Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-27
Official.

AN ORDINANCE requiring the Washington
Southern Railway Company or the corpora
tons, receivers. trustees or persons operating
the said railway within the corporate limits
of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, to place
a fagman at the intersection of OrOnOco street
with Henry street.
Section /. Be il ordained by the City COun-
Gil of Alexandria that the Wasnington-SOuth-
ern Railway Company, the corporations,
receivers trustees or persons now operating
or hereafter operating its lines Of railway in,
over, through, or upon any Of the streets Of
this city or within the corporate limits
shall on or before August 20, 1904, place a
fagman at the crossing Of Oronoco street with
Henry street.
Section 9 That the said railway company
or the corporations, receivers, trustees or per
sons then or thereafter operating the SAID line
of railway, shall when trains are approaching
between the hours of 6 O'Clock q. m, and
o'clock D. NJ, station man at said crossing
to be designated u fagman, whose duty 1t
shall be to display suitable signals at the
crossing on the approach OF any engine, car
or train to such crossing.
Section 3. Permission is hereby granted
said Washington Southern Railway Company
10 erect and maintain such Matchbox at
said crossing in such place a. the Commit
tee on Streets may designate as may be ueces'
sary for the protection of such iiagman.
Section 4. That if the said Washington
Southern Railway Company, or the corpora
| tons receivers, trustees or persons now Oper-
ating or hereafter operating the said line
of railway 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
dollars $50 nor more than twenty dollars
] lS20) for each and every day such failure 10
comply herewith shall continue; the said hne
! or fines 10 be imposed and collected as other
| fines are imposed and collected and paid into
the city treasury
Section s. That any fagman provided or
| employed by virtue of the requirements o.
this ordinance who shall omit or fail to per
form any duty required of him under the pro
visions of this ordinance shall be subject to a
fine Of not less than five dollars 50 nor more
than twenty dollars (S20) for each and every
such failure or omission. and said fine 0i
fines shall be imposed aud collected as Other
fines are imposed and collected and paid int
the city treasury.
Section 6. This ordinance shall in no wise
repeal the ordinance approved December IL
1898. entitled IAN ordinance requiring the
Washington Southern Railway Company
the Virginia Midland Railway Company, OF
the corporations, receivers, trustees or persons
operating the said railways within the corpO
ration limits of the city Of Alexandra, to place
Hagmen and TO provide, erect and maintain
gates at certain railway crossing, within tn,
CITY limits" but is supplemental THERETO.
Section Z The City Council of Aexandris
reserves the right to alter, amend or repea
this ordinance.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in fore
from August %, 1904.
Passed the Common Council Aug. %, 1904
FRED. J. PAFF, President.
Passed the Board of Aldermen. Aug. y, 1901
]. T. SWEENEY. President.
Approved Aug. 20, 1904.
: ! r. SWEENEY, Acting Mayor.
Teste DANIEL X. STANsBURY, Clerk [.