The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-28
An ORDINANCES.
Granting tie Right Of Woy to The Rock leland
aad Camden Dummy Raiisoay.

aad Camdea Dummy Raiisoay.
WHEREAs. At the ulAr meeting Of the city
council OF Rock Island held on Monday evening
April 4th, !s7o, an ordin Ance was passed, grant
rug 10 the Rock Island aud Camden Dummy
hallway company the right to constructs and
operate dummy railway through certain streets
OF sad city and
"hkRrAs, Said ordnance was hastily pre-
pared and imPerfectiy and informally construct
ca 10 some respects, now therefore ~ the request
=. sAla railway company, anI IN order that the
iisnh' privileges and duties OF said company
may be more clearly and fully defined.
Eeaofred, That the said ordinance be and the
same hereby repealed, and that instead there OF
to-wIt:
SECTION l. BE IL ordained b. tie ;,y c,,,,,I n ,
rae e'ty q hoek Island, that there i. hereb,
granted TO the Rock Island aud Camden RAJ.
way company permissi and authority 10 con
street and operate 4 single track railway with
All necessary and convenient track. Tor turn-
outs, side tracks ana Switches, Ia any and ALI
OF Tue following streets IA the city of Rock
isiAnd' to-"lt; Com nenciLg 90 Marke. Square
at point as near the centre OF said square AZ
may be convenient directly cast of tn. aIlev
running east and west, through block thirteen OF
the old town of Rock Island thence running
south on kagie street TO Toledo street, thence
along Toledo street TO Otter street, thence south
on otter street to the sOathern limts of said CITY,
always IN tie centre o! said streets as far as
Outer street from the place OF beginning. SAID
company shsh also have the right TO cross all OF
the bridges across Rock TIyer, Known a. and
called camden bridges, with their track: Pro
cided, that a track may be laid down on either
slde OF said bridges, except over the main or
north bridge And proceeded, further, that saia
company shall be required to lay their track on
the west side OF the macadAmized, or Camden
road, after crossing said road near the dwelling
0f John Good, on said road.
SEC z. The privileges given the said com
osny in the fret section, as above, in this o.di-
nance, shall continue for thirty 30) ears eIceu:
the crossing Of the main bridge On the north side
Of said Rock river, which shall be only for one
u year from the fret day Of the crossing of the
ears 90 said track over said main bridge. At
the expiration Of the first year said cOmpEny
shall remove their track from said main bridge
Said company, however, has permission TO use
the piers and cords of said main bridge sOHfar as
may he practicable, without endangering the
safety Of the bridge, for the purpose OF buIiin z
an additional bridge for the use Of said dummy
cad Preceded, whenever the dummy engine
shall approach the main bridge, aud a team.
either single or double, or any kind OF vehicle,
shall have entered, or shsll be about enter the
opposite end OF the bridge the dummy shall come
TO hs!t until the vehicle has passed over the
bridge and should the dummy engine be on the
bridge when the team goes on the tummy shall
stop until the team or vehicle has passed 1t.
SIC. = sAiu company shall use the tEam-rAil
whenever and wherever the TRACK occupies the
center Of the street within the city Of Rocs islam
and across said bridges Proriasd. that for
the present said company lie required to Law dow
said tram rail within the limits of said CITY from
The point OF commencement, on Eagle street, to
't'er street on'y, the city council reserving the
night 10 order the tram rail extended at tn. ex
Pense Of SAID company from time to time as the
said council may direct.
SEC. 4. Said company shall at all times keen
its track properly bsilssted, aud the SPACE be-
tween 1t and the end Of the ties planked or ma
eadamlEed at its own cost, and IN constructing
and maintaining the track Of saIj company, II
hall conform 10 the grade Of said city a. estAb-
ished from time 10 time, and interfere, as little
As possible, wIth the ordinary travel and use OF
the streets through which said track may pass OF
over which 1t may cross. And said company
ball also make and maintain all such crossings
may lie required by the city council ami
shali, at It's own expense ana rea-
souahle notice by the city Authorities, at
al times make or cause TO be made. all drains
or water courses which NAV be required TO lie
made by the city council under the tracA in
or across any grounds which said company may
occupy.
SIC. 5. It Is mutually uIder,tcod and agreed.
thai saId city viii not be resp0n.ible for any
damages that may occur 10y reason OF the fri ght-
eDing OF horses, the los. Of life or prop
ert,, or other injury that NAV result from the
running Of the engines or cars OF SAID company
over said track. Neither shall said city be re-
sFonsble Tor any damage 10 said company by the
breaking down OF . bridge or bridges, nor for
any damage to said company from delsys tha:
may occur by reason Of repairing said bridge or
bridges or by said bridges or either Of them
heeomlng impossible in any manner whatever.
SEC 3. said company shall run It's trsins by
SAID dummy engines within the limits Of said
city st a rate Of speed not exceeding Eve miles
per hour: and il shall be subject all necessary
police aud ordinary regulations and restrictions
Of said city
SIC. :. Fer the privileges herein granted rail
CON pany. II shall pay into the treasury Of said
CT Y, TO he paid in advance before the commence
meHt Of each year, four hundred dollars 5000
for the fret year; FIVE hundred dollars lS5OOl
annually Tor the next nine 81 years; eight hun
dred dollars tS>ool annually tor the next ten fle)
years and one Thousand dollars 5 OG0l annu-
ally Tor the last ten 40 years: Prarided said
company shall rot be required to pay anything
INTO the city treasury a. above set forth, unless
they use one or more Of said bridges.
Sac. 5 The rights and privileges given bv
virtue Of this ordinance to saic company, shall be
forfeited TO the city unless the construction Of
said railway shall he commenced within three
years from tn. date ofthe passage berecf, snd
the same completed from said city 10 Rock
river. and put IN operation within five years from
date otthe passage o. this ordin auce. unless the
the time shall be extended by the city council .
and IN Gaze said liue any part thereof shall be
abandoned by cad company, all portion. Of
streets within said city so abandoned by said
are to he left in good condition
Sac. .. If the said company ~ any time fails
to comply with any Of the provisions Of this
ord nance after receiving sixty days notice in
writing, requesting a compliance with the same 1T
IS understood and agreed between the ,a:d city
and said company that this ordinance shall be
null and void
PORTER SKINNER, Mayor.
Attest: !. FRANK CONWAY. City Clerk.
Passed April 18th, A. d 1879