The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-06
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting, April 4, 1870.

An ordinance entitled "An Ordinance
granting right of way to the Rock Island &
Camden Railway Dummy Was submitted.
Yeas aud nays called on the adoption of
the same, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Sage, Huber, Woods and
Skinner, 4.
Nays-Ald. Wollenhaupt, Kock, Riley
and Gray, i.
1t being a tie vote, the Mayor decided IN
favor Of the adoption OF the oroinAnee'
which is as follows:
Be IL ordained bv the City Council OF the city
of Rock Island in the county OF Rock Island ami
State OF Illinois, that the Cry Soahoii Vi faia
,;,y Grant to the Rock Stand ana camden Du o.
80 Railway company the rig ht to cross all of
H.. nrisxes between said city and the town of
Camden Mills, W it'll their track and cars and the
streets. as prayed in the petition of said company
presented to this Council, for the term of thirty
years Excepting the main bridge and that
said City Council grant said company the privi-
lsge of crossing the main bridge over Rock X yer
for the term OF one year from the first day of the
crossing Of the dummy and cars. When, upon
mo exl iration of that year, they shall remove
their track from the main bridge and shall be
allowed to use the piers and cords of tho said
main bridge as far as may be possible with the
safety of the bridge for the purpose Of building
an additional bridge for the of said dummy
rail on all bridges and slso in the city of Rock
Island, and shall at all times within the city
leave at least enty feet OF good travelled road
on one side OF the track when they do not occupy
the center of the street. Whenever the dummy
shall approach the main bridge and team,
either single or double, any kind of vehicle
shall have entered or shall be about to enter the
other end of the bridge-the dummy shall halt
until the vehicle has passed through the bridge,
and should the dummy be on the bridge when
the team goes on, the dummy shall stop until
! the team has pas sed it. Aud be it understood
that the city will not be responsible for any dam
age that may occur from the frightening OF
! teams by said dummy or for the breaking dow u
| of bridges by reason of the weight Of said dun
| my or cars attached thereto-nor shall the city
! be responsible for any damage it may be to said
dummy road from delays that may happen by a
| bridge becoming impossible or bel arriod
away, or because the city shall desire to max,
! repsirs-And for these rights granted said road
| it shall pay into the city treasury in yearly pay
ments, to be paid in advan e, as foil ows: -Four
| hundred dollars (S4oG) for the first yesr-fvt
hundred dollars ($50a) for the next nine years
eight hundred dollars $500 for the next ter
years and one thousand dollars Is ,0G0) T thu
next ten years, when this ordinance shall be null
and void.
The following resolution was offered AZ
an amend meut to the ordinance adopted
ReSOlued, That the K. |. K CsmdeI
Dummy Railway Company have the RICH
to accept the ordinance rs now passed, ol
so much thereof as grants them the right Il
run and maintain said road from Rocl
Island to Rock River, us they may choose
aud that in case they do not cross tn
bridges, they shall be released from the oh
ilgeton 10 pay any funds into the cit,
treasury.
On motion, the same was adopted.
Alderman Woflenhaupt moved TO ament
said ordinance SO as to restrict said K |. a
Camden bunny Railway Company TO th'
west side of the mscadamized road ate
crossing said road near John Goods resi-
t dence, as proposed In the petition Of sal
, company.
The yeas and nays We're called, and re
suited ss follows:
Yeas-Aldernen Wollenhaupt. Koch
. Riley, Huber and Gray
e Nays-Aldermen Sage, WOODS an
, SkInner-3.
AID. Skinner moved TO further smenC
said ordnance so that the said CompGn
! shall he compelled TO keep the center of III
$ street. and put down the tram rail only S
] far rs Otter street for the present, the Cit
Council reserving the right to order th
tram rail extended st the expense OF sal
company from time TO time as the Counc
may determine.
Carried.
Aid Gray moved that the said Roc
Island and Camden Dummy Railway Cou
pany be requested TO erect their engin'
/ houses and buildings within the city Emit
Carried.
|, On motion it was ordered that the annui
: amount TO be paid for auctioneers license /
s. reduced from fifty (50l to twenty-five Us
dollars.
Alderman Huber moved that in conside
d alton of the additional one hundre
dollars paid by himself and Geo. Wayne
e last year, on uccout of their license oeiu
revoked, tina, they be granted liquor hcen'
for the ensuing year. Yeas and nays Gale
for resulted as follows:
Yeas, Aid. WolIenhsupt, Koch and ski
ner, 3.
Nays, Aid Riley, Sage, Woods and Ora
+.
AID Woods moved to reconsider the actic
Of the City Council taken with reference
Messrs. Huber and Wagner's license.
Y On motion the Council sdjoured.
J. FRANK CONWAY, Clerk.