The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-22
ORDINANCE NO. 80. :

Running and Operating of Rail-
road Cars and Locomotive En-
gines, and ProHiding for the
Ringing of Bells Thereon When
in Notion. Also for Fla g1nen to
be Stationed at Street and Road
Crossings and for the Erecting
and Maintaining of Lamps and
Signs, and Prohibiting the OBJ
structing of Public Streets or
Highways by Railroad Com
panies, Employees, &C., with
Railroad Cars and Locomotive
Engines Within the Corporate
Limits of the City of Virginia,
st. Louis County, Minnesota.
The Common Council of the City of Virginia
do Ordain:
Section I. That no railroad company or
| corporation or their agents or employees
| shall run q locomotive or train of cars within
the limits of the City of Virginia without
having and ringing a bell Of sufficient size ut
all times when so in motion and approaching
| any street or crossing.
Section 2 Whenever so required by reso.
luton OF the common council, it shall he the
duty OF every railroad company whose track
crosses any street, avenue or road in the city
| limits, to keep and employ fagman at such
particular street, avenue or road crossing as
| the common council may direct. and such
| tagman shall give the necessary warning of
the approach of all locomotives. trains or
| cars to avoid danger to person or property
Section 3. Every railroad company run
ming cars and locomotive engines within the
city limits, shall erect at all points where
| their ROAD crosses any public street, avenue
| or road IN said limits. Il sign with large and
distinct letters placed thereon to give notice
| of the proximity of the railroad and warn
! persons of the necessity of looking out for
the cars,
Section T. Whenever public safety may
require IT, and whenever so directed by reso-
| luton of the common council it shall be the
duty of the several railroad corporations
running trains, cars Or locomotives in the
city limits 70 erect. keep and maintain
| lamps al any railroad crossing over any par
ticular street, avenue, road or public ground,
and to keep such lamps lighted by night at
| the time or times when the city street lamps
cient size and placed at sufficient elevation.
Section 5. All railroad tracks 1T the
| crossings and their approaches over any
| street, avenue or road in the city for at least
| three feet shall be properly planked by two
| and One-half inch planks for the full width
| OF the street, avenue or road. The planks
TO be laid even with the top of the rails; the
space between the planking and the rails
| oh nn
to be renewed whenever necessity may re.
Quire it or When directed by the common
council.
| Section 6. No railroad company nor any
conductor, engineer. yard or track master OF
other agent or employee of said company
nor any person whatever, shall obstruct OF
cause to be INSTRUCTED any pubic street
avenue, road or highway within the city lin
its with any locomotive, car or cars, freight
goods, wares or merchandise. nor in any way
obstruct the clear and free passage for We
hicles or foot passengers" over any street
| avenue or public road, nor shall any railroad
company. or its officers or employees, or any
other person. stop train Of cars, or any cal
or cars or any locomotive, on any street
crossing for any purpose whatever, excep
such stoppage is caused by accident, or ex
cept to prevent accident in case of imme
date danger, or except for sufficient time
to couple and separate cars, but for tina
purpose not to exceed to- minutes.
Section :. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to run any car, ctrs or locomotive up
on any railroad within the limits OF the Git,
of Virginia at Il higher rate of speed than 81,
(6) miles an hour,
! Sections. Any railroad company or cor
poration. Or their agents, employees, con
| ductOrs. engineers or any other person wht
shall violate or refuse or neglect to compl,
| with any of the provisions of this Ordinance
! or of any resolution passed under this Ordi
nance. shall, upon conviction thereof be pun
| ished by fine not to exceed One Hundred
| Dollars and costs of prosecution, or by i'm
! prisOnment in the city or county jail not tx
exceed thirty days for each offense, provid
| ed, that whenever any conductor, engineer
| or other employees OF any railroad company
shall violate any of the provisions OF this Or.
dinance or any resolution passed under this
Ordinance. contrary to the instructions anC
regulations OF such railroad company, anC
whenever such railroad company snail fur
nish to any city official applying therefor
| the name Of the person so violating. and upor
conviction Of such person such railroad com
pany shall be relieved from the penalties i'm.
posed by this Section.
| Section 9. This Ordinance shall take eff.
feet and be in force from and after it's pass
age. approval and publication,
| Passed on notion Of Alderman George b,
| the following vote:
! Ayes-Aldermen Burchell, Waiber2, St. Cyr
Wasson Eaton. George. Blomberx Mr.. Pres
| DENTS
| Nays-none
Approved Nov j. 1901
A. N. THOMPSON, Mayor
Attest: ALBERT E. B1CKrORD,
City Recorder.
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