The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-06-12

ply with the provisions OF this Section OF this
Ordinance, the rights, liberties and privileges
herein granted may be declared null and void
by the said Council, and thereupon and i'm.
mediately thereafter any and all rights, powers
and privileges OF the said company under this
ordinance shall at once entirely cease, determine
and become absolutely null and void. should the
said company, Its successors or assigns, at any
time after the expiration OF the year aforesaid
neglect or fail to operate said street railway for
period OF sixty C6O) consecutive days, unless
prevented by act OF Providence or due process
OF law, then and In such case the liberties and
privileges herein granted mayi likewise be de-
clared null and void by the Town Council, and
thereupon and Immediately thereafter any and
all privileges and powers OF said company under
this ordinance shall likewise cease, determine
| and become absolutely null and void. Provided
further that no cars shall be run at intervals
simply for the purpose OF retaining and holding
the franchise and right OF way herein granted.
Section i3. II In the opinion OF The Town
Council of said Town 1t shall be necessary for
| the Town authorities, their servants, workmen,
agents or employees, at any time to occupy all
| or any part OF the street upon which said rail-
way is constructed, for any purpose whatever,
| they shall have full and entire authority to
occupy said streets or roads or any part thereof.
without liability for damage for obstructing the
operation OF said railway, and without any
| hindrance on the part OF the said company.
Section IA. Culverts, Drains and Water pipes
Removing and relaying Of tracks. The author
| tiles OF said Town shall at all times by them
selves, their servants, workmen, agents or EN-
ployes have the right to make such repairs and
improvements to the culverts, drains, sewers
and water pipes running under, along or near
the Irface of the said railway tracks, and to
lay and maintain such additional culverts
drains, sewer and water pipes as they may deem
proper causing as little obstruction to the rum
ming Of cars as possible. And whenever 1t shall
be necessary for the said purpose to remove the
tracks OF the said company, the same shall, upon
| reasonable notice, be removed and relaid by the
| said company. And in all cases wherever It
shall be deemed necessary by the Town Council
| for the purpose OF carrying surface water, the
| said company shall construct drains or culverts
| TO carry Off the same as may be directed by the
| President OF the Town Council. The company
| to extend at It's own cost and expense all cuL
| verts or crossings where the same is necessary
| to accommodate the public and railroad com
pany.
| Section 15 Use OF vehicles ON tracks All
| persons may drive with wagons, carriages or
| other vehicles on the tracks OF said company
without becoming trespassers, provided, how
| ever, they do not retard or In any manner In
| terfere with the operation OF said railway.
Section 10. Company to indemnify for dam
ages. The said street railway company shall
! indemnity and hold harmless the said Town In
all suits or actions OF law which may arise In
the construction, maintenance and operation OF
said railway, provided that the railway COM
/ a
| Town in any suit or action.
| Section II. II In any case the said railway
| company shall neglect or refuse when required
by the municipal authorities to repair, pave or
repave the street or streets or any road be-
tween It's tracks, as hereinbefore required, or
to do any other thing required by the previous
provisions OF this Ordinance, or to take up and
relay its tracks, as herenbefore provided, or TO
| do any other act, matter or thing by this Ordi-
nance provided, then and in such case the said
Town shall proceed TO do the same, and shall
collect ana recover the expense and costs there
OF from said railway company.
| Section IS. No tax on cars for ten years
That there shall be no tax placed on any OF the
cars poles or other apparatus OF said company
| for the space OF ten years from the acceptance
of this Ordinance by said company.
| pcCllOu ~. hACdNdllOuo W ut COFtItu Wibilih
ten days. That IN the construction OF said rail-
way no excavation on any or the streets or
roads shall be allowed TO remain open at aug
one point for perioo longer than ten days, bus
thai inside of the said ten days the said exca-
vation shall be fully covered so as to allow free
passage over and across the same.
Section 20 Company to pay expenses OF Or
dinance That said railway company shall pay
all costs and expenses incident to the drawing.
printing posting and publishing OF this ordi-
nance, as well as for services OF the Town engin-
eer rendered necessary hereby and the sum Of
One Dollar and seventy-iye cents (sl79 per
day for every days service necessarily rendered
by the Inspector who shall be appointed by the
Town Council to oversee the work performed
under this Ordinance, and that said Ordinance
shall not go into effect unti the proper officers
OF said company shall have certified to this
Council then acceptance or the same as pro-
vlded herein, JNo. h. TOWNSEND,
President OF Council.
Attest: FREEZE QUICK,
Secretary.
Passed June 5, 1902.