The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-09-12
A PROPOSED ORDINANCE

operate motor passenger buses, consti-
tuting a 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, establish
ing and fixing routes, schedules and
rates therefor, and fixing the terms
and conditions of the exercise of said
grant.
WHEREAS, the electors of the City
of Hamilton, Ohio, on May End, 1888,
granted to the Hamilton City Lines, Inc,
of Hamilton Ohio, it's successors and
assigns, the authority, right and privi-
lege to maintain and operate motor pas
senger buses, constituting unified
transportation service in, over, upon,
along and across certain streets, ave-
nues, 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, which said grant, by it's provi-
sions expired on the 3lst day Of De-
cember. 1897 and thereafter was re-
newed by Ordinance No. 1864 passed by
the Council of the City of Hamilton,
provisions, expires on the 31St day of
December, 1912, unless renewed, and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of
Section XIV of Ordinance No. 1854 as well
as under the provisions of Section XIV
of the ordinance adopted by the electors
of the City of Hamilton, it was provided
that in the event Hamilton City Lines,
Inc, should desire an extension or re-
newal of the grant it should notify the
city of it's willingness and readiness to
contract for such extension or renewal
at least one year before the expiration
thereof and further, that in the event
the City should desire such an extension
or renewal it should notify said Com
pany of it's Willingness and readiness to
contract with said Company for such eX-
tension or renewal at least one year be-
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WHEREAS, Hamilton City Lines Inc,
pursuant to the provisions of Section XIV
of said Ordinance No. 1864 has notified
the City of it's willingness and readiness
to contract for such extension or re-
newal and desires that such extension
or renewal be granted at this time in
order that it may be in position to
purchase and finance the purchase OF
certain additional equipment neceSsl-
tated because of the present and eX
pected expansion of industrial activities
in the City of Hamilton, as result of
the National Defense Program, and thus
to enable it to render more complete
and adequate transportation service in
the City during the remainder of this
year as well as in the future, and the
Company represents that 1T would De
impracticable to make such additional
expenditures unless the grant is re-
newed at this time, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire Of the
City that an extension and renewal of
the Company may continue to provide
its TRANSPORTATION service to the public.
THEIR EFORE BE 1T ORDAINED by
the Council of the City of Hamilton,
State of Ohio:
SECTION /: DEFINITIONS. When
ever in this ordinance the words defined
in this section are use, they shall be
held to mean 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 It's successors and assigns.
The words motor bus" mean and IN
clude any self-propelled motor vehicle
which is used in the furnishing OF local
passenger transportation service over
fixed or regular routes.
The word street" means and includes
any public thoroughfare or part thereof,
however designated, including streets,
avenues, boulevards, bridges, and any
other public ways.
The word "headway" means the inter
val of time lapsing 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 serV-
ing the same route and travelling IN the
same 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" mean head
way at periods of the day when traffic
is heaviest and the maximum number OF
motor buses is required.
The words local transportation syS-
tenn mean motor bus lines, garage IA
cilities and other property owned by the
company that are used to furnish local
transportation service within the limits
of the City of Hamilton, the establish
ment and operation of which are pro-
yided for in this ordinance
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LINES, INC, its successors and assigns,
is hereby granted upon the terms and
condition hereinafter set forth, from
December 81 1912, to December 81, l941
the authority, right and privilege to eS-
tablish maintain and operate motor pas
Senger buses constituting unlned trans
portation system, in, over, upon, along,
and across the streets designated IN the
routes herein described as follows To-
wit:
ROUTE NO. 1-Shuler Avenue High
Street North Highland Park.
Beginning at Grand Boulevard and Shu-
ler Avenue east on Grand Boulevard to
Kahn Avenue; south on Kahn Avenue to
Lincoln Avenue; west on Lincoln Avenue
to Shuler Avenue; north on Shuler Ave-
nue. to Hancock Avenue; northwest on
Hancock Avenue to Fair Avenue; north
on Fair Avenue to High Street; west on
High Street to North Il Street; north on
North Il Street to Gordon Avenue; west
on Gordon Avenue to Prytania Avenue;
nue.; west on Cereal Avenue to Mckinley
Avenue; south on Mckinley Avenue to
Webster Avenue; west on Webster Ave-
nue. to KenWorth Avenue; south on Ken
worth Avenue to Franklin Street: east
on Franklin Street to Lawn Avenue;
northeast on Lawn Avenue to Main
Street; east on Main Street to Beal Ave
nue.; north on Beal Avenue Park Avenue
and Haven Avenue to Cereal Avenue and
east on Cereal Avenue returning over
the same route to the point and place of
beginning.
ROUTE NO. battle-ground Hilltop
Beginning at Gilmore and Hudson Ave-
nues south on Hudson Avenue to Dayton
Street west on Dayton Street to Bond
Avenue; north on Bond Avenue to Gill
more Avenue; east on Gilmore Avenue to
Lockwood Avenue; north on Lockwood
Avenue to Heaton Street; west on Heator
Street to Seventh Street south on Sew
enth Street to High Street; west on High
Street to North 3 Street; north on North
B Street to Park Avenue; west on Park
Avenue to Eaton Avenue, north on Eaton
Avenue to Webster Avenue: east OF
Webster Avenue to Cleveland Avenue
south on Cleveland Avenue to Elvir
Avenue; west on Elvin Avenue TO Prog.
ress Avenue south on Progress Avenue
to Park Avenue: east on Park Avenue
returning over the same route to the
point and place of beginning.
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