The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-04
ORDINAN -ES
AN ORDINANCE.

| Supplementary to the Ordinance enacted and
passed the list Gay %, June, 1894, and en-
titled An Ordnance conierriur on the Lake.
side Railway company Us successors and
assigns, the right TO build and operate an
| electric railway on certain streets iu the
Borough of Shenandoah, granting unto
said Railway Company the right 10 build.
construct and operate their railway on
Bowers, Oak, White, East Centre and Man
streets in said Borough. '5 bull a bridge on
Oak street across the Lehigh Valley Rail.
road, and to use portion of The track OF the
track Of the Schuylkll Traction Company on
Main street in said Borough.
| SECTION l. BE It enacted by the Town
| Council Of the Borough OF ShcuandoAh and IL
| same
That section first Of the Ordinance enacted
! and passed by this Council on the 2tst day OF
| June, 1894 entitled AN Ordinance comforting
| on the Lakeside Railway Company. its sue.
| cessors and assigns the right to build and
! operate an electric railway on certain streets
| In the borough Of Shenandoah" be and the
| same hereby Is amended and enlarged, by
adding thereto the following named Streets In
Bowers street, from East Centre street to
Oak street
OAK street from Bowers street to White
White street, from Oak street to East Centre
street.
East Centre street, from White street to
South Main street, from East Centre to Oak
street.
.Cdh ohAttbi rum ooulu hidlu SkTtbt1LO Mllke
street.
SECT1oN q The said Lakeside Electric Rail.
| way Company is hereby authorized, privileged
and empowered to lay and construct, and to
operate their railway along, upon, across and
over said street, as in the preceding section
named, to wit: connecting with their present
Railway at or near the corner OF East Centre
and Bowers streets thence turning into
Bowers street, and thence southwardly along
the westerly side OF said street, (using the
westerly curb line OF said street as the center
line OF their road to Oak street. thence along
the southerly side OF Oak street, westwardly
(erossing the railroad OF the Lehigh Valley
Railroad overhead, by bridge as hereinafter
proytdedl to White street, thence along the
middle OF White street, northwardly to East
Centre street, and thence along the middle OF
East Centre street, westwardly to Main street
and thence down South Main street with the
rights and privilege, IL they so desire, OF CON
Meeting with and using the tracks OF the
Schuylkll Traction Company on South Main
street, to Oak street, and thence down Oak
street, eastwardly to White street there con-
Meeting with their proposed railway at or near
the corner of Oak and White streets
SECTION 3. That for the purpose Of avoid
ing dangerous grade crossing across the Le-
high Valley railroad, and to secure an over
way company are hereby authorized
and privileged to raise and elevate
their railway above the established
grade on said Bowers and Oak streets, com
mencing on Bowers street. south of east Centre
street and thence rising to the necessary
highth to enable them TO construct bridge
Lehtgh Valley railroad, at a sufficient eleva-
tiOn above the tracks OF said railroad for the
purposes OF overhead crossing, and thence con-
tinuing that course till IL reaches the estab-
lished grade at or near the corner of Oak and
White streets And for this purpose the said
company is hereby authorized and privileged
TO construct such trestles, and other support
ing work, on said streets, as they may deem
necessary for the safe and proper construction
OF said railway, and of their said bridge across
the said Lehigh Valley railroad which bridge
they are hereby authorized and empowered to
construct, and to build and operate their rail
way over and upon and across the same
SECTION 4. That the rights and privileges
herein and hereby granted are subject to all
the provisions and restrictions in said original
or principal ordinance contained. so far as the
same are not inconsistent herewith
SECTION D. That the said Lakeside Com
pany, it's successor or assigns, shall pay all
damages, either direct or conseuuentaL that
may arise in consequence of the construction
or operation OF their railway and turnouts and
| shall hold harmless and indemnify the corpO-
ration of the Borough Of Shenandoah In all
suits at law that may arise therefrom
SECTION g. That the said Lakeside Railway
Company, its successors or assigns. shall,
within Ninety (9O days after the passage of
this ordinance, pay all expenses incurred in the
printing and publishing of the same, and file
with the Town Clerk written acceptance of
the provision Of the same, under the corporate
seal OF said Company; otherwise this ordinance
shall be void and of no effect
Enacted and passed into an ordinance at
Shenandoah, the l6th day Of August, A. d.. 1891,
Approved June y, 1891
WILLIAM MCGUIRE,
President of Town Council.
JOHN j. CARDIN,
Secretary of Town Council.
JAMES BURNS,
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