The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
4 MODEST q REQUEST.
W, A. Scott, of Pittsburg, asks for
a Permanent Franchise
Of Somerset
Streets.
'sHAKEr IErI0DUcED N COUNCIL.

railway purposes. = motion IN postpOn,
action Tor two weeks, or until Thursda,
evening, January 25th. prevailed, thu
giving the eitizsns an opportunity t.
make their desires known in this matter
When council was called TO order Mr.
Chas. II. Fisher, representing the Somer
set Electric Light. Heat & Power Com
pany, was granted privilege to read 3
communication from the board Of direct
ors Of that concern, in which they form
ally withdrew the application filed by
their company several years ago askins
for a street railway franchise covering al
of the streets OF the borough. Afte
reading the letter from ths Electric Light
Heat & Power Company the speaker pre-
sented an ordinance from the same cor
poration, asking for franchise of thu
streets and alleys for the purpose OF in
stalling a steam heating system, and alsC
an application from the Somerset County
Traction Company. a corporation now
being organized, asking for a franchise
Of the streets for street railway purposes
Mr.. Fisher was unable at the time TO give
any information in regard TO the latter
corporation, but be asked that time be
granted him and his associates TO formu
late their plans, promising that they
would be prepared 70 make their plan:
known at future meeting of council.
Councilman j. G.. Ogle. Esq, who !.
one of the attorneys of the Somerse
Hotel Company tproprietors of the High
land Innl. corporation doing busines.
in Somerset township, Of which Mr.. w
A. Scott, OF Pittsburg, is president, ther
called upon the Secretary 10 read the fol.
lowing proposed ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE granting the right tc
w. A. Scott, Jr. Esq, Of Pitts burg
Penn'a, and his associates, TO con
struct and operate a line of electric
passenger street railway in the bor-
Ough OF Somerset
SECTION l. Be u enacted and ordained
that the right TO build and operate an elec.
tric passsuger standard guage street rail.
way in the borough Of Somerset, be and
Is hereby granted 10 w. A. Scott, Jr. Esq
of Pittsburg. Pa. and his associates To be
hereafter incorporated under the laws o
Pennsylvania as the Somerset Traction
Company. The said railway to commence
AZ the station Of the Somerset & Cambria
Railroad Company on Patriot street and
extend thence westward to South Main
Cross street, thence by South Main Cros.
street 10 the public square, thence by
West Main street west TO the borough
line. said railway to follow the centre Ol
said streets, and to be operated exclusive
ly as a passenger railway.
SEC. =. The said railway shall be cOn-
Ill al on iunprNUaH fFapHara ra1or,
with solid foundation and rOadbsd, and
one foot of street on either side as
well as between rails. To be paved and
kept in repair by the said Somerset Trac-
ton Company aud its SUCCESSORS, with
vitrified paving brick or Belgian block.
TIE railway to be constructed on grade
TO be approved by the borough engineer
and all poles necessary for the eonstrue-
ton ana operation Of said street railway
10 be placed under the direction and su-
pervision Of the Town Council.
SEC. 3. That the said street railway
shall be constructed and in operation not
later than the 18th day of July, 1900, pro-
vided, the sewer-pipes contracted for by
the borough shall have been laid on said
streets by the 18th day of May. 1900, 9th
erwise the said railway 10 be completed
and in operation within sixty days after
the completion of the sewer line on said
streets, and shall be operated every day
in the year, except Sunday, from six
o'clock A. NJ. until twelve o'clock z. NJ.
from the first day of May until the first
day of October. anc during the remainder
II me year from seven o'clock A. NJ. to
eleven O'Clock p. NJ; car 10 pass over
entire length of line each way at least
every fifteen minutes during said hours;
all cars to be well lighted and heated.
SEC. 4. Single fares shall not exceed
five t5) cents TOR one trip, but six tickets,
when purchased at one time, shall be sold
for twenty ive (25) cent; and a book of
fifty lj0) tickets, good for use during the
term OF the public schools, shall be sold
for one dollar tSLO0l, for the exclusive
use of children attending the public
schools
SEC. 5. In the event of said Traction
Company or its SUCCESSORS eeasing 10 op-
crate said street railway for a period of
thirty days, except for unavoidable acci-
dent, this franchise. together with the
rails, tracks, poles, wires and cars of said
Traction Company shall be forfeited by
said Traction Company, or its SUCCESSORS,
and shall become and be the property Of
the borough of Somerset.
SEC. 8. Amer the expiration os twenty
five (z5) years the borough of Somerset
shall have the option Of acquiring the
plant of said Somerset Traction Company
Or IT. successors, al price 70 be ascer-
tanned by board Of three competent and
disinterested appraisers, TO be selected
one man by the Burgess and Town COun-
ell, one man by the said Traction
Company, and these two so selected shall
select third man, and the board so
after being duly sworn, shall
make It's appraisement and award, which
shall he final and conclusive between the
parties
SEC. Z. The said w. A. Scott, Jr., and
his associates, members Of said Somerset
Traction Company. shall file with the
borough treasurer an approved bond in
the sum of five thousand dollars IS. COO,
To protect the borough Of
Somerset from any damage that may be
suffered by il in consequence OF any in
jury that may be had or done % the
water pipes that parallel or that may be-
crossed by said railway, by reason Of tae
construction am operation of said rail
way; also a bond in the sum of seven
Thousand dollars (s7. .OOO). conditioned To
protect the borough OF Somerset from
any damage = II may be suffered by 1t
by reason of any accident that may occur
20 any person within the borough Of Som
erset from any cause relating to said rail-
way during the time of its construction.
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