The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-26

An Ordinance Permitting the Union Railroad
Company to Lay Rails al d to Opel ate Cars BY
the Electric Trolley system on EDDY Street.
approved May IL. ls03)
IL is ordained by the City Council Of the City of
secton i. The Union Railroad Company is
hereby granted pc. IN ssion IN addition To the
ana ~ aintalii and use the overhead single trolley
ei ctric system AS a motive power In the operation
hereby granted PERMISSION to lay, construct main-
tam aud use rails, with ,su table turnouts. 20 ies.
wires and appliances. and such electric | appli-
ances and apparatus as may be necessary for such
purpose n; over AND along EDDY street from tn ur-
SAID poles shall be OF iron, subject TO the APP
proval OF the m on Ealiroads, OK unto,m
10 teet on an average betwe n the same ON each
side OF the street: WITH suitable wires Or cables con
viii es which convey the electric current to the
s sS.oila asa and md approyed9 cnsaonp switches on niitsspittnn'ns
aforesaid at sucn distance frCm each Other as may
railroads. so that the current OF eec,ricily may DC
cut OF along said line IN case of fire or accident.
d ans SUCH DIw :. e sir as s 81 sa'p be sOa a'siax s sssl' By S' tS Ssf, c,ss
council, and said company Is authorized to place.
means thereof, is electro lines aud currents
for, such purp9se' provided sucn wires
height of AZ least twenty feet a5ov1 the ufr.ace OF
the street at all points. aud that the same shall be
must approsed Geviees for The protection of he
and property TO the satisfaction and approval OF
said lailroad company shall take all reasonable
and proper means TO prevent the currents from It's
". res through leakage, induction. or otherwise.
ION lnterleT ing wan the currents upon the wires
OF tie city or other corporations or parties,
whether telegraph, telephone. or otherwise.
Sec. 2. Tue Permission hereia grained Is upon
the condition That SAID com any shall use In the
operation OF sad line four-wheol cars, provid .ng
that the body OF all closed cars shall not exceed
twenty feet IN zen .th. and I at ali open cars shall
not exceed III rty ieet in length over all That
said company snail use n bracket pole on such
streets as shall be designated by the comm ttee on
raih Dads OF the city council; that no poies or wires
trees are painted, without permit sion from the
committee ON railroads of the cay councn.
Sec 3. The permission herein granted is also
upon the condit Oh that said line ON said street
aforesaid. shall be completed and IN running order
within eighteen months from the pssssge of TINS
ordinance,
Sec. 4. The permission hereby granted IL subject
TO the provisions OF chapt T. LNI1. OF the ordiuan-
tes, anu all other ordinances for tie Tegulat on ~
eiuC,rIc WIRES IN addition thereto or In ann ndment
there T. The permission Aforesaid h granted upon
1Ondition that rad Union railroad CompHn ny shall
wItaiD sixty days from the pass ge hereof ne in
the once %. the CITY eel X, a written acceptance Of
the prUyislOns ~ tn : ordinance, In form SAT, sfac-
tory 10 the city SOLICITOR and said Union Railroad
Compan shall tot do any act hereunder until sad
acceptance IA fled a. aforesaid. Nothing herein or
INA such assent contained shall Ina any way De lseId
OF construed 10 alter or affect the rights aud llabiI-
titles Of the city or 81 said Union Railroad Company
undcr the terms and provisions OF an act entitled
AN Act Iont err. ng The Union ltailroad TOM
pany," passed BY the general assembly At IL Janu-
aty sessi.n A. 40. leS2.