The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-13
HENckELL's DRUG STORE.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE GRANT
ING CERTAIN RIGHTS TO THE
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IN
TERuRBAN COMPANY.

An ordinance granting to the SJutl
ern Illinois lnterurban Company. |,
successors and assigns. the right I
CONSTRUCT lease. maintain. operate an
use railway upon parts of Fourt
street, and Washington avenue AN
parts OF Sycamore street, in the Cit
of Cairo, Illinois.
ne 1t ordained by the City Counc
OF the City OF Cairo.
Section /. That the right. author
ity and franchise be and they hereb,
are granted to the Southern Illinoi!
Interurban Company, its successor
and assigns, hereinafter referred i
as "Interurban Company to con
struct lease. maintain, operate an.
use a railway to be of single tracl
construction, except as herein other
wise provided, upon, over along ant
across the surface OF the following de
scribed streets, avenues and public
places In the City OF Cairo, Illinois
to wit: Fourth street along the cen
ter thereof, from the west line oil
Ohio street to the intersection oil
Washington avenue; thence northerly
upon Washington avenue 1.-THE center
line OF said track to run parallel with
the center line of said avenue a dis
lance of six l6l feet east thereof
from said Fourth street to where Syca-
more street. extended into said ave-
nue., Will intersect said railway;
thence upon Sycamore street leenter
line OF said track to extend along the
center line Of said Sycamore street,
to the north line Of Thirty-fourth
street; thence turning to the right
and left the center line of said track
to run parallel with the center line
OF said Sycamore street a distance of
six (6) feet east thereby to point
twelye-hundred tl200) feet south OK
the city limits; but that part OF said
railway on said avenue from Sixth
street,to Twentieth street, is to be con.
structed and maintained until turned
over to said Southern Illinois Inter.
urban Company. City of Cairo, or
other Interurban Company under
terms Of Ordinance No. ll9. and to be
used free Of charge by the Cairo Elec.
trio e Traction Company. its success.
ors and assigns under and by virtue
and upon the terms, limitations AMI
conditions OF Sections Four (4) and
Five t5) OF an Ordinance known as
Ordinance al19. granting said Traction
Company the right to construct two
railway tracks on said avenue be-
tween said streets, the easterly OF said
tracks to be held in trust. first. for
Southern Illinois Interurban Company,
its successors and assigns provided it
or they elect to pay for the construc-
ti0n Of said track and the improvements
connected Herewith and take and use
said track as therein provided, and
second for said City OF Cairo, or any
other internrban company to which
said City of Cairo may grant the right
to construct, maintain and operate up
on said streets and avenue railway
substantially similar to the railway
herein provided for.
Section 2. The said Interurban
Company is hereby authorized to oper
ate its said railway and propel its ears
and trains by electric or any other
motive power except steam, to erect
power houses with all needful boilers,
engines dynamos, generators. batteries
and all other needful machinery fof
the generation and conveyance OF
electricity and TO erect and construct
all other needful or necessary build
iags aud structures. appliances and
apparatus, of every kind and descrip-
ton, which may be found requisite for
the full and complete operation of said
railway, also to use either or both
underground and overhead trolley and
other wires for conveying electricity
for power, light, heat and other pur-
poses, and to erect on said streets and
avenues suitable poles for the support
OF said wires, said poles to be Of such
height or strength as to safely keep
and maintain at all times and points
the trolley wires fully sixteen (16l
feet above the grade of the street aud
the rails Of the track. Said poles shah
be iron on improved streets. Said
poles to be erected under the diree
ton and supervision and To the salts
faction Of thu CITY Councils commit.
tee on streets and It's city engineer.
Section 3. The rails to be used in
the. construction. maintenance and op-
GRAFTON Of the said railway. within the
City of Cairo. shall be what are known
and called High Tee rails not less THAI
seven inches high. of not less than
seventy t70) pounds weight per yard
and such Rtssber, size. length and
quality of cyess-ties shall be used and
the work al Construction OF the said
track throughout shall be such as will
make the track and road a good and
entirely suitable road for the business
to be done thereon in the carriage of
persons and property over the same,
and the work OF construction. within
the city, shall be conducted and car.
RED on under the direction and super
vision and TO the satisfaction OF the
city engineer and Of the city councils