The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-16
Published May 16, 1895,

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An ordinance to regulate the crossing
of Railroads and to prevent acct
dents:
BE il ordained by the Mayor and city
Councilmen of the City of Wichita:
Section l. That every Railroad COM
pany owning, controlling or operating
any line of railroad extending into, or
passing through the city Of Wichita, or
any person or receiver appointed By
any court, who shall be in possession
or operating any line of railroad eX-
tending into, or passing through the
city OF Wichita, shall furnish, at their
own expense, lights at such places
within the corporate limits OF the city
of Wichita, at such places as said rall-
roads or railways shall cross a pubic
street. or highway, such light or lights
as may be hereafter designated ana
ordered by the mayor and city council
of said city.
Sec. =. That il shall be the duty of
the city clerk to at once notify any
such railroad company, or companies,
person or receivers, mentioned in sec
ton l Of this ordinance, Of the action
of the mayor and city council desig-
mating and oredring lights 10 be placed
at such railroad crossing. and such
notice shall be given by service of d
copy thereof upon the ticket or sta
ton agent AT Wichita, Kansas, any
such railroad companies or receivers
owning or operating such railroads
Any such railroad companies, person
or receivers owning or operating such
railroads, who shall fail or neglect TO
furnish such light or lights at such
railroad crossings = may be designat-
ed by the mayor and city council for
the period Of thirty days after receiv-
ing service of notice from the city
clerk, as aforesaid, shall forfeit and
pay to the city of Wichita. the sum Of
twenty-five ($25.00 dollars, for each
day such company, person or receivers
shall thereafter fail to comply with
this ordinance. which sum shall be re-
covered by q civil action in any court
Of competent jurisdiction. The failure
to furnish each and every light desig-
mated and ordered by the mayor and
city council shall constitute a separate
forfeiture and cause of action, and each
day of such failure shall constitute
separate forfeiture and cause Of action
which may be recovered by said city
in separate action
Sec. 3. That if any of said railroads
companies, person or receivers, men
toned in this ordinance shall fail or
neglect to furnish lights at railroad
crossings as may be designated by the
mayor and city council within thirty
days 900 after being notified as men,
toned in section . of this ordinance
the city of Wichita may furnish said
lights and may recover for by way of
a penalty and forfeiture in addition to
the penalty and forfeiture mentioned
in section 2 Of this ordinance. tribe the
amount of any money paid or oblgat-
ed to be paid by the city in procuring
and furnishing said lights which may
be recovered in a civil action The
furnishing Of said lights by the city for
every three 90 months. shall constitute
separate cause of action in favor of
the city.
Sec 4. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in full force and effect from
and after its publication in the Wich-
ita Daily Eagle.
Approved May IS, 1895.
L. NJ cox, Mayor
c. 6. SMITH, City Clerk