The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-25
CHAPTER CDLXIII.
An Ordinance Permitting the Union Railroad
Company 10 Lay and Maintain Rails and 10 Ope-
rate Cars by the Electric Trolly system on Ger
tain Streets I'm the City OF Providence.

An Ofuluduct lefmttlnk the Union ldiiroau
Company 70 Lay and Maintain Rails and 70 Ope-
rate Cas- by the Electric Trolly system on Ger
tain Streets In the City OF Providence.
Approved April 9. 1898.
It's ordained by the City Council Of the City Of
Providence as follows:
Section l. The Union Railroad company is here
by granted permission In ad tion TO the rights
possessed by H. TO lay and maintain rails With suit
able turnouss and also To establish construct and
system as a motive power In the operation OF It's
cara and for such purpose said company Is hereby
rails with suitable turnouts poles wr es aud appli-
ances. and such electrical appliances and appara-
tus as may be necessary for such purpose In.
and along the following streets VIZ; Brown street
on the eaer sde OF sd ey yes st ygr saes. IT,
present tracks IN Market square 20 Friendship
mond street. said rails to be laid Substantially In
&C. accord anse Win the accompanying AN All OF
ion and control OF toe joint standing committee OF
the city council on railroads with all OF the priyi
ordinance and OF the several ordinances Sy which
the Union haiiroad Company Is permitted to lay
said poles shall be OF iron. subject 10 The ap-
prosai ., the committees on railroads of uniform
lzo feet oa an average between tho same on each
scnp M 's ts w M hs S S con-
wires which convey the electric u the cars
soluio and app Owed cu-ou. switches on its lines
aforesaid at such distance from each other may
faroads 50 that the Current Of eeetsiei msy S be-
cut of along said line 10 Gaze of hre or accident
on such streets as sha be designated by the city
council and SAID company Is authorized 90 place
thereof. It's electric lines ana currents for such
purpose, provided such wires and cab es shall b.
nailtained at the height Of al least twenty feet
above the surface OF the streets at all points. and
that the same snail be protected by a guard wire
and such 9TH, OF the most approved devices for
The protection OF lie ana property TO the satsfac
uon AMI approval OF the committee ON railroads OF
the city council, SAID railroad mpany shall
take all reasonable and propsr means To prevent
uon, or otherwise from interfering with the cur
rents upon the wires OF the city other coIpara-
tions or parties whether telegraph. telephone, or
Sec. 2. The permission herein granted Is upon
the condition that sail company shall use In the
yiding tnat tho body Of AL closed shall not
exceed twenty feet In length. and that all open
cars shall not exceed thirty feet In length all.
such streets IS shall be designated by the COM
mittee on railroads OF the city council; that no
street wherein trees are planted. without per-
mission from the committee On railroads OF he
Sec. 8. The permission herein granted is also
upon the condiLlln that said lines said streets
Aforesaid. shall be completed a.Id In running order
within eighteen months from the passage OF this
Sec. 4. The permission hereby granted is subject
70 the proysionso Chapter iVIlof the ordinances
iric wires In addition thereto or I'm am, ndment
thereof. he perm s-ion aforesaid is granted a on
within sixty days from the passage hereof file in
the Office OF the city clerk. written acceptance of
the provisions OF this ordinance. In form satsfac
tory to the city solcitor; and said Union railroad
Company shah not do any act her uader until said
acceptance l. MED a. aforesaid. NSthng herein or
IN such ent contained shall in any way be he'd
or 60 stIn ID 70 alter or affect the eats and iai
ties OF the city OF saia Union hasiroad Company
IN Ter the terms and provisions OF an act entitled
pany" pa .sed by the eneral Assembly at It's Janu-
AIRY Session A ID. 1872.