The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-05-12
Hamilton Notices
LEGAL NOTICE

senger buses constituting n unified trans
portation service. in, over, upon, along and
across certain streets, avenues, bridges and
other public highways and places in the City
of Hamilton, Ohio. establishing and fixing
routes, schedules and rates therefor, and
fixing the terms and conditions OF the
exercise of said grant.
WHEREAS, 1t is the desire of the people of
the City of Hamilton, Ohio, to provide the
City with a unified transportation system,
providing modern, uniform safe and adequate
motor bus service to all parts of the City. and
WHEREAS, Proposals have been submitted
to Council for such system and
WHEREAS, HAMILTON CITY LINES, Inc.
has submitted plan for unified transporta-
ton service at five cent fare, and is best
qualified to render such transportation serv-
ice; and
WHEREAS, 1t is the desire of the people to
provide such transportation service to the pub
lie at the lowest rate of fare consistent with
adequate and proper operation and malnte-
nance:
THEREFORE, BE 1T ORDAINED by the
people of the City of Hamilton, State of Ohio:
Section /: DEFINITIONS. Whenever in
this ordinance the words defined in this section
are used. they shall be held to mean as fol-
lows:
The word City or "The City means the
City of Hamilton. Butler County. Ohio.
The word The Company Company" or
grantee" mean Hamilton City Lines, Inc,
its successors and assigns.
any sef-propelled motor vehicle which is used
in the furnishing of local passenger trans
portation service over fixed or regular routes.
The word street means and includes any
public thoroughfare part thereof, however
designated. including streets, avenues, boue-
wards bridges. and any other public ways.
The word "headway" means the interval of
time eapsing after the passage OF any given
point on any route of the motor bus and
before the passage at the same point of the
next motor bus serving the same route. and
travelling in the direction.
The word base headway" means headway
during those hours or periods of the day when
traffic is the lghtest and when the minimum
number of motor buses is required to be in
service
The words rush headway" mean headway
at periods of the day when traffic is heaviest
and the maximum number of motor buses is
required.
The words "ocal transportation system
mean motor bus lines, garage facilities and
other property owned by the company that are
used to furnish local transportation service
within the limits OF the City of Hamilton, the
establishment and operation of which are
provided for in this ordinance.
Section H. HAMILTON CITY LINES Inc.
its successors and assigns is hereby granted
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth. until the 3lst day of December. 1887
the authority, right and privilege to establish
maintain and operate motor passenger buses
constituting a unified transportation system.
in, over. upon along and across the streets
designated in the routes herein described as
follows, to-wit
ROUTE No 1-SHULER AVE. HILL TOP.
Beginning at Shuler Ave. and Grand Boule-
ward. North on Shuler Ave. to Hancock. Han
cock to Maple East Maple TO Ida. North
on Ida to High West on High to Main & B.
North on B st. to Rhea. West on Rhea to
Prytania. North on Prytania to Cereal. West
on Cereal to Ridgelawn South on Ridgelawn
to Rhea East Rhea to Prytania. And
return over same route.
ROUTE No. HIGHLAND PARK: Be
ginning at Haldeman and Armo East on
TO Webster. East Webster to PROGRESS
South on Progress to Elvin East Elvin to
North F. South North to Main. East
en- Main St to Bird and High South 3rd
to Court. West on Court to Front. North on
Front to High. And return over same route cute
ROUTE No; 8-FoRDSoN HEIGHTS
SOUTH FRONT Starting at Front and Han
over Going east on Hanover to Garden, South
on Garden to Beckett. West on Beckett to
Front North on Front to High. East High
to Third. North Third to Vine. East on
Vine to Poplar. South on Poplar to Green
wood. East on Greenwood to Neal. North on
Neal to Morey. East on Morey to Elaine
South on Elaine to Helen. West Helen to
Neal. And return over same route; en
AVE: Starting at Shuler Ave and Grand
Boulevard. East Grand Boulevard to Kahn
South on Kahn to Lincoln. West on Lincoln
to Shuer. North Shuer to Grand Blvd
West on Grand Blvd. to East Ave. North
On East Ave. to Ludlow. West Ludlow to
7th. North 7th to High. West on High to
Main to MlIiVilie. west on M1IVlile 10 hen-
worth North on Kenworth to Franklin East
on Franklin to Millville. And return over
same route
ROUTE No. FAIRGROUNDS LINDEN
WALD: Starting at Heaton St Bridge. West
on Heaton to 7th. South on 7th TO High
West on High to Second. South on Second
to Central. South on Central to Pleasant
South on Pleasant to Hooven. East on Hooven
to Van Hook South Van Hook to Corwin
West on Corwin to Pleasant Then north on
Pleasant, returning over same route.
ROUTE No. 6-LAUREL GRAND BOULE-
WARD Starting at Pleasant and Laurel.
East on Laurel to Dixie Highway, North on
Dixie Highway to Grand Boulevard East on
Grand Boulevard to Pennsylvania Railroad.
The schedule for the operation of the motor
buses upon the above described routes shall
be follows
| continue until II 80 p m. except upon Sun
days and Holidays when the said operation
| shall begin at 80 a. m.
On Route No. l. the rush headway schedule
| shall be ten minutes and the base headway
| schedule twelve minutes on weekdays and Sat
| urdays On Sundays and holidays fifteen min
| ute headway shall be maintained
On Route No. 2, the rush headway schedule
| shall be twelve minutes and the base headway
schedule fifteen minutes week days and
Saturdays. On Sundays and holidays fifteen
minute headway shall be maintained.
| On Route No. 3. the headway shall be thirty
minutes
On Route No A. the rush headway schedule
| shall be ten minutes and the base headway
schedule twelve minutes on week days and
Saturdays. On Sundays and holidays fifteen
minute headway shall be maintained.
| On Route No. 5, the rush headway schedule
shall be ten minutes and the base headway
| schedule twelve minutes on week days and
Saturdays. On Sundays and holidays twelve
| minute headway shall be maintained.
| On Route No the headway shall be thirty
minutes
The routes and schedules provided for in
in this section may only be changed during
| the life of this grant by mutual agreement
between the Company and the City Council
| or City Manager.
| Section III: Whenever it shall become nee
essary for the City to exclude vehicular trafhe
| over any street portion of street named
| in Section II of this ordinance whether for
| the purpose of reconstruction or repairing
| such street, or for any other public emer-
gency purpose, whenever through accident
Eor emergency on account of construction
work of any kind or character, it is imprac-
/ ticable to operate such service efficiently on
any street or portion Of street so DESIGNATED,
then the Company shall have the right, with
/ the approval of the City Manager. to continue
such service by the use of other streets serving
substantially the same territory or substan-
| tally paralleling the same route until the
causes compelling such change in service shall
| be removed.
! Section Nv: The Company may operate addi-
| tional buses on each and any of the routes
| but such additional service shall not be con-
| sidered as a part of the regular schedule on
which such route or routes are operated, and
! such additional service shall not be required
| to extend the full length of such route oi
routes.
Section v: The Company shall at all times
use motor buses of modern design-the type
to be approved by Council-and shall begir
operation with the new buses fully equipped
with safety appliances and shall maintain thu
same in & good state of repair and in
clean, sanitary condition, and shall in th
operation of said motor buses comply will
all reasonable police regulations of the Cit.
and State.
The Company shall have the, right to desig