The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-16
AN ORDINANCE.


naEceS.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance authorizing the Cairo
Electric and Traction Company. a
corporation organized under the laws
OF the State OF Illinois. its successors
lessees and assigns to construct
lease, maintain and operate system
OF street railways in streets and pub.
lie ways in the City of Cairo, Illinois.
Whereas the Cairo Electric 4
Traction Company a corporation or
ganized under the laws Of the State
OF Illinois, now owns, maintains and
operates a system Of street railways
in streets and public ways in the
City OF Cairo. Alexander County, III
nois, and
Whereas said city desires for the
better accommodation Of the public.
to provide for the Improvement Of
part or all of said system of street
railways now owned maintained and
operated by said company, and
Whereas petitions OF the owners of
the majority of the real estate front
age upon the several public highways
hereinafter named and OF each mile
and fraction thereof measured from
the initial points named in such pet
items. along said public highways, as
required by law. have been duly
filed with the city clerk of the City
OF Cairo, Alexander. County, Illinois,
rcgr esting the city council OF said
city to grant by ordinance 10 the
Cairo Electric & Traction Company a
corporation, its successors and as
signs. the right and authority TO
construct, lease, maintain and oner
ate street railways upon and along
said hereinafter named public high
Ways, AMI
Whereas said Cairo Electric &
Traction Company for itself its sue
cessors, lessees and assigns has petit
toned said city council for the right
and authority to construct lease
maintain and operate street railways
upon said hereinafter named public
highways, and has given more thal
ten (10) days public notice of the
time and place of presenting its said
application TO said city council fol-
said right and authority. by publica-
ton in The Cairo Bulletin" a news,
parer published daily in said City OF
Cairo, as appears from copy OF said
publication and certificate OF tie
publisher Of said paper attached
thereto fled with said city c,eik.
and In all other respects has dulp
complied with the laws and statutes
OF this state aud ordinances Of said
city In relation TO the presentati n
OF its said application and with re-
spect to obtaining said right and an.
thority
Therefore be il ordained by te
city council Of the City of Cairr
Alexander County Illinois:
Section / That in consideration
or the acceptance by Grantee of trisi
ordinance, right permission and an.
thority are hereby granted said Cairo
Electric & Traction Company IFS
successors, lessees and assigns 10
construct. reconstruct. lease. main
tain ard operate a system Of sire
railways. including al necessary or
convenient sldings unouts. curves.
spurs and connections with existing
CT future lines Of Grantee. ami also
oil necessary or convenient equip
ment appliances aud spprrtenances
for said railways in. upon. over aud
along the surface II the following
described public highways in the
City Of Cairo Alexander County. I De
Bois. namely:
Sycamore street from the north
corporate limits OF said City ~
Cairo. to the intersection OF Thirty
fourth street. and across all inter.
secting streets and public ways.
Also West Thirty-fourth str, 81
from the place where St Mary's
Place West projected northWardlg
would intersect said street TO the IN.
tersection OF Washington avenue
and upon Thirty fourth street from
the Intersection OF Washington ave
nue. to the intersection 81 Connie
cisi avenue. aud across All interse,i
Ing streets and public ways.
Also Commercial avenue from tie
intersection OF Thirty fourth street q
the intersection OF Second stree.
and across all intersecting stret ts
and public Was
Also Washington avenue from tho
Intersection a Second street TO the in-
tsrxection o. Twentieth street and
across all interesting streets and
public ways.
Also Twentieth street from the IL
tersee4cn Of Cedar street to the N
te-secticn OF Commercial ssence. an
acrrss all intersectinE streets and
prbIic wzys
Also Cedar street irom the intsf