Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-19
AN ORDNANCE.

lie 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 successors
and assigns, the right and authority to con-
struet maintain and operate a single 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 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 OPP
crate NRid street railway the cars to be run
thereon for the full period of twenty (2el
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 on Twentieth street to Eigh-
teenth avenue; thence east on Eighteenth
avenue to Twenty second street. The said
tracks shall be laid 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
Eleventh avenues.
Section 3 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
be done to the satisfaction of the street and
alley committee of the city council of said
city.
Section D. The guage of the tracks of the
said street railway shall be four feet, eight
and one-half inches a $40 and the guage
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 (60) pounds to the yard in weight, and
must be of the Girder twpe. All frogs.
formed where turnouts, switches, curves and
side tracks 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.
Section 4. The said company shall be at
the entire cost and expense of grading, paw
ing and matchmaking for space OF at least
eight feet of the streets it shall occupy and
use for each of the tracks and side tracks it
may construct, and also of filling and con-
structing drains and putting in street cross
ings within the limits of the railway, that
that portion of the streets and avenues occu-
pied by the Company shall be put, and there
after kept in as good condition and repair as
the remaining portion of the streets and ave
nues. corresponding with and opposite 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 covered by the
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 re-
duired to pay to the city clerk of the city of
Rock Island within thirty days after
laying down tracks on 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 already laid
down on said TwentietIn street between said
Eleventh and Eighteenth avenues (that is in
cluded within the car track or tracks to be
laid and a space of at least eighteen inches
outside Of the rails of the tracks,, and the
value of such paving so to be refunded shall
be determined by the amount paid for said
paving by the original property owners, less
a fair valuation for wear and depreciation,
which valuation shall be made by a commit
tee 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
of the carelessness, neglect or misconduct OF
said company. any agent or servant there
of, in the course of employment in the CON
struction or use of said tracks, and the cars
running thereon, for said street railway.
When any team or vehicle shall meet street
car upon either of the tracks of said railroad,
such team vehicle shall give way to the
street car. Nor shall any person wflfully or
any of said street cars by placing any OBJ
struction upon the company's tracks, or by
placing, driving or stopping, or causing to be
placed OF driven at a slow pace, or to stop,
any team vehicle other obstacle upon,
across, along or near to the tracks of said
street railway. after being notified by the
ringing of the car bell gong, and no per-
son shall seize, hang upon or get upon any
street of said company, or attempt to do
so. except a passenger, or fasten to any
street car of said company any sleigh, sled or
other vehicle or attempt so to do. Any per-
son who shall wilfuly violate any CT the pro-
visions of this section shall be liable to fine
to the city of Rock Island in the sum OF not
less than five dollars 5000 more than
twenty-five dollars ts25.00) for each offense,
TO be collected and prosecuted therefor in the
same manner other fines are collected for
any violation of the ordinances of said city.
Section 5. 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
said railway shall not be commenced until
the grade is established by the authority of
the city, and said tracks shall not be elevat-
ed above the surface of the streets and ave-
nues, on which they laid, so that teams
and vehicles cannot easily and freely at all
times cross said tracks in any direction, with
out obstruction.
Section g. The said company shall be en-
titled to collect from each passenger fare of
five t5) cents for one continuous passage from
any part OF SAID line TO any OJner part OF Sdlo
line or from any part of said line to any
point on the connecting lines of said COM
pany's railway in the city of Rock Island and
Moline. from any point any connecting
line of said company's railway in said city to
any point on the line of the electric street rail-
way established by this ordinance, but this
does not apply to points on the street rail
way line known the Milan line. except to
Center Station, or the line known as the
Bridge Line to Davenport The fare for chill
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twelve Q2) years may be three go cents for
each child. and in making such continuous
ride, any passenger shall be entitled to a
transfer ticket to the connecting lines, except
as above. to complete continuous trip.
Section Z. The said railway company shall
have three months from and after the pass
age of this ordinance. to commence the con-
struetion OF the above line herein authorized
and six months to complete the same, but in
case of a strike or inability to obtain mater
ial for the construction, equipment and op
Grafton of the road. the time in which said
company is necessarily delayed shall not be