The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
AN ORDINANCE.

Wnlcn the SAID right OF way Is granted.
to appear to the Council of the Borough Of
Honesdale In regular session, that the Homes
dale and and HsaVley as Railroad Company; cor,
which franchise was granted for the con-
struction, maintenance and operation Of an
by ordinance passed on the 7th day Of Febru,
ary, 1906, and approved the 22nd day OF said
month, has been succeeded In its rights, priv
EN- Valley Railroad Company; and that said
last named company Is now the owner OF all
the right, title, interests, equity, franchises,
charters, rights OF way, and all other property,
real and personal, heretofore held by the
Honesdale and Hawley Railway Company,
and and SO became such owner H and as! successor &C @ by
efits of any and all rights granted by the
Council OF the Borough of Honesdale, and the
nance and whereas, in said original ordi-
nance it was provided that time necessarily
consumed by negotiations or unavoidable
limit. which said provision was also made
part OF the amended ordinance passed on
the 10th day of, January, 1908 and whereas,
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-
avoidable delay has been caused by nego-
Th ay aaG te
procurement of finances necessary to build
the said railway, which delay was incid, ntal
that the said Honesdale and Hawley
or, S tie Lacfswaxens Valley @ Railroad f ce@-
Unnecessary delay, but have used all due dill
gence to bring itself within the terms OF the
ordinances heretofore passed. and have con,
Borough and II further appearing that the
Lackawaxen, Valley Railroad Company
should be substituted for the said Honesdale
and HQulpU Railway " Eprnnanu and that mr.
ther time should be granted for the construc-
tion Of said Railway, therefore:
tbetown Council Of % tbe Boro1pb @ Sre oi Homes. Sy
dale, in the County of Wayne and State Of
Pennsylvania, in council assembled, and 1t is
ity Of the same, that from and after the pass
age OF this ordinance, the Lackawaxen Valley
Railroad Company, Ia corporation duly or.
the State of Pennsylvanial its successors and
assigns, is hereby granted the right, liberty
and privilege to erect, construct, maintain
for the conveying OF passengers, baggage, ex-
press, freight and mail, a single track electric
railway (operated as hereinafter provided
through, over and upon the following streets
and highways Of the said Borough Of Homes
dale, viz: Beginning at point in the centre
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township OF Texas, Wayne County, thence
in an easterly direction over, along and upon
Main Street thence Fence in in i' southeriy @ direction
over, along and upon the said Main street to
the LackawaXen river, marking the boundary
between the Borough ofHOneSdale and Texas
township; thence returning by the same route
to the place of beginning, making complete
circuit. Also beginning at the intersection Of
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
by the same route to the place of beginning,
making complete circuit. Also beginning
at the intersection of Main and Park streets
and upon the said Main street to point
marking the boundary between the Borough
of Honesdale and Texas township thence re-
turning by the same route to the place OF be-
ginning, making a complete circuit.
SEC. 2.-That the track shall be. what is
known as the standard gauge of four feet,
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
the said BoT2ngh q HoneSdale that the
be furnished with grade by which to
lay its SAID railway, ana that the said Lack,
AWAKEN Valley Railroad Company shall
strictly conform with such grade or grades.
The said company shall be allowed to operate
standard freight cars through said streets at
Single Units or sS as tFaier to motor cay
and so as not to interfere with travel OF cars
or the use of streets.
Railroad Company shall also, at its own
proper cost and expense, construct and re-
construct the roadbed between the rail, and
two feet in width on the outside of each and
every rail, of the said railway, on each of
the above named streets and highways with
such materials as are now upon the said
streets and highways, in such manner as shall
be described and required by the said Bor-
ough Of Honesdale and If at 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 an and in that event the said Lackawax,
en- en- Va Valley Railroad Company shall
expense, in like manner, pave its roadbed be-
tween the rails, and two feet in width on the
outside of each and all rails OF the said rail
way, on each Of the above named streets and
highways, with the same kind of material
and in the same manner as shall be used by
said Borough OF HOnesdale. That in SO do
ing the said Lackawaxen Valley Railroad
Company shall place and restore the said
streets and highways to the same relative po-
found before the construction of the said rail-
way, or the paving OF the said roadbed and
portions M adjacent ace n thereto; that the said Lack
ed to construct one turnout within the BOr-
ough limits, which shall be located in front
of the Delaware and Hudson passenger de
IN the clear % also one % Y % switch to be- be con- on.
structed at the intersection of Main and Park
streets, and the said LackawaXen Valley
Railroad Company shall, at all times at
its own proper cost and expense. lay its
track, turnout, curves and switch and keep
the same in proper repair 50 that driving on,
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 the
said single track, turnout, curves and switch,
use such style of rail known asthe "1"' rail,
of not less than seventy (70) pounds per yard
in weight, and such poles only as shall be
straight, kept covered by durable paint, and
numbered and kept inside the curb in such
manner as to cause the least possible obstruc-
"a al mr.
so as not to unnecessarily obstruct such por-
tiOns of the front of private property as may
be needed and in use for business or other
purpose by the owner or tenant thereof and
where dispute shall arise as to the placing
of such pole or poles, the town Council of the
said Borough of HOnesdale shall decide and
| indicate where such pole or poles shall be To-
Gated; and that all trolley or other wire OF
wires to be stretched over, strung along or
suspended from such pole or poles, over the
| tracks of said railway and across the streets
| at various places, shall be stretched, strung
and suspended so as to leave clear, open
and unobstructed space between the said
wire OF wires and the top OF the rail directly
under the same Of at least sixteen Q6) feet
| Provided, II the Borough shall pave the
streets by bricks OF any material, the COM
pany shall replace the 'I'' rails by Hat groov-
| ed rails.
SEC. 5.-The said Lackawaxen Valley Rail.
road Company shall at all times and In all
respects construct and reconstruct, maintain
| and Onarafa the said iIWaU annurtananpaa