The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-25
I ORDINANCE NO. 1870.


Might to construct, maintain and oper-
ate d street railway track upon parts
Of Fourth street and Washington ave-
nue. and upon Sycamore street, in the
city of Cairo, Illinois.
Be it ordained by the city council Of
the city of Cairo:
Section l. There Is hereby granted
Ito the Southern Illinois Interurban
Company, hereinafter called the Inter
urban Company. its successors aud
assigns, the right to construct, main.
tain and operate subject TO the con
EDITIONS in this section hereinafter eX'
pressed. one street railway track upon
land along the following described line,
mann ~, upon and along the center
line OF Fourth street, from the west
Iline Of Ohio street 20 point within
said Fourth street and Washington
avenue, within the said city OF Cairo,
and there turning to the right and
northward. tha Center line of the said
track shall extend along the center
line OF the said avenue and al the dis
lance of six Col feet east thereof. from
said Fourth street 10 point or place
where the center line Of Sycamore
street. extended into said avenue, will
intersect said street railway track,
and thence turning to the right the
center line of the said track shall ex-
iend along tho center line of thu said
Sycamore treet 10 the north line Of
Thirty-foTth street, I'm the said city
of Cairo, and from thence and turning
to the right, this center line of the said
track shall extend along the center
1 line OF the said Sycamore street. and
at the distance Of six 90 feet east
Ithsreof 10 the city limits; but that
part of the said street railway track
on said avenue, from Sixth street to
Twentieth atfeet, is to be constructed
and maintained and to be used fres Of
charge by the Cairo Electric & Trae-
tion Company, its successors or as
signs. under and by virtue and upon
the terms, limitations and conditions
of sections four ca and five 10 Of an
ordinance prepared eonlafnporaneans
lily with this ordinance, granting said
/ Traction Company he right to con.
lsTuct two street railway tracks on
said avenue between said streets. Che
easterly one OF which said track is to
be held in trust, first for the South.
ern Illinois Interurban Company, It's
successors and assigns. provided il or
they elect 10 pay for lie construction
of said track and the improvements
connected Herewith and take and use
aid track within the time which shall
be fixed by ths city council Of said
city of Cairo and second for the said
city Of cairo. or any other interurban
company to which he said city OF
Cairo may grant he right tS construct,
maintain and operate upon said
streets and avenue an inte.urban rail
road substantially similar to the rail-
J road herein provided for
Section g The said lnterurban
! Company is hereby authorized TO oper-
ate It's said street railway rack ana
propel its cars and trains by electric
: or any other motive power. that may
hereafter b used by interurhan rail
2 ways, except steam, to erect a powe:
! house with all needful boilers. engines
ldynamos. generators, batteries and all
other Ii edful machines aud machin
cry for the generation and conveyance
! of electricity and To erect and con
struct all other needful or necessary
buildings aud structures, appliances
and apparatus, of CIV ry kind and de
scriplun. which may be found requis
ito for the full and complete operation
OF. lis road between the termini herein
after mentioned: also TO use under
ground or overhead wires. the latter
TO be Imported on suitable iron poles
/. OF such heighth and strength, a.
will safely keep and maintain
at all times and points the trolle,
wires fully sixteen G6l f.et above th'
grade of the stree, and the rails Of th'
tracs. The location Of the poles above
specified shall be unGer the direction
and sup ryision and TO the satisfac
|, ton Of the city councils committee OF
! streets and its city engineer.
Section 3. The rails 10 be used II
tho construction. maintenance an'
p operation e the aid street railwa,
tack within the said city 81 csiro
shall b. what is known and calle'
High 7 rails seven inches high. o.
not less than seventy t7o) pounGi
weight per yard. and such number
, size. leugth and quality Of cross-iie
: shall be used and the work AMI con
. struction oi the said track Throughout
shall be such. a. viii make the trac
Z and road a good and entirely sritabl'
] road for the business 10 De- done there
, ON in the carriage Of persons and pro-
: erty owe. the same. and the woT'
Of construction. within the city. shal
be conducted and carried on under tn
direction and supervision and 20 ~
] satisfaction Of the city engineer an
OF the city councils committee 81
streets: and in the construction an
3 maintenance Of thu said track. car
must at all times be taken 10 svotl
lobstructing the how Of the water Il
Ifba lateral and croz1 arstfprz and of