The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-06-12
ORDINANCE NO. ia

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TIE RIGHT OF
WAY THROUGH AND OVER CERTAIN
STREETS, AND ROADS IN THE TOWN OF
BLOOMSBURY TO THE BLOOMSBURG AND
MILLvILLE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY,
REGULATING THE MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION OF THE RAILWAY OF THE
SAID COMPANY, AND DEFINING THE
CONDITIONS UPON WHICH THE RIGHT
OF WAY Is GRANTED
BE 1t ordained and enacted by the Town
Council OF the Town OF Bloomsbury, and It is
hereby enacted by authority OF the same:
Section 1. Specifications Of streets and roa DIS
over which the franchise is granted. Poles
wires and additional tracks THAT from ard
after the passage OF this Ordinance the Bloom.
burg and Millville Street Railway Company, its
successors and assigns, is hereby given the
right, liberty and privilege to erect, construct,
maintain and operate over and upon Iron Street.
Second Street from Iron Street to Market Street,
Market Street from Second Street to Fifteenth
street, Fifteenth Street from Market Street to
the River Bridge, foot OF Ferry Road, Fifth
Street from Leonard Street to Scott township
line, seventh Street from Market to East Street
the public road (new road about to be opened
leading from the north end OF Iron Street TO
Millville, to the northern limit OF the Town
OF Bloomsbury single line of railway with
necessary tracks, and TO lay upon said Streets
and roads its said tracks, and TO erect and
maintain poles and string wires thereon for the
purpose OF operating said railway The said
Street Railway shall have the further right OF
laying and maintaining such further and ad-
dit1onal tracks, poles, and wires, under and
subject TO the restrictions and regulations
hereinafter provided, as may be necessary to
carry their cars from their car-barn to the maD
tracks, provided that before such additional
tracks shall be laid, or poles or wires erected,
the consent of the Town Council shall be first
obtained as to the location OF the same.
PROVlSO:-And provided further, that all the
rights and privileges granted or conferred in
this Secton,sh be subject to the terms, condi-
lions and regulations herein after contained, and
subject TO such other reasonable regulations as
may be provided by such ordinance OF ordin.
ances as may hereafter be passed by the Town
council o. the Town OF Bloomsbury.
Section. 9. Written acceptance required to
be filed TO this and subsequent ordinances.
Mode of signing acceptance. efore said rail-
way company shall have any power or authority
whatever TO enter upon, occupy or use the
streets or roads mentioned in this ordinance
and named for the purpose or constructing and
maintaining their said railway, said company
shall file with the Clerk OF the Council their
written acceptance OF the conditions and pro-
visions OF this ordnance, and OF all reasonable
provisions and such ordinances as may hereafter
be passed by the Town Council aforesaid, relat-
Ing 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 reason
able provisions OF such subsequent ordinances
as may be passed, as aforesaid relating to street
passenger railways which said agreement and
written acceptance shall be signed by the Pres
ident OF said Company and have anXed thereto
the corporate seal thereof, duly attested by the
Secretary, and shall show upon It's face the
requisite legal authority OF said officers to sign
such acceptance and agreement, and to af1ix
the corpora te seal thereto, so al to bind said
Company.
Section 8. Only Electrical Power to 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 communities OF
similar size.
Section 4. Alignment and Grades and Super-
vision OF Poles, Wires and Overhead Work.
The said railway company shall conform its