HomeMy WebLinkAboutRelating to the Protection of the Intersection of Right-of-Way of Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co. ORDINANCE No. a rz-A6
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
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Attest: vim' -el ai-- -f President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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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consistent herewith are hereby repealed.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. /
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