The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15
ORDINANCE NO "a.

An ordinance granting tho right of way 10 the
Cairo Street Railway Company
BE 1t ordained by the city Council Of the city of
Cairo
SECTION Permission IL hereby granted TO the
Cairo street Railway Company to lay single or
IA double line of rails for horse railway with all
necessary aud convenient SldetIaCka, turnOuts sud
switches; and 10 use and operate the same IA n
horse railway for the period Of twenty years from
the passage OF this ordnance, in the follow ing
named streets In the city OF Cairo, tO.Wt, Fourth
street nom Ono Leyee 10 Washington avenue,
thence on faid avenue to the Intersection Of Pop
lar street thence on Poplar street to Twenty
eighth street thence on Twentycighih street to
Commercial avenue, Provided said company
shall IN nll particulars comply with the require
ments Of this ordinance,
SEcrloE9, The track Of said railway shall be
laid to gnage Of not ers than three feet all rails
which shall be laid on the track " tracks OF bald
railway shall be Nat rail, and the top
of said rails shall not extend more than one half
inch above the surface Of the street The whole
manner Of constructing shid railway 50 as 70 carry
out the proy-loue Of this ordinance, shall be un.
der the direction OF the committee on streets, Pro
vided, that after the expiration Of ten years the
city council may, In their discretion require
wider gauge and different style Of rlil.
SEcroS3, said company shall keep the track Or
tracks Of their road In snch condition that said
tracks shall not at any time be elevated above the
surface Of the streets On which they are laid, 40
that vehicles can easily and freely, at all times
cross said Trucks at al points, in any direction
without obstruction
SECTION (. Said company sha do MI the neees-
s8ry grading In order ~ make their track conform
TO the grade of the streets. and shall construct
water courses whenever II may become necessary
from the laying Of faid railway Said water courses
shall be constructed accordngto plans furnished
by the city engineer SAID company shall relay all
pianking and street crossings leaving them In aa
good condition NJ they were before being removed
Section 3, The city Of CAIRO reserves the night Ia
to take no and remove the rails of said company
whenever II shali be necessary for the repair md
improvement Of the streets, or for the laying OF
water or gas pipes, or for the construction OF sew
crs, or for Other purpose on me streets on which
sald railway may be laid; sud said improvements
shall be made by the ely without unnecessary de
lay. and the track shell be rcaid by said company
at It's own cXpcnHc.
SECTION Il, The rates Of fare 10 be charged by
sad railway company shall not exceed seven cent?
IN any direction
SECTION = The said railway company shall in oil
cascs be legally liable for nU injuries rc-nlungto
any person through enclosures or negligence Of
any rcrson operating or emp Dyed on sald road
SEcrloy 3 1t shall be the du,yof -ad company
10 plank hetwccn the rails OF their track upon me
cross ties with GOOD sound plank Of not lee ihAn
two inches IN thickness, nor more lhlH six lDchrr
In width 20 Dee well spiked 20 The cros- lie- with
spikc- Of not lees than iJHri Inches 10 l,hgh orrAAll
MI with gravel or broken stones "nH COMPANY
rhsll also plank ln lhc same manner lhhi portion
ofthc cross tir- extending outside 'Nr rails.
SECTION 9 Al prop.elo ep.'r.ior- or driver
Of cars Of sald railway are prohibited nom stop
ping their cars ~ any street crossing -p NJ 10 10
teriere WIKI or Interrupt ih' travel .! 10" several
streets which they HTu required 90 cross IA stop.
ping their cara for th. .om03at5u Of Of pas-cn
GERS they shall in an cases Is-- over the ro-pcc
tive crossings and not stop until the rear 81 the car
shall arrive NJ the last sidewalk crossing u thu di
recion in which the car may boz moving, ANY per.
son violating the provision. OF this section shall h..
liable To a fiue Of not Ig-- llau three dulIaus
nor mare than ten lol.lr- ,1r cbsh and every
ohensc,
SECTION 49, In all cases where any team ~
vehicle shall meet car upon t4D ae OF In rack.
auch team urychiclp shAli give way 10 Faid car
Nor shall any person willfn!ly or maliciousy OBJ
-truct hinder OF interfere with ANY Of
said railway carr, by placing driving
or stopping or csuse 10 be placed
or driven al slow pace, or stopped any team. We.
hicle OF other on.lasf, in upon, across along or
near 10 The tracS Of said RAILWAY, after being mott
fed by he ringing OF the car beN Whoever shall
wiIlmlly violate any ofthe provisions az this scc.
ton sbAll forfeit the sum Of not less than three