Requiring NY Central Railroad Co, Pennsylvania Railroad Co. New Jersery, Indiana and Illinois Railroad Co to Provide & Maintain Automatic Flash Light Signals at Crossing Tracks Where Intersect with Kemble Avenue

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ORDINANCE NO. 2 e2% AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COTAPANY, THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THE NEW JERSEY, INDIANA AND ILLINOIS RAILROAD COMPANY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AUTOMATIC FLASH LIGHT SIGNALS AND SHORT -ARM GATES AT THE GRADE CROSSINGS AT THE TRACKS OF.SAID RAILROADS WHERE THE SAME INTERSECT WITH KEMBLE AVENUE AND WITH PRAIRIE AVENUE FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIFE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: ION 1. That it shall be the duty of The New York Central d Company, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company and The New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad Company to install, maintain, operate, and renew flash light signals and short -arm gates at the crossing of Kemble Avenue in the City of South Bend, Indiana, where the same intersect the tracks of said railroad companies and at the crossing of Prairie Avenue in the City of South Bend, Indiana, where the same intersect the tracks of said railroad companies. 2. That said railroad companies coming under the pro- ions of Section 1 of this ordinance are granted and given a of six (6) months from and after the passage of this ordinance to comply with the terms thereof; that it shall be the duties of such companies to notify the City of South Bend any time within the period granted herein that they have complied with the requirements as herein set forth as to such installation of gates and flash light signals and, until such notification is received, the said railroad companies shall maintain such protection at the crossings as now exist. This period may be extended upon proper showing by the Railroad Companies that difficulty is being en- obtaining the necessary materials. 3. Any persons, person, firm or corporation who vio- tes any of the provisions of this ordinance or any section or ause thereof, or shall fail or refuse to perform any of the re- is or duties herein required of him, or it, to be performed