The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-11
HONESDALE BOROUGH ORDIN-
ANCE.

Whereas, the town council of the
Borough of Honesdale, by an ordi-
nance, duly enacted, upon the 9Th
day of January, 1909, granted to
the Lackawaxen Valley Railroad Co.
certain privileges and franchises:
And Whereas, Sec. Nine of the
said Ordinance, provides, inter ALA,
THAT the said Lackawaxen Valley
Railroad Co., shall begin to exer-
else of the franchises and privileges
granted within six months from the
passage of this Ordinance, and shall
have it's railway in operation within
eighteen months after the passage of
this ordinance"
And Whereas, The said Lacka-
waxen Valley Railroad Co. has
wholly failed "to begin the exercise
of the franchises and privileges here
by granted" or to have it's railway
in operation within eighteen months
after the passage of this ordinance;
but has allowed four years to pass
without any effort whatever to COM
ply with the said ordinance.
And Whereas, The rails in and up
on Main and Park streets by its pre-
decessor in many places were, and
are above the surface of the said
streets, by which they became and
continue to be a nuisance, and re-
quired the Town Council to eXpend
large sums of money to cover said
rails and make the said streets safe
for the passage of vehicles, which
expenditure the said Railway Com
pany were in duty bound to repay,
but their officers promised to do so,
yet have neglected and still neg
lect to reimburse said expenditures.
And Whereas, Said projecting
rails in certain instances have caus-
ed serious injuries to vehicles law
fully using the said streets by which
great damage was done, suits for
negligence against the said Borough
threatened and large sums paid by
the said Borough in settlement OF
said claims for damages, which the
said Railroad Company by its said
officers promised to repay, but nave
neglected and still neglect to do so.
And Whereas, The said LackawaX-
en- Valley Railroad Co. has, as is as
serted, assigned and transferred
their privileges and franchises there
in granted to them unto the Wayne
County Traction Co. which company
! has made no effort to comply with
the terms mentioned in Sec. Nine
aforesaid.
And Whereas, The Town Council
! can obtain no assurance that the
! said LackawaXen Valley Railroad
| Co. or its successors will ever build
said railway or have the said railway
| in operation; but on the contrary
| from all indications as well as from
| all information obtainable they are
| led to believe and are fully con-
vinced that the said Railroad Com
pany will never complete the said
| railway: therefore, Sec. First: Be 1t
enacted and ordained by the said
| Town Council of the Borough OF
Honesdale, in Council assembled, and
| it is hereby enacted and ordained by
| the authority of the same; that the
said Ordinance of 9th January, 1903,
is hereby repealed and wholly an
nulled, and all the privileges and
franchises therein granted annulled
and made of none effect.
The foregoing ordinance was on
the Sixth day of February, 1913,
| duly ordained, and enacted by the
required vote of the town council
of the borough of Honesdale, in
council assembled, and to go into ef-
feet from and after the publication
thereof in accordance with law.
MARTIN CAUFIELD,
President.
Approved 10th February. 1918.
CHARLES A. MCCARTHY,
Burgess.
/ hereby certify that the above.
mentioned ordinance has been duly
advertised according to law.
JOHN ERIK,
13ei3. Secretary.