Source:Ordinance-1854-ferguson/content

An Ordinance

Relating to certain streets in the Ninth ward.

Whereas, The interests of the Western Pennsylvania Hospital have sustained a serious injury from the obstructions occasioned by the stoppage of cars belonging to the Pennsylvania railroad, on Ferguson street, at the intersection of Morton street; and

Whereas, Public convenience requires that the Pennsylvania railroad company should forthwith proceed to lay out and grade the street parallel with Ferguson street, provided for in the ordinance of 28th July, 1853, relative to the vacation of certain streets in the Ninth ward of this city; therefore,

Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted &c., That from and after the passage of this ordinance it shall not be lawful for said Pennsylvania railroad company, or its officers, agents or employees, to obstruct the passage across Ferguson street, at its intersection with Morton street, by the stoppage or detention of any locomotive, tender or car on such portion of Ferguson street, aforesaid, as lies between the eastern and western lines of Morton street.

Sec. 2. That the said Pennsylvania railroad company be, and they are hereby requested to lay out and grade along the south line of the southern track of said railroad, and parallel to, and adjoining therewith, a street of forty feet in width, extending the length of that part of Ferguson street, provisionally vacated by said ordinance of the 28th July, 1853; and the said company is hereby directed to have the said street laid out and opened within six months after the passage of this ordinance, under the supervision of the street regulator and committee on streets.

Sec. 3. That in case the said Pennsylvania railroad company shall refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this ordinance according to the true intent and meaning thereof, such failure or neglect shall be considered as a violation on the part of said company of the provisions of said ordinance of 28th July, 1853, and shall subject the said company to a forfeiture of all the rights and privileges granted by said ordinance.

Ordained and enacted into a law in councils, this 7th day of February, 1854.

Recorded March 6, A. D. 1854, in Ordinance Book, vol. 2, page 28.