[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Garfield 6-20-1978
by Ord. No. 1655 (Ch. 201 of the 1979 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any train to travel on the Dundee Spur on Monroe
Street on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and all religious and legal
holidays.
It shall be unlawful for said trains to travel on the Dundee Spur before
9:00 a.m. and after 3:00 p.m.
It shall be unlawful for said trains traveling on the Dundee Spur to
exceed a speed limit of five miles per hour.
It shall be unlawful for said trains to block any intersection in excess
of five minutes.
It shall be unlawful for said trains to travel on the Dundee Spur without
having thereon an agent in addition to the engineer, to assist in the control
and care of the train and to prevent accidents and disturbances of the good
order and security of the streets.
It shall be unlawful for said trains to travel on the Dundee Spur without
a flagman walking in front of said trains.
The power for enforcement of this chapter shall be vested in the Police
Department of the City of Garfield.
[Added 1-5-1999 by Ord. No. 2255]
At all times during which a railroad car is parked or otherwise left
in a stationary position within the City of Garfield, except while actually
being loaded or unloaded, the railroad car shall be secured by the railroad
company and all doors to same shall be locked in order to prevent access by
unauthorized individuals. This provision shall apply to railroad cars operating
on the Dundee Spur as well as any and all other railroad companies or cars
operating within the geographical boundaries or the City of Garfield.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2457]
Any company violating any provision of this chapter shall, for each
and every such violation, be punished by one or more of the following: a
fine not exceeding $2,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days;
and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
