Chapter 175

RAILROAD EQUIPMENT

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Elsmere 2-17-1910 as Ord. No. 5; amended in its entirety 11-9-1967 by Ord. No. 89. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

~ 175-1. Blocking of streets.

  From and after the passage of this chapter it shall be unlawful for any Railroad Company to suffer or permit any locomotive or any train or car or other vehicle belonging to or in the employ or use of said company to remain stationary or blocking the use of a public street or road upon the tract or through the use of equipment, gates or signaling devices, block or impede the flow of traffic across any public street owned or used by them where the same is crossed by any of the public streets or roads in the Town of Elsmere, incorporated under the name of the Council of Elsmere; and if said Railroad Company shall suffer or permit any such locomotive, train, car or other vehicle so to remain stationary or blocking the use of a public street or road upon such crossing or by use of equipment, gates or signaling devices, block or impair the use of public streets or roads for a longer period of time than five (5) minutes, said company shall forfeit and pay to the Council of Elsmere a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.) for the first offense and one hundred dollars ($100.) for each offense thereafter.