The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-11
THE HORSE RAILROAD.

TIoN AND OPERATION OF CERTAIN HORSE
| RAILWAYS IN THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND.
| SEC. 1. Be It ordained by the City Council Of
| the Csty of Rock Island, That there is hereby
| granted to the "Moline and Rock Island horse
railroad company permission and authority TO
construct and operate single track railway, win
all necessary and convenient tracks for turn outs,
side-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 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 through any one 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 or 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.
| ry for turn outs, side tracks and switches.
| Sec. 2. No locomotive propelled by steam
| shall ever be used upon any part of said railways
within the present future limits of the city, and
the carriages used thereon shall be propelled by
| none other than animal power.
| SEC. 3. The gauge of said horse railroad, with
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.
| SEC.4. The said horse railroad company shall
put and keep the track of their said roads in such
condition that the upper portion of the rail shall
not any time be elevated above the surface of the
| street on which they are laid so that vehicles can
easily and freely at all times said tracks at
all points in any direction, without obstruction.
| SEC. 5. The said company shall be at the en-
| tire cost and expense of grading, paving, Nc
| Admitting, panking, filling, and constructing
drains at least seven feet of the width of the
streets they shall occupy and use, SO that the
same shall be put and thereafter be kept IN as
good condition and repair as the remaining por-
tions of sid streets corresponding with and OPP
poste said railway tracks shall be, or be put, and
| kept by the said city council. And if
| the grade the nature of the surface of said
| streets shall be changed the said railroad compa-
ny shall so change the grade and surface of said
| portions of said streets as to correspond with
| such changed grade, at their own expense, and in
| that regard shall comply with all reasonable or
dinances of the said city council. And the said
| company shall be liable for all legal or conse-
quential damages which may be sustained by any
person by reason of the carelessness, neglect or
| misconduct of any agent or servant of said COM
pany in the course OF their employment in the
construction the of said track for said rail
| way. And the said company and their successors
| shall, moreover, at their own expense, grade and
| McAdamize so much of Moline Avenue, from the
city limits to Broadway street, shall be sui-
cieut to leave a wagon road at least eighteen feet
| in width. beside that occupied and used by said
! horse railroad, so as TO leave the same in as
good condition and repair as the same now is
or may bc put before the construction OF the said
| horse railroad track.
SEC. 6. The city council, in case they consid-
er the charges of said company for the transpor-
| tation of passengers over said road, or any part
thereof, excessive, may from time to time by or
| dinance regulate and control said charges, Pro
vided they shah not at any time restrict said COM
pany to any less rates than cents for one passen
ger irrespective of distance and ten cents for one
passenger FOR greater distance than mile
| within the city limits.
| SEC. Z. All proprietors, conductors and drivers
| of cars may, by the ordinance Of the said city
| council be prohibited from stopping the cars at
any street crossing so to interfere with or in
terrupt the travel of the several streets which
they in their respective routes are required TO
| cross.
SECS. In all cases where any team or vehi-
Gle shall meet upon either of the horse rail-
| ways upon the streets Of said city such team or
| vehicle shall give way to such car, nor shall any
| person wilfully malciously obstruct, hinder or
interfere with any Of said railway by placing,
driving or stopping, causing to be placed or
driven at a slow pace or stopped, any team, vehi-
Gle other obstacle in, upon, across, along or
near to the track of said railways, or either OF
them in said city, after being notified by the ring
| ing of the car bell. Whoever shall willfully vio-
late any of the provisions of this section shall for
felt the city of Rock Island the of not less
than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dol
lars for every such ofense-
r | SEC. y. The rights and privileges given by
virtue of this ordinance to said company shall bt
forfeited to heeiy unless the construction Thereof
shall be commenced within one year from the dat,
| of the passage hereof, and the construction of
line of railway from the eastern limit of this city
to the court house square shall be completed ana
put in operation within two years from the date OF
The passage of this ordinance, and much OF
said routes aforesaid shall not be fully COM
| peted within three years from the passage here
| of shall be forfeited to the city unless the time
shall be extended by the city council, and in ease
any or any part Of said routes shall be abandoned
by the parties aforesaid, all improvements, except
the iron rails upon such track route so aban-
= doned, shall be forfeited to the city
SEC 10. The right to operate said railway:
shall extend to the full expiration of twenty-five
! years from the passage hereof. But this ordin
ance shall not take effect until said company snail
| enter into n bond with the city of Rock Island,
in the penal sum of twenty FIVE thousand dollars
conditioned for the faithful performance by said
= company of the terms and the rights reserved tC
said city and its council and the conditions OF
this ordinance, which said bond shall be binding
: upon said company and its successors, and shall
be approved by said city council.
SEC. II. The fourth section and SO much o.
the first section of this ordinance prescribel
that said company shall not any of the said
streets Wltnln WE'VE feet OF the outer line OF th(
sidewalks shall not apply to that portion of said
route lying Moline Avenue, and on that por-
ton said company may construct their track or
| the north side of said Moline Avenue as near a;
may be TO the outer line of the sidewalk, and may
use such rail as they may please-not raising thu
track more than the thickness of the rail ahov,
the level of the road and whenever the population
| of this city shall reach the number OF 10000 tn,
. city council may require the track on Moline Av
enue to be constructed in other portions of the
city and provided that said horse railroad com
pany shall be required 10 make such convenient
crossings on Moline Avenue may be necessary
for the accommodation of persons residing on the
side the road may pass.
Passed May 9th, A. d. 1867.
Attest Approved,
J. K. JOHNSTON WM EGGLESTON
City Clerk. Mayor.