The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-12-25


Commissioners of Columbia county,
shall oversee and superintend such
work and the compensation for his
services shall also be paid by the said
Columbia & Montour Electric Rail
way Company at the rate of two dol
lars per day.
Third. Said bridge shall be lighted
and kept lighted at night, during all
the time that cars may be running
thereon, at the proper cost and
charges of said Columbia & Montour
Electric Railway Company, and the
cost of wiring and putting in place the
other necessary appliances in this
connection shall be furnished without
cost to said Columbia county by said
Columbia & Montour Electric Rail
way Company.
Fourth. The said Electric Rail
way Company shall also pay all costs
and charges incident to the grading
of the north approach OF said bridge,
as well as to south approach thereto,
if ever used by said Electric Railway
Company, and all work done in con-
nection with said grading as well as
all other work contemplated TO be
carried out by these conditions and
terms shall be under the supervision
and direction of competent overseer
or superintendent appointed by said
County Commissioners, VINO shall be
paid for his services at the rate of
two dollars day by said railway
company.
Fifth. The rate Of speed to be at
tained in the operation OF its cars
over the said bridge by the said rail-
, way company shall not exceed SIX
miles per hour.
Sixth. The rail known as the at"
rail shall be used in the construction
of said railway across sad bridge, and
in its construction shall be equal TO
or better than the sample construction
now on exhibition in the County
Commissioners Office in Bloomsburg.
The ct" rail shall also be used on
the north approach to said bridge
and the track and wheel surface OF
said approach shall be maintained at
the level of the top OF said rail, so
that undue obstruction shall not be
offered to vehicles travelling either on
said track or crossing the same.
Seventh. The said Electric Rail-
way Company shall maintain the
whole floor structure of said bridge
in good and sufficient, reasonable,
current, ordinary repair, which repair
shall include not only such as may be
incident to the passing of wagons and
other vehicles, but likewise such as
might arse by reason of the passing
of cars of the said company over said
bridge.
Eighth. The said company shall
file its bonds with sufficient security
to be approved by the Court in the
sum of six thousand dollars, condition
ed for the faithful and prompt carry.
ing out of the terms and conditions
imposed by this resolution.
Ninth. This resolution shall no,
go into effect until accepted in writing
| by SAID railway company under its cor
porate seal and properly signed by the
president of said company and attest
ed by its secretary.
Tenth. Permission to cross the
said bridge on the west or lower side
thereof and lay track and attach wires
and operate an electric railroad there
on as above set forth, is granted by
the said County Commissioners, sub
| ject however, to similar grant 10 the
Bloomsburg & Danville Electric Stree
Railway Company to lay track, attach
wires and operate an electric stree
railway on the east or upper side o
the said bridge, provided, however
that after tracks are laid and wire.
attached on both sides of said bridge
as aforesaid, that both of the said com
panles shall use the western or lowe'
side of said bridge for traffic goinl
from Bloomsburg or Danville to Cata
wlssa, and both of said companie
shall use the track on the eastern o
upper side of said bridge for traffi,
coming from Catawsa 10 Bloomsbur,
or Danville; and provided further tina
all expense of lighting, keeping in re
pair the approaches and floor structur,
and all other repairs above provided
shall be borne equally by said com
panies while both are operating a rail
way on SAID bridge, but until both be
gin to operate, and if one should ceas
to operate, all expenses as above pre-
vided shall be borne and paid by tn
r one or the other operating said elec
trio railway over and upon the sal
bridge.
! BLOOMSBURY AND DANVILLE.
Whereas, the Bloomsbury
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