Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
AN ORDINANCE

Authorizing the Tri-City Railway Com
pany, its Successors and Assigns. to
Construct and Operate Street Rail
way, with Electric Power, on Certain
Streets and Avenues in the City of
Rock Island.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the
City of Rock Island:
Section !. That there is hereby granted
to the Tri-City Railway Company, its sue
cessors and assigns, the right and authori-
ty to construct, maintain and operate sin
gle or double track electric street railway, with
all necessary and convenient tracks for turn
outs, side tracks, switches and turn tables
with the right to place and maintain upon
the streets and avenues the lines of the
street railway, at the curb stone. poles
wires and other appliances necessary to
equip. in the most approved manner, and op-
crate said street railway. the cars to be run
thereon for the full period of Twenty (20j
years upon the following streets and ave-
nues in said city.
Beginning and connecting with the street
railway track of said company at Fifteenth
street, Fourth avenue; thence south on Fiji
teenth street TO Eleventh avenue; thence
east on said avenue to Twentieth street;
thence south Twentieth street TO Egh-
teenth avenue; thence east on Eighteenth
avenue to Twenty-second street. The said
tracks shall be laid as nearly as possible
along the center of said streets and no
switch track or double track shall be laid
along Fifteenth street from Seventh to Eley-
enth avenues.
Sec. >. In the construction of said street
railway both in the laying of the tracks,
the locating of the poles. and the placing.
staying and insulating of the trolley wires,
and the wires connected Herewith. all of the
work of construction shall be done to the
satisfaction of the Street and Alley Commit
tee of the City Council of said city.
Sec. 3. The guage of the tracks of the said
street railway shall be four feet, eight and
one-half inches a $40 and the Euage shall
not be changed without the consent of the
City Council The rails to be used in the
laying of the tracks shall be not less than
sixty GOD pounds to the yard in weight, and
may be of the Grder type. All frogs, formed
where turnouts. switches curves and side
tracks are put in, shall be provided with
suitable guards to protect from accident the
lives and property OF persons travelling on
the streets and avenues. and over and along
said Street Railway tracks.
Sec. 4. The said Company shall be at the
entire cost and expense OF grading, paving
and matchmaking for a space of at least
eighteen inches outside Of the rails of its
tracks all of the streets it shall occupy
and use for each of the tracks and side
tracks it may construct. and also of filling
ana constructing drains and putting in street
crossings within the limits of the railway.
that that portion of the streets and ave-
nues occupied by the Company shall be put,
and thereafter kept in as good condition and
repair as the remaining portion of the streets
and avenues, corresponding with and oppo-
site said railroad tracks, shall be, or shall
be put and kept by the City. If the grade
or nature of the surface of the streets and
avenues shall be changed the said Company
shall also change the grade and surface OF
the portion of the streets and avenues COW
cred by the railroad tracks and the outer
me, as above, so as to correspond with the
change OF grade and at its own expense.
and In that regard shall comply with all the
ordinances of said City.
The Tri-City Railway Company shall be
required to pay to the City Treasurer of the
City of Rock Island, within 30 days after
laying down tracks Twentieth street be-
tween Eleventh avenue and Eighteenth ave
nue., for the benefit of and for refund TO the
abutting property owners, an amount
equal to the fair value of the paving alrea-
dy laid down on said Twentieth street be
tween Eleventh and Eighteenth avenue; and
the value of said paving shall be determined
by the amount paid for said paving by the
original property owners, less a fair valu-
alton for wear and depreciation which shall
be made by a committee composed of the
Mayor. City Clerk and City Engineer Of the
City of Rock Island.
Said Company shall also be liable for all
damages which may be sustained by any
person or by the City of Rock Island, by
reason of the carelessness, neglect mis-
conduct of said Company, or any agent
servant IheTeOi. IN the course or employ
ment in the construction use of said
tracks, and the cars running thereon, fer
said street railway. When any team or We
hicle shall meet a street car upon either
of the tracks of said railroad, such team
vehicle shall give way to the street car.
Nor shall any person wilfully malicious
ly obstruct, hinder interfere with any
of said street cars by placing any obstruc-
ton upon the Company's tracks. or by plac-
ing, driving or stopping. causing to be
placed or driven at slow pace, or to stop.
any team, vehicle or other obstacle upon.
across, along or near to the tracks of said
street railway, after being notified by the
ringing of the car bell or gong, and no per-
son shall seize. hang upon or get upon any
street car OF said company, or attempt to
90 so, except as passenger, or fasten to
any street car of said company any sleigh,
sled or other vehicle or attempt so to do
Any person who shall wilfully violate any
Of the provisions of this section shall be
liable to fine to the City of Rock Island in
the sum of not less than $500 nor more than