§ 14.24.060. Crossing signal resolution—Authorized.  


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  • Whenever, in the opinion of the Council, the public safety or welfare may require the stationing of flagmen or the placing of automatic warning signals or signal bells in, at or upon any street or streets crossed by the tracks of any railroad company or companies, the Council may adopt a resolution of necessity finding and determining that the public safety and welfare so require the stationing of such flagmen or the placing of such automatic warning signals or signal bells designating the streets crossed by the tracks of the railroad company or companies and in, at or which the flagmen are to be stationed or the automatic warning signals or signal bells are to be placed, naming the railroad company or companies the tracks of which cross the streets mentioned, describing generally the number, type and location of automatic warning signals or signal bells to be placed or the number of flagmen to be stationed at each such crossing and the hours during which the flagmen shall be maintained, and fixing a day and hour not less than fifteen (15) days from the date of the adoption of the resolution at which the railroad company or companies may appear before the Council and show cause why the Council should not order the stationing of the flagmen or the placing of the automatic warning signals or signal bells. Any number of streets and any number of railroad companies may be included in the same resolution.

(Prior code § 7534.8)