Arizona republican., 1895-10-31

All awning, balcony or porch posts oreround supports, and all telegraph. telephone. electrlc light, electric power or electrlc street rallwty posts, now standing, or Hereafter to be located in the streets of the city of Pheulx, under per mission already granted by the common coqn, cil of said city, shall be of iron or wood; and Ii wood the surface or surfaces thereof thall De plained by the person, finn or corporation at whose instance the same may have been erected, or to bs erected, and when so plalned, said sts or poles shall be painted with at least two coats of white lead, or of such color as the common council may designate, which paint shall be renewed at least once each year thereafter. Any person or persons. firm or corporation refusing, or neglect1ng U comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a mlsdemeanor and punished accordingly.
 SEC. 12 That section B, article f, chapter l, of ordinance 100, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
 Any person or persons violating, or non complying with any of the provisions ot any ordinance of the city of PfGnix is guilty of misdemean0r and shall, upon conviction, where no other penalty is especially provided, be fined in sum not 10 exceed one hundred and eighty dollars and in the case said fine IS not paid the person or persons so convicted shall be imprisoned in the city jail until said fine is paid at the rate of one days imprison- ment for each dollar of said fine.
 SEC. 13. That article 1, chapter 4, of ordi- | nance 100, be and the same IS hereby amended | to read as follows:
 | All rails, laid upon any railroad track or | tracks in the city Of Phoenix sha be of iron or | s eel, and of the pattern commonly known as 1 the T' rail; unless otherwise ordered by the common council of said city. Said rails shall be lad in the best approved manner, the top | thereof to be laid flush, or level with the established grade of the streets or alleys upon Which said rails may be placed and when laid shall offer little or no obstruction to the eros sing of carriages or other vehicles or general use of sac stleets or alleys by the public. i Where said tracks or track are crossed by other lines of track. the rails of each shall be | altered or cut so as to permit the passage of cars without obstruction.
 The width or guage of all railroad tracks | laid within the city of Phoenix shall be not less than four feet eight and one-half inches or what is commonly known as standard guage, unless otherwise ordered by the common coun- Gil Of sa d city.
 Each track, in case of double track shall be placed as near the other as practicable for cars going in opposite directions to pass with safety, and the center line of the space be. tween such tracks shall Je the center line of the street or alley upon which they are laid.
 No single track shall be laid along the cen ter line of an- street or alley but. shall be con structed with reference to the leaving of 8 space sufficient for another parallel line, as in the case of a double track All single track lines may be constructed with switches and turn outs necessary to the full equipment of the s,me;
  out shall be placed at the intersection of any street or alley, or within fifty feet of sucn intersection; and provided further, that no switch or turnout herein provided for shall be constructed for the purpose or, or allowed to impede or prevent tEe laying of parellel line of track, and opera ing and using the same by rival parties when granted the right of way to lay such parallel by authority of said city.
 Upon the completion of the construction of any railroad, track or tracks in the city, or the completion of any repairs thereon, the parties constructing said railroad track, or making said repairs, shall place the streets or alleys upon which said road is constructed or re paired in good condition for public travel and use, as said streets or alleys may have been before said construction or repairs were made; and at no time shall any part or portion of any street or alley during said construction or repairs be blockaded or public tTavel there on impeded for d greater period of time than ten days.
 i operating, or who may hereafter operate any railroad, or part thereof within the city of PhHnix, and whose tracks are now laid, or may hereafter be laid in said city, shall keep the same in thorough repair and the surface or top of the rails Of said track flush or lzvel with the grade of all streets and alleys upon l which sad rails may be laid, and shall lower
 or rraise said track, atsny time said grade may
 be altered or changed by authority of the city, ] so as to conform with said alteration or change
 of grade when made.
 All railroad companies, or parties now
 operating, or that may hereafter operate any
 railroad, or part thereof wi thin the limits of the l city of PnGnlX, and whose tracks are now
 laid, or may hereafter be laid by authority of
 said city, shall, when so ordered by the mayor, | or common council of the city, grade, pave, ! macadamlze, cement, gravel or otherwise i'm | prove, as the case may be, space upon all 1 streets and alley in, over and upon which said | railroad shall have been heretofore constructed, l or may hereafter be constructed, from the cen. 1 alley. a
 beyond the outer rail- and when so grac ed, pay | ed, d,macadamlzed, cemented, graveled or other
 wise improved, said railroad companies or
 parties aforesaid oper ltlng said railroad, shall | keep, and maintain SC i'd improvements ill good
 order and repair free If all charge or expense l to the city.
 All railroad companies, or parties now oper- | ating the same, or who may hereafter operate
 any railroad i'll the city of Phoenix, and whose tracks are now laid, or may hereafter be laid within said city shall, when ordered by the
 mayor, or common council of said city, con
 struct m air tai and keep in good repair, such
 culverts, dltches, storm drains, and other re- quired passages for water along, under and
 across said tracks as said council may deem
 necessary.
 The common council of Phoenix reserve the
 right, at any time and ali times, to take up the rails, ties and road bed of any railroad now constructed or that may hereafter be con-
 structed within the limits of the city, when in the judgment of the council it shall be neces sary, in the repairing, grading, macadamizine
 or improvement of any street or alley, or fol
 the laying of water, gas, electric light and
 sewer mains, or other city improvements,
 Such improvements shall be made by the
 city without unnecessary delay and at the
 cities own cost and expense, except SIS to tax ing up of said rails, ties and road bed, the cos
 thereof to be borne by the company, corpor l. tion orindiviGual owning said track and road bed: PROVIDED, that if the laying of water gas, electric light or sewer mains be in the in
 terest of any private individual, company ol corporation, tden the costs of the removal o said track, ties and road bed, shall be borne by
 such individual, company or corporation. Any default or refusal on the part of any
 person or persons, firm, company, or corpora
 tion operating any railroad within the city oi | Phoenix who shall fail to comply with any O.
 the provisions hereinbefore contained. for z