The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-08-22
OranSeVille Borough OrdinanCe-NO. 49,.

| OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO THE COLUMBIA
MONTOUR ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMFY
REGULATING THE MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION OF THE RAILWAY OF THE
SAID COMPANY, AND DEFINING THE CON-
DITIONS UPON WHICH THE RIGHT OF
WAY Is GRANTED.
Be It ordained and enac ed by the Council Of
the Borough OF Orangeville, and It 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 ordi-
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, a single line OF railway
with necessary tracks, and TO lay upon said
streets It's said tracks, and TO erect and main
| tain poies, 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-
| tional tracks, poles and wires, 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
nrst obtained as 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-
tons as NAV be provided by such ordnance or
ordinances, as may be hereafter passed by the
Council OF the Borough OF orangeville.
Section 2.-Written acceptance required to be
| filed TO this and subsequent ordinances. Mode
Of signing the acceptance
Before said Railway Company sh III 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-
ell their written acceptance OF the conditions
and provisions of this ordinance and OF all
re lsonable 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, its tracks, poles and wires, expressly
subject to the provisions OF this ordinance, and
to all reasonable provisions Of lch subsequent
ordinances as may be passed, as aforesaid, re-
lating TO street passenger railways which
said agreement and written acceptance shall
be 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-
thorlty of said officers to sign such acceptance
and agreement, and to anix 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 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 It's lines and
grades with the stakes given by the Borough
Engineer, and shall locate It's 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
d,etoncoe ond ,,rodos otc os cot ont ,n orI,-
nonoa Nn ,E tno ont,,o N,atr stnoot s,o,,, ,no
south borough line to the north borough
line, or TO the end OF said railway,
II IT doesn't extend TO the north borough
line, and the Engineer, for giving said grades,
etc. as we'll 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
injurc any OF the drain pipes extending across
said street.
Section 5-Specitlcations as to paving be.
tween the tracks.
The said Railway Company shall law and
caintain its tracks in the middle of the streets
in such a way and manner as to conform to the
established grade OF the streets occunied there.
by, and such grade as NAV he hereafter estab.
lished, and shall, at all times, keen the space
betwee the rails, and for n distance of two
feet outside of each rail, I'm good renair and In