The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-08-15
Borough OrdinanCe--No. 10.


MoNTOUR ELECTRIC RAILWAY CoMPY
REGULATING THE MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION OF THE RAILWAY OF THE
SAID COMPANY, AND DEFINING THE CON-
DTTIONS UPON WHICH THE RIGHT OF
WAY Is GRANTED.
BE It ordained and enac ed by the Council OF
the Borough OF orangcvllle, and 1t is hereby
ordained and enacted by the authority OF the
same:
Section !. - Specifications of streets over
which franchise is granted. Poles, wires and
additional tracks.
That from and after the passage OF this ordl-
nance, the Columbia & Montour Electric Rail-
way Company, its successor and assigns. Is
hereby given the right, liberty and privilege,
TO erect, construct, maintain and operate, over
and upon Main street, single line OF railway,
with necessary tracks, and TO lay upon said
streets its said tracks, and TO erect and main-
tain poles, and string wires thereon for the
purpose OF operating said street railway. Said
street railway shall have the further right OF
laying and maintaining such further and addi-
tlonal tracks, poles and wlres under and sub
ject to the restrictions and regulations herein
after provided, as may be necessary to carry
their cars from their car barn to their main
tracks, provided that before such additional
tracks shall be laid or poles or wires erected,
the consent OF the Borough Council shall be
first obtained rs to the location Of the same.
Provlso-And provided further that all the
rights and privileges granted or conferred in
this section shall be subject to the terms, con-
ditlons and regulations hereinafter contained
and subject TO such other reasonable regula-
tions as may be provided by such ordinance, or
ordinances, as may be hereafter passed by the
Council OF the Borough of Orangevlle.
Section 2.-Wrtten acceptance required to be
fled 10 this and subsequent ordinances. Mode
OF signing the acceptance.
Before said Railway Company sh Ill have any
power or authority whatever to enter upon, oc-
cupy or use, the streets mentioned In this ordi-
nance, and named for the purpose OF construct
Ing and maintaining their said railway, said
Company shall file with the Clerk OF the Coun-
Gil their written acceptance OF the conditions
and provisions OF this ordinance, and OF all
reasonable provisions and such ordinances as
may hereafter be passed by the Borough Coun-
Gil aforesaid, relating to street railways, and
also an agreement on the part OF said Company
to construct, operate and maintain their said
railway, It's tracks, poles and wires, expressly
subject to the provisions OF this ordinance, and
to all reasonable provisions of ich subsequent
ordinances as may be passed, as aforesaid, re-
latlng TO street passenger railways which
said agreement and written acceptance shall
he signed by the President OF said Company
and have affixed thereto the corporate seal
thereof, duly attested by the Secretary, and
shall show upon Its face the requisite legal au-
thority OF said officers TO sign such acceptance
and agreement and TO aflix the corporate seal
thereto, so as to bind said Company
Section 3.-only electrical power shall be
used.
That electrical power only shall be used on
the railway constructed under the provisions OF
this ordinance, and the overhead system shall
be discarded whenever a more satisfactory
means OF electrical propulsion shall be brought
Into practice and commercial use in communi-
ties Of similar size.
Section 4.-Alignment, grades and supervis-
ion of poles, wires and overhead work.
The said railway shall conform its lines and
grades with the stakes given by the Borough
Engineer, and shall locate its poles and wires,
and construct the same, both as to street and
overhead work, under the direction OF the
President OF the Borough Council and the Bor-
ough Engineer. That the said Railway Com
pany, It's successors and assigns, shall grade
from curb to curb, according to the courses and
distances, and grades, etc, as set out In ordi-
nance No. Is, the entire Main street, from the
south borough line to the north borough
line, or to the end OF said railway,
II 1t doesn't extend TO the north borough
line, and the Engineer, for giving said grades,
ETC., as well as all other work done, for or on
account of said Company, shall be paid by the
said Company. Said Company shall replace all
crossings that they may tear up, and shall not
lnJurc any OF the drain pipes extending across
said street.
Section 5,-specifcations as to paving be-
tween the tracks.
The said Railway Company shall lay and
naintain It's tracks In the middle OF the streets
In such way and manner as to conform to the
grade OF the streets occupied there
by, and such grade as may be hereafter estab-
lished, and shall, at all times, keep the space
betwee-. the rails, and for a distance OF two
feet outside OF each rail- In good repair, and I'm
conformity with the nature OF the roadway,
whether paved, macadam!zed or otherwise. 1t
Is further provided, that If, at any time, the
said Borough Council shall determine by ordl-
nance, to pave any OF the streets, as above |
mentioned, which said Railway shall occupy |
Lhe said Railway Company shall likewise pave |
It's roadbed between the rails, as well as two |
'eet on either side thereof with the same ma |
-erial as is used by said Borough Council.
Section 6.-RequlremenUs as to paving by |
Company after paving by the Borough. Change |
of rails. Change OF grade.
1t is further provided that should the munich
pal authorities OF the Borough, at any time |
hereafter, direct the streets occupied by said |
Railway Company to be paved with Belgian |
blocks, vitrlhed brick, or any other form of per. !
nanent pavement, that them, and in such case,
he said Railway Company shall at once, at
heir own expense, pave one (2) feet outside OF
Zach rail thereof with such pavement as shall
De directed. Should such improved pavement
'equre the use OF a different rail from that
lereinatter provided for, then and In such case,
such change OF rail- shall be made under the
supervision OF the President OF the Borough
Jouncil and the Borough Engineer. And In the
went OF the change OF grade OF said streets, or
my OF them, by the said Borough, the said
company shall, az its own expense, take up,