HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances 1-13 0RDINA~CE N0.~.
Be it ordered by the Board of £rustees of the town of
Carmel,Hamilton County,Indiama,that no horses,mules,cows or
cattle of ~ny kind,sheep or hogs shall be allowed to run at
large on the rublic Streets or alleys of the town of Carmel,
Indiana,~amilton County,from the 15th day of November,until
the 15th day of April each year. And no stock of any kind shall
be allowed to rrm at large in said town during the remainder of
the year except milk cows,and ~hey not allowed to run at lar?e
at night.
Any person violating any of the provisions of the above
ordinances shall forfeit for each offense the sum of fifty (50~)
cents and damages if damages should result.
Adopted April 2nd.1894. ~. C,W.Cook,Clerk.
ORDINANCE N0.9.
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the town of
Carmel,,~a~ilton County,Indiana,that it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to ride a bicycle upon the brick,plank or
gr~vel sidewalks of said town,t~less in the necessary act of
crossing the same.
And any person or persons who shall violate the provisions
of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof,shall be fined in any stun not exceeding
three (~3.00) dollars.
The provisions of this act
Apri~l,19,1897.
shall be in force on and after
. ?W.D.Crago,Clerk.
ORDINANCE N0.S.
Be it ordained by the Common Council of tho town of Carmel,
County o~ hamilton and State of Indiana,that it shall be
unlawful for any person or persons to paste,tack or post in any
conspicuous or public place within the said town any obscene,
lewd,indecent or las'civious draw~n~,litho~raph,engraving,nicture,
daguerre, otype,photograph,stereosoopic picture of an indecent or
immoral nature.
And any person or persons gnilty of any of the provisions
of this act shall be fined as tho laws of the State of Indiana
provide.
Provided further - any carson or parsons wishin~ to paste~
tack or post any bills or pictures in said town shall submit
tho same to the town marshal for inspection.
Tho provisions'of this act shall be in force on and after
Jul~ ~,1897. W.D.Crago,Clork.
ORDINANCE NO.4.
b
~ec. 1. Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the %o~
of C~rmel,Lamilton County,Indiana,the% it shall be unlawful for
any person persons,Company or Corporation., to erect, ~onstruct,
cause, permit, keeep or maintain within the limits of said to~wn,
any thlng whatsoever, which is injurious to the health, or in_
decent or offencive to the senses of any of the inhabitants of
said-~own or any obstruction to the free use of property by
any such inhabitant and any persons or person maintaining any
nuisance above refered to, is hereby declared to be the author
and maintainer of a nuisance, and subject to the ~enalty here-
inafter provided.
Sec.-2. It shall be unlawful for any~, persons or person,
company or corporation to throw or {~enosit or sucker to be
thrown or deposited or euefer or hermit any servant, child,
member of the family or any other person under his, her or
thief contro~ to thro~ or deposit any manure, rubbish, slops
putrit or unsound animal or veMet'able matter, or any filthy,
noisome or unwholesome liquid or slops, or any liquids or
slops that is liable to become unwholesome, in or into or upon
any street, lane, alley, sidewalk, gutter, crossing, lot,
cellar, or common within said town.
Sec.-Z The Secretary of The Boa~d of Health, The Town
Board of Trustees, or any member thereof and the Town ~arshall
and their agents or d$outies shall have full po~ver and author-
ity to enter i~to ~d u~or ~ ~+.re~, ]pt, alle~, or ~rnund
for th~ purpose of a ssnitary survey o~ +he ~aw~ s~ ~ s
'GZQ1
nuisance is found, it shall be the d~ty of the Secretary of She
Board ef Health when imformed of the exisSance of the same to
immeditely notify the persgns so offendtu.~ in ~viting~ giving
five(~)days to abate the nuisance, if such person shall fall
or rufuse to abate the nuisanca within t~e time specified, it
shall be the duty of the Health Officer to cause the same to
be abated, keeping an accurate account of the expanses there-
of and said expenses shall be a lien on the property and be
collected by due process of law.
Sec.-4 It shall be the duty of all physiCfans, accuu-
chers,midwives, to immeditely report to the to~m Health offi-
cer, all births, deaths, and communicable diseases dangerous
to the public health and such correlative facts as are requi-
red ia the~lank f~rnished by the State Board of Health.
Wher~ver a birth or death occurs with~no phisician in
attendance then such birth or death s~hall be at once rep-
orted to The Town Health Officer by the parents or guardian
or person having ~urisdictlon.
Sec-~Whenever a c~.se of ~holera, Thy~hoid Wever, yellow
~ever or Neasels is reported to the Town Health ~ffieer it
shall be his duty to at once placard the house where such
d~sease exists. The card shall not be less than twelve(12)
inches square with the name of the disease thereon in letters
not less than three(Z) inches in length. It shall be posted
in a oonspicious place and shall remain until ordered remo-
ved by the To~rn Health Officer.
V
gec.-g.In case o~ Smallpox it shall be.tba duty~Of the.
Town Health 0triter to isolate the pstient..in ~is,9~n house,
or ir case he has no residence in an isolated hospital,and
where the patient is unable to compensate the phisician or
attendant to provide the .necessary attendance and food the
expense thereof to be paid far as are other town expenses.
Sec.-7 It shall be the d~ty of the Town Health officer
to use every means to prevent the approach or spread ef any
(or) all diseases dangerous to the public health and to en-
force this Ordinance, and police powers are given him for
that purpose,
Sec.-Sit shall be unlawfull for any undertaker er any
other person to bury human remains, axcept a permit shall
have first been procured so to do. Said hermit shall be
issued by the Town Health Officer or in his absense by the
Town Clerk,.
Sec.-O ~ny person or persons violating any ef the pro-
visions of this ordinance upon conviction th'ereof shall be
fined for each offense in any sum not to exceed ~lO.00,and
each day,violation shall be a separate offense.
Eec.10 It shall be the duty of the Town Trustees upon
the death, resignation or removal of the Town Health offfcer
'to immediately meet and elect a successor.
Sec.ll Whereas an emergency exists for the immediate
taking effect of this ordinance, therefore the same shall
be in effect on and after this date ~!ov. 21-st,l~.
B.H.Cook w.D. ~rago
pres. of Board Cler~
GZQI
.... Ordinance ~o. ~.
Shows, Concerts, Entertainments.
SeC. 1- Be it enacted by the ~rustees of The ToWn Of Oarmel,
that it shaI1 be unlawful for any non resident, person or per-
sons to hold' a public concert,' or give a shew er ~nter~ai~L
ent of any kind for- tbs pUrpose of pecunirary gain and e~arge
an admittance f~e eithe~ in a publi~hall er tent withgut
first havin~ obtained and paid f~r a ~icense.
Sec.-2 Any non resident person er persons may ~t~in~a lic-
ense to ~d such concert, show er entertainment upon the
Da~$Dt ~ ~ to ~he' ~ar~haI~ o~ the to~. o~ ~ar~e!.
S~-~ NO license shaIt be ~anted to any person er net-
sons for' the pure'se of ~on~ucting any concert er entertain-
ment er ~h~ ~ 1 oSscene er ~raI Oharacter.
gee.L 4 ~t~i~g in ~h~s ~ct shall be construed as te '
applyin~ ~'~ r~iden~s e~ ~a~el, er te' concerts, shows ~ e~-
ertai~enis f'e~ e~Catl~l ~r' Charitable p~poses.
sec'.-~ Any non resident ~f Carmel who shall give any
concert , show ~r ~ ~
entertai~nt ef any kind and charge an
admission fee ~l~h~' f{rst ~ving pa{d for and obtained a
license' sha~:de~ed ~ilty efa ~isd~meanor and upon
conviction' sha~ Be' fined ~net less tha~ ~M.O0 nor more than
$25.00.
Passed this e-2h, day o~ ~uty,
L. J. Small
v
Be it ordained ~¥.the Common Council o~ the Te~ o~ ~arme~,
County ef Hamilton, State of Indiana: That whereas public con-
venieDce requires that the sidewalks ef said tewn be graveled;
at least once each yea~ and all shade, trees be ~wpt trimed
and receiv~ the proper culture and prese~atien, ~ it and it
is hereby ordered that if the ~r e~ any let ~all fail er
reuses to ~avel any sidewalk ad$olning such let en er be-
Fore the~ 15-th, day of October in each year after ~ving r~c-
eived notice From the Narshal eF the requirements thereof, it~
it shall be the ~ty eF the Nars~l te Certhwith let ~t the
grading ~r graveling of such sidewalk.to the lowest bidder,
firat E~ving Ten(lC) Days notice by posting up written notices
thereof in three public p~ces in said te~ Cer that len~h
of time, and when such ~aveling is co~leted said Narshal
shall report the same te said Beard o~ Trustees and the cost
of said work shall be audited and ~id. The Beard e~ ~stees
shall i~ediately bring suit in the ~me ef the Corporation
to recover a~inst the m~e~ ef such let the amount ef the
c~st of the ~aveli~ eF such sidewalk and upon exertion
against the property oF said deFe~ant upon sueh Judge~nt
the same shall be sold For cash without regard t~ valuation
and appraisment laws of this state. And ~rom the date of the
completion of such graveling under contract by the marshal the
costs of such graveling and the damage aforesaid shall be a
lien on such lot and may be sn~orced in any court of competent
JurisdiCtion by an action in the name o~ such corooration.
Th~ Board oe Trustees shall also Instruct as to t~e nee-
ary trimming and care. o~ i~)e shade t~ees, a~d on the Cai]-
~ or refusal of the owner of any~lo~ sldJoiuing to comply w~th
instruction~~ ~t' said Beard of T~ustsem ,the marshal shall for-
thwith proceed, am se~ out above ~$r the g~aveli~g ef sidewalks.
· Givem under our hands and seal this ~ 'day ~f fe~,
.Pr.es. ~ Board
Olerk
Curfew Ordinance. '
Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the Tow~ ef
Carmel,Hamilton c®unty, Indiana, that hereafter It shalX'be
unlawful for any child under Eighteen years of age to
any street, sidewalk, alley er public grounds, within the
the corporate limits of said town between the h®urs of ~
Oclock P.M. and four ~cleck A.M. from Sept, 1-st, to April,
1-st, and fre~.Ocleck P.M. te ~our Oeleek-A.M. April,
1-st, to Sept,l-st, unless said child shall be attended b~
and under control or,some proper person, adUlt, er shall ~e
quietly and promtly going or returning *rem religious er other
services, or upon
who shall violate
some proper ~rrand, s~nd that every child
the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before
a Justice of 'rne peaceAsn~ll be ~ined in ~ sum not less'
than $1.00 er~e~$.00.
Sec.- 2_~It shall be the duty ef the Marshal to notify all
n those persons mentioned in this ordinance of the arrival of
~ at said hour upon each evening, said ~
provided for this purpose and knee as the ~r~ew
It shall be the further' duty 'el the Marshal te arrest and
detain every person found violating any o~ the provisions
until~
this
,rdinance~: a legal warrant can be obtained an~
~.j"~ ..... ' ..... '~ ~ I ~ '~. :~. ~" ..... "/
AN ORDINANCE ORANTINO THE CMNTWAL~AeTT~N C0~ANY O~
INDIANA AUTHORITY pERNISSI~N AND LIO~ TO ~oNSTM~T OWN
~_REE~ RAILWAY 'AND IN~F~.~UR~AM LI~., o~R A~
AND ~INTAIN A ~
UPON A ~ERTAIN STREET IN THE TOWN OR VIL~GE O~ ~AR~L.
INDIANA.
SE0.1- Be ~ o~dained ~ the Board ~f ~s%ees ~f ~he
T~ mf ~a~me%~'~mtlt.n O~t~, Indiana, that
authority', and l~oenS~ tS hereby ~an%ed aRd ~iven to the
Central TraCtion Oom~ny eF India~ a ~eration ~der the~
laws ~'%he State' ~f Indiana its successors assize te afoot
cons{~C%,'~o~ and operate a sIEle %Pack, S%~dard
street r~llway'WitM the necessary s~e' %pmcks,turn~uts, swit-
ches over' and upon the ~e~l~wing reu{~ %~
Beginhi~g ~ tMe North Oorpora%ioM Line where ~aIn street
in'said %p~'~ersee{s ~he s~e, thence south e~ said
See.L~"'~e t~aek'e~ said railway-$b~laid, in the
cente~o~"~a~a'street~and all the rails used
ion ef the same s~ll se standard stee~ rails ~g net
les% than ~ lSs. te the yar~ Said trask shal~ ~e~.se
as te $~*~te ~ ~a~e ef ~id street and se as net ~e
interfere with er ebstru~t the free use ef ~he streeet by the
general pU%'iie ~yo~ extent ~asenably necessary.
ThO ~f~ u~,n co~e%ien of its tracks shall rep-
lace the'%f~6et a~d"~ke the'~me as go,d and passable
'the '~SIie as ~t w~s Befere theb said werk was dene.
Sec.-~ So long as the grantee, its assI~ns or su-aessors
or assigns shall maintiai~ its tracks on said street as li~s
between its rails and %he ends ef its ties in repair and in
as geed condition as the residue ef said street is kept and
maintained by said town.
See,-4 In case %he grantee shall abandon said street it
shall forthwith put the same in as geed condition as it. was
before its use by said grantee.
Sec,-5 said grantee shall set its poles for stringing
cross suspension as near a~ practibale %® the curb line ef
said street and in such manner ae not te interefere with the
rest of the street, or sidewalks beyond ~he extent reasonably
necessary. It may use iron, cedar er spruce poles ef uniform
heigth and shall keepn allpoles painted in a.slghtly manner,
Allpeles shall be set and maintainedat as nearly per-
pendicular height as practiba!e and in such manner as net
te obstruct waterways, drains, er water pipes, telegraph,
telephones, er electric light wires. All cress suspension wires
shall be suspended net less thsn eighteen feet above sur-
faceof the rails except when necessary te pass under a bridge
or ether obstacles.
Sec.~ Said grantee shall equip its line with modern
carsprovided with proper appliances for operating the same,
so as to provide for th e safety and comfort ef its passen-
gers andshall maintain the same in a good and safe condition.
Said grantee shall have the right to transnort over said
railway the United State~ Mail express packages and ar+icles
of merchandise and freight and receive compensation therefor
as well as teh right to carry and transport passengers.
ORDINANCE.
Be it ordered by The Board ce Trustees of the Tew~
®f Carmel, Hamilton Ce.unty~ Indiana, that all shad? trees
along the streets and. Dublic highways that have .~T,~own se
that the limbs in any way interfere with the hauling er
btravel~ngup®n such streets that the sa~e shall be trlmed'
or cut back accerdinK to the instructions ef said B~a~; of
Trustees on er before November the 20-th, 1899, and $
all persons owning property er lets adjoining said shade
trees that shall fail er refuse te cem~ ty with the terms
or
conditions ef this ordinance after bein~ noti*ied by the tow~
marshal of the instructions of said board of Trustees, said
marshal shall let out said work te the lowest b~dder
responsible, Said work to he done at
adJelning property owners.
the expense of said
~.N.Hawkins
Clerk
Wickersham
Pres. ef Beard.
TELEPHONE
Be it ordained by The Beard ce mrus~ees ~f the
ef Carmel, Mamilton County, Indiana,~hat oermi~sI~n he,
is hereby granted to the Carmel Nutual Teleohone ~o. to use
the streets and alleys for the purpose o~ erecting poles and
stretching wires for the construction amd maintaining a tel-
ephone system in said town.
The said telephone Ce. ts set all poles and stretch
all wires so as not te obstruct the public travel of sai~
streets and alleys, ncr obstruct waterways, drains, gas or
water pipes, all wires te be at least twenty five(9~) feet
above the gr~nd.
The leeatien of lines and setting o~ coles to be.pl-
aced as aEree~.u~pon by the Board of Trustees and said
Company.
And ~ is heneby u~dersfood that all lines so ~ar as
practicabte_~hall be located slong alleys.
This ~ranchise is granted for a period
years.
of fifteen (1~)
C.W.Oeok
Clerk
E,O.Binford~
Pres. ~F B~ard.
S~OCK ORDINANCE.
AN AC~ PROHIBITING STOCK
TOWN OF CARMEL.
Sec.- 1 Be
the Town ef Carmel,
~RON RUNNING AT LARGE IN TH~
it enacted by the Board of Trustees eF
Hamilton County, Indiana,that it shall
be unlawFull for any stock to run at large in the town of ~.~
Carmel or to turn any horses or mul~s loose on the streets
or alleys of said town.
Sec.~ And that the owner of such stock Found running
at large or turning horses or mules loose on said streets
or alleys, shall be liable to a finejof not less than one
(~1.00) nor mere than twenty flve~P~.O0~ dollare.
Sec.-~All laws er ports o~ laws in een*liet with~m
the provisions eF this act are hereby repealed.
Sec.-4It is declared that ar~ emergency exists for
the immediate taking ~Ffect ef this act and it shall there-
fore be in Full Force From and after its passage,
passed this ll-th, day ef June,
~.A.Haines
Pres. of Board.
L.J.Small
? Clerk
GAS ORDINANCE,
Act relating to the price of gas.
AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT REGULATTNO T~ pRIC~ 0F GAE
in the T~w~ ~f ~armel.
~ ce ~he ToWn o~ ~armel,
Be it enacted ~y the ~rustee~ .. . ·
Hamilt~ ~ounty, Indiana, that the ~oilowi~g scedule cO prices
for Natural Oas shmlt be in effect ~ro~ and a~ter 00T. l_st,
ReSidences,,
0~k and Heater t.e-geth~r
,, .. OOT. toApRIL
.... April to cOT.
Hemter Oct. t~ April
Two ..... ''
Three .. .-
cook when no Heater is used
.. Oct. te April
.. April to Oct.'
Heater when no cook is used
OCt to April
Grate
Tw~ heaters
OCt te April
Tw~ grates
incadescent lights,
Jumbo, .50~ per. mo.
~2~.MO per yr
1.00 ....
1.~0 ....
1.00 ....
1~.00 per yr
~.00 ~er ~o
1.00 ....
14.00 .. yr
~.0~ ..~o
~.~ ....
8.75 .. yr
1.25 ..me
2.00 ....
.10~ per mo. New Market, 15g per mo.
passed June, 20th, 1~01.
~N ACT A~?AMDINC AN AC~ OM APRIL. l~-th,l~O~wMLA~IND
TO THE NUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY Ow
Be it enacted by the T~u'ustees o~ the %eW~ ef Carmel
that sectien %w~ (~), and the ~irst paragraph ef seetien three
(3) is hereby repe~led.
Sec.'2 The lecatien ef lines, heights ef peles andv
setting ef poles to be agreed ulon by the tewn Beard and s&id
Telephone
passed June 20-th, l~0I.
AN ACT TO D ~F!N? A}rD REcuLA"'~ p~,QDLIN~ A~
NER0~NDISE ATAU~TION IN CAROL~' A~ PRo~rID~NO pENALImIES FOR
ITS VIO~TION.
%_
. SEC.~ Be it enacted by the B~rd of T~stees of the T~
Carmel,~hm% it shall be ~lawfut for any nonresident ef Oarmel
other than a licebsed peddler to peddle manufactured goods~
~ares er merchandise ef any kind.
Sec.2 Any perspn ~y obtain a peddlers license authori-
zing him er her t~ peddle manufactured goods wares on feet
in the to~ of, Ca~el for %h~ ~e~d ef ~ne year from the date
~F such license upon the pa~ent to the marshal e~ the
Carmel a Z~c~se fee* o~
*Sec.~ Any ~erson ~ay obtain a pe~alers ,vaKon li.e~se
authorisi~g h~m or her to ~Oed~l~ ~~u~a"turea"
war~s ~ mer~andise on' ~oot in the town o~ Oarmel ~o~* the
period ef eno yea~ from the date of such license auth~isiug
him ~r ,her ~e peddle manufaotur6d goods, wares or merc~ndtse
from ~ wagon ~ ~her uehi~le in ~the toe o~ Carmel for a
period *f ~ year ~ the date o~ such license, upon the
payment ~e the*~sha~ ~ ~e to~ ef ~armel the sum o~
Sec.~ ~ t~n~en% peddler that does net canvas the
t.~ a% re~lar interval~~ er any ether peddeler that prefers
to %~e ~ ti~nse ~r each time he er she canvasses-the
toe ~Fer the pur~se e~ taking orderS, or selling any
actur~d ~eods. war~s or me~handise ou foot iu the town
Carol ~5y obtain a Soecial license good eot one day only~
on teh Da~t to the ~arshal o~ the ~o~ ~" Csr~l ~he
of ~0~.
Sec.-~ Any transient peddler that does net canvass the
town at regular intervals er ant peddler that prefers te take
out~dlicense each'time he er she canvas the town ~or--the pur-
pose · ~ taking ,rders mr selling any manufectured g®eds,,wares
or merchandise frmm a wagon mr ether vehicle may obtain a
special license geed for one day bnly upon payment te the mar-
shal of the town ef Carmel the sum ef ~1.00.
Sec.-~ Any transient vender selling any manufactuPed goods,
wares er merchandise at publi~ auction must ~irst take ~u% a
license.
Seb.~ Any transient vender may take cut an auctioneers
license goc'd for one day only noon payment te the ~a~shel
of Car~el the sum ef ~2.00.
Sec.-8 Ne peddlers er auctioneers license shall be tran-
sferable.
'Sec.-9 Every licensed peddler er' auctioneer when engaged
in his ~r her vocation shall-carry him er her license with
him er her and shall exhibit his er her license upon request
te any person asking te inspect the same, a~d anN peddler er
auctioneer failing er refusing te exhibit his license on
demand shall be fined not less than ~1.00 ncr more than ~2~.00.
Sec.-10 Per the purpose ef this act the word Pe~dler is
defined as m~aning te sell er offering to sell manufactured
goods, wa~es or merchandise directly to"the een~u~er, either
~ by going from house to h~use for the purnose ef sell-
ing and dellveri~g such ~oods ~r ~or tbs ~rpose ce taking
orders for {he future delivery ~f such goods or by eno selling
and delivering such goods from a temporary o,flee, pack or
vehicle in the town ef Carmel.
Sec.-ll Net~lng in this shall be cenetrued as r~quir-
lng a Deddlers license er a peddlers wagen license ~rom any
per~en that ls or ta~es o~lers ~or goo~s to be sold .... d
sold to merchants, traders or dealers who purchase such ~or
the purpose ~ resale 'or or an~ ~ ~ ~a~dener selling
him ~wn.~r~du%e ®£ anyb kind direct qe the censumer er te any
bemifide resident ®f the T®vrn.
S~eo,-12 An~nen ~resldent ef Ca~el whe shall .peddle
goeds w~r~ ~ ~r~ha~is~ en ~eet wi%heu% a peddlers license
as herein before provided and a~y non resident e~ the te~
whe shall pe~!e-'geeds frem a wagen er vehicle .er te~erarY
effio~-wi~m~a peddlers lic~se aud a~y A~ctioueer whe
shmt~ ~ 8~ll~ge~s ~t publiq auotio~ Eitheut havinE flrst~
prec~ ~-~m~cti~eere license duly .i~s~ed am herein after
pre~id~ s~ll ~e deemed ~lt%y
cenvieti~ t~re~ shall be fined ~t less ~than ~2.60
mere ~%~
~r~, ef 'B~rd
b.J.Small
Clerk
ANORDINENCE GRANTING TO GEORGE ~cCULLOUGEAND
AUTHORITT,P~MISSION A~ LIOn,SE TO OON~UCT,~ A~-~I~AIN
~D OP~TE A~ I~ ~ S~E~ ~I~D OV~H
ALONG O~TAI~ S~E~ I~ T~ TOW~ OF ~MEL, I~ ~ILTO~
INDIA~;
Be ~ ~rdained by the B~rd ~f ~ustees ef ~e T~
of C~rmel, H~llten Ce~ty, Indiana, ~at Consent, pe~isslon,
and authority be and the same are here%y ~an%ed and glve~
unto Ge~g~ ~. Ne~ll~gh For the benefit eFa ~e~r~ien
~rganized or to be organized for ~he D~ese ( herein a~%er
in this Ordinance desi~ated as 0Pan%ce I his successors
assi~s to locate, construct and o~ and maintain and onera%e
a single er double %rack Stand~d 6ua~ Street RaiIr~d with
the necessary side t~ekS ~ switches, turnouts and t~n%ables
and te I~a%e and eenstrue~, ~in~aln and use %he ~ehmn~eal
appliances and esn%rivan~es neeesSagy and suita%16 %e operate
the same, iaeluding electric~y as~a meti~e including the use
of the ~verhead trolley in, uDen and ever the
to wit:
From the South ~erporation Line where Nain Street
said to~ intersects the same, thence North en
te the North ~orporatien Line of said %o~ and en any ether
street or streets in said to~ and when Grantee shall have
const~cted its said Railroad upon a~y o~e o~ %h~ above named
routes, it shall then be deemed to have abandoned ~he above
routes above named c. nd all the rights and priviliges ~anted
by theis Ordinance.
Shall extend for a period of ~ years ~rom the pass-
age of this erdinmnce. And in the event of the discovery of
any new powe~suitable for interurban street railroad pur-
poses, ars successors er assigns may use the same in the
operations of said railway. ~t this shall not augherize the
use ef s~eam'maters. ,
Sec.2 The track ef said grantee, its successors er ass~
igns shall be laid im all cases in the center of the street
as far as praCtiOal ex~ept wher~ a double track is centomplated
being ~ut'deWA, and the said track shall then be laid that
the cen~r-'lXfie el' the Street shall be the centre lines
betWSen'~t~ tra~ks.'When a dbuble track is contemplated and
only one ~raek is 1Aid, then said track may be laid only with
the censent'~f the Beard ef Trustees ef said town at any
other place t~ the centre of the street, and when i% is so
laid' wi~h s~e~ oo~Sent, it fmcs% ~ lai~ ~t such a distance
fro~ the ee~ter ef the street as will make the centre line
between ~he tm~e ~r~ks when ,laid. The centre line pf the street,
and se taf~'~% When a double track is laid only so much
space is ~ft'~et~een the two tracks as is neeessar~ for cars
te pass in safety, and all side tracks, switches, turnouts
and turntable~'s~ll be so constructed and maintained-at all
ti~s, as'not in any way'obstruct er impede the free use of
said streets by the-]~u~lic beyond the extent reasonably
necessary for the purpose of the construction and operation
In all cases said grantee, its successers and assigns s~ far
as soon as.practicable , upon the comp!e%~oD., change or re-
pair any eF its said tracks er any pettish thereef, shall
replace any' such street and make the same as geed as passable
far the' genera~ public ~s it was beFer~ suc~n track er tracks
were placed in Pesitien, changed er repaired.and .%him positlen
shall inclu~&lleys and s~ree% creasings in%ersect®d ~Y such
tracks.''
Sec.~l~henever said grantee, ibm sueeassers er assigns
shall ~enSt~Uct anypart ef its ~,~lway %r~n any street that
has not been'~uilt 'er i~reved te establish grade by said te~}
then any such track or tracks shall be built as prae%ica~le
te the su~face~ef the street, but whe~ an~ street has been
built te an established ~ade by the te~, then a~ in every
such ca~e,' the said ~ntee its~ccessers and assi~s
shall ee~erm ~eh tracks,~itehes, side. tracks a~ t~neuts
te such astablished' ~ade a~ said t~n shall upen resemble
~,Fice at all times by such ~tee, its su~essers and ass-
igns require the te~'Engineer t~ ~nish~sueh ~es ,upon
all streets, and alse the can%re line ef a~ ~.~ ~
streets. ,
Sec.-4 A T ~ail may be used in the c~s~rl~c~$n e~ any
ef the tracks laid Dy said grantee, its sueees~s and as.s~,,
gna and should any street be paved with brick/asphaltum,
stone, concrete er ether similiar durable material, the
track shall be laid with rails at least· ~ive and three
qu'art~rs(~ ~-Z/4)Inches in height, upon ties laid ou ~ravel
or broken stone Foundation so that the top of said rail when
25
laid shall be Flush.with the pavement on the outside, and said
grantee its successors er assigns sha!1 put in its tracks,
when a street is being paved se as net te unnecessarily delay
the street contraet®r in his work, and all ties used in the
construction e~ anYtracksI' si~e tracks,turnouts er switches
shall-ce laid and at a~l times kept andmaintmined at ~Uch
depth as net te be expOSed aBoVe the surface ef 'the street~
er interefere in any way with the public 'travel beyond the
extent reasonably necessary for the purpose ®F constructing
and operating such read.
SEC~&-5 Said grantee its successors er assigns may take
up er alter any track er layy it dee on any ether ~treet
upon which permission may hereafter be granted it For that
purpese but shall put the vacated street in as good condition
For travel For the general public as it was immediatelY
before such track was taken upyand in ease eF laying~ fa-
laying er repairing its tracks, said grantee, its successors
er asaig~s shall occupy anybstreet er part ef any street that
has Been improved by said town by grav~ling ~he same~
grantee, its successors er assigns shall repair all that
portion of such street~ lying between the ends of the ties.
Its track whenever the s~.me becomes out cf repair by
reason of the maintainanee ~ and operation of said Rail-
way and shall keep and at all times maintain the tracks in
a condition so that the rails and ties of said track shall
not interfere with public travel on said tracks more than
is reasonably necessary to operate said railroad.
~or Gao Qrdinan~e see page ~9 el, ~eo, k e~ Minu~es.
said Ordinance Tho Carmel Nat. Gas and Imp~eve-
ment Ce. refused te accept ~nd is therefere net spread on
this Beok ef Ordinances.