ยง 188. Certain consents of local authorities confirmed. All consents
given since December first, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and prior
to February first, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, by the local
authorities of any city having a population of fifty thousand or more,
to the construction, operation and maintenance of a street surface
railroad in any such city by a railroad corporation which has not
complied with the provisions of section nine of this chapter, or has
failed to obtain the certificate therein provided for, are hereby
validated and confirmed, and any such corporation may construct, operate
and maintain a street surface railroad over, along and upon the streets,
avenues, highways and public places described in such consent, upon
obtaining the consent of the owners of property bounded on such streets,
avenues, highways or public places as provided by law.
Structure New York Laws
Article 5 - Street Surface Railroads
170 - Street Surface Railroads; General Provisions.
171 - Consent of Property Owners and Local Authorities.
172 - Consent of Local Authorities; How Procured.
173 - Condition Upon Which Consent Shall Be Given; Sale of Franchise at Public Auction.
173-G - Approval of Permit or Amendment by Commissioner of Transportation.
173-H - Existing License, Grant, Franchise, Permit or Consent Reinstated on Invalidity of Amendment.
174 - Proceedings if Property Owners Do Not Consent.
175 - Percentage of Gross Receipts to Be Paid in Cities or Villages; Report of Officers.
177 - Use of Tracks of Other Roads.
178 - Repair of Streets; Rate of Speed; Removal of Ice and Snow.
179 - Within What Time Road to Be Built.
183 - Construction of Road in Street Where Other Road Is Built.
184 - Abandonment of Part of Route.
185 - Effect of Dissolution of Charter as to Consents.
187 - Extensions and Franchises Confirmed.
188 - Certain Consents of Local Authorities Confirmed.
189 - Time Extended for Payment of Percentage Based on Gross Receipts.
191 - Road Not to Be Constructed Upon Ground Occupied by Public Buildings or in Public Parks.
192 - Center-Bearing Rails Prohibited.
193 - Right to Cross Bridge Substituted for a Bridge Crossed for Five Years.
194 - Protection of Employees.
195 - Platforms on New Cars, How Constructed.
196 - Protection to Employees in the Counties of Albany and Rensselaer.
197 - Protection of Employees in the Counties of Kings and Queens.
198 - Contracts for the Adjustment of Payments Due Certain Cities.
202 - Consents of Property Owners.
203 - Expense of Construction and Operation.
204 - Agreements for Payment of Cost of Construction by Instalments.
207 - Railroads in Parks in New York City, by Whom Constructed.
209 - Change of Motive Power Authorized.
210 - New Streets Across Other Than Steam Surface Railroads.