Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-01
AN ORDINANCE

A. D. 1888, to further Authorize the
Moline & Rock Island Horse Railroad
Company TO Extend its Route and
Construct, Operate and Maintain its
Line of Railway Track within the City
of Rock Island, in, upon and along
such Extension.
Be ii Ordained by the City CouRci! Of the city Of
Rock Island:
SECTION l. That the Moline 4 Rock Island
Horse Railroad company is hereby granted the
right and authority TO construct, maintain aAdop
crate single ct double track ra lway, with ali |
necessary and convenient side tracks switches
curves and appendages of or p raining to sCcl
line of street railway, for and during the full pc
Rod of twenty years, from and after the passage
ane approval ofthis ordinance, yver and along and
following route. viz: Commencing and connecting
with the track Of the Union street railway com
pany at the int r.ecton of Third avenue and
Nineteenth street, in said city, and extending
thence easterly along and over said Third avenue,
| cross Ing the tack of said Moline h hock Island |
| railroad at right angles on Twentieth street and |
| continuing to the int section of Third avenue |
and Twenty fourth street, and thence northwa dly |
| aons aud over said awenIy fourth street across |
| Second avenue 10 the premises OF the tnlted |
| States government, at the government wagon |
!
vided that said street railway company may con
| struCt and maintain curve at said intersection
of Third avenue and Twentieth street. beginning
a, point on Third avenue, east of Twentieth
and curving northwardly and connecting with the
| said railway on Twentieth street. Also 10 con
sIruct operate and maintain, with all necessary
and convenient switches and curves for and dur
| ing said per cd of twenty years. single OF double
track railway, commencing and connecting with
this pany' track al the intersection Of Second
avenue and Fifteenth street, and extending thence
southwardly over and along Fifteenth street 10 It's
intersection with Third avenue, in said city, to-
geher with the further right and privilege upon
the written consent Of the Union street Railway
Company first had and obtained therefor and filed
| in III office If the city clerk OF the city Of Rock
| Island, 10 connect AM join lis said track on th
| teenth street 10 and Wi h that Of said Mon
>treet Railway on said Third avenue and there
upon run its cars and operate its connected
railway track and along the tracks. sidetracks
and switches of the said Tn on Street Railway
Compauy from said point Of intersection ami con-
uection, eastwacdly on and along Third avenue 10
the aforementioned connections at the inter.ec-
ton of said avenue and Nineteenth street Pro
vided, however. and this graft Is made upon the
express condition, stipulation, covenant and
agreen ent. That no track tracks shall be laid.
| or attempted 10 be laid, leased. purchased. or in
, | any manner whatsoever be obtained, operated or
, msintained by this company or IN connection with
| any other company or Its tracks. in, upon, over
| and along Twenty fourth street. any other
street or streets within the city limits east of
said iwenty fourth street. in said city between
t them, or III, upon, over and along any streets,
: east Of Twentieth street, in said city. between
Third and Fourth avenues, or any lands and prem
Uses abuIting adjoining and adjacent 10 any
street or streets east OF SAID Twentieth md Tween
ty-fourth streets or either of them. between said
4 Third and Fourth and Third and Fifth avenues.
i or either or any Of them, and any attempt to so
connect pass over use, operate, lease purchase OF
maintain street railway tracks on said streets
betv said Third. Fourth and Fifth avenues, OF
: either of them a. aforesaid, over and along
tar,.t. pfNFnfT RFTr raT
| adjacent thereto aforesaid, shall render this
it grant void, and Al rights and privileges granted
e the twith and thereby and all authority derived
u thertfrom shall Ue forfeited cease and determine
/, SEC The guage Of said track or tracks shal
1t be four feet, eight and one-haf inches, and al
> track or tracks of this company shall bt
laid with tram rail Of not les. than Tvs
IT and three quarter inches in width insid'
b the trend of the wheels for AT
q on that part used by wagons, snd shall q
- all times be kept nesriy as practicable, on
." level with the adjacent surface of the avenue
re ami streets. along and upon which they may b
,e constructed. and said company shall Al all time
"A AT It's own cost, charge and expense, keep h
~ aces between the rails, aud eighteen in, hes o
l each outer side thereof in good condition and re
| pair, and reasonably =Afc and practicable 10
~ | teams, wagons, carriages and vehicles, 10 pas
over and travel alongthe said tracks, or cross an
" re-eToss the same; ana said company shall AIS
NJ its own cos, charge and expense, upon write
notice nf the mayor of the city, build, cOnstrRt
and MAINTAIN all sHct part or part OF any quite
box drain, or water course that may be authorize
&C | aud ordered by the city Couucil 10 be made AZ
constructed. To cross it, said tracks, an
III sinai! bnlld and construct the same OF the saH
is material aud in like m inner and form I.e par
-, ! which NAV be constructed by th- city and 70 Ii
~ extent of the distance width between 81
al tracks and eighteen inches on each oHter sll
IN thereof.
-, SEC. 8. said company. is conductors drive
nc and employees, may be prohibited by ordnance
2. the city council from stUpin- the cAr- at Al
r's street crossing - 10 unnecessarily interfe
tarF nj rho Tru ft4.1- frf.r nh
as hey may cross and no transfer tickets shall
sc issued ana used from the line running to Moir
NJ, To the line running TO Davenport without tue col
nc sent OF the city council by ordinance first had al
er | Obtained therefor.
ite sFo 4 Said company is hereby authorized AZ
r, empowered to operate its SAID IA lway sud ca
l. during the term hereby gran ed, by either hor
us power or electricity and II by eleatrict, it sh
be by such system hereof. as the council may
ordinance permit approve,
SEC 3. The rights. privileges and aUthori
hereby granted. are upon the condition 1 at 4
said com any shall and will fully comp with
d., and singular its obligations to the owner or ov
rio | err OF the property abuttng or adjoining {
route or routes herein designated In manner 3
'IS ~ the same may be prescribed by statu
Sc Provided however. that if the said Moline tt
cd Rock Island Horse Railroad company. shall al d.
Gu time fra Ve iod of three consecutive mont
:. during the said term Of twenty years abandon.
10. fail. neglect, refuse to operate and maiuJf
any UEri or parts Of it street railway track
tracks over and along the route and in and up
,rs' the streets designated and the use Of which
NO street railway purposes was granted in The or
nance pas ed July End, A. d. SSs and Of !
10 routes and reefs herein designated. and grant
nat in tension thereof 10 the fgl extent and rs G.
&c digioned and provided IN said ordinance of il
VI :, 1885 and III this ordinance amendatorg there
alf tnen and in that case each and all of such part
ms part, OF sad routes as mall be 50 aoahd2nGo
consecutive months a. aforesaid, fail, neglect
refuse 10 operate maintain, shall be there
forfeited, AID all ri hts and authority granted
70 | prdt n sha Is :
var | part or parts OF its routes become void and
Fo' termincd
ms, So. 6. said company may regulate and est
PSI li@h from time to time snch rates OF fare Tor
transportation of passengers on its said road as
1t may proper. provided, that within the city
ion its the m xmum charge for one fare shall not
nov coed the sum of five cents. and that the esiab
- ed rate within the city limits shall at all times
justly and fairly pro orlionate to the rate
transportation of passengers partly within
6 IS partly without or from without entirely throu
vi to beyond the city limits, provided the rate
sim a continuous trip .rts Of a trip shall mol
y of coed five cents; except however, that when C
day sr@ommodat the pu6ic fase for each Der
after that hour till O'Clock a. m. following, !
be charged not to exceed ten cents within the
limits; and further provided, that said comp
shall have the right to charge passengers carry
Is trunks or packages on the front platform of
es a cars an extra rare nor 70 exceed zen cehls.
IA herein granted TO The Molin4 Il Rock Island Il.
ar, Railroad!Company shall be deemed, constr
and or ne'G 70 gs.p OF DS sirerm
! MS changing the grades or making any other des
de- Improvement Of or upon any street or avel
= over, upon or along, which said company's st
railway may be constructed or laid, invalid
Sold contravene the citys right to construct CT
or procure to BE- constructed any culvert, se'
viaduct or rau-eway, in, upon or across any
streets or avenue, or any part thereof, when
was said city may deem any of such improvem
the necessary or convenient for public and gen
= | welfare; nor limit restrict the city's RICH
your interrupt and prevent trauspornon OF passen
," and running of cars over and upon any such II
or avenue to such extent and Tor such lengt
time as may be reasonably requisite and net
res for making any OF The improvements aforesa
,ahi- Passed Sept, %, 1888.
1ple. '. NJ. BLANDING,
abin Attest May
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