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§  191.  Road  not  to  be  constructed upon ground occupied by public  buildings or in public parks.   No  street  surface  railroad  shall  be  constructed  or  extended upon ground occupied by buildings belonging to  any town, city, county or to the state, or to the United States,  or  in  public  parks, except in tunnels to be approved by the local authorities  having control of such parks. Provided, however, that the  commissioners  of  the  state  reservation  at  Niagara, by and with the consent of the  commissioners of the land office, may construct, without expense to  the  state,  street railroad tracks upon and along that part of the riverway,  so called, between Falls and Niagara streets, in  the  city  of  Niagara  Falls,  and  in  their discretion may grant revocable licenses to street  surface railroad companies to use such tracks upon such  terms  as  said  commissioners  may  prescribe.  And  provided,  further,  that  a street  railroad may be constructed or extended upon a route or  routes  with  a  right of way not exceeding fifty feet in width in the Pelham Bay park in  the city of New York, said route or routes to be designated and fixed by  the  board of estimate and apportionment of said city, with the approval  of the park board of said city, and shall constitute  the  most  direct,  appropriate route or routes in the opinion of said board of estimate and  apportionment  and  said park board, but no such street surface railroad  shall be constructed or extended until a  franchise  or  right  therefor  shall  have  been  granted  by said board of estimate and apportionment,  pursuant to the statutes relating to the granting of such franchises  or  rights,  and requiring adequate compensation therefor, and no company or  corporation shall be given the  exclusive  right  to  operate  a  street  surface  railroad  upon such route or routes, and no such street surface  railroad shall be constructed at grade upon, along or across any of  the  existing  or  proposed  streets,  highways,  driveways, parkways or park  walks within the limits of said park.

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Statutes > New-york > Rrd > Article-5 > 191

§  191.  Road  not  to  be  constructed upon ground occupied by public  buildings or in public parks.   No  street  surface  railroad  shall  be  constructed  or  extended upon ground occupied by buildings belonging to  any town, city, county or to the state, or to the United States,  or  in  public  parks, except in tunnels to be approved by the local authorities  having control of such parks. Provided, however, that the  commissioners  of  the  state  reservation  at  Niagara, by and with the consent of the  commissioners of the land office, may construct, without expense to  the  state,  street railroad tracks upon and along that part of the riverway,  so called, between Falls and Niagara streets, in  the  city  of  Niagara  Falls,  and  in  their discretion may grant revocable licenses to street  surface railroad companies to use such tracks upon such  terms  as  said  commissioners  may  prescribe.  And  provided,  further,  that  a street  railroad may be constructed or extended upon a route or  routes  with  a  right of way not exceeding fifty feet in width in the Pelham Bay park in  the city of New York, said route or routes to be designated and fixed by  the  board of estimate and apportionment of said city, with the approval  of the park board of said city, and shall constitute  the  most  direct,  appropriate route or routes in the opinion of said board of estimate and  apportionment  and  said park board, but no such street surface railroad  shall be constructed or extended until a  franchise  or  right  therefor  shall  have  been  granted  by said board of estimate and apportionment,  pursuant to the statutes relating to the granting of such franchises  or  rights,  and requiring adequate compensation therefor, and no company or  corporation shall be given the  exclusive  right  to  operate  a  street  surface  railroad  upon such route or routes, and no such street surface  railroad shall be constructed at grade upon, along or across any of  the  existing  or  proposed  streets,  highways,  driveways, parkways or park  walks within the limits of said park.

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State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rrd > Article-5 > 191

§  191.  Road  not  to  be  constructed upon ground occupied by public  buildings or in public parks.   No  street  surface  railroad  shall  be  constructed  or  extended upon ground occupied by buildings belonging to  any town, city, county or to the state, or to the United States,  or  in  public  parks, except in tunnels to be approved by the local authorities  having control of such parks. Provided, however, that the  commissioners  of  the  state  reservation  at  Niagara, by and with the consent of the  commissioners of the land office, may construct, without expense to  the  state,  street railroad tracks upon and along that part of the riverway,  so called, between Falls and Niagara streets, in  the  city  of  Niagara  Falls,  and  in  their discretion may grant revocable licenses to street  surface railroad companies to use such tracks upon such  terms  as  said  commissioners  may  prescribe.  And  provided,  further,  that  a street  railroad may be constructed or extended upon a route or  routes  with  a  right of way not exceeding fifty feet in width in the Pelham Bay park in  the city of New York, said route or routes to be designated and fixed by  the  board of estimate and apportionment of said city, with the approval  of the park board of said city, and shall constitute  the  most  direct,  appropriate route or routes in the opinion of said board of estimate and  apportionment  and  said park board, but no such street surface railroad  shall be constructed or extended until a  franchise  or  right  therefor  shall  have  been  granted  by said board of estimate and apportionment,  pursuant to the statutes relating to the granting of such franchises  or  rights,  and requiring adequate compensation therefor, and no company or  corporation shall be given the  exclusive  right  to  operate  a  street  surface  railroad  upon such route or routes, and no such street surface  railroad shall be constructed at grade upon, along or across any of  the  existing  or  proposed  streets,  highways,  driveways, parkways or park  walks within the limits of said park.