Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-21

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SECTION l. That the Moline n Rock Island
Horse railroad Company, is hereby granted the
right and authorty to construct maintain and
operate single or double track railway, with all
necessary and convenient side-tracks, switches.
curves and sppendages, for and during the full
period OF Twenty wears from and after the pass
age and approval Of this ordinance, along the fol
lowing routes. viz: commencing at the track of
TIE said company, al the intersection OF Fifth
avenue and and Thirty-f'th street in laid city;
thence southery. along and over said Thirty fifth
street TO the intersection of Seventh avenue and
Thirty-ffth street, connecting with the tracks up
on said Seventh avenue. together with the rights,
subject to the consent OF the Union Street Rail-
way Company, to run its cars and operate its
railway over the tracks of the said Union Street
Street Railway Company in said city
SIC. , Said tracks shall be laid with tram
rail similar TO thai now in use on said Seventh
avenue and shall NJ all times be kept as nearly rs
practically level with the surface of the ave
nues and streets slor and upon which they shall
be constructed. and said company shall At its own
expense. keep the space OF Seven feet OF the
roadway occupied by IFS tracks, in good condition
and repair; and said company shall also st its own
expense, upon the request of the City, build and
construct all such parts Of any gutter or water
| course, that may be by the city authorized and
constructed so as to cross its said track in such
manner as the remaining portion OF such cutters
courses may be constructed by the city. and Ia
| the extent Of the width occupied by said compa-
ny's tracks and Eighteen inches on each side
| thereof. The guage of said track shall be -four
feet eight and one-half inches.
SEQ. 5. Said company, its conductors and dri-
/ vers may by ordinance Of the city council be pro
| hibted from stopping the cars at any street
crossing so as to unnecss ssrily interfere with Of
interrupt the travel Of the streets which they MAJ
| croes
SEC l. Said company is hereby authorized ant
empowered. during the term hereby granted, Il
operate its said railway and cars. either by horse
power or electricity, and IL by electricity by suct
| system thereof as the council may by ordinance
permit and approve. but in no shall any steam
dummy or steam locomotive be used or operatet
| on said track.
SEC g. The power and authority hereby grant
ed, are upon the condition that said company shall
and viii comply with all its obligations TO owner
4 Of property abRtting upon the above mentioned
| route, now in such cases prescribed by statute.
| SKc.6. Thisordinanceis upon the eonditiontha
arrangements shall be n ade to run over the track
of the Union Street Railway Company 70 Moline
| and upon the further condition that within sixt,
DAYS after the said track on Thirty fifth street
| shall be constructed, the Moline a Rock lsiane
Horse Railroad Company, shall procure the re
| moyal Of the tracks Of the Union Street Railwa,
| Company from Thirtieth to Thirty fifth street
| and upon the further condition that the Moline a
| Rock Island Horse Railroad Company, shall bnilt
or cause to be built, street railway track on Elm
| street from Seventh avenue to Twelfth avenue
within one year from the time il shall be requires
| so to do, by ordinance Of the city council, tn
property owners first rendering the lawful con
sent therefor.