Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-11-03
RAILWAY ORDINANCE.

Ing It's tracks, ana OF Oullulng ana grazing
its road, and of erecting and maintaining
its trolly poles and wires, and OF operating
its cars and motors along, through and
over certain of the streets OF Rockville,
subject to certain regulations, restrictions,
reservations and requirements.
Section BE it enacted and it is hereby
ordered by the Mayor and Council OF Rock
vile:
THAT there be and is hereby granted to
The Washington and Rockville Railway
Company of Montgomery County body
corporate, the right and privilege of laying
down and constructing its tracks, and OF
building and grading its road, and OF erect
ing and of maintaining its trolly poles and
wires, and of operating its cars and motors
along, through and over Montgomery Az
enue and Commerce Street, from the East.
ern to the Western limits of the Town OF
Rockville, in accordance with plat filed by
said Railway Company with the Mayor and
Council of Rockville, except as hereinafter
set forth, subject to regulations, restrictions,
reservations and requirements hereinafter
prescribed.
Section BE it enacted and ii is hereby
ordered:
"That the said Company shall lay down
and construct double track on Montgom
u
Eastern margin of Court Street, and thence
Westernly single track only over the South
side of Commerce Street, at distance of
tour feet from the curb, to Anderson Street;
thence in the middle OF said Commerce
Street to the Western limit OF said Town,
and shall use in said construction rails OF
such form as shall be approved by the Mayor
and Council OF Rockville; the said track
shall be so laid down and constructed as to
offer as little impeachment to the free and
easy passage OF vehicles upon, along and
across the streets hereinbetore mentioned, as
may be practicable in the proper construc-
ton OF said railway, and to that end the top
of the rails In said track shall always, and
at every point. where practicable, make an
even surface with said streets; said Compa-
ny shall cause he space between the
rails and also between the tracks on SAID
streets to be maca iamZed with finely crush
ed blue lime or flint stone, to be put down
in a workmanhke and substantial manner,
80 as to present and maintain an even sur
lace, and it shall in like manner and with
like material macadamlze space two feet
wide on each side OF the outside rails oi said
Railway, aud shall al all times MAINTAIN said
macadam in said manner aud OF even sur
lace. The said company shall restore the
said streets in other respects TO condition
equally as good as that in which they may
exist prior To the laying down aud construc
ton OF said tracks and the exercise ol the
rights hereby conferred And where the
said Company shall find 1t necessary to
change the present grade OF any portion OF
either of said streets for the purpose OF the
construction OF its said Railway, said Com
pany shall so change the present grade OF
said portions OF said streets Tor the entre
width of said portions OF said streets to con-
form to grade so made for its railway, and
restore such portions OF said streets 80 regrad-
ed to a condition equally as good rs the same
now are, and where such change Oi grade
is made in the street the pavements or side
walks shall be taken up and relaid so AS to
have the same conform to the grade OF the
street as changed, and il such grading shall
be at the intersection of any cross street, the
said Company shall so grade such cross street
as to make convenient and proper access to
| the streets along which said Railway shall
| be constructed, and wherever said tracks
shall cross any gutter on said streets, said
| Company shall cause said gutter To be COW
cred with proper plates the ull width OF the
street to support said tracks so AZ to afford
| and maintain as convenient passage lor We
hices as practicable and not 10 obstruct the
flow OF water in such cutters; aud the said
Company shall at no time use any portions
Of its tracks in the said Town OF Rockville
as a siding or a place for the storage OF Its
cars, but said tracks shall ut all times be un'
obstructed except when the cars are III pas
sage through the said streets.
Section 3-And be it enacted and ordered
THAT the trollY poles 10 be erected by said
Company shall be neat, comely and sub
stanta and the trolley wires shall be strung
| in ha an.
proved and scientific manner and condition
and 30 as TO afford, as lar rs possible, aOso'
lutte safety TO persons and property; the
overhead trolley shall be supported IRON
side poles placed at intervals on the line OF
the curb at such points rs the Mayor and
Council may require, and no pole shall be
placed in the roadway except upon the writ
| ten consent of the Mayor and Council. And
| In case in the construction OF said trolley
| line, the wires now in use 10 said Town Tor
electric lights, or telephone or telegraph
| lines shall be disturbed or in anywise inter
fered with, said Railway Company shall re
place or restore the same in like manner as
| the same now are
Section 4-And be it enacted and ordered:
"That the laying down and construction
of said tracks and the building and grading
OF said road, and the erection and maintain
ance of said trolley poles and wires shall he
subject to the approval Of the Mayor and
Council, and any change therein directed by
said Mayor and Council shall be carried into
effect by said Company.
Section Sand be il enacted and o rdered !:
"That the entire expense Of the coDstruc-
| ton and maintenance OF said tracks and
road, and The portion Of said streets included
| therein and adj Acent thereto, as Aforesaid to
be laid and kept in repair by said Company,
as hereinbe provided, as well Ms the grad
ing and repair OF other portions OF said stree 8
as herein before set orth, aud the repiir and
replacing of any electric light, telephone or
telegraph wire, and the erection add IN 81 n
tsinance of said poles ana wires 10 accord
ance with the regulations, restrictions, reser
vatiOns and requirements prescribed by This
ordinance. shall he borne by said COmpan y
and the said Company shall be liable for and
shall satisfy all damage to person or propert;
occasioned 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 be approved by the Mayor
| and Council Of Rock Ville and renewable from
time to time az the aid Mayor and Council
may require, indemnify and save harmless
the said Mayor and Council Of Rockville from
all loss, costs or damage by reason of the ex-
ercise Of said rights and privileges and the
use OF the aforesaid streets, or either Of tho IN,
by said Company for the purposes herein con
templated and the approval or direction oI
the Mayor and Council as bereinbefOre pro-
vided, shall not relieve the said Company Of
its sole and exclusive liability in the premises
Section 6--And be il enacted and ordered :
"Thal no steam engine shall be used by
said Company upon and over the tracks and
road hereby authorized to be constructed up
on said streets, or either OF them, and the
speed Of cars or motors operated thereon
shall not exceed six miles per hour.
Section 7--And be it enacted and ordered:
"Thal the rights and privileges hereby
granted to said Company shall be forfeit and
void If the construction Of said tracks and
road hereby authorized shall not be com
menced by said Company within thirty days
from the passage Of this ordinance, or IL the
said construction shall not be completed
within three months from the passage Of thit
ordinance; snd the failure or refusal by said
Company 10 run or operate its cars or motors
over any portion Of said road for sixty days