The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-27

and Camden dummy hGttGuy.
WHEREAS At the suar meeting of the city
counciI OF Rock Island held Monday evening
April +th, 1870, an ordinance WAS passed, grant
lux 10 the kock Island AID Camien Dummy
Railway company the right TO construct and
operate dummy railway through certain streets
OF SAID city and
WHEREAS, said ordinance was hastily pre-
pared and lnperfectiy and informally construct
ed Iu some respects, now therefore 81 the request
OF seld railway company, AMI IL order that the
rights, privileges and auties OF said com psuy
may he more clearly and fully defined.
kesolred, That the said ordinsnce be and the
same Is hereby repealed, and that instead there OF
the following be and the same is hereby passed,
to-wlt:
SECTION l. BE Il oraained b. tLs city coueeH a.
the cify 81 Rock Island, that there Is hereby
granted to the k0ck Island and Camden Rail
WAY company permission and authority TO con-
struct and operate a single track railway, with
all necessary and convenient tracks Tor turn
outs, side tracks aad switches, il any and all
OF the following streets IN the city OF Rock
Island. to-wIt: Commencing on Msrke. square
= point as near the centre OF said square as
may be convenient directly east o! 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
Cater street to the southern iImts OF said oity,
al ways IN the centre OF said streets rs tar
otter street from The piece of beginning. SAID
company shalt also have the right TO cfGss II OF
the bridges across Rock river, K and
called Camden bridges, with their track; Pro-
rided, that n track may be laid down on either
side OF sid bridges, except over the main or
north bridge. And proptded, rartaer, that ss.a
pany shall be req uired to lay their tack on
the west side of the macad auiized, or Camden,
road. after crossing said road near the dwelling
OF John Good, said road.
SEC. ?. The privileges given the said com
papy IN the first section, above, in this ordI-
nance, shall continue for thirty 800 years, eIceo'
the crossing If the main bridge the north aide
OF said Rock river. which shall be only for one
a. year from the first day of the crossing OF the
cars on said track said main bridge. At
the expiration of the first wear said compsn
shall remove their track from said main bridge
Said company, however, has permission TO use
tue piers and cords of said main bridge far rs
may be practicable, without endangerIng the
safety Of the bridge, for the purpose OF buildin
al a ditioIal bridge for the Of said dummy
road PrOUtGed, whenever the dummy engine
shall approach the main bridge, and q team
either single double, or any kind OF vehicle.
shall have entered, or shall be about enter the
opposite end Of the bridge, the dummy shall come
to = h.it until the vehicle has passed over the
bridge and should the dummy engine be on the
bridge when the team goes on, the dummy shall
SEC. :. Said company shall use the tram-rsil
whenever and wherever the track occupies the
of the street within the city of Rock island
and across said bridges Prorided. that for
the present said company is required to lay do n
said tram rail within the limits Of said city from
the point OF commencement, Eagle street, to
otter street only. the city council rsserving the
right to order the tram rail ext tended at the
pense OF said company from time to time, as the
said council may direct.
SEC. i. Said company shall, at all times, keep
it's track properly balasted, and the space be-
tween it and the end of the ties planked or ma
cadamized al its own cost, and in constructing
and maintaining the track of said company, 1t
shall conform TO the grade of sad city estAb-
Hshed from time 20 time, and interfere, as little
as possible, with the ordinary travel and use oi
the streets through which said track may pass or
which 1t may cross. And said company
shall also make and maintain all such crossings
may be required by the city council. and
shall, at its own expense and on rea-
sonable notice by the city authorities, at
all times make cause to be made. all drains
or water courses which may he required TO be
made by the city council under the track in
or across any grounds which said company may
occupy.
SEC D. It is mutually understood and agreed
that said city will not be responsible for any
damages that may occur by reason of the fright
ening of teams horses, the loss of life prop
ertv, or other injury that may result from the
running of the engines cars of said company
over said tracA. Neither shall said city be re-
sFonsibe for any damage to said company by the
breaking down of bridge or bridges, nor for
any damages to said company from delays that
may occur by reason of repairing said bridge or
bridges; or by said bridges or either of them
becoming impossible in any manner whatever.
SEC. 6. -aid company shall run its trains by
said dummy engines within the limits of said
n n 81 rafa n snpp0 mr. eyeppdIny FIVE miles
per hour and it shall be subject to all necessary
police and ordinary regulations and restrictions
of said city.
SEC. 7. For the privileges herein granted said
company, it shall pay into the treasury of said
ci " to be paid in advance before the commence
ment of each year, four hundred dollars $4,000
for the first year five hundred dollars $500
annually tor the next nine ~ years eight hun
dred dollars (Ss00> annually for the next ten tio)
years; and one thousand dollars tSi oa01 annu-
ally for the last ten (l0) years Prorided, said
company shall not he required to pay anything
into the city treasury as above set forth, unless
they mere OF said bridges
SEC. The rights and privileges given by
virtue of this ordinance to sail company shall be
forfeited to the city unless the construction of
eaid railway shall be commenced within three
years from the date ofthe passage hereof, and
the same completed from said city to Rock
river, and put in operation within five years from
nate OF the passage OF this ordina unless the
the time shall be extended by the city council .
ana IN case said line or any part thereof hall be
abandoned by sad company, all portions of
streets within said city so abandoned by said
company are to be left in good condition.
okc. =. IL the said company at any time fails
to comply with any of the provisions of this
ordinance after receiving sixty days notice in
writing, requesting compliance with the same it
is understood and agreed between the said citv
and said company that this ordinance shall be
nun and void.
PORTER SKINNER, Mayor.
Attest: J. FRANK CONWAY, City Clerk.
Passed April 18th, A. D. 1870.