The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-02
An ORDINANCES.
Granting the Right Of Way TO the Rock i'tan
and Camden Dummy Raileay.

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Granting The Right Of Way to the Rock leland
and Camden Damny Raleay.
WHEsEAs, At the regular meeting of the city
council OF kock Island held on Monday evening
April 4th, 1870, an ordin Ance was passed, grant
lug 10 the Rock Island and Camden Dummy
Railway company the right to construes and
operate dummy railway through certain streets
or sad city and
WHEREAs, Said ordinance was hastily pre-
pared and imperfecty and informally construct
ca ID some respects, now therefore at the request
OF esid railway company, ani in order that tine
rights, privileges and duties of said company
may De more clearly aud fully defined.
hesosed, That the said ordinance be aud the
same i hereoy repealed, and that instead thereof
the Following be and the same is hereby passed,
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SECTION /. he At ordained b. the city couaeI of
the city VI Rock Island, that there i. hereby
granted TO the Rock Island and Camden Rail-
way company permission and authority to con
struct and operate single track railway, with
all necessary and convenient tracks TOR turn
outs, side Il acks and switches, IN any and all
OF the following streets in the city OF Rock
Island, to-wit: Commencing on Markes Square
| at point as near the centre OF said square as
| may be Convenient directly east of tue alley
running east and west, through block thirteen OF
! the old town Of Rock Island, thence running
south on Eagle street to Toledo street, thence
along Toledo street to Otter street, thence south
Otter street to the southern limits of said city
| always in the centre Of said streets as lar as
| Otter street from the place Of beginning. SAID
company shall also have the right to crosse all OF
the bridges across Brock river, own az and
called Camden bridges, with their track Pro
rided, that a track may be laid down either
| side Of sid bridges, except over the main OF
north bridge. And preceded, further, that said
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
Of John Good, on said road.
SEC. 2. The privileges given the .aii com.
pany in the fret section, above, in this Ordi-
nance, shall coniinu for thirty (3U) years eIcep
the crossing of the main bridge on the north aid,
of said Rock river, which shall be only for on,
~ year from the fret day of the crossing of th,
cars on said track over said main bridge Al
the expiration Of the first year said compan,
shall remove their track from said main bridge
Said company, however, has permission TO US
the piers and cords of said main bridge 50 far a
may be practicable, without endangering tn
safety of the bridge, for the purpose OF building
an additional bridge for the use of said dummy
road Prorided, whenever the dummy engin
shall approach the main bridge, and a team
either single or double. any kind of . vehicle
shall have entered, OF shall be about 10 enter tn
opposite end of the bridge, the dummy shah com
TO halt until the vehicle has passed over tn
tuEluc bc On III
bridge when the team goes on, the dummy shal
stop until the team vehicle has passed IL.
SEC. } Said company shall use the tram-rsi
whenever and wherever the track occupies IN
center Of the street within the city of Rock ISLAM
and across said bridges Prouiacd that 70
the present said company Is req ired TO lay do
said iram-rail within the limits " said city from
the point OF commencement, on Eagle street. t
otter street on'y, the city council reserving tn
right 10 order the tram rail extended at the er
pense OF said company from time to time rs tn
said council may direct
SIC. 1. said company shall, at all times kee
its track properly bsilasted, aud the space be
tween 1T and the end OF the ties planked OF mn
cadamlzed at its own cost, and in constructin
and maintaining the track of said company,
shan conform to the grade of said city sstAt
lished from time TO time, and interfere, as ltti
a. possible, with the ordinary travel ana use
the streets through which said track may PISS Q
over which u may cross. And said compsH
shall also make and maintain all such crossin z
may lie required by the city council an
shall, at its own expense and res
sOuable notice by the city Authorities.
all times make or cause TO be made, ell drain
or water courses which may be required to
made by the city council under the track or i
or across any grounds which said company ma
occupy
SIG. ). 1t Is mutually uuierItood and agrees
thai said city Will not be responsible for an
ening of teams or horses, the loss Of life prop
erty, or other injury that Bsy result from Il
running of the engines or of said compan
over ssId uacA. Neither shAll said city be r,
sFonsible for any damage to said co npsny BY Oh
breaking down OF Q bridge or bridges. nor r.
any damages 10 said company from DELAYS thi
may occur by reason of repairing said bridge q
bridges; or by said bridges or either of theI
becoming impxssible in any manner whatever.
SEC. t. said company shall run It's trains b
said dummy engines within the limits of sal
city st a rate Of speed not exceeding FIVE mile
per hour; and il shall be subject TO all nece,sar
police and ordinary regulations and restriction
OF said city.
SEC. :. For the privileges herein granted sal
company, it shsll pay into the treasury Of sal
ci Y, TO be paid in advance before the commence
Enen' Of each year, four hundred dollars S40t
for the fret year five hundred dollar. $50,
annually tor the next nine (9l years; eight huT
dred dollars tSsH0l annually tor the next ten Il,
years; and one thousand dollars 81 600 arr
ally for the last ten (lol years Proridsd. .ai
> company shall not be required to pay anythir
into the city treasury as above set forth, uBle
they use one or more of said bridges.
SEC. :. The rights and privileges given I
virtue Of this ordinance to sair company, shall
forfeited TO the city uules. the construction
said railway shall be com meuced within thr
years from the date ofthe passage hereof, al
the same completed from said city 10 Ro,
river, and put in operation within i've years fro
dste OF the passage o. this Ordin ance, unless Il
the time shah be extended BY the city council
aud in case said line or any part thereof ,hall
abandoned by SAD company, all portions
streets within said city so abandoned by ga
company are to be left in good condition.
= Sac. 3. IL the said company At any time fAi
to comply with any of the provisions of th
ordinance sitter receiving sixty days notice
, writing, requesting 8 compliance with the same.
is understood and agreed between the sAii cit
and said company that this ordinance shall
null and void.
PORTER SKINNER, Mayor.
: Attest: J. FRANK CONWAY, City Clerk.
{ Passed April 18th, A. ID 1870.