The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01

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county of Wayne and Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, to the
| Wayne County Railway Company,
regulating the maintenance and op-
GRAFTON of the Railway of the said
Company and defining the conditions
upon which said right of way is
! granted.
Section First: Be it enacted and
ordained by the Town Council of the
| Borough of Honesdale, in the coun-
| ty of Wayne and Commonwealth of
| Pennsylvania, in council assembled,
and it is hereby enacted and ordain-
! ed by the authority of the same:
i That from and after the passage of
! this Ordinance, the Wayne County
Railway Company, company or
! ganized under the laws of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, its sue
cessors and assigns, is hereby grant
! ed the right, liberty and privilege to
erect, construct, maintain and oper-
ate for seventy-fve years (75), a
single track electric railway, for the
conveying of passengers, baggage, ex
press, freight and mails, to be operat-
ed by an overhead trolley
or underground system, or
any improved motive power,
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over and upon the following streets,
viz: Beginning at a point in the cen
tre of Park Street, marking the
boundary between the borough of
Honesdale and the township of Tex
as, Wayne County; thence in an
easterly direction, over, along and
upon the said Park street to it's in
tersection with Main street; thence
in a southerly direction over, along
and upon the said Main street to the
Gurney Elevator Works; thence re-
turning by the same route to the
place of beginning. 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 line be-
tween the borough of Honesdale and
the township of Texas; thence re-
turning by the same route to the
place of beginning. Also; Beginning
at the intersection of Main and Elev-
enth streets; thence in an easterly
direction over, along and upon Elev-
enth street to the Lackawaxen river,
marking the boundary between the
borough of Honesdale and the town
ship of Texas; thence returning by
the same route to the place of be-
ginning. Also; Beginning at the in
tersection of Main and Park streets;
thence in a northerly direction over,
along and upon the said Main street
to point marking the boundary be-
tween the borough of Honesdale and
the township of Texas; thence re-
turning by the same route to the
place of beginning.
Section second That the said
Wayne County Railway Company
shall be granted the right to con-
truct three turnouts within the bor-
ough limits, one of which shall be
located in front of, or near the Del
aware and Hudson Passenger station
on Main street, as shall be determin-
ed by the officers of the said Railway
and the Town Council of the said
borough; the second turnout to be
located on Park street at the bor-
ough line; and the third turnout at
the north end of Main street at the
borough line; each turnout may be
of the length of ninety feet in the
clear; also "Y'' connections at the
intersection of Main and Fourth
streets, Main and Eleventh streets
and Main and Park streets. Also all
necessary spur track and switch con-
nections to connect with any railroad
or factory within the said borough,
plans of which spur tracks and
switch connections must be submitted
to the Town Council of the said bor-
ough and receive their approval, be-
fore their erection or construction.
The said Wayne County Railway
Company shall at all times, at its
own cost and expense, lay it's tracks,
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connections and keep the same in
proper repair so that driving upon,
over and across by usual and ordi-
nary vehicles may be safe and con-
venient.
Section Third: That the track
shall be what is known as the Stand
ard guage of four feet eight and one
half a fl. 81a in.) inches in width,
and shall be laid in the middle of the
above named highways and streets
respectively, equally distant from
the curb line on both sides of the
streets and highways above mention
ed and the outside rail of turnouts
equally distant from the curb, I'M
less otherwise directed and empow-
cred by the Town Council of the bor-
ough of Honesdale; that the said
Railway Company shall lay it's rails
strictly in accordance and conformity
with the grade of the said
streets, which grade shall be
furnished to the said Rail-
way Company by the Town Council
of the said borough, and in such a
manner as not to interfere with pub
lie travel along, and upon the said
streets and highways.
Section Fourth: The said Wayne
County Railway Company shall also
at it's own proper cost and expense
construct, reconstruct and constant
ly maintain the road bed between the
rails and for distance of two feet in
width on the outside of each and
every rail of the said railway on each
of the said railway on each of the
above named streets or highways in
such a manner as shall be described
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