The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-10
ORDINANCE NO. SIS.

An ordinance granting to the Cair
and Thebes Railroad Company righ
&C way across West Twenty.eight
street, West Twenty-second stree
West Twenty first street, Seventeenth
street, Locust street, Sixteenth street
Cedar street and Walnut street, in sal
city of Cairo, illinois, with permis3io
TO lay down, operate and maintain tw
or more lines of rails or tracks acros
| he above named streets.
Be it ordained by the city council
of the city Of Cairo.
Section l. That a right of way be anC
the same is hereby granted TO tn
Cairo and Thebes Railroad Company
Its successors and assigns, across
West Twenty-eighth street and Yves
TWEEN y-second street at points OF
places between the present tracks Of
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago anf
81 Louis Railroad Company and the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company in
the Westerly part of the said City OF
Cairo; and the said Cairo and Thebes
Railroad Company, its Successors and
assigns. shall have the right TO lay
down, operate and maintain across said
streets two or more tracks OF lines OF
rails, not exceeding eight tracks, foi
its main cracks and necessary side
switch and terminal tracks.
Section 2. That right of way be
and the same is hereby granted TO the
Cairo and Thebes Railroad Company
it's successors and assigns, across West
Twenty-first street at point or place
southwesterly from Holbrook avenue
and across Seventeenth street be-
tween Cedar street and Pine street and
across Locust street at and near its
intersection with Seventeenth street
and across Sixteenth street at and
.near its intersection with Cedar street
in said city of Cairo; and the said
Cairo and Thebes Railroad Company,
its SUCCESSORS or assigns, shall have
The right to lay down operate and
maintain ACROSS said streets two or
more tracks or lines of rails. not eX-
ceeding eight tracks, for its MAN.
side, switch and terminal tracks.
Section g. That a right of way be
and the same is hereby granted TO the
Cairo and Thebes Railroad Company,
its successors and assigns, across Ce-
dar street between the northerly side
f Fifteenth street and the southerly
SIDE of Seventeenth street and across
Walnut street between the northerly
side of Fifteenth street and the south
arly side of Sixteenth street, in said
city of Cairo and the said Cairo and
rhebes Railroad Company. its sue
ccssors and assigns, shall have the
right to lay down, operate and main
ain across said Cedar street, two or
more tracks or lines of rails, not ex-
,eeding sixteen tracks, and across Wal
lut street two Or more tracks, not eX-
,eeding eight tracks, for its main, side,
witch and terminal tracks; provided
lowever. that the tracks of the Cairo
electric and Traction Company on
Walnut street snail not be required by
he said Cairo and Thebes Railroad
Company its success rs or assigns, 20
,c renewed from said Walnut street
nUl q becomes necos sary for said
d I,Jl company to cross said Walnut
arcs win its rack and then only
Ipon sixty days notice given TO said
cairo and Electric and Fraction Com.
lany by said railroad company.
Section 4. The said Cairo and
rhebes Railroad Company, its success
Irs or assigns. shall al all times keep
he crossings over said streets in
good and safe condition as required
by law and the ordinances of the said
,ity of Cairo. and at West Twenty
irst street crossing and said Walnut
street crossing said railroad company
ihall and is required TO place. maintain
ind use automatic crossing alarm bells
- other suitable and proper appli-
noes 10 promote the safety and vel
are of the public, upon tho written re-
,ue-t of the Mayor and City Council
VI said City of Cairo.
Section ). In consideration Of the
yrants herein and hereby made by the
aid city of Cairo 10 the said Cairo and
rhebes Railroad Company. il, the said
ailrcad company. does hereby promise
md agree. TO and with the said city
# Cairo. that II will. or its successors I
n assigns shall. FIJI with earth or
dhcr good and suitable material The
,hole of blocks numbered Forty-three
43D. Seventy-six C76) and Seventy
even l77D in the said city Of Cairo. |
md block numbered Five 90 and the /
asterly half Of block numbered -Four |
~ in the Third addition to the city /
4 Cairo. the same 70 be filled through I
nat to the present grade OF height #
aid Walnut street and Washington /
venue OF so near thereto that the