The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-15
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

. An ordinance granting TO the Cafr,
/ and Thebes Railroad Company rlgl,
: OF way over and along portion O
New LeeVee street with right to make
necessary additional embankment
J thereon and right of way across re
naming portion of New Levee street
the Cross Levee and Washington
avenue.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Cairo.
Section /. That a right of way over
ana along New Levee street in the
city of Cairo, in the County of Alex
ander and State of Illinois, from the
POINT or place where the southerly
end of said New Levee street inter
seets with West Twenty-eighth street
IN the west part of said city of Cairo
10 the point or place where the said
New Levee street intersects with
washington avenue in the upper part
OF said city, being the entire length of
said New Levee street as originally
plated and subsequently changed and
extended, be and the same is hereby
gwen and granted unto the Cairo and
lhebes Railroad Company, its sue |
cessors and assigns, and the said Cairo |
ana Thebes Railroad Company. its sue.
cessors and assigns, shall have the
rlght to lay down. use and operate one
or TWO tracks or lines of rails over and
along said New Levee street for its
entire length; provided, however, that
me said track or tracks shall be laid
along the northwesterIy or westerly
side OF said New Levee street at least
orty tl0l feet distant from the suoth.
saSterly or easterly line or side there
u ana That said track or tracks shall ,
De laid down, maintained and operated /
n accordance with and subject to all I
ordinances of the city in respect there. .
o. ana provided further. that the said :
ights be and are hereby granted upop {
ne express conditions that the said Z
AFRO and Thebes Railroad COMPANY. a
Is successors and assigns. shall keen p
nd maintain the present levee or en- n
upon said New Levee street n
not less than its present heighth. +,
ldth and size, the established grade II
eng fifty-eight feet above low water nj
ark. subject however to the proviso o,
lat II right of way over any part of r,
10 New Devee street shall be granted 81
any other persons, company of cor ~
'ration for any purposes except pub. Ia
road.or highway then such persons. or
mpany or corporation shall pay their af
oportionate part of the cost of keen. ei
z and maintaining said levee or EN-. su
nkment: and III
provided further, that the said rail ri,
ad company. its SUCCESSORS and as. ga
ms. shall have the right TO make an
en- additional embankment upon and feI
ing the portion of New Levee street cit
rein granted to said railroad COM an
NY for its right of way with earth. str
*, gravel and other suitable mater. ,
as may be necessary for the con. tai
uciion. maintenance and operation aft
It's railroad, said work TO be done fiji
said railroad company to the salts Gle
lion Of the street committee of the tbi
council and Of the city engineer. Tn
'roFided further. that said railroad 4
npany. its successors or assigns A.
VI not dig into OF take earth from
. leyee embankment or Otherwise
akeu or impair the same. AT
ection ?. That the right Of way
oss the remaining southeasterIy or p
lerly portion Of said New Levee cen
'et at such points OF places as nav
necessary in order TO make proper I
suitable connection non it, main tise