The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-06
ORDINANCE.


Frederick, subject to certain resulaVohs'
restrictions and reservations.
Section Be itenacted ana ordaln me-, " en le
MAYOR and Aldermen ofFrederiek, Ihat Inere
be and is hereby granted 70 Inc raeoreH'
Thurmont and Northern Railway company
a hody corporate the right ana privilege %
LAYING down and constructing Its tIack, anu
of building and grading It's road; anu u eI ~
ing and of maintaining its trolley pores anu
wires and of operating its cars and motors,
along. through and over West seventh street.
Rentz street, Market street, East SCUM street,
Carroll street from South street to the baltl-
more and Ohio Railroad and either Third or
Fourth or Fifth street. as may DE seieclea anu
designated by said Company, within tnree
months after the passage OF tnis of i ed
subject to the regulations, restrictions ana
reservations hereinafter prescribed.
Section q And be il enacted and ordained,
That the said Company shall lay down and
construct a single track only on the aioresaid
streets or any of them, and shall use IN sara
construction rails of such form as shall be APP
proved by the Board of Aldermen: the said
Track shall be so laid down and constructed as
to offer as little impeachment TO me lree ana
easy passage of vehicles upon, and along and
across the streets hereinbefore mentioned, as
may be practicable in the proper construction
of said railway, and to that END tne Top OF
every point, where practicable. make an even
surface with the said streets; the said Com
pany shall cause the space between the rails
vitrified bricks, of suitable quality, in work
manlike and substantial manner and so as to
present and maintain an even surface, and
shall in like manner cause said streets to be
paved on each side of said track with one
course of vitrifed brick laid endwise to the
outside of the rail, the said paving on the
outside of said track to be on such of said
streets, or parts of streets as are now paved
or may hereafter be paved by the City the
said Company shall restore the said streets,
in other respects, to condition equally as
yss.fx
the laying down and construction ofsaid track
and the exercise of the rights hereby con-
ferred, and shall maintain and keep in repair
the portion of said streets between the rails OF
said track and to the distance of two feet
from the outer edge of the rail on each side,
said last mentioned space of two feet on each
side of said track to be made and maintained
in as good condition and of like material lex
cept as to the vitrified bricks aforesaid) as
the remainder of the streets adjacent thereto
may be now or at any time made and MAIN
tanned: and wherever, said track shall cross
q bridge on any of said streets the said Com
pany shall maintain and keep in repair the
flooring and supports of the side of The bridge
so crossed by said track; and wherever said
track shall cross any gutter on said streets said
Company shall cause said gutter to be covered
with proper plates the full width of the street
I to support said track so as to afford and MAIN
tain as convenient passage for vehicles as
practicable and to not obstruct the flow of
water in such cutters.
Section 3. And be it enacted sand ordained,
That the trolley poles to be erected by said
Company shall be neat, comedy and substan-
tial, and the trolley wires shall he strung in
sulatcd and maintained in the most approved
and scientific manner and condition and so as
10 afford, as lar rs possible, absolute safety to
persons and property.
Section 4. And be it enacted and ordained,
That the laying down and construction of
said track, and the building and grading of
said road, and the erection and maintenance
of said trolley poles and wires shall be subject
to .NFN 81,
10 Ine approval oil the board OF Aldermen;
anu any CuanSe thereln directed by sara Boaru
small DC carried INTO erect by SAID Company.
Section s. And be it enacted and ordained,
That the entire expense of the construction
and maintenance of said track and road, and
the portion of said streets included therein
and adjacent thereto as aforesaid to be laid
and kept in repair by said Company, as here
inbefore provl4ed. and die erection and MAIN
tenance of said poles and wires, in acc rd-
ancc with the regulations, restrictions and
reservations prescribed by this Ordinances
shall be borne by said Company and the said
Company shall BIZ liable for and shall satisfy
all damage to person or property accustomed
by its exercise of the rights and privileges
hereby conferred, and shall, by its bond in the
sum of five thousand dollars with security to
he approved by the Board of Aldermen. and
renewable from time to time a. said Board
may require, indemnify and save harmless the
Stlq mayor ana Aldermcn of Frederick from
an loss, costs or damage by reason of the exer-
cisS Oh salu rights ana privileges and the use
OF the aforesaid streets, or any of them, by said
company for the purposes herein contem-
board If Ido oro nv u, HlfecIlon oi tle
eh" not rnio,n ~ ~ e f proVlue9
and exclusive liability in The nreI3ises no soio
e.'o .S III 'iio pieiiiises.
,ri Stctloh .. Ana DE IL enacted and ordained,
mat no steam engine shall be used by said
company upon and over the track and road
heTGpy authorized 10 be constructed upon
sald streetS, or any of them, and the speed of
cars ana motors operated thereon shall not
| exceed SIX miles per hour
Section Z And be ii enacted and ordained
That the rights and privileges hereby granted
| TO said COMPANY shall he forfeit and void II
the construction of said track and road herehu
authorized shall not be commenced by said
| Company within one year from the massage
| of this Ordinance or il the said conStrnctiSsn
| shall not be completed and the said raiIwev
| in actual operation within one wear a ffer sncR
commencement; and the rights and priyi-
| leges hereby granted to said 1ompanv Shall
| be forfeit and void as TO any street or treots
or any part or parts thereof unon which soiS
track and road shall not be laid down and con-
| structed and in operation nv said CON- non,,
| within one wear after the comnencan,ap. ~
the construction of said railway nndnr th u
| Ordinance; and the said rights and nriyilenes
hereby granted shall he snhiect To- ravocati5 rs
| by the said Mayor ana Ajdegnen of Ereda;o
| upon the continued Violation hv sold Tnn,N
pany of any of the regulations. Restrictions or
reservations herein contained after due notice
thereof has been served nv sad No. ,o a,,S
| Aldermen upon said Comnan~ ord ttS s anu
| or neglect of said Compopv II conniy Elsa
with in reasonable time. " 0oihpiy 'nere-
sootio,,e A,,a,. :.
Ttot t, Q, Anu De IL enacted and ordained,
ic be .J saru mayor ana aldermen of Freder-
to grant to anv otbnr pomer anu auInority
panies whose road or roods mo-, ha wi
constructed The right ,mS ,,uy ue nereaiter
! track and road and troiia, ,rIios ~ use Cne
tenn and motive mower barspp o noS mi,es, sys-
or any mart thereof f,r iba so,,lt p,
and To the sa,on oNtn,t "n ne same purposes
Thurmont and Northe,s s Pa;i Ss,u Leuerick.
| may hn o,titIad a., - a.