The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-09
Advertisem'ts
THE HORSE RAILROAD.

AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CoNSThuC'
TON AND OPERATION OF CERTAIN HORSE
RAILWAYS IN THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND.
Sac. l. Be Il ordained By the CITY Council OF
,ke ON of Rock Island That there is hereby
granted to the "Moline and Rock Island morse
railroad company" permission and auihority ~
construct and operate single track railway, with
all necessary and convenient tracks for turn OUTS
sde-tracks and switches, in any and all OF the
following streets in the city of Rock Island, to-
wit On Moline Avenue from the eastern boun-
dairy of said city to Broadway street, thence on
broadway street to Rock River street, thence
! west on Rock River street to Madison street,
thence on Madison street to Illinois street, thence
westerly on Illinois street to Water street, thence
| on Water or Carroll street, as said company may
elect, to Orleans street, thence east on orleans
street to Madison street aforesaid. Said company
may also construct and operate a track from Or
leans Illinois street through any street that
they may select, except Eagle street. to the Levee,
| not extending the same beyond the south line of
| Mississippi street. Provided that said company
| shall not construct any track occupy use
any portion of any of the said streets within
! twelve feet of the outer line of the sidewalks
| thereon except such portions as may be necessa.
4 nv for turn-outs, sde-tracks and switches.
SEC. 2. No locomotive propelled by steam
shall ever be used upon any part of said railways
within the present or future limits OF the city, ano
the carriages used thereon shall be propelled b,
| none other than animal power.
SECS. The gauge of said horse railroad, with
in the limits of the city of Rock Island, shall b.
four feet and eight and one half inches, and shal
not be changed without the consent of the cit,
council of said city.
/ SEC4 The said horse railroad company shal
put and keep the track of their said roads in suc
condition that the upper portion OF the rail- sinai
any time be elevated above the surface OF tn
street which they are laid, so that vehicles cal
easily and freely at all times cross said tracks
all points in any direction, without obstruction.
SEC. ). The said company shall be at the en-
, tire cost and expense of grading, paving, NJ
| Adamizing, planking, filing. and constructin
| drains on at least seven feet of the width OF tn
, streets they shall occupy and use, so that tn
same shall be put and thereafter be kept in a
good q condition and repair as the remaining POI
, tons of sid streets corresponding with and OF
posite said railway tracks shall be, or be put, an
kept by the said city council. And
the grade or the nature of the surface of sal
S streets shall be changed the said railroad comps
ny shall so change the grade and surface OF sal
| portions of said streets as to correspond wit
& such changed grade, at their own expense, and
: | that regard shall comply with all reasonable o.
| dinances of the said city council. And the sal
| company shall be liable for all legal cons
J | auential damages which may be sustained by an
| person by reason Of the carclessness, neglect {
| misconduct of any agent or servant OF said con
| pany in the course of their employment in tn
construction or the of said track for said raj
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| shall, moreover, at their own expense, grade an
| McAdanlize so much of Moline Avenue, from Il
| city limits to Broadway street, as shall be sun
| cient to leave a wagon road at least eighteen lc
in width, beside that occupied and used by sa
horse railroad, to leave the same IN
good a condition and repair as the same now
or may be put before the construction OF the sa
horse railroad track.
SEC. 6. The city council, in case they consi
er the charges of said company for the trsnspo
| tatSnr Of owe said
thereof, excessive, may from time to time, by o
dinanoe, regulate and control said charges, Pr
vided they shall not at any time restrict said col
pany to any less rates than cents for one passe
ger irrespective of distance, and ten cents for O.
passenger for a greater distance than one m
within the city limits. 60
SEC. Z. All proprietors, conductors and drive
of cars may, by the ordinance of the said CT
council, be prohibited from stopping the cars
any street crossing so as to interfere with or
terrupt the travel of the several streets viii
they in their respective routes are required
cross.
SEc s. In all cases where any team or vel
Gle shall meet a car upon either OF the horse IA
I'D ways upon the streets Of said city such team
nc vehicle shall give way to such car, nor shall al
Ill person wilfully OF malciously obstruct hinder
adj interfere with any Of said railway cars by plaeiI
de driving or stopping, or causing to be placed
en- driven at a slow pace or stopped any tram, Se
n Gle or other obstacle in, upon, across, along
lie near to the track of said railways, or either
lie them in said city, after being notified by the ri
ing of the ear bell. Whoever shall willfully V
IT. late any of the provisions of this section shall
ST. felt TO the city of Rock Island the sum of not
III | than FIVE dollars nor more than twenty-h 1--WE u
err | lars for every such otfense-
ey SEC. g. The rights and privileges given
| virtue of this ordinance to said company shall
gle forfeted thecty unless the construction Their
sc shall be commenced within one year from the d
Ill of the passage hereof, and the construction o
/ fJ,e SfeTn
nd to the court house square shall be completed a
ut put in operation with two years from the date
IN | the passage of this ordinance, and so much
rs said routes aforesaid as shall not be fully co
pleted within three years from the passage he
all of shall be forfeited to the city unless the ii
he shall be extended by the city council, and in c.
he any any part Of said routes shall be abandon
by the parties aforesaid, all improvements, exc,
es the iron rails upon such track or route so abs
10 dOned, shah be forfeited TO the city.
"a ASeC. 10. The right to operate said railws
W. shall extend TO the full expiration Of twenty-f
ng years from the passage hereof. But this ord
ance shall not take effect until said company sh
IN enter into a bond with the city of Rock Islar
u in the penal sum of twenty five Thousand dolla
W. conditioned for the faithful performance by s;
on company of the terms and the rights reserved
lso said city and its council and the conditions
ng this ordinance which said bond shall be bindi
wo upon said company and its successors, and sh
In, be approved by said city council.
nd SEC. IL. The fourth section and much
IN the first section of this ordinance prescri
that said company shall not use any of the s
are streets within twelve feet of the outer line of
re. sidewalks shall not apply TO that portion Of s.
mt, route lying on Moline Avenue, and on that T.
ton said company may construct their track
the north side of said Moline Avenue near
may be to the outer line of the sidewalk, and II
n such rail as they may please-not raising
Ill track more than the thickness of the rail abb
ali the level of the road; and whenever the popuat
lnft hiS Gift all he her of
u city council may require the track on Moline
n enue TO be constructed in other portions of
city and provided that said horse railroad co
n pany shall be required to make such converts
D crossings Moline Avenue as may be necess'
for the accommodation of persons residing on
side the road may pass.
Passed May 9th, A. d. 1867.
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