Chapter 12.04
RAILWAY CROSSING LIGHTS
Sections:
12.04.020 Illumination from dusk until dawn.
12.04.030 Cost of installation and maintenance responsibilities.
12.04.040 Violation – Penalty.
12.04.010 Required.
Any person, firm or corporation operating any railroad or street railway line within the city limits of the city of Sultan, where its tracks intersect and cross any street, alley or public way, shall, within 20 days after the taking effect of the ordinance codified in this chapter, in order to provide protection to persons and property, install and maintain at said crossings and intersections of its tracks, a suitable light or lights, of such size and character as shall be approved by the city council. (Ord. 122 § 1, 1923)
12.04.020 Illumination from dusk until dawn.
The said light or lights shall be kept burning continuously every night from dusk until dawn. (Ord. 122 § 2, 1923)
12.04.030 Cost of installation and maintenance responsibilities.
Every such light shall be installed and maintained at the sole cost and expense of said person, firm or corporation operating said railroad or street railway line, and subject to the approval of the city council; and the same shall forever thereafter be kept and maintained by said person, firm or corporation without expense to the city of Sultan. (Ord. 122 § 4, 1923)
12.04.040 Violation – Penalty.
Any failure on the part of the said person, firm or corporation to install and maintain any or all of the said lights as provided in this chapter, shall subject the said person, firm or corporation to a penalty of not less than $10.00, nor more than $50.00, for each and every offense, and a failure or neglect on the part of the said person, firm or corporation for each and every 10 days after the expiration of the time fixed by this chapter for the installation of said lights shall constitute a new, separate and distinct offense. (Ord. 122 § 3, 1923)