The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-13
THE HORSE RAILROAD.

AN ORDINANCE To, AUTHORIZE THE ooNsrRuc'
TON AND OPERATION Or CERTAIN HORSE
RAILWAYS IN THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND.
src. y, Re ]. oraa;sed b. the City Council of
u. C;ty of Rock Island, That there is hereby
orsnted to the @Moline and Rock Island horse
railroad company" permission and authority 10
construct and operate single tick railway, with
AL necessary and convenient tracks LOT turn AZ.
tside- 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-
| dary of said city to Broadway street, thence on
| Broadway street to Rock River street, tnenee
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 70 Madison street aforesaid. said company
/ NAV also construct and operate track from Or
leans or Illinois street through any one street mat
they may select except Eagle street, to tine Lesee,
1 not extending the same beyond the south line OF
| Mississippi street. Provided that said company
shall not construct any track occupy or use
4 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'
~ for turn-outs, side-traeks and sWitehes.
| SEC q No locomotive propelled by steam
shall ever be used upon any part OF sald railways
within the present future limits OF the city, ana
the carriages used thereon shall be propelled by
none other than animal power -,
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in the limits of the city of Rock Island, shall be
four feet and eight and one half inches and shall
not be changed without the consent OF the city
: council of said city. ~ - &c., n
| SEc4 The said horse railroad company shall
put and keep the track of their said roads IN sucn
condition that the upper portion of the rail- snail
not at any be elevated above the surface OF the
street on which they laid, so that vehicles can
easily and freely at all times cross SAID tracks
all points in any direction, without obstruction.
I'll SEC. 5. The said company shall be at the en-
| tire cost and expense of grading, paving, Nc
= Adamizng, planking, filling, and constructing IN
drains on at least seven feet of the width OF the
{ streets they shall occupy and use, so that the
S same shall be put and thereafter be kept In as
L good a condition and repair the remaining por-
f tons of said streets corresponding with and op,
posite said railway tracks shall be, or be put, and
| kept by the said city council Anu u
| the Grade or the nature of the surface Of said
IL streets shall be changed the said railroad compa
ny shall change the grade and surface OF sais
IT portions of said streets as to correspond "iti
e such changed grade, at their own expense, ana Al
n that regard shall comply with all reasonable OF
l dinances of the said city council And the saa'
Il company shall be liable for all legal or eonse
u | ouental damages which may be sustained oy an
s. person by reason of the careessness, neglect o
q misconduct of any agent or servant OF SAID com
re pany in the course of their employment IN tn
construction or the of said track for said rail-
al | way. And the said company and their successor
~ shall moreover at their own expense, grade an
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| city limits to Broadway street, as shall be sum
r eient to leave wagon road at least eighteen lee
o. in width, beside that occupied and USED oy sal
n horse railroad, so as TO leave the same IN o
good a condition and repair as the same no" J
re- may be put before the construction Oh 'ne sal
il horse railroad track
SEC. 6. The city council, in case they conslC
of er the charges of sand company for the TansPo
al thereof excessive may from time to time, by o
mt dinance regulate and control said charges, TT
ell yided they shall not at any time restrict SAID con
pany any less rates than cents tor one passe
ger irrespective of ten cents Tor OF
os- passenger for a greater distance thah one III
,ch | within the city limits
Inv SEC T. 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 as to interfere with or
@ | terrupt the travel of the several streets WIFI
81 they in their respective routes are required
=, cross.
SECS In all cases where any team or vel
Gle shall meet a car upon either OF the horse ra
ST ways upon the streets of said city such team
on vehicle shall give way to such car, nor shall a
person wilfully or malciously obstruct, hinder
interfere with any of said railway cars by placer
driving or stopping, or causing to be placed
driven at a slow pace or stopped, any team, vel
| Gle or other obstacle in, upon, across, along
| near to the track of said railways, or either
them in said city, after being notified by the III
IS ing of the car bell. whoever shall wlih1hy Y
| late any of the provisions of this section SHAH
felt TO the city of Rock Island the sum OF not
than FIVE dollars nor more than twenty-five q
lars for every such otiense.
Sec g. The rights and privileges given
virtue of this ordinance TO said company shall
forfeited to thecity unless the construction ther
miss shall be commenced within one year from the
of the passage hereof, and the construction
line of railway from the eastern limit OF TINS
| to the court house square shall be completed
mt in operation within two years from the dat
mrs | the massage of this ordinance, and so much
said routes aforesaid as shall not be fully GO
nIot.d within three wears from the passage ht
| of shall be forfeited to the city unless the Z
shall be extended by the city council, and In
any or any part of said routes shall be abando
by the parties aforesaid, all improvements, exc
| the iron rails upon such track or route SO ab
| doned, shall be forfeited to the city
hrs SEC. 10. The right to operate said rallw
shall extend TO the full expiration OF twenty
s years from the passage hereof But this orr
| ance shall not take effect until said company s
enter into bond with the city of Rock lsla
in the penal sum of twenty five thousand doll
| conditioned for the faithful performance by
company of the terms and the rights reserved
said city and its council and the condltions
this ordinance, which said bond shall be bln'
upon said company and its successors, and
be approved by said city council
SEC IL. The fourth section and so mucl
the first section of this ordinance as prescl
that said company shall not use any of the
streets within twelve feet of the outer line of
sidewalks shall not apply to that portion OF
route lying on Moline Avenue, and on that
ton said company may construct their traci
the north side of said Moline Avenue as mes
mrs NAV be to the outer line of the sidewalk and
use such rail as they may please-,,not ralsin
IS track more than the thickness of the rail
the level of the road; and whenever the popui
of this city shall reach the number of 20 ,Ooo
city council may require the track on Moline
enue to be constructed in other portions o
city and provided that said horse railroad
T many shall be required to make such conve
mrs crossings on Moline Avenue as may be niece
for the acc ommodation of persons residing
r | side the road may pass.
i give Passed May 9th, A. d. 1867.
e'O Attest Approved,
they J. X. JOHNSTON, VIM. EdULho
City Clerk. May