Effective: January 1, 1966
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 94 - 106th General Assembly
The board of rapid transit commissioners may acquire by purchase or appropriate, enter upon, and hold any real estate or easement, partial or otherwise, therein, thereon, thereunder, or thereover, or any interest therein, both within and without the limits of the city, which it deems necessary for the purposes specified in section 747.08 of the Revised Code, and in the manner provided by sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
The board may cross and occupy streets and highways in the manner provided by law for street, suburban, or interurban electric railways, and may receive grants from city, township, or county officers of the right to use or occupy streets and other public highways which such officers may give the board.
The board may order the removal of pipes, sewers, conduits, poles, and other structures that are in the way of construction authorized by sections 747.01 to 747.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and may temporarily suspend streetcar traffic. The cost of changing sewers and water pipes shall be included as part of the cost of construction, and the board may enter upon lands or buildings for examination and surveys prior to appropriation proceedings therefor.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 7 | Municipal Corporations
Chapter 747 | Rapid Transit Commission
Section 747.01 | Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners.
Section 747.02 | Organization of Board - Rules and Regulations.
Section 747.03 | Employment of Clerks, Engineers, and Superintendents - Duties.
Section 747.04 | Control of Construction and Maintenance - Parkways.
Section 747.05 | Control and Expenditure of Funds - Contracts for Work.
Section 747.07 | Issue of Bonds - Maximum Issue Without Vote.
Section 747.08 | Application of Proceeds From Sale of Bonds.
Section 747.09 | Acquiring or Appropriating Property.
Section 747.10 | Disposition of Fees and Earnings.
Section 747.11 | Power to Lease Depots and Terminals - Submission of Question to Electors.
Section 747.13 | Unused Real Estate Available for Boulevard Purposes.