Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-19

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lures and appliances that may be re-
quired to operate and maintain said
electric railway ON the streets and
avenues aforesaid, with double tracks.
Sec. 4. The rails of said additional
or double track shall be of the same
length, style and quality as the rails
now laid on the line of the street rail-
way of said company known as the
''Longview Line" They shall be laid
under the supervision and to the salts
faction of the street and alley COM
mittee of said city council; also all
the additional poles, wires, fixtures or
other appliances rendered necessary
because of said additional track shall
also be constructed and maintained
under the direction and supervision
of said committee.
Sec. 5. In the laying of said addi-
tional track ON said Seventh avenue,
and in the REIMBURSEMENT of the street
railway track now located thereon,
so as to accommodate said additional
track, the outer rail of the double
tracks shall be laid as near as practic-
able of equal distance from the curb
line so that the width of the street for
public travel north and south of the
outer rail of said tracks shall be as
near as practicable of equal width.
Sec. g. In the construction, opera
tion and maintenance of said addition
al track. and the operation of electric
cars thereon, and in the construction,
operation and maintenance of the ad-
ditiOnal poles, wires, fixtures and APP
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of the additional track. said Tri-City
Railway company shall be subject to
the same duties, obligations and bur
dens as to said additional track as
are now imposed by and under all or
dinances of this city under which said
Tri-City Railway company now use.
own and operate said Rock Island and
Milan line, with n single track. Except
that in laying the double track the
distance from the curb line on Sew
enth avenue to the outer rail of both
tracks is not limited to twelve feet
(12 ft).
Sec. :. The said Tri-City Railway
company shall pay to the city clerk
within thirty days after the said adj
ditional track is laid down under this
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on Seventh avenue. for the benefit of
and for refund to abutting property
owners entitled thereto, an amount
of money equal to the fair value of
the paving already laid down, which
may be included in the line of said adj
ditional track and eighteen inches (S
in.) outside of the outer rails there
of. The value of the paving so to be
paid to the abutting owners shall he
determined by the amount paid fOl
the original paving, less fair valua-
ton fer the wear and depreciation
since the paving was laid down. The
amount to be paid shall be determined
by committee composed of the may
or of this city, the city clerk and the
city engineer.
See. s. Within thirty (30) days af-
ter the passage and approval of this
ordinance, the said Tri-City Railway
company shall file(with the city clerk
its written acceptance of the ordin-
ance. and in case of its failure to file
such acceptance within the time
above limited. this ordinance shall be
null and void.
Passed Oct. ), 1908.
Approved:
WILLIAM McCONOCHIE. Mayor
Attest: H. c. SCHAFFER, City Clerk