The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-12

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Company to Construct and Operate it.
Line of Street Railway on Certain Streets
| in the City of Rock Island.
Re II Ordained by the city CouncH Of ne Gin
| OF Rock IsidHd:
| SECTION l. That there il hereby granted 10 the
| Union street Railway Company the right and au
| thorty to construct, maintain and operate ain,
gle or double track railway with all necessary and
swt Chcs and turntables in any and all the follow
lug streets i'll the city of Rock Island for the fun
period OF twenty years from aud after tn, passage
| OF this ordinance, to-wit:
Commencing at the east city limits seventh
avenue; running thence west on seventh avCnue
| to Twenty-thrd street; running thence north on
Twenty third street to Sixth avenue; running
thence west on SIKH avenue to Nineteen street
| thence ruuniug north on Nineteenth street to
Third avenue, running thence west on TIL rd ave
| nue. to tho west end thereof; Provided said com
pany Shall con tluct its tracks under the super
Vision anu direction OF thc rect and alley com
mil ee of said city and shall not occupy use any
portions of said streets within twelve feet of the
outcr line of the sidewalks thereon.
SEC 2 The guage of said street railways with
in the city limits shall be four feet and eight and
one -hrf inches, and not to be changed without
the consent of the city council. The rails 10 be
| used the. con shall be what If known the two
| and one half inch tram rail, and no locomotls c
propelled by steam power shall ever be used upon
| any part of said railway within the limits of said
city.
SIC. The said street railway shall put and
keep the tracks Of their said roaGs in such condi-
ton, that the upper portion of the rails shall not
at any time he elevated ABOVE the surface Of the
street ON which they are laid. so that vehicles
easily ard freely al all times said tracks at
all points in any direction without obstruction.
SRC. !. Inc tad company sLGll be al The entire
cost ard expense of grading paving mscadamz
ing. blowing, flling and constructing drains and
putting in street. crossings at least seven feet
Of the width of the streets they shall occupy and
use for each of the tracks and side-tracks they
may construct SO that the same shall be put and
h- -.,uf.. in
the remaining portions OF said streets correspond.
lug with ana opposite said railway tracks, shall
be, or snail be put and kept by the city council
aud il the grade or nature OF the surface OF said
streets shall be changed, the said company shall
change the grade and surface of said portions
OF said streets TO correspond with such changed
grade at their own expense. and in that regard
shall comply with all ordinances of said city coun-
Gil: and the said company shall be liable for all le-
gal and conseq ncntial damages which may be sus-
tanned by any person or by the city of Rock ISL
and by reason OF the careessness, neglect or mis-
conduct of sad company, or any agent or servant
construction or use of said tracks for SAID railway.
SEQ. 8. The city council, in case they consider
the charges of said company for the
of asscngcrs over sad road or any part thereof.
excessive, may, from time 10 time by ordinance,
regulate and control said charges; Provided, they
shal not ii any time restrict said company 10 any
less rates than five cents for passenger irres-
pcctvc Of distance, within the city limits.
SEC. G. In all cases when any team or vehicle
shall meet a car upon either of the railways upon
the streets of said city. such team vehicle shall
give way TO such car. nor snail any person willfu-
ly or malicious obstruct, hinder interfere with
any said railway cars, by placing, driving or stop
ping causing to be placed or driven at a slow
pace or stopped an team, vehicle other obs,a
Gle in upon, across, along r to the track Of
said railways or either OF them in said city. after
being notified by the ringing of the car bell.
Whoever shall willfuly voate any of the provs-
ions OF this section shall forfeit to the city Of Rock
Island. the sum of not less than Five dollars nor
more than Twenty-Five dollars for every such of
fense, to be collected as other fines and forfeit
ures due the city of Rock sand; Provided that
said tracks may be obstructed for the of Il res
dcnt or residents of said city for such time and in
such manner as the mayor or city marshal of said
city may direct.
SEC. 7. So much Of the right of way given by
virtue of this ordinance to said company shall
not be occupied by the tracks of said company by
September 1st, 1856 shall be forfeited. And
in case any part of said route shall be aban-
doned by said company all improvements, except
the iron and ties upon said tracks abandoned
shall become the property of the city; said streets
as abandoned shall be left by said company in a.
good condition and TO correspond with the other
portions OF the street opposite the place places
where such track was before 1t was abandoned.
SpC. &. Nothing herein contained shall be con-
rtrucd as waiver on the part of the city of any
right il may have to charge license fee for each
street car used by said company.
Passed october 9th, 1SS.
Approved:
THOMAS MURDOCH,
ATTEST: Mayor. |
KoBEn1 koEuIER, City Clerk.