Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-19
An ORDINANCE
To Amend Chapter 90 of the
Laws and Ordinances of the
City of Rock Island, entitled
Railroads"

Be u ordai9ed By the city Council Of the City Of
Rock LsIdRd.
SECTION /. That Oh apter 20 of the laws and
ordinances OF the city of Rock Island. entitled
Railroads, he and IL hereby amended by insert
ing after Sc the following:
Gates, guards OF other protection. s6a When
ever on any street crossed by the track or tracks
OF any railroad company or comp anies the city
council shall deem ii necessary to REQ uire ~
railroad company or companies To provide pro-
lection against injury to persons and properly at
snrh crossing by the erection and maintenance of
gates, guards or other protection or the construc
ton OF a viaduct, said CT council NAV by re- o.
luton, so declare and direct that hny such rail-
road company shall, within a certain time TO be
fixed by the mayor, erect construct and MAIN
tain sufficient safeguard at such eros sing specl
flying the kind of protection 10 be erected con
strncted and IN Maintained AZ aforesaid, whether II
be gate, OF gates, viaduct, or other efficient
protection; and il shall he the duty of the street
commiss oner TO serve upon the said railroad com
pany or companies named in said resolution a
certified copy thereof. within thirty DAYS after the
passage OF eaid resolution, and at the same time
10 notify the said railroad company companies
IN writing OF the time fixed by the mayor, within
which the protection ordered shall be CON
structed.
Penalty. Sob. Whenever any railroad company
OF companies snail have been directed by the city
council TO ereft construct and maintain at any
street crossed by lite their track or tracks any
gate or gates, yiaduct or other protection pro-
Viueu IN the last preceding section, every such
company shall within the time prescribed by the
mayor, erect, construct and thereafter maintain
pfotccttou specimen IN selQ resolution. under
the penalty OF two hundred dollars for every Of
Tense, and for each and every ten DAYS after the
expiration of the time fixed for the const-uc-
ion OF such protection, any such company or com
panies shall refuse or neglect TO proceed TO the
erection and obstruction OF the kind of protec-
ton specified in such resolution shall constitute
q new and distinct offense.
Construction under eupervi ion OF mayor and
street commissioner-Maintena SIC Every
such gate, guard, viaduct and the approaches
thereto, OF other protection. when so order as
aforesaid, shall be erected and constructed a. the
sole cost and expense of said railroad company or
companies, under the supervision of the MAYOR
the street ana alley committe of the city council
AID street commissioner, and the same shalt forever
thereafter be kept and maintained by such railroad
company or companies in proper repair and con
dition, at its own cost and expense and without
expense or cost to the city OF Rock Island unaer
the supervision OF the street commissioner and
to his satisfaction.
SEE. 2. 81 of said chapter~hs and is hereby
amended to read as follows: -
Penalty. 81. Any railroad corporation. who
shall, Of themselves, or any agent or emp'oye
violate fail to observe any OF the foregoing pro-
visions Of this chapter, any agent or employe
OF any railroad corporation or any other person
who shall violate fail to observe the same shall
for each violation or failure to observe the same
where no other penalty is imposed, shall be fined
in sum not less than five dollars nor exceeding
one hundred dollars for each offense
Passed september Is, 1889.
Approved: -
Attest: MAYOR
RoBERr KoEHLER, City Clerk.