Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-19

Be II Ord7insd5 by The C::y Council Of The city OF
Rock Island:
Section /. oh. Louderkack having purchased
the alb I'VE railway. IS hereby authorized for HIM
self, his successors or assigns to equip WITH and
operate by electric power, the above mentioned
street railway. now constructed in the said city
of Rock Island, and 70 the purp Of such equip
nent and operation, : hereby given tue privilege
of using the streets, avenues, alleys and public
grounds of said city of Rock Island, along the
line OF said railway, a. now located for the cree
ton and mainte nance thereon OF the necessary
| posts poles and supports, and the placing and
stringing therein and Ihereover Of all necessary
| and convenient wires for conducting currents of
| electricity. such a. may be required for the mo-
tive power, OF said street Ta~ ay, and for furnish
| ing electric Light of the cars operated thereon.
| sechon2 SAID Eoles or supports shsll be
erected at convenient distance, pa;allel with the
| tracks OF said company, inside of the Sidewalk
curb lire and shall be rected and maintained IL
a vert cal position. and in line with each Other
at such places as shall be designated by the city
surveyor. sad poles supports ard wires shall
| be so plsced a. not to endanSer life property,
and shall be erected under the supervision Of tue
street and alley committee of the city council Of
said city, ana shall be erected and -intaned so
| as not 20 interfere with existing telephone or
| electric light wires aud poles.
| said posts and supports shall be dressed and
painted, IN all respects TO the satisfaction of said
| stree ana alley committee.
| Section 8. The mo or cars used on such rail
| way shall be new. and of such style and class as
| are used upon the best improved electric street
| railways in the United 81 ties, and each motor
Car in operation the line of each railway in
| gong bell. which shall be sOur ded a: the APP
| proaches to the streets and public crossings
Section 1. Said Louder back, his successors or
assigns shall at all time rave and keep said City
| harmless from any damage suits that may be IN
| stituted by reason of equpping said railway with
electricity, and shall also and keep said city
| harmless from all damages that may accrue, or
result from the -relessness. negligence or mis-
| conduct of any agent or servant of said company
| while IN its employment in the construction or
| operation OF s.id railway, and for that purpose
said Louderback, his successors or assigns, shall
give bond to the city of Rock Island in the penal
| sum of ten Thousand dollars, with security
| to be approved by said city council, which bond
shall be cuted and accepted by the city council
Of said city. before said LOuderback, his suCces-
sors assigns shall erect any poles. place any
wires along the streets OF said city, said hond
shall be further conditioned for ire faithful per-
| Torrance by said LOuderback. his successors 0.
assigns, of ali terms and requirements of this
ordinance.
electricity as aforesaid, within six months after
the passage Of this ordinance.
| section o. The cars of said railway may be run
within said city at a rate OF speed not exceeding
ten miles per hour.
Sc elton T. said Louderback his successors o.
assigns. may connect the line OF said railway b,
the necessary Curves and switches, al the inter
section Of Seventeenth street and Second avenue
with the lines of the Moline & Rock Island Horse
Railroad Company; the consent of the latter com
pany being first obta ned.
Section This ordinance is supplemented e
| ordinances which have been heretofore passed BY
the city council Of the city of Rock Island, anI
approx ed by the mayor of said city, authorizing
the Rock Island & Milan street Railway Com
pany construct and operate a street railway. il
the city Of Rock Island, Illinois, and shall not be
construed a. impairing repeating any of th'
said ordinances or any of the provisions thereof
but cumulative and additional thereto, and tn
| rights and privileges heretofore granted, as wei
as those th- ordinance, shall continue ant
endure for period of twenty years, from sn(
| after this da'e.
Section g. Said Louderback. his SUCCESSORS o
assigns, shall within h rty days from the passag
of this ordinance, file with the city clerk of tn,
| city of Rock Island his acceptance in writing. o
the terms and conditions of this ordinance, anC
upon his failure so to do, within said time thi
ordinance shall be void and of no effect.
Passed May II, 1881.
Approved:
Attest WILLIAM McCONOCHIE,
ROBERT koEHLBR, Mayor
TSeall City Clerk.