The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-10
AN ORDINANCE.

AN OHOINANCE.
An ordinance granting the right OF way In,
through. oyer and upon certain streets In the
Of pennsylvania, TO the Lackawaxen Valley
ance and operation Of the railroad OF the said
which the said right Of way is granted.
Whereas, 1t has been satisfactorily made
to appear TO the Council OF the Borough OF
HObUsdale In regular session, that the Homes
dale and Hawley Railroad Company, cor
poration OF the State OF pennsylvania. to
which a franchise was granted for. the con-
struction, maintenance and operation OF an
electric railway In the Borough Of Honesdale.
by ordinance passed on the Az day Of Eebry; ;
airy. 1906, and approved the End day OF said
ileges and authorities by the Lackawax:.
en- Valley Railroad Company; and that said
he e nOw eouy hS
charters, rights Of way, and all otherproperty,
real and. personal, heretofore held by the
and>so became suth owner and Successor by
due process OF law. and Is entitled to the ben
efts Of any and all rights granted by. the
benefit of all provisions OF the said ordi-
nance and whereas. In said original ordi-
nance 1t was provided that time necessarily
litigation Should not Count Tr in aSop the time
limit, which said PROVISION was also made
part oi the amended ordinance passed on
the 10th day OF January, 1908 and whereas.
1t has been madeto appear to the satisfaction
OF this Council that Unavoidable delay has
6efh csHsed saS IN s5e ne e2saTy
pany as successor to said Honesdale and
Hawley Railway. Company, and further un-
tiations as to right OF way and other neces-
sary franchises, and In negotiations for the
procurement OF finances necessary to build
to the panic, and Il satisfactorily appearing
that the said Monesdae and Mawley
pany have not been guilty Of laches ,neglectoi
gence to bring itself within the terms OF the
structed part OF Its said road through said
Lsaek,aSwTaxen AK Valley Railroad Company
and Hawiey Railway Company, and that fur
ther time should be granted for the construc-
tien Of said Railway, AL therefore: ,.,.os ,u
the town Council Of the Borough Of Homes
dale, In the County OF Wayne and State Of
hereby enacted Ia and % ordained by the @ author, &c r.
ity of the same that from and after the pass
age OF this ordinance, the Lackawaxen Valley
eanized and Incorporated Under the law laws OF Of
the State of Pennsylvania its successors and
assigns, Is hereby granted the right, liberty
and operatefor period OF seventy-five years,
for the conveying Of passengers, baggage, ex-
press, freight and mail, a single track electric
through, over and upon the following streets
and highways OF the said Borough Of Homes
dale, viz: BEGINNING at point in the centre
tween the said Borough of Honesdale and the
township of Texas, Wayne County, thence
IN an easterly direction over, along and upon
the said Park street to its intersection with
Main street thence in a southerly direction
over. along and upon the said Main street to
fSe Of aSd eaG
to the place Of beginning, making complete
Main and Fourth streets; thence in an easter:
ly direction over, along and upon the said
Fourth street to the County bridge, marking
the boundary between the Borough Of Homes
dale and Texas township thence returning
making a complete circuit. Also beginning
| thence in a northerly direction over, along
and upon the said Main street to a point
marking the boundary between the Borough
turning by the same route to the place OF be-
| ginning, max ing complete circuit
SEC. 2.-That the track shall be what Is
eight and one-half inches a it., So in.) in
width and shall be laid In the middle of the
above named streets and highways respect
| lively, equally distant from the curb line on
both sides Of said streets and highway, un-
less otherwise directed and empowered by
Sia Vay e Raosd that h h
lay its said railway, and that the said Lack;
Strictly Strictly conform form with such grade or grades
The said company shallbe allowed to operate
| standard freight cars through said streets al
Single sir units, or r as ao trailer to motor car
and SO as not to interfere with travel of cars
or the use Of streets
Railroad Company shall ALSO, at its owr
proper cost and expense, construct and re
construct the roadbed between the rail, ant
every rail, Of the said railway, on each Q
the above named streets and highways will
| such materials as are now upon the sale
be described and required by the said Bor
ough Of Honesdale and II at any time here
after the said Borough, OF Honesdale shall
| the above named streets and highways
then and in that event the said LackawaX
Valley RAILROAD Company sha
tween the rails and two ieet in width on tn,
OUTSIDE OF each "a ana an rails OF the Said rali an
highways, with the same kind Of materia
and d In 2 the same manner as shall AL be u used by bS
Company shall place and restore the sale
streets and highways to the same relative po
found before the construction of the said rail
way, or the paving Of the said roadbed ant ant
portions adjacent thereto; that the said Lack
AWAKEN Valley Railroad Company be allow
ed to construct one turnout within the Bor
ough limits, which shall be located In from
| of the Delaware and Hudson passenger de
pot The said turnout to be ninety (9O) fee
In the clear: also one "Y" switch to be con
structed at the intersection OF Main and Parl
streets, and the said Lackawaxen Vale!
Railroad Company shall, at all times a
its own proper cost and expense, lay II
the same in proper repair SO that driving OH
upon, over and across, with the usual and or
dinary vehicles may be safe and convenient
SEC. 4.-That the said LackawaXen Railroad
Company shall, in the construction OF tn
said single track, turnout, curves and switch
use such a style OF rail known asthe 'T'' rail-
of not less than seventy (70) pounds per yar'
in weight, and such poles only as shall b
straight, kept covered by durablepaint, an!
manner as to cause the least possible obstruC
tion or injury to such curb and sidewalk. ant
so as not to unnecessarily obstruct SUCH po
tions of the front of private property as ma,
be needed and In use for business or othe
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