The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-03-22
THE REVISED
B ( B. ORDINANCE
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continuously maintain such retaining
walls of durable character and ma
lterial along the outer edge of the side
walks of each street the grade OF
(which is altered and which has been
so changed in order to permit the
laying of it's tracks thereon as will
Iprevent the said side walks from
lcrumbling or in any manner becoming
dangerous to persons travelling there
on and also erect and maintain such
suitable and safe ratings or other
safeguards upon the outer edge of
such side walks as will prevent per
sons using said side walks from tray
cling outside the same and avoid any
danger of any persons falling from
said sidewalk. Provided lurther that
if any loss, injury or damage is sus-
tanned or alleged to be sustained by
any person either during the construc-
ton of the railroad tracks provided
for and authorized by this ordinance
arising from or growing out of the
laying of said tracks or from the
Operation of said railroad company's
trains thereon men the same shall be
paid by said Brunswick and Birming-
ham Railroad Company. and the May
| or and council Of the city OF Bruins
wick shall not be in any manner re
! sponsible therefor and if held liable
therefor by any court then the amount
of such liability shall be promptly
paid over by said railroad company,
/ and the said Mayor and council Of
the city of Brunswick shall be held
harmlss in the premises
Sec. 11-Be it further ordained,
That no trains, engines or cars OPP
Grated by said railroad company shall
be allowed to stop or stand on said
track where the same is constructed
across F street, or on the crossing
between the Oglethorpe hotel and the
union passenger depot.
Sec l2.-Be it further ordained,
That the Mayor and council shall
have the authority to prescribe and
regulate the time and manner in
which freight trains shall be permit
ted to be operated ana run on said
track, between G street and the
Southern side Of f street; provided.
that no freight train or freight cars
shall be permitted to pass over said
lcompanys track between said G
street and the southern line of f
street, for and during a period of fiji
teen minutes prior to the leaving ana
arriving time of passenger trains from
the union depot as fixed by the seized
nles of the Companies using the
tracks leading into said union depot.
Sec. l3.-Be 1t further ordained.
That the rights and privileges herein
granted and given upon the express
condition that the Mayor and coun.
ell shall have full right and author
Ity to revoke, forfeit and annul the
pany ever pass into the control Or
ownership OF. or be operated by, any
railroad company Tor the Successors
or assigns of such company now
having a railroad line in said city, or
if said railroad company should ever
pass into the control or ownership of
or be operated by any railroad cor
poration which may hereafter CON
struct lines into said city
Should the Mayor and Council elect
so revoke and annul the rights, priv
lleges and franchises herein granted,
in such event (Which may be done
either by resolution or ordnance it
Is expressly understood that said
railroad company, it's successors or
assigns, shall cease to operate trains
on it's tracks which may be laid on
the streets specified in this ordinance,
and shall remove such tracks from
such streets within thirty days after
the adoption or passage of such res
ouuon or ordinance; and should said
company, its successors or assigns
refuse or fail so to remove suco
tracks, in such event within said
thirty days, then the Mayor and coun-
Gil shall have the right and authority
TO take up and remove such tracks. as
lad on said streets, summarily, an
at the expense Of said company, its
successors or assigns.
Sec. 14.-Be it further ordained
That before said Brunswick and Biz
mingham Railroad Company shall
have the right to lay such tracks on
any of the streets specified herein
the chief executive officer of said
company, on behalf of said companv
snail signify in writing the acceptance
OF such rights and privileges under the
| terms and conditions hcrein named.
which acceptance shall be spread on
the minutes of council
Sec. 15.-Be it further ordained
That If said railroad company or its
successors or assigns shall at any
time wilfully or persistantIy violate
the obligations and UNDERTAKINGS i'm.
posed upon and assumed by said com
pahy under the provisions and terms
Oh this ordinance, said Mayor and
council shall have the right and an
thorlty, at its option, to revoke and
annul the rights, franchises. prtvi.
ieges and license herein granted. and
IN such event, said railroad comnanv
lts successors and assigns, shall for.
let any ana all rights. privileges
franchises and license herein granted.
PROVIDED, that nothing in this section
shalI be construed as authorizing
Cne slightest violation Of the terms
and conditions set out and prescribed
IN section 10 of this ordinance
Sec. 16.-Be it, and it is hereby or
GAINED, that if in the execution Of tho
rights and privileges by this ORDINANCE
conferred uDOu tho pr,t,,..,-.it