The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-11-13
ORDINANCE No. 1854

An Ordinance granting to Hamilton City
Lines, Inc. of Hamilton, Ohio its successors
and assigns the authority. right and privl-
eye to maintain and operate motor passenger
huses constituting unified transportation
service, in, over, upon. along and across Ger
tain streets, avenues, bridges and other public
highways and places in the City of Hamilton,
Ohio, establishing and fixing routes, sched-
uies and rates therefor, and hxlng the terms
and conditions of the exercise OF SAID grant.
WHEREAS. The electors OF the City OF Ham
ilton, Ohio, May 2. 1913, granting to Hamll-
ton City Lines. Inc, of Hamilton, Ohio, It's
successors and assigns the authority, rlght ana
privilege to maintain and operate motor pas
senger buses, constituting a unified transporta-
ton service, in, over, upon, along and across
certain streets avenues, bridges and other
public highways and places in the City o.
Hamilton Ohio establishing and fixing routes
schedules and rates therefor and fixing the
terms and conditions of the exercise OF SAID
grant which said grant, by its provisions ex-
pres on the 31st day of December, 1897, un-
less renewed and
WHEREAS. Under the provisions of Section
Is 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 an extension renewal oil the grant
it should notify the City of its willingness and
eadiness to contract for such extension or re-
newaI at least year before the expiration
thereof and further that in the event the
City should desire such an extension or re-
newal it should notify said Company Of its
willingness and readiness to contract with said
Company for such extension or renewal at
least year before the expiration Of SAID
grant and
WHEREAS, The Hamilton City Lines. Inc,
pursuant to the provisions of said Section ID,
has notified the City of its willingness and read
mess to contract for such extension or renewal
and desires that such extension or renewal be
GRANTED at this time in order that it may, by
the purchase of certain additional buses, render
a more complete and adequate transportation
service in the City and the Company does not
foal iIEfi Fiad in MAXI X
penditure unless the grant is renewed at this
time; and
WHEREAS 1t is the desire of the City that
an extension and renewal of the grant be
made at this time so that the Company may
continue to provide its transportation service
to the public.
THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the
Council Of the City of Hamilton, State Of
Ohio
SECTION r: DEFINITIONS. Whenever in
this ordinance the words defined in this see
tion are used, they shall be held to as
follows:
The word CITY" or "The City" means the
City Of Hamilton. Butler County, Ohio
The word The Company" Company" or
grantee means Hamilton City Lines, Inc. its
successors and assigns.
The words motor bus" mean and inc ude
any self-propelled motor vehicle which is used
in the furnishing of local passenger transpor-
tation service fixed or regular routes.
The word Street" means and includes any
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
on any route of the motor bus and before the
passage at the point of the next motor
bus serving the same route and travelling in
the direction.
The words base headway' mean headway
during those hours or 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" headway
at periods of the day when traffic is heaviest
and the maximum number of motor buses is
REQUIRED
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 pro-
vded for in this ordinance.
SECTION II: HAMILTON CITY LINES,
INC, its successors and assigns. is hereby
granted. upon the terms and conditions herein
after set forth, from December 81 1887, to
December 81, 1912, 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. HIGH STREET-HIGH-
LAND PARK-NORTH B STREET Begin
ming at High Street and Lockwood Avenue.
thence on High Street to Fair Avenue; on Fair
| avenue 10 NanueTNeer Avenue on NdnuerVeeT
Avenue to Lockwood Avenue; on Lockwood
Avenue to High Street; on High Street to
Main Street Main Street TO North B Street I;
on North Street to Gordon Avenue on Cor
don Avenue to Gray Avenue: on Gray Avenue
! to Prytania Avenue; Prytania Avenue to
Webster Avenue: on Webster Avenue to Eaton
Road on Eaton Road to Cereal Avenue: on
Cereal Avenue to Haven Avenue; Haven
Avenue to Beal Avenue (across Park on Beal
Avenue to Main Street on Main Street to Lawn
Avenue on Lawn Avenue to Ross Avenue on
Ross Avenue to Kenworth Avenue, and re-
/ turning same route.
ROUTE No. -FAIRGROUND- HILL TOP.
Starting at Fargrove Avenue; across Canal to
Heaton Street; on Heaton Street to Seventh
1 Street; Seventh Street to High Street on
High Street to Main Street; on Main Street
to North Street 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: Elvin Avenue to
Progress Avenue: on Progress Avenue to Park
Avenue, and returning route.
ROUTE No 3-FORDSON HEIGHTS
SOUTH FRONT. Starting at Greenwood and
Neal Boulevard on Greenwood to Elaine on
Elaine to Helen: Helen to Neal Boulevard
| on Neal Boulevard to Greenwood: on Green
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