§ 4957.01 Alteration or elimination of grade or other crossings
§ 4957.02 Resolution to alter or abolish
§ 4957.03 Ordinance or resolution to proceed with improvement
§ 4957.04 Acquiring necessary property – sale to railroad company
§ 4957.05 Apportionment of cost
§ 4957.06 Cost of maintenance of bridge borne by county or state
§ 4957.07 Assessment and determination of damages
§ 4957.08 Company failing to comply with agreement
§ 4957.09 Grade crossing on county line road
§ 4957.10 Powers as to grades above or below railroad tracks
§ 4957.11 Changes in location of public ways
§ 4957.12 Preparation of plans and specifications
§ 4957.13 Court to determine manner of improvement
§ 4957.14 Petition to court
§ 4957.15 Procedure
§ 4957.16 Order of the court
§ 4957.17 Writ of mandamus
§ 4957.18 Apportionment of cost between municipal corporation and railroad
§ 4957.19 Payment of railroad company’s proportion of cost
§ 4957.20 Notice of intention to make improvement
§ 4957.21 Claims for damages and judicial inquiry
§ 4957.22 Height of viaduct
§ 4957.23 Acquiring land for erection of piers and supports
§ 4957.24 Cost of maintenance
§ 4957.25 Street railway company to share expense
§ 4957.26 Repairs
§ 4957.27 Crossings above or below grade
§ 4957.28 Railroad crossings
§ 4957.29 Highway crossings
§ 4957.30 Petition for grade crossings
§ 4957.31 Contents of petition
§ 4957.32 Appeals
§ 4957.33 Additional tracks and switches
§ 4957.34 Plans and specifications to be filed with commission
§ 4957.35 Height of structures over railroads
§ 4957.36 Exceptions
§ 4957.37 Costs
§ 4957.38 Injunction
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