Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-21
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FRANCHISE PASSED
aDrdinance Carefully Framed and
Safeguards Citys Interests.
NOV UP TO BERKELEY
TRACTION COMPANY

city CONDITIONING to Length Of
Ordinance Only Part Published.
AN ordinance granting the Berkeley
Traction company the right and
privilege of laying tracks, together
with the necessary turnouts, switch
es, and sidings. upon and over GER
tain streets Of the corporation OF
Martinsburg, county of Berkeley,
state of West Virginia, and to OPP
crate thereon a railway"
Be it ordained by the common coun-
Gil of the corporation of Martins
burg:
Sec. /. That the right, franchise and
privilege is granted the Berkeley
Traction company to establish and OPP
crate street railway line using
electricity only as motive power,
In and over the streets mentioned and
designated herein for the purpose Of
transporting passengers and express
packages: and the franchise hereby
granted shall extend for the period of
fifty years from the passage thereof.
The agreements herein contained on
the part of the Berkeley Traction
company and the annual license tax
hereinafter stipulated are the consid-
GRAFTON for such franchise. The
streets and property on and over
which such right is granted are as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Mar
Queen street to King street; thence
west along King street 10 Winchester
avenue; thence southwardly along
Winchester avenue to the corporate
limits; thence returning TO the cor
porate limits. eastwardly along Ad
dition street to Raleigh street; thence
along Raleigh street to Martin street;
thence along Martin street to the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad passenger
station: thence on Spring street; or on
me public street known as Water
street, adjoining the property of the
baltimore and Ohio railroad company,
II there be such public street, from
Martin street to Burke street; thence
on Burke street to Center street:
thence on Center street to Race;
on Race TO Center; thence to Lib
erty stree; thence along Liberty to
North Queen street; thence aaone
North Queen street to the corporate
limits; thence east along Moler ave-
nue. to North High street; thence
southward.y along North High street
TO Burke street; thence westwardiy
along same to Center street; also
from the intersection of Winchester
avenue and King street westward on
King street to the corporate limits.
1t is hereby stipulated that such
streets or portions of streets as are
not within the limits Of the city at
the passage of this ordinance are eN-
pleesly excepted and excluded from
the grants and privileges hereby
granted. and from the conditions and
restrictions named herein, as though
the same had not been mentioned
herein, and the rights. privileges, con-
ditions. and restrictions herein con
tanned shall become effective as to
such streets or portions of streets only
when the corporate limits are extend
ed so as to embrace them.
Sec. 2. That there is also granted
TO the said company the right and
priyilege Of constructing and main
sainimg in and over and along the
streets aforesaid all of the necessary
n0les. wires. cables, fixtures and APP
| pliances used in the operation of an
electric street railway the location
thereof to be approved by the com
mon council of the corporation or
Martinsburg. 1t is understood, how
ever. that the common council shall
n
. OF designating the material to be
used for the poles, and 1t may order
poles to be erected of any suitable
material on Queen and King streets
or both; and with the further pro
vision that the wires shall not be less
than IA feet from the ground, unless
by special permission of the common
council. which permission the council
may revoke at any time thereafter.
Sec 3. That the privilege hereby
granted is for the purpose OF laying
me track only upon such streets as
are mentioned herein, except that
three sidings or turnouts may be con
structed at such places only and I'M
Ter such, conditions as the common
council may prescribe and determine
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