The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-03-25
Ordinance No. 343.

| An ordinance prohibiting the OBJ
struction of any street or avenue of
the city of Norfolk, Nebraska, by any
railroad company, and forbdding and
prohibiting switching by any railroad
company upon and across any stree,
or avenue of said city, fixing . speed
limit and requiring the ringing of the
bell of the locomotive in motion with.
in the limits OF said city, and prescrib.
| ing penalties for the violation thereof
| and repeating all ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this or
dnance.
Be 1t ordained by the mayor and
city council of the city of Norfolk, Ne.
braska:
Section THAT no railroad or rail
way company, engineer, train conduct
or, or any other person shall cause,
permit or allow any locomotive engine,
car or cars or train of cars in his
charge and control to stop in or re.
main upon any street, avenue or rail
road crossing within the city of Nor
folk, Nebraska, or to make up any
train or do any switching upon Nor.
folk avenue within said city. Provid-
ing the same shall not apply to the
sporting" of cars at, or removal of
the same from warehouses of coal,
lumber and other merchandise dealers
located upon side tracks of the rail
roads within said city. Provided fur
Their, that in case collision should
If a Ell
or crossings in said city, a reasonable
time shall be allowed to remove any
obstruction in whole or in Part by any
train of any railroad or railway com
pany upon whose line of road such OBJ
Struction occurs, reasonable diligence
to be exercised by their agents and
employees in removing said obstruction
from said crossing street or avenue
in such manner as to leave such cross
ing, street or avenue in such manner
as to leave such crossing street or av-
enue entirely unobstructed.
Sec. G.-The bell of each locomotive
shall be rung continuously while said
locomotive engine is in motion and
moving upon any railroad track inside
of the city limits of the city of Nor
folk, Nebraska
Sec. 3.-No locomotive engine or
railroad car shall be propelled at a
greater speed on any railroad or rail
way track in the city limits of the city
of Norfolk, Nebraska. than at the rate
Of eight miles per hour
Sec. All railroad and railway
companies and owners of railroad
track shall station, keep and maintain
at all times at their own expense at
the crossings of their railroad track
with any and all public streets, av-
enues and highways of the city of
Norfolk, Nebraska, when directed so
to do by resolution of the city council
of said city, flagman, whose duty it
shall be to signal persons travelling in
the direction of any such crossing and
warn him or her of the approaching
of any locomotive engine or impend
ing danger.
Sec Amy person violating any Of
the provisions of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction thereof, be fined in
any sum, not less than ten ($l0.00)
dollars, or more than one hundred
($100,00) dollars, with costs of prose-
cution, and stand committed to the
city Jail until such fine and costs are
paid
Sec. 6.-Any railroad company or
operating such railroad |
failing and neglecting to put a flag |
man at the crossings as provided by |
this ordinance when so instructed by |
the city council shall for each day of |
such failure or neglect be subject to |
fine of not less than ten $4,000 dol. |
lars nor more than twenty-five ($25.00) |
dollars, with costs of prosecution.
Sec. All ordinances or parts of |
ordinances in conflict with this ordi-
nance are hereby repealed.
Sec. S.-This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
is passage and publication as provid-
ed by law.
Passed and approved this 21st day
IF March, A. ID. 1910
John Friday,
Attest: Mayor