Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-06

Be it ordained by the City Council of the
city of Rock Island.
Section l. That there is hereby granted to
the Tri-City Railway Company, its success
sors and assigns, the right and authority to
construct, maintain and operate single or
double track electric street railway, with all
necessary and convenient tracks for turn
outs, side tracks, switches and turntables,
with the right to place and maintain upon
the streets and avenues on the lines of the
street railway, at the curb stone poles, wires
and other appliances necessary to equip, in
the most approved manner, and operate said
street railway. the cars to be run thereon
through for the full period of twenty 600
years upon the following streets and avenues
in said city.
Commencing at point on Eighteenth ave
nue. in said city at the Southern terminal of
Twenty second street. there to connect with
the street car track from the west; thence
east on Eighteenth avenue 10 Thirtieth
street; thence north on Thirtieth street to
Fourteenth avenue; there to connect with
the present line at the corner of said Thir-
tieth street and Fourteenth avenue. Also
commencing at a point on Ninth avenue at
the intersection of Twenty-ffth street and
running thence west. on Ninth avenue to
| Twenty-hrst street; thence north on Twenty
first street to Sixth avenue; thence west on
Sixth avenue using the present street car
tracks to Twentieth street; thence north on
Twentieth street to Fourth avenue, connect
ing there with the street car lines at that
point. 'IhdRRrIlWy
Section ?. 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 troll
| ley wires, and the wires connected there
with, all of the work of construction shall
be done to the satisfaction of the street and
alley committee of the City Council of said
| city.
Section 3. The guage of the tracks of the
rail urax cl,an
and one-half inches q SD and the guage
shall not be changed without the consent of
| the City Council. The rails to be used I'm
| the laying Of the tracks shall be not less
IMAM sixty 600 pounds to the yard in weight
| and may be of the Girder type. All frogs
FORMED where turn-outs, switches curves and
size tracks are put in, shall be provided
with suitable guards TO protect from acct
dent the lives and property of persons travel
ing on the streets and avenues and over and
| along said street railway tracks
Section 4. The said company shall be at
| the entire cost and expense of grading paw
| ing and matchmaking for a space of at least
| eight feet on all of the streets IL shall oc-
| cupy and use for each OF the tracks and side
| tracks il may construct. and also of filling
| ana constructing drains and putting in street
| crossings within the limits of the railway
| so 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
| auu 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 CT the surface of the streets and ave
| nues shall be changed, the said company shall
| also change the grade and surface OF the
| portion of the streets and avenues covered
| by the railroad tracks. and the outer line
| as above, so as 10 correspond with the change
| of grade, and at its own expense. and in
| that regard shall comply with all the ordiu-
| ances of said city.
The Tri-City Railway Company shall be
required to pay to the City Clerk of the city
| ot Rock Island. within thirty
t3o days after laying down tracks on
| TWenty-hrst street .Thirtieth street and
| Twentieth street for the benefit OF and for
refund to the abutting property owners, an
| amount equal to the fair value of the paw
| ing already laid down on said Twenty-frst
| Thirtieth and Twentieth streets which is in
| cluded within the limits Of the car track or
| tracks to be laid. and space OF at least
eighteen inches outside OF the rails of the
track or tracks. And the value of said paw
| ing so to be paid for to the abutting owners
| shall be determined by the amount paid for
| said paving by the original property owners
| less fair valuation for wear and deprecia-
| ton. which valuation 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 per-
| son or by the city OF Rock Island by reason
| said company. or any agent or servant there
| OF, in the course of employment in the
construction or use of said tracks, and the
| cars running thereon. for said street rail-
| way. When any team vehicles shall meet
| street car upon either of the tracks of
! said railroad, such team or vehicle shall
| give way to the street car. Nor shall any
person wilfully or maliciOusly obstruct, him
| der interfere with any OF said street cara
by placing any obstruction upon the COM
pany' s tracks by placing, driving stop
| ping or 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 the said street rail-
ringing of the car bell or gong, and per-
| son shall seize hang upon or get upon any
| street car of said company, or attempt to
| do so. except a passenger, or fasten to
any street Of said company any sleigh,
| sled or other vehicle attempt 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 five dollars $500, nor more
| than twenty-five dollars (S25 for each Of
| tense, to be collected and prosecuted there
| for in the same manner other fines are
| collected for any violation of the ordinances
| of said city.
Section >. The said railway company shall
| place and maintain the street railway tracks
| at the established grade of the surface of the
| streets and avenues, and the construction of
| Sald railway snail not be commenced until
| the grade IL established by the authority of
the city, and the said tracks shall not he
| elevated above the surface OF the streets
| and avenues which they are laid.
so that teams and vehicles cannot easily and
freely at all times cross said tracks in any
direction, without obstruction.
Section 6. The said company shall be en-
| titled to collect from each passenger a fare
of five 90 cents for one continuous passage
from any part of said line to any other part
of said line or from any part of said line
to any point on the connecting lines of said
company's railway in the city of Rock ISL
and and Moline. or from any point on any
connecting line of said companys railway in
said city to any point the line of the
electric street railway established by this
ordinance. but this does not apply to points
on the street railway line known as the
Bridge line to Davenport. The fare for chill.
dren above the age of FIVE (5) years or un-
der twelve Q2) years may be three cents for
each child, and in making such continuous