Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-02
TRICKY RAILWAY.
Ordinance for the Extension of the Fran
cIise OF the Car Lines ia the
CIV of Rock Island.

and Rock Island Horse RaiiTSad tomnan "
inS Union street railway Company, the Rock
| t3e davenport and Rock Island Ral iway
Conpany and said Tri City Railway
leges and franchises are now used and enjoy
ed by said Til City Railway Company the
named, IN the operation and maintenance OF
said Street Railways. and also to grant to
use, enjoy, possess and maintain Tor a like
IperlCd OF twenty-five years. & street Railway
rom thirty-eiShth street in City Of Rock
| Island, thence east TO the east limit CT said
CITY On Fourteenth avenue upon the compile
-aoIihe central street Railway Company
J Win the appurteDances and all its proper. y.
lights; privileges and franchises granted TO 1t
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
Or TIE CITY or ROCK ISLAND:
| Section l. WHEREAS. the Tri City Rail-
way Company is the Sole owner OF all
The street railway properties and Street Rail
way Rights OF Way, with the appurtenanceS
theceunJo belonging, except said moline Cen
trai street RAILWAY. now located in the Clay
% IAocA Isiahu ana II operation therein on
cl.sfs streets and aFenues OF said city, to-
setnsr with an the rights, privileges and
.IdhChlses which were heretofore granted by
the city Council Of the City OF Rock Island
by Ordinance or Resolution OF said City Coun>
| Railroad Company. the Union Street Railway
Company, the Rcck Island and Milan Street
| it5iiWay company, the Davenport and Rock
Island Railway Company and Tri City Rail-
way COMPANY. under which said Street Rail-
( ways have been and are now operated and
! maintained by said Tri City Railway Com
! Now THEREFORE. II is HEREBY Or
! DAlNED: That ell the said rights. privileges
and franchises, which we're heretofore granted
! land by Ordinance or Resolution of said Coua-
! eli 90 said street railway companies respe"-
! lively except said Moline Central Street Rail-
way Company, and which are now owned,
Possessed and enjoyed BY said Tri City Rail
way Company, the lawful successor of said
GRANTED, renewed, continued and confirmed in
! SU"ccsSors and assigns.
{ Section .. All the said rights privileges
and franchises under which said Street Rail-
/ ways are now operated and ra!ntai1ed in
said City Of Rock Island by said Tri City
I Railway Company, shall. in case OF a sale.
voluntary Or judicial lease or mortgage Of
said Street Railway properties, Street Rail-
way rights Of way, with the appurtenances
. ther2unto belonging. tCEe her with said rights,
privileges and franchises by said Tr city
! Hallway COMPANY. its successors and assigns,
pass 20 and become vested in any such ven
dee. lessee, or mortgagee, without forfeiture
or impairment thereof. bcaar.sc OF any such
sale. lease or mortgage. and the purchaser.
. lessee or mcrtgasee shall take. hold enjoy
ard possess said Street Railway properties.
rights Of way. with the ap0urtenances and
said rights, privileges and franchises grant
ed. as aforesaid. fully and completely, and
with the same power and authority. and TO
The same extent the the same might cou'd
or luay be enjoyed by said Tri City Railway
Soc,Iua 3 Az q rfrhts. .-ivi.cges anu
franchises under which said Street Railway
plCi critics. Street Rail rlv rights of way, with
III" ep3urtenances, are no~ used. operated
possessed and maintained. and which
."' - NtA.N' ~ NNIHtIi "
said Moline ani RCck Island Horse Railroad
COIuTaTv- The Union Street Railway Company.
Cocl:-nv .ie DrVCuIorf and Rock Tslqrl
Rljiwa" CCUrauv and said Tri City Railway
Cnmrany. > Ordinance or Resolution of said
City Council. and which are now owned. en-
iuyed and possessed by said Tri City Railway
by granted. renewed. assured. continued ana
confirmed unto said Til City Railway Com
oessors and assigns. for and during the full
term OF twenty-five years from the passage or
Section !. WHEREAS said Tri City Raj
way Company is about TO become by purchase
its appurtenances known as the Moline Cen
Jral Street Railway Company with its rights
privileges and franchises. which company OPP
crates line OF street railway from Thirty
eighth lSsD street in the City of Rock Island
et.seTy 10 Ihe cry mIits on tourteenth id)
Of said purchase of said Moline Central Street
Railway Company said Tri City Railway Com
nany IT'S vSndees, IeSSeeS. mortgages, sue
cessors and assigns is authorized and empow-
cred to use, operate and maintain said street
railway on and over the line above mention
cd for a period of twenty-five years from the
pas sage OF this Ordinance.
further agrees to the following conditions and
requirements, viz
The rate Of fare shall not at any time OK
coed five 90 cents over any of the present
lines of street railway, or lines which may
he hereafter built or acquired, wi hin the
limits OF the City of Rock Island by said tn
City Railway Company, its successors or as
signs; and transportation shall be given on
SAID lines TO any person from any part ,i
Rock Island or Moline to any part Of R0ca
Island or Moline reached by said lines either
by through service or transfer system as said
Company may elect. for one fare of five 90
cents; provided that it shall not be under
stood that any round trip shall be made Tor
one fare. that more than one transfer shan |
be given exceDt where passengers are going |
in one direction: provided further thit an |
to and frorn Rock Island cars shah |
he coed TO and from Center Station on the |
I,assfr..,er me less Than tvyalve years of age /
fer such JTanspOrtatiun prov iurtner .
that children less than lVe Yeas o. age snail
ga 81 : SECOND. |
At least fifteen minute service snail be CIV
Ell On All lines until ten o'clock p. m, and /
thirty minute service thereafter until Twelve /
} clock D. m. the last car at night leaving
the down town terminus not carrier than
twelve o'c.ocN p mT;;trf7D
The said Tri City Hallway Company viii at
al times furnish free tIanspoI Jdtion over |
ali it's lines in the City of Eock Island and
Moline for members Of the Rock Island Cty.
lounCiI. the City Officials and members OF the |
iolice and fire departments
The Tri City Railway Company agrees that |
Eiin,n one year nom me passage ana 40 ap pro-
II the City OF Rock Island, except open cars, |
hail be equipped with vestibuIes at each end |
II the same general style as its yestibuie cars |
.Ov in operation; and that within two years |
inc aIlof ts meter cars operated in the city OF
lock Island SHAH be equipped with fcEGefs |
II: foTrns and also that within the same time
;easou maintain and operate sufficient open !
ars IN the City of Rock Island 10 accomo-
late all OF the ordinary passenger traffic over
IS lines in said city.
FIFTH.
No renewal of tracks shall be made win |
INVITING but Girder Tram rails. and no
motor bower shall hereafter be used except
iccjric power compressed air, except by
nd with the consent Of the City Council.
SIXTH.
4 FIVE cent fare shall be given TO daily Tat- /
ous Of the Rock Island and Milan line. IN
he following manner, daily Communication |
icscr Or book OF tickets, not transferable, ]
hail be sold to ali passengers good for sixty |
idos this line for Three Dollars lS.;OJj, |
ckets limited to forty days GJ) from date
Issuance OF same
SEVENTH.
The Tri City Railway Company agrees Tor |
self and its successors CT assigns tn continue |
Is Power Station and Car House within the
limits O he CITY Rock Island during /