Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-28

A N ORDINANCE to authorize the Uazlc-
~ ton and North Side Electric Railway
company OF Hazleton, Luzerne county, Penn
sylNulllh, 10 lay tracks and operate its road
upon certain streets within the borough of
freeland, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania.
he it ordained and enacted by the burgess
and town council of the borough of Freclnnd
~ council met, and it is hereby enacted by au-
thorlty OF the same.
Sccuon !. That the HaZleton and North
side Electric Railway Company he and is
hereby authorized to lay and construct its
tracks with the necessary switches turuouts
ana crossONers, and operate the same over and
upon the following streets of said borough;
On Centre street from the south end of fhp
borough line to Walnut street, along Walnut
street eustwardly to the borough line, and on
front street, south street. Pine street, Main
street ana johnson street. The tracks shall
oe lald III the centre of the street, excepting
SO much OF the streets named as shall by
lhe borough authorities be deemed necessary
IOr turnOutS. The kind Of rail to be Il stand
ard rull, not less than sixty (60i pounds TO the
yard, the top OF said rail TO be laid even with
the grade OF said streets, us given by the bol-
Ougn authorities.
see. =. The SAID Hazlcton and North Side
Electric halfway Company shall keep their
tracks in good condition So that the same can
De crossed with safety TO persons and vehicles,
ana shall muc,tdaInlHe the inside of tracks,
and uisO twelve ~ inches in width on the
outside on each track until such time as the said
borough COUNCIL may hy 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. ), The SAID huzlctOn and North Side
Electric Railway Company may erect poles
dnd wires to operate the said railway with
electricity, but the borough council shall be
entitled, Tree Of charge, to use such poles for
nre ana police alarm wires, provided that
such use III no wise lntcrtGres with the opera
tion ot said railway.
Sec. 4. Any material cNcaVatcd by said
railway company in the construction OF its
railway, ana NOT needed hy said company,
shall De delivered by said railway company at
such points us may ue directed uy the borough
authorities. Iutl if Mace Inc dos
mated, II snail be removed by the said railway
company and deposited ut some place selected
ana PROVIDED Dy sad company outside the
borough limits.
Sec. .. Tne said railway company shall run
its cars at II rate OF speed not exceeding eight
90 miles All hour within the borough limits.
Sec. u. All poles erected for the purpose of
conveying power shall placed at proper ana
suitable points along The line under the super
vision OF the borough authorities.
Sec. I. 1he borough OF trUelund, by its
properly constituted officers, shall at ali tuuCs
nave the right 10 make repairs and improve
mcnts to cuiNcrtS and sewers under the sur
face occupied by said railway, and TO open
and remove the said tracks and tUruuuts
whenever ii shall become necessary lur suon
purposes, but II possible Without OuStruCtmg
1he running OF cars OF the said railway COM
pany, and the said railway company shall at
ali times keep clear OF all distractions all
water courses crossed by said railway ut the
point OF such crossing.
Sec. 8. In the event Of fire. or the alarm of
fire, that right OF way must be yielded readily
and ut once to Ihe lire apparatus oil said bor-
ough, aud 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. 0r said railway company shall be Liable
for all accidents that may happen through the
negligence OF said railway company in the
construction on operating of the same, and
save harmless the borough of Frcelund from
all suits ut law thut may arise theretrom.
Sec. 10. That the said railway company
shall, within thirty 30 days after the passage
of this ordinance, file with the borough clerk
acceptance of the provisions of this ordinance,
under It's corporate seal, otherwise this ordi-
nance shall be void and of no effect,
Sec. II. Whenever the said railway COM
pany shall cross any streets across which water
courses now run, they shall, If necessary, con
struct culVertS beneath their tracks and one
~ foot on each side OF such tracks, 50 us TO
preserve II regular grade, and shall at all
Times see that such culNcrts are kept clear and
open and are of sufficient dimensions to allow
all surface water to pass through under such
tracks.
Sec. II. Said railway company shall run its
cars Mt intervals of not more than one tD hour
apart ut all times between six 10 O'Clock Il. IN.
and ten llO O'Clock p. m.
Passed finally in council February II, \. ID.
1893. Attest, Frank DcPcrru, president.
Thomas 4. Buckley, secretary.
Approved February -, 1885.
Patrick Mclaughlin, burgess.