The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-06
THE INTERuRBAN ORDINANCES

4 Sititfatlah I the ordinances NO
sii4semling before it on the subject {
f'ie Latcrurhan and the Terminal raj
road 1t seems that the question 3
granting the. various franchises Is on
al sufficient Importance TO the It,
zens. especially these living on Syca
moro Street and Washington avenue
to. demand close consideration b
them,
after what is known as the InteI
urban ordinance and which wa
1 assed after being ehewcd over il
committee and In the council fol !
saanhar al weeks and after what an
pearetl ID be d friendly arrangameni
had been made between the new COM
pany and the Traction company. tha
ordinance was dropped fof the rea
SON, All stated that 3 recent decisi1s
Iniss tho Supreme Court cempeiiel
sqtllf change in 1t which would 10
anlre its gcpassage with slight M HI
ticatIon.
Tho same parties have nov intro
duccd two ordinances, enc VIII mas
be. called an Interurban ordinance
a1cthe the Terminal company ordi
nance The Terminal ordinance an
rarently provides for franchise I'M
der the steam railway law permitting;
the building ii track from a point
within 300 feet on the northern city
limits on Sycamore street down that
street to Washington avenue and
Washington avenue TO Fourth street
and out Fourth street to Ohio street.
There is nothing In the ordinance
any light upon the cause
for stepping the line at 1900 fee.
south OF the city limits. There Is
also q provision that there may be
two switches each Of which may he
nm feet long on Sycamore street be-
ffsvtss iffr4y fourth street and 4
polnt Tg66 feet south oil tho city
limits, and also switch 4f5 feet long
on Sycamore between Thirty-fcurth
street and Division street. allowing IN
an ZOO feet OF switch track between
Division street and point 1900 feet
south of the city limits. These
switches to be put at such places as
the railroad may consider suitable.
On that portion Of Sycamore street
north of Thirty-fourth street that
would mean one track for the Trac
lion company and two tracks for the
Terminal company whenever the 500
feet ef ksMitches were put in. An cr.
binary block is 200 feet long and this
would make three tracks on Syct
more fer four blocks between Thi ~
feurth street and the bridge not
the width OF intersecting
streets The Tnterurban il ii should
IL buiIs would make another track on
hat street with its switches.
The necessities OF the case shoulf
,e most urgent before so much of
Sycamore street should be occupied
y three railroad tracks. When one
considers that that is practically the
'nly inlet and outlet for the farmers
n pleasure driving, II would seem
hat the least room taken M by raj
Dad tracks the better for the city
Then there are 400 feet in addition
or switch tracks on Sycamore street
outh of Thirty-fourth. The original
ordinance called for one switch north
Thirty-fourth street and one
witch south of Thirty-fourth on
Sycamore. each to be 1870 feet i1i
ength and neither TO extend over a.
ntersecting street, whereas the 400
Get switch provided for in the Ter
niual ordinance may. cross one inter
Getting street Ia addition to those
there are given all neces- /
ary switches to go into their power
.ouse aud car barn which shall be-
coated north Of Division street. Tha.
would seem to leave Sycamore street
'ery badly cut up with railroad
racks. That part of the question
hcnid receive earnest consideration
iecause it affects not only persons
living on that street but over the en-
ire city.
There is also a provision in the
'rtiinance that ears shall stop to re
Give and deliver freight or passen-
.ers at such regular stopping places
Is may be designated for such pur.
I sss > That would seem to con
emplate loading and unlc aiding
reight alJng the line Of the streets.
{ seems hardly possible that the PEI
lie will want freight cars stopping on
he switch tracks or on the main
rack on Washington avenue 81 Syra
more street fer the purpose Of loading
md unloading freight The commit
&c she uld certainly not permit that
'ection Of the ordinance to pass with
ut some modification or restriction.
)ne section of the ordinance eiyts
'ermission to the company to trans
'crt along their lines cars and trains
specially adapted TO carry persons. 4
r. light and property. That would sp-
ear to meal that the ordinary rail
sad might cars from other raj rca Is 1
night be switched en- 10 those tracts
nd move abe 1t over the streets. n
nc Their place IN the ordinance il prJ
ldes for the connecting Of The tracks