The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-10
THE HORSE RAILROAD.


AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CoNsTRUc.
TON AND OPERATION OF CERTAIN HORSE
RAILWAYS IN THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND.
| SEC l. Be It ordained by the City Council of
4 the City Of Rock Island, That there is hereby
\ granted to the sMoline and Rock Island horse
| railroad company permission and authority to
construct and operate single track railway, with
all necessary and convenient tracks for turn outs,
| side-tracks and switches, in any and all of the
1 following streets in the city of Rock Island, to-
wit: On Moline Avenue from the eastern boun-
| Diary of said city to Broadway street, thence on
1 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 or Illinois street 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 or 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-
| nv for tutn-outs, side-tracks and switches.
SEC. q No locomotive propelled by steam
shall ever be used upon any part of said railways
within the present future limits of the city, and
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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 he changed without the consent of the city
| council Of said city.
| SEGA 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
at any time be elevated above the surface of the
street which they laid, so that vehicles car
easily and freely at all times cross said tracks al
all points in any direction, without obstruction,
SEC. 3. The said company shall be at the en-
tire cost and expense of grading, paving, Nc
Adamizng, planking, filling, and constructing
drains at least feet of the width of the
streets they shall occupy and use, so that thu
4 same shall be put and thereafter be kept in a;
good condition and repair as the remaining por
tions of said streets corresponding with and op'
posite said railway tracks shall be, or be put, and
kept by the said city council. And II
the grade or the nature of the surface of said
streets shall be changed the said railroad compa'
ny shall change the grade and surface of said
portions of said streets to correspond with
such changed grade, at their own expense, and ii
| that regard shall comply with all reasonable or
dinances of the said city council. And the sale
company shall be liable for all legal or conse
| quential damages which may be sustained by any
person by Of the carelessness, neglect oil
| misconduct of any agent or servant OF SAID com
| pany in the course of their employment in thu
| construction the of said track for said rail
| way. And the said company and their successor:
| SHALL moreover, at their own expense, grade and
| McAdamize so much of Moline Avenue, from The
city limits to Broadway street, as shall be suth
cient to leave wagon road at least eighteen fee
in width, beside that occupied and used by said
1 horse railroad, so as to leave the same IN nj
good condition and repair the same now il
may be put before the construction of the sait
| horse railroad track.
| SEC. e. The city council, in case they consid
er the charges Of said company for the transpor
tation of passengers over said road, or any par
thereof, excessive may from time to time, by or
| dinance regulate and control said charges, Pro
vided they shall not at any time restrict said com
panyt to any less rates than cents for one passen
ger irrespective of distance, and ten cents for on
| passenger fer greater distance than one mil
| within the city limits.
, | SEC. Z. All proprietors, conductors and driver
of cars may, by the ordinance of the said cit
council, be prohibited from stopping the cars a
; any street crossing so to interfere with in
/ terrupt the travel of the several streets whic
: | they in their respective routes are required
5 | crssS.
J. SEC s. In all eases where any team or veh
| Gle shall meet car upon either Of the horse RAJ
| ways upon the streets Of said city such team
vehicle shall give way TO such car, nor shall an
y person wilfuly or maliciously obstruct, hinder
interfere with any of said railway cars by placing
| driving or stopping, or causing to be placed {
| driven at slow pace or stopped, any team, web
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: near to the track Of said railways, or either
them in said city, after being notified by the rims
: ing Of the car bell. Whoever shall willfully VIZ
late any of the provisions of this section shall TO
felt to the city of Rock Island the sum of not lie
than five dollars nor more than twenty-five do
lars for every such Ofense.
SEC. 2. The rights and privileges given
virtue of this ordinance to said company shall |
forfeited to city unless the construction there
shall be CONNIE need within one year from the da
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line of railway from the eastern limit of this eli
to the court house square shall be completed an
| put in operation within two years from the date
the passage of this ordinance, and 50 much
| said routes aforesaid as shall not be fully com
| pleted within three years from the passage here
| Of shall be forfeited to the city unless the tim
shall be extended by the city council and in cas-
any any part of said routes shall be abandone
by the parties aforesaid, all improvements, exeeI
| the iron rails upon such track or route SO abaI
| doned, shall be forfeited to the city.
SEC. 10. The right to operate said railway
shall extend to the full expiration of twenty nv
| years from the passage hereof. But this ordiT
anee shall not take effect until said company sha
| enter into bond with the city Of Rock Island
in the penal sum of twenty five thousand dollar
conditioned for the faithful performance by sal
> company of the terms and the lights reserved
n | said city and its council and the conditions
this ordinance, which said bond shall be bindin
upon said company and its successors and sha
be approved by said city council.
SEC. II. The fourth section and much
| the first section of this ordinance prescribe
| that said company shall not use any of the sal
streets within twelve feet OF the line of IL
sidewalks shall not apply to that portion of sal
route lying on Moline Avenue, and that POI
ton said company may construct their track c
the north side of said Moline Avenue as
may be to the outer line of the sidewalk. and ms
use such rail as they may please-not raising Il
| track more than the thickness of the rail sbo'
the level of the road; and whenevertbe populate
| this city shall reach the number of 10000 Il
city council may require the track on Moline A.
enue to be constructed as in other portions of Il
city and provided that said horse railroad con
pany shall be required to make such couveniel
crossings on Moline Avenue may be necessai
fer the accommodation Of persons residing on tt
# side the road may pass.
Passed May 9th, A. d. 1867.
Attest. Approved,
J. r. JOHNSTON WIN. EGGLEST0H
City Clerk. Mayor.
Rock Island, May 10, 1867, DIST.