The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
ORDINANCE NO. lI6.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE RIGHT OF
WAY THROUGH AND OVER CERTAIN
STREETS IN THE TOWN OF BLooMsBURG
TO THE "BLooMSBURG& n DANvILLE ELEC-
TRIO RAILWAY COMPANY" REGULATING
THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF
THE RAILWAY OF THE SAID COMPANY,
AND DEFINING THE CONDITIONS UPON
WHICH THE SAID RIGHT OF WAY IS
GRANTED.
BE It enacted and ordained by the Town
Council OF the Town OF Bloomsbury, and 1t is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same
/. Specifications of the streets over which the
franchise is granted. Poles wires and addi-
tional tracks: That from and after the passage
of this ordinance the Bloomsbury and Danville
Electric Railway Company, its Successors and
assigns is hereby granted the right, liberty and
privilege to erect, construct, maintain and
operate over and upon Main or Second street Or
road from Centre street or road to Leonard
street or road and northwardly on Leonard
street from Mail or Second street to the Fish
ing Greek, and on West street from Second
street to Fifth street, and on Fifth street from
the Scott township line TO Montour township
line, and on Market street from Fifth street
to second street, a single line of railway with
necessary tracks and to lay upon said streets or
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and string wires thereon, for the purpose OF
operating said railway. said street railway
shall have the further privilege of laying and
maintaining such further and additional tracks
| poles and wires, under and subject to the re-
strlctions and regulations hereafter provlded,
| as NAV be necessary to carry their cars from
| their car barn to their main tracks; provided
that before such additional tracks shal! be laid,
poles or wires erected, the consent of the Town
Council shall be first obtained AS to location of
the same.
PR0NlSO:-And provided further that all the
rights and privileges granted and conferred In
this section shall be subject to the terms, con-
ditions ahd regulations hereinafter contained
and subject to such other reasonable regula-
tions as may hereafter be passed by the Town
Council OF the Town of Bloomsbury.
SECTION 2-Written acceptance required to
be filed to this and subsequent ordinance. Mode
of signing the acceptance. Before said railway
company shall have any authority or power
whatever to enter upon, occupy or use the
streets or roads mentioned in this ordinance
and named for the purpose of constructing and
maintaining their said railway, said company
snail fle with the clerk OF the Council their
written acceptance OF the conditions and pro-
visions OF this ordinance, and OF all reasonable
provisions and such ordinances as may here
after be passed by the Town Council aforesaid,
relating TO street railways, and also an agrea-
ment on the part OF said railway company to
construct, operate and maintain their said rail-
way, Its tracks, poles and wires subject to the
provisions or this ordinance and to all reason
able provisions OF such ordinances as may be
passed as aforesaid, relating to street passenger
railways; which agreement and written accept
ance shall be signed by the President of the said
company and have affixed thereto the corporate
seal thereof, duly attested by the Secretary, and
shall show upon its face the requisite legal
authority OF said Officers to sign such accept |
ance and agreement, and to afflx 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
De 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 and grades and su-
pervision OF poles, wires and overhead work.
The said railway company shall conform its lines
and grades with the stakes given by the Town
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 Town Council and the Town
Engineer.
SECTION 5.-Specif1cations as to paving be- |
tween the tracks. The said railway company
shall lay and maintain It's tracks I'm the middle
Of the streets, or on such part thereof as the
Town Council may direct, and In such a way
and manner as TO conform TO the established |
grade or the streets occupied thereby, and such
grade as may hereafter be established and shall
it all times keep the space between the rails
and for distance of two feet outside of each
all In good repair and in conformity with the
nature OF the roadway, whether paved, macada-
nized or otherwise. 1t is further provided that
4 at any time the said Town Council shall de-
lermfne by ordinance, to pave any OF the streets
Dr. parts OF streets as above mentioned which
said railway shall occupy, the said railway COM
Dany shall likewise and at the same time pave
is roadbed between the rails as well as two feet
IN either side thereof with the same material as
S used by said Council.
SECTION G. Requirements as to paving by
company after paving by the Town. Change Of
Rails Change OF Grade. 1t is further provided
hat should the municipal authorities OF the |
Town, at any time hereafter, direct the streets
occupied by said railway company to be paved |
With Belgian blocks, Vitrihed brick, or any 9th
II form of permanent pavement tnat then and
n such case the said railway company shall at
nee and at their own expense, pave
wo feet outside OF each rail thereof and the |
pace between the rails with such pavement as
hall be directed Should such improved pave
lent require the use OF a different rail from |
hat hereafter provided for, then and In such
ase such change OF rail shall be made under
he supervision of the President OF the Town
ouncil and the Town Engineer And in the !
vent OF the change of grade OF said streets or
ny OF them, by the said Town, the said compa- y
y shall, at It's own expense, take up change
clay and alter its railway and that part of the '
treet or roadway by 1t to be repaired and '
so as to conform TO such new grade
S 1xed by the municipal authorities, as soon as
he Town shall bring said streets up to or low !
r them to such new grade.
SECTION 7-Provlsions as to snow and ice. ,
hat the said railway company shall not use Z
alt on It's tracks for the purpose of melting
now or ice, and when snow or ice ia removed |