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Street Surface Railroads

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Street Surface Railroads; General Provisions.

Consent of Property Owners and Local Authorities.

Consent of Local Authorities; How Procured.

Condition Upon Which Consent Shall Be Given; Sale of Franchise at Public Auction.

Approval of Permit or Amendment by Commissioner of Transportation.

Existing License, Grant, Franchise, Permit or Consent Reinstated on Invalidity of Amendment.

Proceedings if Property Owners Do Not Consent.

Percentage of Gross Receipts to Be Paid in Cities or Villages; Report of Officers.

Extension of Route Over Rivers; Terminus in Other Counties; When Property Owners Withhold Consent; Supreme Court May Appoint Commissioners.

Use of Tracks of Other Roads.

Repair of Streets; Rate of Speed; Removal of Ice and Snow.

Headlights.

Within What Time Road to Be Built.

Motive Power.

Rate of Fare.

Collection of Fare.

Construction of Road in Street Where Other Road Is Built.

Abandonment of Part of Route.

Effect of Dissolution of Charter as to Consents.

Corporate Rights Saved in Case of Failure to Complete Road; Right to Operate Branches; Conditions; Former Consents Ratified; Limitations.

Extensions and Franchises Confirmed.

Certain Consents of Local Authorities Confirmed.

Time Extended for Payment of Percentage Based on Gross Receipts.

Road Not to Be Constructed Upon Ground Occupied by Public Buildings or in Public Parks.

Center-Bearing Rails Prohibited.

Relocation of Tracks.

Right to Cross Bridge Substituted for a Bridge Crossed for Five Years.

Protection of Employees.

Platforms on New Cars, How Constructed.

Protection to Employees in the Counties of Albany and Rensselaer.

Protection of Employees in the Counties of Kings and Queens.

Contracts for the Adjustment of Payments Due Certain Cities.

Construction of Park Railroads in Cities Having a Population of One Million Five Hundred Thousand or Upwards.

Consents of Property Owners.

Expense of Construction and Operation.

Agreements for Payment of Cost of Construction by Instalments.

Disposition of Income.

Motive Power.

Railroads in Parks in New York City, by Whom Constructed.

Change of Motive Power Authorized.

New Streets Across Other Than Steam Surface Railroads.