HomeMy WebLinkAboutRequiring NY Central Railroad Co, New Jersery, Indiana and Illinois Railroad Co to Provide & Maintain Automatic Flash Light Signals at Crossing Tracks Where Intersect with South Walnut StreetORDINANCE No. 3834
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
Approved and signed by
Clerk
of Common Council
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Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 3�3
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD
COMPANY, THE NEW JERSEY, INDIANA AND ILLINOIS RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY AND THE INDIANA NORTHERN RAILROAD COM-
PANY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FLASH LIGHT SIGNALS AND
SHORT -ARM GATES AT THE GRADE CROSSING OF THE TRACKS
OF SAID RAILROADS WHERE THE SAME INTERSECT WITH SOUTH
WALNUT STREET FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIFE, PRO-
VIDING 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:
SECTION 1. That it shall be the duty of The New York Central
Railroad Company, The New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad
Company and The Indiana Northern Railroad Company, to install,
maintain, operate and renew automatic flash light signals and short
arm gates at the crossing of South Walnut Street in the City of
South Bend, Indiana, where the same intersects the tracks of said
railroad companies.
SECTION 2. That said railroad companies coming under the pro-
visions of Section 1 of this ordinance are granted and given a
period 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 encountered
obtaining the necessary materials.
SECTION 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-
irements or duties herein required of him, or it, to be performed
all, upon conviction, be fined in a sum not to exceed Fifty
,($50.00) Dollars. Each failure shall constitute a separate offense
and each day shall constitute a separate failure.
SECTION 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. If any provisions of this ordinance, or the appli-
cation thereof, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be
given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to
this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor and due publi-
cation thereof as provided by law.
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