The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
ORDINANCE NO. 41s2

An Ordinance granting to Hamilton City
Lines, Inc, of Hamilton, Ohio, it's sue
cessors and assigns, the authority,
right and privilege to maintain and
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 a 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 its provi-
sions, expired on the 91st day of De-
cember, 1897, and thereafter was re-
newed by Ordinance No. 1864 passed by
the Council of the City of Hamilton
Ohio, November 4th, 1886, which, by it's
provisions, expires on the 31st day of
December, 1912, unless renewed and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of
Section Nv of Ordinance No 1864 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
lnc 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
Il
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-
fore the expiration of said grant, and
WHEREAS, Hamilton City Lines, Inc,
pursuant to the provisions of Section XIV
of said Ordinance No. 1854 has notified
the City of its 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 ii may be in a position to
purchase and finance the purchase of
certain additional equipment necesSi-
tated because of the present and ex-
pected expansion of Industrial activities
in the City of Hamilton, a result of
the National Defense Program, and thus
to enable it to render IL more complete
and adequate transportation service i'm
the City during the remainder of this
year as we'll as in the future, and the
Company represents that it would be
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
this grant be made at this time so that
the Company may continue to provide
it's 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
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-
! TEN" mean motor bus lines, garage IA
| cilitieS and other property owned by the
| furnish
! transportation service within the limits
of the City of Hamilton, the establish
ment and operation of which are pro
vided for in this ordinance
SECTION H. HAMILTON CITY
/ LINES, INC, its successors and assigns
| is hereby granted upon the terms and
condition hereinafter set forth, from
December 81 1912, to December 81, 1947
the authority, right and privilege to es-
/ tablish maintain and operate motor pas
Senger buses constituting a unified trans.
portation system, in, over, upon, along
ard across the streets designated in the
routes herein described as follows to.
/ wit:
ROUTE NO. 1-Shuler Avenue-Higl
Street-North b Street Highland Park
/ Beginning at Grand Boulevard and Shu
| Ter Avenue east on Grand Boulevard tc
] Kahn Avenue; south on Kahn Avenue tC
/ Lincoln Avenue; west on Lincoln Avenue
| to Shuler Avenue; north on Shuler Ave
| nue. to Hancock Avenue; northwest OF
/ Hancock Avenue to Fair Avenue; nortf
/ on Fair Avenue to High Street; west OF
Hi IN Street to North Street; north OF
North B Street to Gordon Avenue; wes
on Gordon Avenue to Prytania Avenue
/ north on Prytania Avenue to Cereal Ave
nue.; west on Cereal Avenue to Mckinley
Avenue; south on Mckinley Avenue t.
! Webster Avenue; west on Webster Ave
nue. to kenworth Avenue; south on Ken
worth Avenue to Franklin Street; cas-
on Franklin Street to Lawn Avenue
i northeast
! Street; east on Main Street to Beal Ave
nue. north on Beal Avenue Park Avenu
and Haven Avenue to Cereal Avenue an,
east on Cereal Avenue returning owe
the same route to the point and place o
beginning.
ROUTE NO. 2-Fairground- Hilltop
Beginning at Gilmore and Hudson Ave
nues south on Hudson Avenue to Daytol
Street, west on Dayton Street to Bon,
Avenue: north on Bond Avenue to Gil