Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-19
A N ORDIN ANCE

To Authorize the Extension and Con-
struction of the Street Railway OF
the Davenport and Rock Island
Railway Company in the City
of Rock Island, and to operate the
same with Electric power.
Be IL Ordained by the C:5y Council Of the city of
Rock Island:
and Railway Company, its successors and assigns
is h ereby granted the right. power and authority
to construct, maintain and operate for period of
twenty y from the date OF the passage o. this
ordinance single track street Taiwsy. equip
ped with cars propelled with lectIic power, in.
upon and along the following streets and avenues
in said city to-wit: Commencing al the present
track of the street railway now operated ty said
company on Nineteenth C19) street he nor,
side of Fl til 80 avenue, thence sou Nine
teenIh q } street TO Sixth o. avenue, thence
east on sixth 80 avenue TO The present track of
said railw ay company on the east side of I w MY
first (2) street, the center line OF track when
laiG On The rou above described u be the cen
ter line OF the avenues and streets whereon it
shall run.
SEC = TIE railway and railway track herein
authorized 10 be ION structed, maintained and
operated shall be constructed. maintained and
operated according to the provisions Of certain
ordnance of this council passed Feb. 3, A. II.
1890 entitled An ordinance TO authorize the
Moline and Rock Island Horse Ralroa1 Com any
TO extend. construct, operate and maintain lis
and y NTH streets and on Fourth ayeLue in the
C ty of Rock Isl nd and to come and operate
the same in conn ection with its lice and other
street railways TIE railway tracks to be laid
and constructed under this ordinance sh II be
considered aud taken to he part of the
tracks constructed or that may hereafter g
structed under the ordnance above entitled and
governed IN a. respects thereto
SEC.3 said traC = snail mist Of inch
tram Johnstown rail an0 III III De constructed under
the supervision ana direction Of the street and
alley committee the city council and fully CON-
pleted and finished within six months from the
date of the assage Of this ordinance, and unless
so comoeted within the time aforesaid tunavoid
able DELAYS excepte1) all rights Dte and
cure d by this ordinance shall be forfeited
Cars shall leave each terminus of said railway
when so completed at O'Clock a m and every 80
minutes thereafter until 1880 O'Clock, and every Is
minutes from then until s:s0 O'clock p. m and
ever 80 minutes from then until 1O:3O p. NJ on
each and every day.
SEC 9. All ordinances, rights. grants and
privileges heretofore passed or granted 20 the
Moline and Rock Island Horse Railroad company,
its successors assigns to construct, operate and
along ny street, streets, avenue or avenues Of
this city shall upon q transfer made or hereafter
TO be made by said Moline and Rock Island Horse
Railroad company to said Davenport and Rock
way tracks in the city at Rock Island. and of It's
said ordinances. rights, grants and privilee ee
pass to and become vested in said Davenport and
Rock Island Railway company, lis successors and
assigns fully. COMPLETELY and to the came ex-
tent as IL said ordinances rights. grants ard pr-
vileges had been originally granted by this city
to said Davenport and Rock Is and Railway com
pany, Successors and assigns.
Passed September Z, 1891.
Attest: WILLIAM McC0NOCHIE,
no1,ERT koEuLxR. Mayor.
City Clerk. q