Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-16

for the tracks to be laid between seibert's
| Lane and the entrance to Wheeling Park,
! shall be what are known as Z" rails
| The said company shall so construct its
! SAID double track railway upon that por-
| ton of the National Road lying between
/ Seibert's Lane and the entrance to Wheel
! ing Park, that the distance from the out
| side rail o. one track to the outside rail of
! the other shall be sixteen feet ard no
| more, the said two outside rails each be-
| ing eight feet and no more from the CEN
tire line hereinbefore described, and the
said railroad company, SHAH lay these
for the entire danc9 FRO from ' se6 ba
Lane to the said Entrance to Wheeling
| Park, construct its said tracks with what
| is known as the Shanghai Z rail not less
| than six inches high, ana shall pave with
| hard fire brick the space between its last
| mentioned two tracks, and the space be-
| tween the rails of each track and also for
! a distance of eighteen inches outside the
| rails of its track or tracks between Sci
| bert'S Lane and the entrance 20 Wheeling
! Park. 1t shall also pave with brick the
| entire length well rs the entire width
! between eop.nes Of the three stone hricges
! crossed by the last mentioned do'0le
| tracks, one of which bridges Is northwest
| or Greenwood Cemetery and another cf
! which Is southeast Of Greenwood Gene
! terry. and the third Of which is northwest
| of Mt. Calvary cemetery. And the said
| company shall at all times thereafter keep
and maintain the said paving in good or
ger and repair 10 the satisfaction of the
! Board of Commissioners OF Ohio county
! 1t IS further condition OF this grant that
! all 'nacadam and material eNcavated on
! the National Road by the Wheeling and
/ Elm Grove Railroad COMPANY not actu-
| ally used in the reconstruction of the
| work on the National Road. shall be the
| property OF the Board of Commissioners:
/ and it is further condition of this grant
| that the Wheeling and Elm Grove Rail
| road Company shall remove its present
/ track and other structures from Seibert's
! Lane TO Wheeling Park. and shall grade
! it's present roadbed and make proper
! drains at or near the present location OF
| its trestes, as the Board of Commission
! ers shall indicate, and they shall also
| grade the National Road on the top Of
| Reid's Hill down to the level Of their pres
| ent tracks.
The cars or other vehicles placed or
! run on any of the tracks herein author
! lied shall be propelled by electrical pow
! er only. 10 be applied according to any
! proper system now in use and which may
! be adopted by the said company with the
! approval of the Board Of Commissioners
| o. OHIO county. 1t is also a condition OF
| the SAID grant that the said company
| shall within six months from the passage
| OF TINS ordinance IN good faith begin work
/ upon the line OF railroad authorized 10 be
/ quilt by it and prosecute tho work there
/ on with diligence, so as to complete the
| same as herein authorized within one year
! from the time when work shall be begun
| as aforesaid. but there shall be added 10
! the said year such additional period as
! may be equal to any period or periods
during the progress OF the said work dur
| ing which the said railroad company shall
! be delayed in the prosecution OF the work
by labor or othsc strikes or unavoidable
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SAID company to have occurred, fairly
comes within the tcrrlS Of this ordinance
! II the said railway company shall not be-
| gin the said work within the said six
/ months or shall not complete the same
within the said year and the said addition
! al time herein provided for then the grant
! contained in this ordinance shall become
/ null and void. while carrying on said
| Wor& said Railway Company shall pros
| ccute it with diligence and shall not keep
| any part of the National Road torn up
| any longer than is absolutely necessary
| The work shall al all times be carried on
| SO as to leave the National Road free and
! clear fer public use for at least oHe-half
| the width of SAID road. 1t is a considera-
! ton of the grant hereby made that the
| said company shall run over its tracks
! electric passenger street cars n not long
! err intervals than thirty minutes and
| through from each terminus to its other
terminus he first cars starting at not
| later than a. IN. on week days and Z a.
| m. on Sundays. and the last car starting
| not earlier than II p every day.
| Section 2 The Board Of Commissioners
| of ONO county reserves the right unto it
| self and its officers, agents, servants and
! WOrkmen, and to any person, firm or corr
/ poration to whom it may have granted or
| 4ShaU grant authority SO to do to come
| and enter upon the railway, switches,
| spurs and track or tracks of said railway
| company which may he upon the said Ma
/ tiona Road. for the purpose OF laying
| lifting, relaying, relifting or repairing
| any public or private water. gas. steam
! or other pipes, sewers. conduits under
ground ca hes or conductors or Of max
! ing connections Herewith. or for the pur-
pose OF making, repairing or altering any
| Improvement of like nature the county
! has or may wish to have or place. OF
! which the Board of Commissioners may
! have permitted or may permit others to
have or place in the said National Road
| or other public highways or grounds or
| other property of the said county or for
| the purpose of doing any work which it
/ would be lawful to do. as fully as though
| said grant or any grants or privileges
| had not been made to the said company
| and the said company shall not he en-
| titled Ia any compensation or damages
| from said county Tor any loss by reason
! Of the running of its cars being prevented
| or its business being otherwise interrupt
| ed or injured by the said county while DO
| ms, any such work or making any such al
! terations. repairs or improvements: the
! said county. however. not doing or COM
| hitting by needless delay on otherwise any
| unnecessary injury TO the said companys
| business in doing such work or making
| sucn repairs improvements or alterations.
| section 8. When said railroad company
| in laying down its tracks or in repairing
| the same or on any other occasion shall
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other public highway. grounds, sidewalks
| or navemcnts o. the county the same shall
| be relai6 and repaired by the said railroad
! company 20 the satisfaction of the Board
| of Commissioners OF Ohio county. and the
| said railroad company shall so construct
| its tracks upon the said National Road at
| any place where any of its tracks may
! cross the National Road or other public
| highways or private road within said
| county the said railroad company shall
| lay its track or tracks on q level with the
| surface or plane Of the National Road or
| other public highways or roads at the
| place of such crossing. and shall pave
| with hard fire brick between all its rails
| crossirg the National Road or other pub
! lie highway or private road, and also for
| q distance OF three feet on either side OF