§ 22-131 Definitions.
AC § 22-131
As used in this subchapter the following words shall mean: 1. "Marginal wharf": The area extending inshore from the bulkhead line shown on any plan for the improvement of the water front adopted pursuant to law and constructed in accordance with such plan.
2."Terminal basin": All basins, harbors, graving or loading docks that may be provided by the inclosure, natural or artificial, of water for the flotation, protection or handling of shipping or freight, or for transport service of any class.
3."Terminal ways": A way or ways constructed or operated for the transportation of freight to, from, across or along any wharf property, or canal of or in the city or any extension or extensions, branch or branches, approach or approaches, siding or sidings, bridge or bridges thereof or therefor, upon, lying upon, above or below any street, avenue, road, highway, park or parkway, bridge, viaduct or public place or slip, canal or waterway, public or private, wharf property, lands and lands under water of or in the city, including all equipment and terminal facilities, of every kind used or operated in connection with any such way so constructed or operated.
4."Terminal stations": A building or buildings, structure or structures erected or acquired, occupied or used in connection with terminal ways for the receipt, handling, delivery or shipment of freight, including terminal stores and appurtenances and appliances necessary for the operation thereof, whether such buildings and other structures or portions thereof are used exclusively for terminal stations or terminal stores or in part for warehousing, manufacturing or other purposes.
5."Terminal stores": A building or buildings or space for the temporary storage of freight while in the process of delivery, shipment or transport or for use for general warehouse purposes.
6."Terminal factories": The space used for manufacture and for the storage incidental thereto of materials, supplies and products together with such power, light, machinery, and other facilities therefor as may be supplied in connection therewith.
7."Terminal facilities": Any and all terminal way or ways, terminal station or stations, marginal wharf, terminal basin or basins, terminal store or stores, wharf property, and transportation of property thereon, thereby, thereto or therefrom by this subchapter provided for or mentioned and equipment thereof and therefor.
8."Equipment": Elevators, conveyors and conveying apparatus, hoists, shutes, float bridges, transfer bridges and appliances for lighting, heating, or refrigerating, roadbed, tracks, switches, crossovers, spurs, signals, telphers, cars, motors, engines and rolling stock of all descriptions; tugs, floats and lighters; power plant, substations and transformers, appliances for transmission of power by third rail, overhead wires or other means; telephone and telegraph wires and other means of communication; together with all appurtenances and appliances appertaining thereto, connected therewith or used in the operation thereof.
9."Street": Includes avenue, road, alley, lane, highway, viaduct, bridge, tunnel, subway, park, parkway, and every class of public road, square and place, except marginal wharf.
10."Transportation": Includes any service in connection with the receipt, delivery, carriage, elevation, transfer in transit, sorting and handling of the property transported, or the handling of goods on or in terminal basins, terminal ways, terminal stations, terminal stores or wharf property by mechanical appliances or other means.
