Relating to the Protection of the Intersection of Right-of-Way of Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co.

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. "At AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF THE-INTERSECTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY d�7 OF THE GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, WITH 22ND AND 26TH Srkth 15, PUBLIC: HIGHWAYS, IN TO CITY OF SOUTH BIND. INDIANA. T EREAS, the amount of traffic at the intersection of the right-of-way of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company and 22nd. and 26th Streets, public highways located in the City of South Bend, Indiana, has become so great that the proper protection of the public travelling on said public highways, across said intersections, requires the placing of some warning signals at these intersections; and, WHEREAS, the said Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company has voluntarily placed at each of said intersections, automatic track circuit signals which are commonly known as flashlights; and WHEREAS, in the opinion of this Common Council the said track circuit . signals, commonly known as flashlights, as now placed, are clearly as good and sufficient for the protection of the travelling public as any other safeguard; and, WHEREAS, it is the desire and intention of this Council to accept and approve said installation of said automatic track circuit signals: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of South Bend, SECTION I. That the aforesaid installation of said automatic track circuit signals, at the intersections of its right-of-way with 22nd and 26th Streets in the City of South Bend, Indiana, by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, is now and hereby accepted and approved. SECTION II. That the said Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company be, and it is hereby required to protect each of the said intersections by the operation of said automatic track circuit signals, during the full twenty-four hours of each day, and that all ordinances or parts of ordinances and resolutions in- consistent herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION III. That any violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00, and that each violation shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and legal publication. / . '� 1° Member of the Common -t . .,11. / 4 \ oeltmt