The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-20
ORDINANCE NO. 2os.

alton organized under the laws of tht
State of Illinois, its successors. les
sees and assigns, the right to con
struct, lease, maintain and operate {
railway in Railroad Street from {
Ipoint opposite the north line of Lot
numbered Twelve u2l. in bloch
numbered Thirteen U&l, in Railroad
Addition to the City of Cairo. to ana
across the Intersection OF Eight
Street, in the City of Cairo. Illinois
! WHEREAS, petitions of the owners
of the majority Of the real estate
frontage upon the public highway
hereinafter named and of each mile
and fraction thereof measured from
the initial points named in such pc
titions, along said public highway. as
lrequired by law, have been duly filed
with the City CLERK of the City OF
Cairo. Alexander County. Illinois, re-
questiug the city council of said city
to grant by ordinance. to the Cairo &
St Louis Railway Company, its sue
cesSOrs. lessees and assigns, the right
and authority to construct. lease,
maintain and operate a railway upon
and along said hereinafter named
public highway, and
WHEREAS. said Cairo & St Louis
Railway Company. for itself, its sue
cessors, lessees and assigns, has pc
titioned said city council for the right
and authority To construct, lease,
maintain and operate a railway upon
=, said hereinafter named public high
way, and has given more than ten
days public notice of the time and
place of presenting its said application
to said city council for said right and
authority by publication in The
Evening Citizen" "A newspaper pub
lished daily in said City of Cairo as
I&ppears from copy OF said publca
ton and the certificate of the pub
fisher of said paper attached there
10, filed with said City Clerk; and in
all other respects has duly complied
with the laws and statutes OF this
state and the ordinances of said city
in relation to the presentation of its
application and with respect to OBJ
tanning said right and authority
NOW, THEREFORE. BE 1T OR
DAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CAIRO. ALEXAN-
| DER COUNTY, ILLINOIS,:
Section l. That the right, permiss'
ion and authority are hereby granted
said Cairo & ST Louis Railway Com
pany, its successors, lessees and as.
signs, to construct, lease maintain
and operate a single track railway, in
! Guiding all necessary or convenient
spurs. curves and connections with ex
listing or future lines OF grantee ami
/ also all necessary or convenient equip
ment, appliances and appurtenances
| for said railway in, upon, over and
along the surface OF Railroad Street
from a point opposite the north line
of Lot numbered Twelve 02), in
Block numbered Thirteen 13l in
Railroad Addition to said City OF
Cairo, to and across the intersection
of Eighth Street, in the City Of Cairo,
Alexander County, Illinois.
Section 2 Said Railway shall be
maintained and operated as a part of
the railway authorized to be main
tanned and operated by grantee under
and by yirute of Ordinance No. 1870,
| passed by the city council of the City
| of Cairo on the 18th day Of Novem.
| Der. 1903, and approved by the
mayor Oh said city on the 18th day OF
! November, 1908, and the conditions,
! terms and provisions of said Ordi.
nance No 1870 shall apply to and con-
troll the right permission and author.
Iity by this ordinance granted to the
same extent and effect as If said Rail-
road Street from a point opposite the
north line of Lot numbered Twelve
N2). in block numbered Thirteen
G3l, in Railroad Addition to said
| City Of Cairo, to and across the in
tersection OF Eighth Street had been
mentioned and described in said or
dinance No. 1870 as one Of the high
ways over which said railway was TO
be maintained and operated, but no
siding shall be permitted upon said
portion of railroad street.
Section 3, Within thirty 900 days
after approval of this ordinance Gran
tee shall file with the clerk of said
| City its written acceptance of the
terms and provisions hereof, and
when so accepted, this ordinance shall
lbe binding upon said Cairo & st,
Louis Railway Company its sue
cesors, lessees and assigns and said
| City of Cairo as a contract,
Section I, This ordinance shall be
lin full force and effect from and after
its final passage, approval and accept
ance as herein provided and due pub
llication.
Passed by the city council of the
City OF Cairo, Alexander County, Hi
nois, this 14th day of December, A.
ID. 1909.
Approved by the mayor OF said city
this 18th day of December, A. d, 1909
GEORGE PARSONS,