Article 5 - STREET SURFACE RAILROADS

Section 170 - Street surface railroads; general provisions
Section 171 - Consent of property owners and local authorities
Section 172 - Consent of local authorities; how procured
Section 173 - Condition upon which consent shall be given; sale of franchise at public auction
Section 173-A - Enacted without section heading
Section 173-B - Enacted without section heading
Section 173-C - Enacted without section heading
Section 173-D - Enacted without section heading
Section 173-E - Enacted without section heading
Section 173-F - Every terminable permit, and every amendment to any existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent incorporating therein the terms of a terminable permit, shall contain an irrevocable option for the purchase by the city, town or village, either directly or through its nominee or nominees, of all or any part of the property, plant and equipment of the street surface railroad at any time, at a price agreed upon or to be ascertained and determined in a manner agreed upon at the time of the granting of the permit or amendment and to be set forth therein
Section 173-G - Approval of permit or amendment by commissioner of transportation
Section 173-H - Existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent reinstated on invalidity of amendment
Section 174 - Proceedings if property owners do not consent
Section 175 - Percentage of gross receipts to be paid in cities or villages; report of officers
Section 176 - Extension of route over rivers; terminus in other counties; when property owners withhold consent; supreme court may appoint commissioners
Section 177 - Use of tracks of other roads
Section 178 - Repair of streets; rate of speed; removal of ice and snow
Section 178-A - Headlights
Section 179 - Within what time road to be built
Section 180 - Motive power
Section 181 - Rate of fare
Section 182 - Collection of fare
Section 183 - Construction of road in street where other road is built
Section 184 - Abandonment of part of route
Section 185 - Effect of dissolution of charter as to consents
Section 186 - Corporate rights saved in case of failure to complete road; right to operate branches; conditions; former consents ratified; limitations
Section 187 - Extensions and franchises confirmed
Section 188 - Certain consents of local authorities confirmed
Section 189 - Time extended for payment of percentage based on gross receipts
Section 191 - Road not to be constructed upon ground occupied by public buildings or in public parks
Section 192 - Center-bearing rails prohibited
Section 192-A - Relocation of tracks
Section 193 - Right to cross bridge substituted for a bridge crossed for five years
Section 194 - Protection of employees
Section 195 - Platforms on new cars, how constructed
Section 196 - Protection to employees in the counties of Albany and Rensselaer
Section 197 - Protection of employees in the counties of Kings and Queens
Section 198 - Contracts for the adjustment of payments due certain cities
Section 201 - Construction of park railroads in cities having a population of one million five hundred thousand or upwards
Section 202 - Consents of property owners
Section 203 - Expense of construction and operation
Section 204 - Agreements for payment of cost of construction by instalments
Section 205 - Disposition of income
Section 206 - Motive power
Section 207 - Railroads in parks in New York city, by whom constructed
Section 209 - Change of motive power authorized
Section 210 - New streets across other than steam surface railroads