The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-20
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance granting the right Of way In,
Borough OF Honesdale, Wayne County, State
Railroad Company, regulating the mainten-
ance and operation Of the railroad Of the said
company and defining the conditions upon
Whereas, Ii has been satisfactorily made
to appear to the Council OF the Borough OF
Honesdale 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 9TH day OF Febru.
airy, 1906 and approved the 2nd day OF said
month; month has been succeeded In It's rights, priv
en- Valley Railroad Company; and that said
last named company is now the owner OF all
t dtSer
real and personal, heretofore held by the
Honesdale ald Hswley Railway Company,
and so became such owner and successor by
due process Of law, and is entitled to the BEN
etits Of, any and all rights granted by. the
Souncll OF the borough OF Honesdale, ana the
nance; and whereas, in said original ordi-
nance 1t was provided that time necessarily
HS,GnIsImed S,}Isstnn By negotiations or nnavoidable
limit, which said provision was also made a
part OF the amended ordinance passed on
ths e. iSth hoay Gay OF January. 1908 and whereas
IL mas oeen made 10 appear to the satisfaction
Of this Council that unavoidable delay has
been caused In the necessary reorganization
of the said Lackawaxen Valley Railroad Com
pany. as successor to said Honesdale and
Hawley Railway Company, and further un-
ayoidablc delay has been caused by nego-
sary franchises, and In negotiations for the
procurement OF finances necessary to build
the said railway, which delay was incd, ntal
to the panic and 1t satisfactorily appearing
that the said Honesdale and Hawley
Railway, Company :, and its success
9 he n0t Bes Xay
unnecessary delay, but have used all due dill
gence to bring itself within the terms of the
structed a part OF its said road through said
tacEaWaxen Valley Railroad Company
and Hawlcy Railway Company, and that fur
ther time should be granted for the construc-
tion OF said Railway, therefore:
SECTION l.-Be it enacted and ordained by
the town Council of the Borough Of Homes.
dale, in the County of Wayne and State of
pennsylvania, in council assembled, and it is
hereby enacted and ordained by the author
ity OF the same that from and after the pass
age of this ordinance, the LackawaXen Valley
kaliroad Company, "a corporation duly or,
ganized and Incorporated under the laws of
the state of Pcnnsylvanial, its successors and
assigns. Is hereby granted the right, liberty
and 70 arn erSGn o Venrs
for the conveying OF passengers, baggage, eX-
press, freight and mail, Il single track electric
railway (opcrated as hereinafter provided
through, over and upon the following streets
and highways of the said Borough of Homes
daiS, VIZ: Beginning at point in the centre
of Park street. marking the boundary be-
tween the said Borough of Ionesdale and the
township of Texas. Wayne County, thence
IN an etsterly direction over along and upon
the said PARK street to its intersection with
Main street thence in Il sontherly direction
over. along and upon the said Main street to
the LackawaAcnriverm marking the boundary
hptNVppn RnInnul, nf la a "a {
township; thence returning by the same route
to the place of bcginn ing, making complete
circuit. Also beginning at the intersection of
Main and Fourth streets; thence i'll an easter.
~ direction over, along and upon the said
Fourth 81 rect to the County Dr.ugc, marking
the boundary between the Borough OF Homes
dale and Texas township thence returning
by the same route to tine place OF bcginn. ng
making q complele cncult. Also bcginniLg
thence IN a northerly direction over, along
| and upon the said Main street to n point
marking ne boundary between the Borough
OF i1oneSdale and Texas township thence re-
turning By the same route to the place OF be-
ginning making Il comp ete circuit.
SEC. THAT the track shall bc. what is
eight and onc-half inches a it,, 50 in:) i'm
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, I'M
less otherwise directed and empowered by
Lackawaxen Valley Railroad Company shall
| bc furnished with q grade by which to
lay lts said railway, and that the said Lack,
AWAKEN Valley Railroad Company shall
strictly conform with such grade or grades.
| The sad company shall be allowed to operate
standard irclSht cars through said streets at
| all hours, so long as operated by
| single units, or aS Il trailer to a motor car,
| and so as not to interfere with travel of cars
| or the use OF streets.
SEC. 3.-1hat the said LackawaXen Valley
Railroad Company shall also, at its own
proper cost and expense, construct and re,
construct the roadbed between the rail, and
two feet III width on the outside of each and
| every rail, OF the said railway, on each Ol
the above named streets and highways with
! Such materials as are now upon the Saiu
! streets and highways, in such manner rs shal
he described ana required by the sald Bor'
| Ough of l1oncSdale and If al any time here,
| after the said Borough of Honesdale shall
determine and resolve to pave any or all OF
the above. named streets and highways
then and in that event the Sald LackaWaX
en- Valley Railroad Company shal
at once, and at its OWN proper cost and
tween the rails and two feet in width on tht
outside of each ana all rails of the said rail
| way. on each ot the above named streets anC
highways, with the same kind of matera
and III the same manner as snail be used by
said Borough of nonesdale; That in so do
| ing the said LackawaXen Valley Railroad
Company shall place and restore the salt
streets and highways to the same relative po
| SitlOn and condition in which they were
found before the construction Of the said rail
way, or the paving OF the said rOadbed ant
portions adjacent thereto; that the SAID Lack
AWAKEN Valley Railroad Company pe 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 900 fee
~ lhe clear also one y" switch to be con con
| streets. and the said LackawaXen Valley
! Railroad Company shall, at all times a