2006 New York Code - Street Surface Railroads

 
                                  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.