The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-29
An ONlllNA
Granting the Right Of Wy to he Rock leland
aad Cdn.den DANNY Rasl.eav

a.d Camden Dummy Ra.l.say
wHEREAs, At the reg ulsr meeting of the city
council OF Rock Island held on Monday evening
april 4th, 1917, an Vrdin snee was passed, grant
rug 10 the Rock Island aud Camden Dummy
Railway company the right TO construct and
operate q dummy railway through certain street.
oi SAID city and
WHEREAS, SAID ordnance was hastily pre-
pared and Imperfectiy and informally construct
Ell 10 some respects, now therefore a. the request
OF sAid railway company, ami in order that the
rights, privileges and duties OF said company
may be more clearly aud fully defined.
kesotred, That the said ordinance be and the
same Is hereby repealed, and that instead thereof
the following be and the same IL hereby passed,
tO-wIt:
SECTION |. Be itor,!aia,,IL g The eify council Of
the city ~ Rock I,iaaf, that there is hereby
granted TO the Rock leland and Camden Rail
way company permits son add authority to con
otruet and operate single track railway, with
all necessary and convenient tracks Tor lurn-
outs, sIde tracks aud suItsh,s, III any and al!
OF the following streets IN the city Of ROck
Island, to-wu: Commencing on Marie. Square
Al point as near the centre OF said square a.
may Oe convenient directly east OF the alley
running east and west, through block thirteen OF
the old town Of Rock Island, thence RAINING
south on kagls street TO Toledo street, thence
along Toledo street to Otter street, thence south
ttFeet 70 southern llElits OF SAID CITY,
always in the centre of ssid streets far
Outer street from the place Of beginning Sand
company shail also have the right TO cross all Of
the bridges across Rock rIvsr, own as and
called Camden bridges, with their track P,0-
cidsa, that track may be laid down on either
side OF sid bridges, except over the main OF
north bTidge. iRd prOriasd, further, that saii
company shall be required u lay their track on
the west side Of the macadamiIed, or Camden,
road, after crossing said road near the dwelling
of John Good, on said road.
SEC. ?. The privileges given the said com
Dany in the fret section, as above, in this ord-
nance, shal continue fer thirty tSO years. eIccD.
the crossing of the main bridge On the north aide
of said Rock river, which s3all be only for one
~ year from he first day Of the crossing OF the
cars on said track over said main bridge. At
the expiration Of the hrst year said company
shall remove their track from said main bridge.
said company, however, has permission 20 use
the piers aud cords OF said main bridge 50 far a.
may be practicable. without endaRgering the
safety Of the bridge, for the purpose OF building
an additional bridge for the use VI sand dummy
! Dad FroUided, whenever the dummy engine
shall spproaeh the main bridge, aud team,
either single OF double, any Kind OF vehicle,
shall have entered or shall be about TO enter the
opposite end Of the bridge, the dummy shall me
/ GO a hsit until the vehicle has passed over the
] bridge and should the dummy engine b. on the
| bridge when the team goes on. the dummy shall
I rN'f uAtAt Niie team OF Ntnltlt IA- Il--SA IT,
| Sc > Said company shall use the tran-rSil
whenever and wherever the track occupies the
center OF the stscet within the city of Rock island
| and across said bridges g'Fufss.l. that for
| the present said company required To- lay d5un
sa5d tram rail within the limits OF saii city from
| the point OF commencement, on Eagle street, to
! tier street oniy, the city council reservins the
/ rigbt 10 order the tram rail extended at the cN
pense Of sald company from time to time, C. the
| said council may direct.
SIC. (. Said company shall. al all times keep
/ its track properly baliasted, and the space be
tween 1t aud the end Of the ties planked or ms
1 cadamIzed Al lts own cost, aud IN constructing
! and maintaining the track Of sali company, IL
| ball conform TO the grade Of saii city a. estAb-
! iisAed from time TO time. and interfere. as little
! A. possible, with the ordinary travel and Use %;
the streets through which said track mzy p.ss or
over which II may cross And said company
/ snail also make ami maintain all .uch crossings
as may lie required by the cs;y council. and
-hail, at It, own expense ami rea-
,ousble noti.e by the city authorities, "a,
all times make or cause to be made, Hl drains
1 or water courses WI ch NAV be required to lie
made by the city c.uucll under the track or il
[ Or across any grounds ~hich said company may
I occupy
SIC. .. IL Is mutually Understood and agreed,
/ that sali city viii not be Responsible for any
damages that may Occur by reason 81 the fright
eung % teams horses, the loss Of life or prep
crts or other injury that may result from the
[ running Of the engines OF cars of said company
over said yrack. Neither shall said city be re
sFonslbie toT any damage TO said company by the
Dreaklng down of bridge or bridges, nor for
any damages TO said company from delsys ths'
may occur by reason of repAiring sSid bridge OF
bridges; or by said bridges or either Of them
becoming impsss Die il any manner whatever.
SEC g. said company shall run Tvs trains by
said dummy engines within the limits of ssid
city at rate Of speed not exceeding FIVE miles
per hour: ana it shall be subject to al necessary
police aud ordinary regulations and restriction,
o: said city.
SIC. :. For the privileges herein granted said
company, il shall pay into the treasury Of said
e. Y. TO be paid in advance before the commence.
aent Of each year, four hundred dollars S4oe
for the frst year; Ave hundred dollars $500
annually Tor the next nine t9l years; eight bun.
rrci dollars S>o0l annually tor the next ten llO
years and one thousand dollars 81 0OCl annU
ally for the last ten 40 wears: P-1ridcd. .ait
company shall not be required to psy anything
INTO the city treasury as above sc, forth, unlCs
they use ore or more OF said h-ilg.s
sFC. The rights and privileges given h
virtue Of this ordinance % sal, company. shall b
forfeited TO the city unles. the construction O
said railway shall he commenced within thre'
years from the date ofthe passage hereof, sn,
he same completed from said city 60 Rocl
river, and put in operation within Eve years from
date Of the passage o. this ordinance. unless tn
the tine shall he extended by the city council
and in said lire or any part thereof ,hail d
, ahanioued by sa'd company, all portions O
streets within said city 20 abandoned by sai,
+ company are to be left in good condition.
, I Sac. 9. II the said company at any time fail
to comply with any Of the provisions Of thi
ordinance after receiving sixty days notice il
writing, requesting compliance with the same /
j. understood and agreed between the ,aii cit,
and said company that this ordinance shall b
, null and void.
, PORTER SKINNER, Mayer.
Attest: J. FRANK CONWAY. City Clerk.
Passed April 18th, A. u 1870.