Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-26
Official.

AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-Ordan
section of an ordinance entitled IAN ordi-
nance requiring the Washington Southern
Railway Company, the Virginia Midland
Railway Company, or the corporations, re-
ceiyers, trustees, or persons operating the
said railways within the corporation limits
of the city Of Alexandria, to place ilagmen,
and to provide, erect and maintain gates at
certain railroad crossings within the city
limits, approved December 18th, 1898.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City Coun-
ell of Alexandria, Virginia, that section of
an Ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance re-
curing the Washington Southern Railway
Company the Virginia Midland Railway Com
pany, or the corporations, receivers, trustees,
or persons operating the said railways with
in the corporation limits of the city of Alex
andria to place. fagmen, and to provide,
erect and maintain gates at certain railway
crossings within the city limits" approved
December 18th, 1898. be amended and re-
ordained so as TO read as follows:
Section T. That when the gates hereinbe-
fore provided for shall be erected as herein
before required the said railway companies or
the corporations, receivers, trustees, or per-
sons then or thereafter operating the said
lines of railway shall, when trains are APP
preaching between the hours of o'clock a.
m. and o'clock ,. m. as to the crossings at
the intersections of Prince street with Fayette
street, of King street with Fayette street, Of
Oronoco street with Fayette street, Of Wash
ington street with Wilkes street, and Of Al
fred street with Wilkes street. and at all
hours, both day and night,as to the intersection
of Duke street, with Fayette street station a
man at each of said crossings where there
are gates to be designated as a gateman,
whose duty it shall be to lower the gate or
gates at the crossing on the approach of any
engine car or train to any such crossing, and
Immediately after such engine, car or train
shall have passed any such crossing to forth
with open any such gate or gates, and no
gate or gates at any such crossing shall be
kept closed to the obstruction Of public travel
over any street, any longer than shall be
reasonably necessary to allow the passage Of
any engine, car or train approaching the
same. All gates hereinbefore required TO be
erected and operated shall in the night time
be provided with a suitable light or lantern
to be attached to the yerticle arm of any such
gate in such position or manner as to give
warning or signal that ii is closed or open as
the case may be.
Section q That if the said railway COM
panies or the corporations, receivers, trustees,
or persons now operating or hereafter Operat-
ing the said lines Of Railways shall fail to
comply with the terms and requirements of
this ordinance, the same shall be subject to a
fine Of not less than ten (10) dollars. nor more
than twenty (2U) dollars, for each and every
day such failure TO comply herewith shall
continue, the said fine or fines to be imposed
and recovered as other fines and penalties un-
der the ordinances of the City Council of
Alexandria.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in force
from April LIST, 1904.
Passed the Common Council Mar %, 1904.
FRED. J. PAFF, President.
Passed the Board of Aldermen, Mar. %, 1901.
j. T. SWEENEY, President
Approved Mar. "a, 1904.
GEO. l.. SIMPSON, Mayor.
Teste DANIEL r. STANsBURY, Clerk c. c.