Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-11-10

RAILWAY COMPANY AT GRADE
AND IN LIEU THEREOF TO EE
TEND "A" STREET IN THE SAID
BOROUGH, UNDER THE TRACKS
4THE SAID RAILWAY COM
~NY, TO WALNUT SIREETI>
. He SAID BOROUGH, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, certain petition sign
ed by the majority IN interest and
number of owners of property abutting
on the line of the proposed improve
ment, YVES daily presented to the Caiel
Burgess and Town Council Of the Bor-
ough of Danville at a regular and srat-
cd meeting Of the said Town Council
setting forth, among other things thar
the part or portion of Cross street, in
the said Borough, which is crossed at
grade by the tracks Of tho Phiiadel-
phia aud Reading Railway Company
is dangerous to public travel and is a
menace 20 life and limb in
It's present location, and that a much
safer and more practical route for all
such public travel could be readily oh
tanned by an under-grade crossing of
the said railway at a. street there
by connecting the latter street. direct
ly with Walnut street, in tie said BOr-
ough that it was therefore expedient
that such part or portion OF Gross
street between its northern Interscc-
tion with Nicholas Avenue aud its
southern intersection with said Wal
nut street be properly vacated aud THAI
in lieu thereof said a" street be oX-
tended from its intersection with Col
lmbia and Nicholas avenues in
;0uthWarCly direction, under, and at
right angles with, the tracks of the
laid railway company, to Walnut
treet aforesaid; that the petitioner
vas the sole owner OF all property
hus abuttiug ON the line Of the pro
posed Improvement and a. such was
he only party entitled to statutory
lotl'e rrIImlhtTY ana Subsequent 10
he enactment of an ordinance in such
Iehalf; thet the said petitioner there
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AND NhEkHA9' toe .ala peIl'ioh-
T thuS being mayoTlty I'D lb,ereit
hd number OF owners oI property as
iofesa.d, IN the SAID petI54on therein
expressly "a'Ved all statutory notice
reiim'"aTS ana subs q"ent 20 the en-
ctmeht oi 'h~ ordinance i.G6 request
O ana iuFthei a-htd iHat e"ch oI"In- /
nee be at ono" duly enacted without /
ny o''e' pr I'iDih'ty or >ub>. qUehi .
roceedlhgs as ID notice 0eih9 had ID /
ne premises.
AND WHEREAS, IT. thus clearly |
ppears that majority in interest and |
lumber OF owners OF property ahUt- |
ing on the line Of tie proposed i'm |
rovcment are i'm favor Of the SAID i'm |
rovement and that such Improvement |
Of manifest advantage and necessary /
} the safety Of the travelling rubuc |
] general and especially 10 the IN
abitant' OF that locality in tha aid /
orough of DanvilIe.
AND WHEREAS, the Dauyilla and /
loomsburg ST.. ct Railway Cumuanv,
5 successors and assigns. in c0lsid-
ration of certain privileges and fran.
lises to It and them hereinafter grant
i by the said Borough of Danville,
ave covenantei ana aEreed "ith the
'ld Borough or DanvllIe % make such
OF a street at its and
lelr own proper cost and expense, and
fully indemnify and save harmless
ne said Borough OF Danvllle from
ny and all damages, individual, prop
rty, or otherwise whatsoever, that
iay accrue in, or be in any wise in
-dental TO- the con- TRACTION OF sUch
OF A street aS well - to
eep such extension ol \ s'r''t
hen thus con>iru ted, iH proIer con-
ition and re"air at al times.
THEREFORE, be it ordained and
Dacted by the Chief Burgess, and by
le Town Council of the Borough of
in the County of Montour
nd State of Pennsylvania, in Coun-
il assembled, and it is hereby ordain-
i and enacted by the authority Of the
,me:
SECTION ! That all that certain
art or portion If Cross street between