[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Milton:
Art. I, 1-15-1957 as Ch. XIV of the 1957 Code of Ordinances;
Art. II, 2-9-1971 as Ord. No. 607. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 209.
[Adopted 1-15-1957 as Ch. XIV of the 1957 Code
of Ordinances]
From and after the 14th day of November, A.D. 1939, it shall be unlawful
for any railroad company or any other person to propel or run any locomotive
engine, railway car or cars through, along or across any street or alley within
the limits of said Borough of Milton at a greater rate of speed than 35 miles
per hour, and any and every railroad company and any and every agent or employee
of any railroad company and any and every other person violating the provisions
of this section shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay a fine of not
less than $25 nor more than $50 to the Treasurer of said Borough of Milton
for the use of said borough.
It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, the agent or employee
of any railroad company or any other person to obstruct all or any part of
any public street, alley or highway within the limits of the Borough of Milton,
by placing any locomotive engine, railroad car or cars or any other impediment
or obstruction thereon at the intersection of such street, alley or highway
with the tracks of such company or by permitting any locomotive engine, railroad
car or cars or other impediment or obstruction to remain thereon for a longer
period of time than 10 minutes. Any and every railroad company and any and
every agent or employee of any railroad company and any and every other person
violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof,
before any District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $10
nor more than $25 and costs of prosecution.
[Adopted 2-9-1971 as Ord. No. 607]
The owners and/or lessees of all railroad rights-of-way forming a part
of or crossing any public road within the Borough of Milton shall be responsible
for maintaining the surfaced roadway in a good state of repair.
The Borough Manager or any employee of the borough designated for the purpose is hereby authorized to give notice by personal service or by United States Mail to the owners or lessees of any railroad right-of-way remaining in violation of the provisions of § 191-3 of this Article directing and requiring such owner or lessee to repair such rights-of-way so as to conform to the requirements of this Article within five days after issuance of such notice. In case such owner or lessee shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with such notice within the period of time stated therein, the borough authorities may repair said rights-of-way, and the cost thereof, together with any additional penalty authorized by the law, may be collected by the borough from such owner or lessee in the manner provided by law.
Any person, association, firm or corporation violating or failing, neglecting
or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this Article shall, upon
conviction thereof before a District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine of
not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment
of such fine and costs, to imprisonment in the county prison for not more
than 30 days, provided that each day's continuance of a violation, after
expiration of the applicable notice, shall constitute a separate offense.
