring
something in return. Neither did they
believe in rushing the matter through
with unnecessary haste until they could
cover every point that has caused trouble
in other. .boroughs and cities, nor did
they wish to cause trouble between the
companies by giving the right of way
over the same ground to both, as was
done in Foster.
If the company that is successful in
obtaining the use of the streets will live
up to the ordinance Freeland will have a
road extending direct to Highland,
Drifton, Upper Lehigh and Eckley with
strictions contained in the ordinance,
will be of great advantage to the town
as well as a guarantee that the road will
be built.
Taking it all the way throuh we be-
lieve it will satisfy the majority of the
people as well az both companies. The
following is complete copy of the or
dlnance:
An ordinance to authorize the -- to
lay tracks and operate its road upon
certain streets within the borough of
Freeland.
Be it ordained and enacted by the
burgess and town council of the borough
of Freeland, in council met, and it is
hereby enacted by authority of the
same.
SECTION l. That the -- be and is
hereby authorized to lay and construct
its tracks with the necessary switches,
turnouts and crossovers, and operate the
same over and upon the following
named streets of said borough: On Cen
tre street from south end of the borough
line to Walnut street, along Walnut
street eastwardly to the borough line.
The tracks shall be laid in the centre of
the streets excepting SO much of the
streets named as shall by the borough
authorities be deemed necessary for
turnouts. The kind of rail to BE- stand
ard rail. not less than sixty (6W pounds
to the yard, the top of said rail to be
laid even with the grade of said streets,
as given by the borough authorities.
SEC. 2. The said - Railway Com
pany shall keep their tracks in good
condition, so that the same can be cross
ed with safety to persons and vehicles,
and shall macadamize the inside OF
tracks, and also twelve inches in width
on the outside of each track, until such
time as the said borough council may by
ordinance direct any of the said streets
to be paved, when the said company
shall forthwith conform to the kind of
paving so authorized.
SEC, 3. The said -- Railway Com
pany may erect poles and wires to
operate the said railway with electricity,
but the borough shall be entitled free
of charge to use such poles for fire and
police alarm wires, provided that such
use in no wise interferes with the opera
ton of said railway.
SEC. 4. Any material excavated by
Cpt .nn in fI,.p tr,a.,
ton of its railway and not needed by
said company shall be delivered by
said railway company at such points as
may be directed by the borough authori-
ties. Provided that if no place be desig-
mated it shall be removed by said rail-
way company and deposited at some
suitable place selected and provided by
said company outside of the borough
limits.
Sec. 5. The said railway company
shall run its cars at a rate not exceed
ing eight (8) miles an hour within the
borough limits.
SEC. 6. All poles erected for the pur-
pose of conveying power shall be placed
at proper and suitable points along the
line under the supervision of the borough
authorities.
SEC. 7. The borough of Freeland by
its properly constituted officers shall at
all times have the right to make repairs
and improvements to culverts and sewers
under the surface occupied by said rail
way, and to open and remove the said
tracks and turnouts whenever it shall
become necessary for such purposes, but
if possible without obstructing the run
ming of cars of the said railway. And
the said railway company shall at all
times keep clear of all obstruction all
water courses crossed by said railway.
SEC. s. In the event of fire, or the
alarm of fire, that right of way must be
Welded readily and at once to the fire
Apparatus of tn : said borough, and the
said railway company shall not by the
running of its cars interfere with the
proper use of said apparatus during the
time of any fire.
SEC g. Said railway company shall in
good faith commence the construction of
It's road within three (3) months from
tho time this ordinance takes effect, and