The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-18
AN ORDINANCE.

HIGHWAYS AND THE PUBLIC
GROUNDS ALONG AND OVER
WHICH SAID ROUTE SHALL
PASS, AND TO PRESCRIBE THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS UPON,
AND THE MANNER IN WHICH
SAID RAILROAD SHALL BE CON-
STRUCTED:
SECTION /. Be 1t ordained by the Village
Council Of the Village of Wellington, that an
electric street railway route be and the same
i hereby established, to be known as Street
Railroad Route No. ], the course OF which
shall be as follows:
Beginning in North Main street at point
where the same ntersects the northerly cor
pOrate limits Of said Village of Wellington,
Ohio; thence along said North Main street TO
the north line Of East and West Main streets;
thence southerly across said streets; thence
In a southerly direction along South Main
street to point in South Main street two
feet sOuth OF t4e south line Of The
route into the Public Square, at such place
therein as the Village Council shall direct.
SECS The track shall be laid in such part
Of said streets and public grounds as shall be
determined by the Council, and shall be laid
apd maintained In the streets and public
grounds over which 1t shall pass at such
grade as shall be designated by the Council;
and In case the location OF said track requires
the moving of the present block stone pave
ment the same shall be done by and at the
expense Of the railway company, and by 1t re-
laid at the same grade as the track Of said
company and that part Of the Public Square
between the rails and curves, and at least two
feet outside the rails. shall be paved with
the Public Square Is now paved with, by the
said Railway Company In such manner as the
Council may direct; and any changes made
necessary In the arc street lamps by the lOca-
tion Of the trolley WIRE shall be made in such
manner as the Council shall direct. and at
the expense Of the said Railway Company.
And the owner or owners OF said Railway
Company, IN case at any time the municipal
corporation shall change the grade OF said
streets, shall change the grade OF the track to
correspond to the said new grade at the eX-
pense of said Railway Company, its success
Ors or assigns, and without any claim against
the said municipal corporation for damages
that may result from such change In grade.
All the rails Of the said track shall be laid In
such manner as to be of as little impediment
and detriment as practicable to the free and
ordinary use OF the said streets and TO the
passage OF wagons, carriages and other vehi-
cles upon or across said track at any point and
In any ard all directions and with such suta-
BILE cutters at any and all necessary points as
to permit the free flow of water falling or ac-
cumalating upon said streets. AT all street
crossings where there is no paving, the track
shall be 50 planked or otherwise constructed,
as 70 make safe and convenient crossing for
vehicles as well as pedestrians; and such
crossings shall be maintained by said Railway
Company, its successors and assigns in con-
stant good repair.
That part OF the street lying between the
rails OF the track, and two feet outside of each
rail, shall be by said company, or its success
sOrs or assigns, macadamized under speclfica-
tiOns 10 be provided by the Village Council,
Of "a uN.T nNl UVtRA
improved. On streets improved on one side,
that part thereof lying between the rails Of
the track, and not exceeding two feet between
the track and the improved side. shall be
payed with brick or stone by grantees or as
'lgns, under specifications to be provided by
the Village; and If said track is located and
laid so that the part of the street on one side
thereof shall be pnimprOyed by pavement.
said grant es or assigns shall improve said
street for two feelin width along the outer
side of said track bn whicH said street is so
unimproved, In Slch manner as may be d.
rected by the COuhcil.
Whenever the korporttion shall pave or
otherwise improve th4 streets over which
said track or TRACKS sHAll pass, the owner or
owners OF such rAlr9@ shall be required to
and one foot on eaBh Outerside thereof, and
the space betweei1All double tracks, and the
spaces between the switches and turn-Outs,
and the main track, with the same material
and In the same manner required by the
plans and specifications providing for such
improvement. In case either track Is laid
after the streets are improved, the owners Of
such street railway shall restore the street to
as good condition as before the track was laid.
The gauge of the track shall be four az feet
eight and 0ne-half (S12) inches, and shall be
laid with such rails as the Council shall pre-
scribe. Any part Of the streets over which
the said railroad track shall pass, which shall
be excavated or disturbed in the construction
Of SAID track, shall be restored as soon as pos.
sible to its former condition Of usefulness, and
all excavated earth rubbish or debris accumu-
lating during the construction shall be
promptly removed from the streets by said
Railway Company, and care shall be taken in
construction of the track to 0bstruct travel
| upon the streets as Little as possible. All
| crOsswalks which shall be taken up In the
construction Of the tracks, shall be promptly
| relald with the same or similar material and
| restored to as good condition as before, by
| said Railway Company.
SIC. g. Said railroad shall be operated with
| electricity, with overhead wires, and the CON-
| pany shall have the right to erect all neces-
sary poles, and other mechanical cOntri-
yances.
All the poles shall be straight as near as
practicable, and they shall be at all times
thoroughly painted; and all poles south Of the
Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago 81, Louis
Railway Co. shall be of iron; they shall be so
set as not TO interfere with the travel upon
the streets in which said track Is to be laid,
| aud entirely outside the line OF any intersect-
| ing alley or private driveway, and outside the
| line of the driveway Ofany intersectiDg street,
| and so as not to injure or Obstruct any sewer,
water or gas pipe. as directed by the street
| committee OF the Council OF said Village. Said
| company, its successors and assigns, shall
provide against any and all deleteriOuS action
| of electricity upon the gas and water pipe
within said village. At points where the troll
| ley wires pass under any telephone, telegraph.
electric light or other wires, guard wires free
from electric current shall be placed above
| the trolley Wires and parallel thereto, and In
such position and for such distance as shall
be best calculated to prevent any falling wire
| from being charged with electrity by such
| trolley wires. Trolley wires shall not be less
than seventeen % feet above the ground.
SIC 4. Said railroad shall be operated with
electricity or, at the election of said Railway
'Ompany its successors or assigns, with such
other improved motive power as may be ap-
proved by the Council; and 1t shall be used
for the pu pose Of carrying freight, express,
baggage, and United States mail. as We'll as
passengers, but the right to carry express and
| freight shall be subject to such regulations
restrictions and limitations as the Council
may from time to time prescribe.
SEC. 3. The owner or owners OF such rail-
road shall place and maintain thereon ap-
proved motor cars, and with all the modern
c0nveniences for the comfort OF passengers
and such cars shall be run at least hourly dur
ing the day time, TO and from Wellington,
Oberlin and ElyTia, Ohio without change OF
cars; and shall light the same at night, and In
cold weather such cars shall be comfortably
heated. Each motor car shall, unless the
Council otherwise prescribe, be provided with
a headlight which shall be kept burning after
sunset, and with gong or bell for danger
| signals. Each car or train OF cars shall be
provided with conductor as well as
mOtOrman.
SIC. 8. The rate of fare for carrying passen-
gers upon said railroad shall not exceed five
cents for a single fare from any point on said
route within the village OF Wellington to any
other point within said village in either direc-
ton, or twenty-five tickets for one dollar