The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-18
ORDINANCE NO AZ.


An ordinance granting the right Of way TO the
Cairo Stcel'liaiIway Company
Be IT ordained by the City Council of the city Of
Cairo!
SECTION Permission il hereby granted to the
Cairo street Hallway Company 10 lay single or
double line Oi rails for n horse railway, with all
necessary aud convenient sidetraCks tnrnouts and
switches; aud 10 uHc and operate the same M a
horse railway for the period of twenty years from
the passage Of this ordinance, in the follow ing
named streets IN the city Of tnirO, tOwit, Fourth
street nom Ohio Lcyce t~ Washington avenue
thence on Hnidaycnue 10 the intersection OF Pop
lar street thence ON Poplar street TO Twenty.
eighth street, thence on Twenty eighth street TO
Commercial avenue, Provided said COMPANY
shall IN all particulars comply with the require
menls of this ordinance.
SEC1lON5, The track Of said railway shall be
laid 10 gngc Of not css than three feet, all rails
which shall be laid on the track ur tracks of said
railway shall be Il Hat 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 said railway, 30 as TO carry
out the proyrlons Of this ordinance, shall be un.
der the direction OF the committee on streets. Pro
vidcd, that after tho expiration of ten wears the
city council may, in their discretion, require u
wider gauge and different style of rail
SECTION 3. said company shall keep the truck or
tracks OF Their road In such condition that said
tracks shall not NJ any time he elevated aboyc the
surface of the streets On which they are laid, So
thai vehicles can easily md freely al all times
cross said tracks AT all points, in any direction
without obstruction,
SECTION 1. Said company shnl do all the ncecs-
sary grading In order to make their track conform
TO the grade of the streets, and shall construct
water courses whenever II may become necessary
from the laying of said railway, Said water courses
shall be constructed according to pHns furnished
by the city engineer. Sald company shall relay all
planking and street crossings, leaving them In ms
good condition AZ they were before hcingrcmoycd
SECTION .. The city Of CalrO reserves the flght to
to take up and remove the rails of said company
whenever II shall he necessary for the rcpair sud
improvement Of the streets, or for the luying. of
water or gar pipes, or for the construction Of sew
crs or Tor other purposes, on the streets which
SAID railway may be laid, and said improvements
shall be made by the city without unnecessary de
lay and the track shall be rclaid by said company
NJ ~ own expense.
SECTION Is. The rates of fare TO be charged by
SAID railway company shall not exceed seven cents
IN any direction
SECTION = The said railway company shall In MI
cases be legally liable for all injuries resulting 10
any person through carclcssuCss or uegigcnce of
any pcrron operating or employed on said road
SErrioS >. II shall be the duty of -aid company
TO plank between the rair of their track upon the
cross ties with good sound plank Of not less than
Two inches IN thickness, nor moro than six inches
in width; to me well spiked 10 the cross tics with
spikes of not less than -four inches In length SHALL
I'LL with gravel or broken stone; said Compauy
rasll also plank 10 The same manner that portion
ofthc cross ties extending outside the rails
SECTION o. All proprctors, collector, or drivers
of cars Of said railway are prohibited from SION.
ping their ctrr NJ any street crossing 20 a. 10 in.
terierc With or interrupt the travel Of tho several
streets which they 1rr required TO cross IN stop.
ping their cars for the accommodation Of of passcn.
gers, they shall no al cases pass over the rcspec
tive crossings ngd not stop until the Of the chr
shall arrive ~ the last sidewalk crossing In the d.
rcctiou in which the car maybe moving. ANY per.
son violating the provisions of this section shall be
liable 10 u fine uf mol less than three dollars
nor more than ten dollars for each and every
oneuse
SECTION TO- In an eases where any team or
vehicle shall meet car upon the line of it, track
sHch team pr vehicle shall give way IA sad car
Nor shall my person W.l.in.ly or maltciou-ly oh.
-truCt, hinder 0! Interfere with any of
sand railway cars, hy placing driving
or stopping or cause 10 be placed
or driven al slow pace, or stopped, any team. We
hlce or other obstacle, N, upon, across, along or
near 10 the track Of said railway, utter being mott
lied by The ringing of the car bell. Whoever shall
wliuNy violate any ofihe provisions 81 This gee
ton, snail forfeit the sum Of Not less than three
dollars nor more than ten dollars for every such Of
tense.
SECTION II The said railway company shall
make iulI trips the cuiire length of its road from
Fourth street NJ it, intersection with Lcyoc street
to Commercial avenue at it, intersection with
lwcutyrlghih street, from O'Clock o m. 10 q
clock p. NJ, sO thar cas- shall ~ least pass any
gwen point ON said road az intervals not exceeding
thirty minutes.
SECTION ~ mis- ordinance 81 passed and the
rights and privilege therein mentioned are hereby
granted upon the express condition that the con.
-puCtun Of laid railway. nj herein provided shall
In good laith, Doe commenced within Fix months.
and fully completed and cat- running thereon with.
In one year from the passage Of THE ordinance:
and also upon the further express condition that
The rald railway company shall, Viii and truly con
,ruyt said railway ~ herein provided and con
.inue 10 operate 'hg same after IT. completion FOR
he period Of twenty year. aforesaid. az herein
provided; and also upon The further express con
itiOn that IL said company .hall make default iu
any OF ne conditions aforesaid or neglect or fal
% comply with any of The conditions or require.
ncuis Of the ordinance then The .ht- aud priv
eyes hereby granted % said railway company
hall Gems" and bc forte ted ~ said CITY and said
lily shall have tho right tu take up said tracks and
ymOyc same from said streets.
SECTION -. The -aid COMPANY may mn, al it, own
Expense, any portion Of Poplar street above
twentieth street that may Dee necessary for thc |
construction of lis road bed
Approved February lilh, \ d, l-sl.
y g. TIllSTLENOOD, Mayor, |
ATTEST; y. j. FOLEY, Cty Clerk