The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-07

CAirO ana the several aCts amcndat0ry
thereof into ono, and revise the same
Approved February ls, 1867, and Che
several acts amendatory thereof which
acts are all declared to DO public acts and
to be taken judicial notice OF by the honor.
able court. That under said charter, and
amend ments thereto, the city council OF
the city of Cairo passed the following or
dinance, to-wit:
De 4 ordained by the City Council of the
SECTION /. That the right Of way over
and along Commercial avenue and ST.
Charles street, and across Levee street, in
said city, shall be, and hereby is, granted to
the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad company
and that the said railroad company shall have
the right and privilege to lay down and ore.
rate single or double line Of rails land no
more) over and along said Commercial ave.
nue. AMI st. Charles street, and across Levec
.treet, to any point at which the depot OF
said company may be located and estab-
IL he'd Provided, however. that such rights
and privileges shall be, and hereby are,
granted only upon the condition and under
standing that, where said avenues and
streets are not already filed to grade, estaI,.
lished by said city Tor It's streets and ave-
nues, the rails Of said road shall be laid upon
an emDankment to Dc OF u height TO cores
pond with said grade, and that IL, at any
time, said grade should be altered, the
height Of said embankment sh III be altered
by said company to correspond Herewith:
that easy approaches to said cmbankment
construed by said company at every
cross street intersectcd by said embank.
ment that the tracks and rails of said road
IN said avenue and streets shall be so ar
ranged and ,rotcc,ed by said company, by
plank. stone or other solid materials as to af.
, ,oIu sale ana easy passage Tor teams anu
accessib,e and cam hc sa cras.a'i. iba, FIJI a.
shall be laid as near The center of The avenue
or streets as practicable, and il a double line
of rails is laid down that the tracks shall be
iaid as close together as the b, siness OF the
oav W. VII peni and a ann, suG" rri
ME men HES Ly the ,,v connril q, s.,d ri,v
upon said railroad company md others, as to
the use OF SAID track in said avenue and
streets. as will restrict the speed of ears
.mereon 10 safe ana reasonable rate, VIII
y, n,hnr , nnron, y, ca,S "ru n",m.enanfd
tracks. and viii rereraIly proicct the then public
In the safe aud con, enicnt use of said ave.
nue. and st,eets, such regulations, how ever,
not 10 DC such US would be Inconsistent with
tne ,i.nls nereinoeiore granted 10 sald rail-
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uo'" an1 oeeoso STREETS anu % III errupts
.uo Popo. a"e puo'o uso y, saio s'Eee'
'nat u .An"ot 10 Crosseo win teams ~
any Po'"t oet"een went'etn ahG Secoho
s'ree'S, eAceP' ~ Tue intersections Oh the
eroSe '"co'' "ueFo on'y temporary
C'o'e'uS 10 P'"eeo no' ~ al hoequate 70
the Puohc use, anu 'nat sara street Is rem.
eereu scay inoonsenien. anu dangerous
w 'oOs"n ""u no.seuia" ny reasoh Oh
.no "H"e. ~ .D"s'rue,'ns sh,a rai,roaa
.'"e~ 'e' io.'n anu .nas saio raliroao
nv using saia HacKs,, IN
ae.o'u~neeo WIN Tug PROVISIONS VI SAID
ordinance Us mere right OF way to and
from tnelr aepot' ana switcnes as contem.
Pia'eo ny inc CITY council OF the city OF
Cairo Ia the passage OF SAID ordinance,
OUT on Inc contrary, ana IN defiance OF the
puunS su up upon ,a Iau s.iee. tne railroad
cohpApy nave tAKeh possession OF SAID
street, and are using it as place for load
ing and unloading cars, and for making
up trains and switching cars and standing
cara tberon altar tbey have haon -
80 al. ~. 80 o poen un
'oauo, suA' .ons s'aihs OF cars are iett
Summing upon eAia street. Tor days ut
time before they are moved, and us soon
as standing cars are moved and sent out
others are b-ouyb t in, so that the street il
Ken, const,nt,v cr,wded with o.rs "a
..sI,.o,,.,Is, T. ~ a.. $500 49, .a's' anu
% '"'' ~ uP'" 'n"' P"''ot YUM
nercIa' avenue Detweeh Fourteenth ana
Fourth streets, which embraces the most
cOmpHctly built, thickly settled and bust.
uess portion of said street. and whore The
lid .v.nua "a pos, ,,eea.d and ,sod b.,
,ha n,,hi'o .nd ,h. 81 IA u". ~ s
49, :, - - a. - -
sara company ci"'m mat they havea right
to SO use and occupy SAID street, and
threaten to continue to SO use it in the fu-
turs. in utter disregard of the public
r;yh, ,h.rann
eerh a. ssoe A.
in"' s'"ce 'uo pa.s"ssv, 'ne 1ru'hance
to-wt, on or ABOUT the IN OF February,
1873, the city council OF Cairo passed the
following ordinance amendatory Of the
ordinance above referred to, which ordi.
nance is in substance as follows, to.wit;