The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-10-16
A PROPOSED ORDINANCE

PROPOSED ORDINANCE
An Ordinance granting to Hamilton City Lines
4 Inc. of Hamilton Ohio, its successors and
assigns, the authority, right and privilege to
maintain and operate motor passenger buses,
constituting unified transportation service,
/ in, over, upon, along and across certain
/ streets. avenues, bridges and other pubic
/ highways and places in the City of Hamilton
/ Ohio. establishing and fixing routes sched-
1 ules and rates therefor, and fixing the terms
and conditions of the exercise of said grant.
! WHEREAS, The electors OF the CITY oil
/ Hamilton Ohio, on May ,, 1888. granted to the
Hamilton City Lines, Inc, of Hamilton, Ohio,
its successors and assigns, the authority, right
and privilege to maintain and operate motor
passenger buses. constituting 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 fix
! ing the terms and conditions of the exercise
] of said grant, which said grant by its pro-
visions, expires the 3lst day of December,
4 1887, unless renewed and
4 WHEREAS. Under the provisions Of Section
/ 10 OF the ordinance so adopted by the electors
/ of the City of Hamilton, it was provided
/ that in the event Hamilton City Lines, Inc,
should desire extension renewal of the
grant it should notify the City Of its willing
ness and readiness to contract for such eX-
/ tension or renewal at least year before
I the expiration thereof, and further that in
the event the City should desire such exten-
sion or renewal it should notify said Company
/ of its Willingness and readiness to contract
with said Company for such extension
newal at least year before the expiration
! of said grant: and
WHEREAS. The Hamilton City Lines, Inc.
/ has notified the City of its Willingness and
readiness to contract for such extension
renewal and desires that such extension on
| renewal be granted at this time in order that
4 1t may, by the purchase OF certain additional
buses render a complete and adequate
transportation service in the City and the Com
pany does not feel justified in making such
additional expenditures unless the grant is re-
newed at this time and
WHEREAS 1t is the desire of the City that
an extension and renewal Of this grant be made
at this time so that the Company may con-
tinue to provide its transportation service to
1 the public.
THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY the
Council Of the City Of Hamilton, State Of
SECTION. i: DEFINITIONS. Whenever in
this ordinance the words defined in this section
are used they shall be held to mean fol-
! lows:
The word "city" or "The city means the
City of Hamilton. Butler County. Ohio.
The word The Company or Company" :"
its successors and assigns.
The words motor bus mean and include
any self-propelled motor vehicle which is used
4 in the furnishing of local passenger transpor-
! tation service fixed regular routes.
The word street" means and includes any
public thoroughfare or part thereof, however
designated, including streets avenues, boule-
wards, bridges. and any other public ways.
The word headway' means the interval Of
time lapsing after the passage of any given
point 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
4 in the same direction.
The words Base headway'' mean headway
during those hours periods of the day when
/ traffic Is the lightest 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 re-
quired.
The words local transportation system,
mean motor bus lines, garage facilities and
other property owned by the company that
are used to furnish local transportation serv-
1 ice within the limits of the City Of Hamilton
the establishment and operation Of which are
4 provided for in this ordinance.
/ SECTION II: HAMILTON CITY LINES.
4 INC, its successors and assigns is hereby
granted upon the terms and conditions herein
after set forth from December 81 1887, to
December 81, 942 the authority, right and
privilege to establish. maintain and operate
transportation system, in. over upon, along
and across the streets designated in the routes
herein described as follows to-wit
ROUTE No. HIGH STREET HIGH
LAND PARK NORTH b STREET. Begin
ming at High Street and Lockwood Avenue
thence on High Street TO Fair Avenue on
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derveer Avenue to Lockwood Avenue on Lock-
wood Avenue to High Street; on High Street
to Main Street; Main Street to North
Street. North Street to Gordon Avenue;
on Gordon Avenue to Gray Avenue on Gray
Avenue to Prytania Avenue, on Prytania
Avenue to Webster Avenue on Webster Ave-
nue. to Eaton Road; on Eaton Road to Cereal
Avenue; on Cereal Avenue to Haven Avenue
on Haven Avenue to Beal Avenue (across
Parkl on Beal Avenue to Main Street, on Main
Street to Lawn Avenue; Lawn Avenue to
I 4fan Axrr,V. ..4l.
Avenue; and returning same route.
ROUTE No. 2-FAIRGRoUND- HILL TOP.
Starting at Fairgrove Avenue; across Canal
to Heaton Street; Heaton Street to Sew
enth Street on Seventh Street to High Street:
on High Street to Main Street on Main Street
to North Street; on North Street to Park
Avenue; on Park Avenue to Eaton Road on
Eaton Road to Webster Avenue; on Webster
Avenue to Cleveland Avenue: on Cleveland
Avenue to Elvin Avenue on Elvin Avenue to
Progress Avenue on Progress Avenue to Park
Avenue and returning same route.
ROUTE No 3-FORDSON HEIGHTS
SOUTH 'FRONT.' Starting at Greenwood and
Neal Boulevard on Greenwood to Elaine on
Elaine TO Helen; on Helen to Neal Boulevard
on Neal Boulevard 70 Greenwood on Green
wood TO Poplar; on Poplar to Vine; on Vine
to Third \; Third to High on High to
Front; on Front to Hanover; Hanover
to Lane on Lane to Minister; on Minister to
Second Second to Hanover; and returning
over same route.
ROUTE No EAST AVENUE MILL
VILE AVEN Y =. Starting at lrma Avenue
and Shuler Avenue; on Shuler Avenue to
Grand Boulevard; Grand Boulevard to
East Avenue; on East Avenue to Sycamore
Street; Sycamore Street to Fifth Street,
on Fifth Street to High Street on High Street
to Main Street: Main Street to Dick
Avenue Dick Avenue to Millville Ave
nue.; on Millvile Avenue to Washington Boul-
evard; and returning over same route.
Route No. - LINDENWAID -- SECOND
AND HIGH. Starting at Hooven Avenue and
Pleasant Avenue: on Hooven Avenue to Van
Hook Avenue; Van Hook Avenue TO Hayes
Avenue, on Hayes Avenue to Pleasant Avenue
on Pleasant Avenue to Central Avenue. on
Central Avenue to Second Street; on Second
Street to High Street High to Third: on
Third to Central, and returning over same
route.
ROUTE No. 5A LINDENWALD- LAUREL
AVENUE. Starting at Grand Boulevard and