Legislation

ARTICLE 5

STREET SURFACE RAILROADS
Section 170. Street surface railroads; general provisions.

171. Consent of property owners and local authorities.

172. Consent of local authorities; how procured.

173. Condition upon which consent shall be given; sale of

franchise at public auction.

173-a.

173-b.

173-c.

173-d.

173-e.

173-f.

173-g. Approval of permit or amendment by commissioner of

transportation.

173-h. Existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent

reinstated on invalidity of amendment.

174. Proceedings if property owners do not consent.

175. Percentage of gross receipts to be paid in cities or

villages; report of officers.

176. Extension of route over rivers; terminus in other

counties; when property owners withhold consent;

supreme court may appoint commissioners.

177. Use of tracks of other roads.

178. Repair of streets; rate of speed; removal of ice and

snow.

178-a. Headlights.

179. Within what time road to be built.

180. Motive power.

181. Rate of fare.

182. Collection of fare.

183. Construction of road in street where other road is built.

184. Abandonment of part of route.

185. Effect of dissolution of charter as to consents.

186. Corporate rights saved in case of failure to complete

road; right to operate branches; conditions; former

consents ratified; limitations.

187. Extensions and franchises confirmed.

188. Certain consents of local authorities confirmed.

189. Time extended for payment of percentage based on gross

receipts.

191. Road not to be constructed upon ground occupied by public

buildings or in public parks.

192. Center-bearing rails prohibited.

192-a. Relocation of tracks.

193. Right to cross bridge sustituted for a bridge crossed for

five years.

194. Protection of employees.

195. Platforms on new cars, how constructed.

196. Protection to employees in the counties of Albany and

Rensselaer.

197. Protection of employees in the counties of Kings and

Queens.

198. Contracts for the adjustment of payments due certain

cities.

201. Construction of park railroads in cities having a

population of one million five hundred thousand or

upwards.

202. Consents of property owners.

203. Expense of construction and operation.

204. Agreements for payment of cost of construction by

instalments.

205. Disposition of income.

206. Motive power.

207. Railroads in parks in New York city, by whom constructed.

209. Change of motive power authorized.

210. New streets across other than steam surface railroads.