The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-26


nance as amended be adopted.
The yeas and nays being called resulted as
follows, to-wit: a
Yeas-Alds. O. J. Dimick, J. r. Huber,
Lloyd and Wagner, 4.
n Nays-A1ds. Fries anil. Huher,A
NE mayor decided tie ordinsnce adoptsd,
which is as fbllows, tout:
Ansordinanoe wasting the present depot grounds
4 ofthe Rock Island and Peoria Railroad Com
pany, and locating and establishing new depot
grounds for said Company in the City of Rock
Island:
SECTION l, BE II ordained By the City Council
of the City Of Rock leland, That the present de-
not grounds of the Rock Island and Peoria Rail-
road Company in said City, lying north OF the
north line of Water street and In front of Blocks
., ), i, and s. OF the Old Town Of Rock Island, be
and the same are hereby vacated. Prorided, hop-
erer, that said company may continue. IN the pos
session and use thereof until such time as the
said City shall pay or cause to be paid to SAID
Company i've thousand dollars for the engine
house thereon. - 49, "a = <es. ss4ss Asss
SIC. 2, Said Company may hereafter main
tain one track through the streets, alleys and pub
lie grounds OF said City, where the same is now
located and run its trains and locomotives oyer
the same rs its business may require, subject
general nature may, at any time, be IN
force within the limits of said City for the
prohibition oftx greater rate OF iocomo-
tive speed than FIVE miles per hour
and subject also to the right of said City, at any
time after said FIVE thousand dollars shall have
been paid, to require said Company to change the
line Of its track at any and all points east OF
Swan street projected north, to such other line as
| may be designated by the City Council of said
City and as viii afford to said Company as easy
access to the depot grounds OF the Chicago ROCK
| Island and Pacific Railroad as is now enjoyed by
| said Company, the City first paying to said Com
pany the reasonable expenses of such change.
| SEC. 8, The said Company may construct,
| maintain and use a switch in Water street between
| block and Water Block of the Chicago or
Lower Addition to the City OF Rock Island.
/ with railroad track running there
| from along said street into the depot grounds
| hereinafter located and established and said
| Company may also ut any future time construct,
and for the period of ten years from the passage
| of this ordinance, maintain and use side track
on the south side of its main track and connected
Herewith by proper switches, between the west line
of Eagle street Commonly called East Eagle street,
and the east line of Buffalo street projected north,
on which side track ears may be left standing for
| the purpose of selling, unloading and delivering
coal; the same To be so located and constructed as
| to accommodate said business and as to Interfere
with the ordinary uses of said ground by the
| public rs little practicable.
| SEC. 4, All those grounds which are included
in the following boundaries, to wit beginning at
the northern terminus of Ontario street in the
Mississippi river and in the west line of said
| street and running thence southwardy with said
west line to the present track of said Company
thence westwardly with the track of said Company
to Carroll street. thence northwardly to the
| southeast corner of Water Block z, thence west
wardiy with the south line OF said block to ths
| river aforesaid, and thence up the same with thu
| meanders thereof to the place of beginning, art
| hereby designated and shall henceforth be known
| as the depot grounds of said Company and nj
the parts of streets, alleys and public grounds
within said boundaries may he used by said Com
| pany and its assigns, for switches, side tracks
j., engine houses and general railroad and depo
purposes, which depot grounds hereby designated
located and established include Water Blocks
| 3, 6 and i'll the Chicago or Lower Addition t.
| said City, and those parts of blocks and IL
said Addition which lie north of the present tract
of said Company, and also all the parts OF streets
| alleys and public grounds within said boundaries
which parts of streets, alleys and public grounds
are hereby vacated for the purposes Aforesaid
Prorided ho,rerer, that the vacation of said part
of said streets, alleys and public grounds shall
not take eject until said Company shall hay
uired the title to all the private property with
in the boundaries aforesaid, and obtain the con
sent thereto of the proprietors Of all the lands ant
lets (if any such there are) abutting on the par
or parts OF ANY street, alley or public gronn
Z TO be 50 vacated.
~ SEC.~S. All steamboats, and water craft land
ing at the depot grounds hereinabove established
and doing n coal basiness merely, shall not b
e chargeable for wharfage but the right Is hereb
, expressly reserved TO the City Council to eharg
| and collect wharfage on all steamboats, and waite
| craft landing at said depot grounds and dom
| any other business than coal business merely
and for the purpose of collecting such Wharfage
the proper City officers shall, ut all times, hay
$ free access to said depot grounds, and all part
= thereof.
Il SEC g.. This ordinance shall not take effeC
s and be in force unless its acceptance by the sal
o | Rock Island d Peoria Railroad Company sha
$ be signifed in writing to the Mayor and Cit
8 Clerk within ten days from the date of its pas:
= age nor unless the bonds, coupons and judg'
G ments against the City shall, within thirty day
{ from the date of the passage of this ordinance,
S surrendered to the Mayor and cancelled, in pu
suance and upon the terms of the propositlo
- dated April 20th, 1867, and signed by p. l.. CT
- Bile.
Aid. |. Huber moved that the City Cler
= be instructed to spread an engrossed copy {
II this ordinance on the records.
v Adopted.
J. Aid. O. J. Dimick then proposed that til
:; resolution reported by the City A
IS tornevs be adopted, and it was adopte
= unanimously. See resolution in report.
y On motion of Aid. /. Huber, bill amour
y ing to $44, for relaying sidewalk on Ii
north side of Union Square, was allowed I
r p. s. Albert.
Il The Finance Committee submitted I'll
following report, and, on motion of Aid. {
p ]. Dimick, the same was accepted on
d adopted, towit: ..-r.-
1t To His Honor, the Mayor, and City Council
the City of Rock Island
e GENTLEMEN - Your Finance Committee,
II whom was referred the matter of procuring Il
necessary bonds to be issued by the City of Roc
Island, in exchange for the bonds of the Rock
land & Camden Plank Road Company, issued
August, 1857, and now due, would respectful
e report that we have procured said bonds 10 col
e of which accompanies this reportl and We won
" recommend the adoption of the same and tn
:. the Acting Mayor and City Clerk are hereby a
e thorized to execute the same.
u ER /. HUBER, Committee.
n Adjourned to next regular meeting.
ut j. X. JOHNSTON, City Clerk.