The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-18
ORDINANCE NO. 2o9.

81. LOUIS ldllNdS tuttipaLA q WI liSi
alton organized under the laws of the
State of Illinois. its successors, iessees
and assigns, the right TO construct
lease. maintain and operate railway
in Railroad Street from point OPP
posite the north line of Lot numbered
Twelve Q2) in Block numbered Fhir-
teen 49,, in Railroad Addition to the
City of Cairo to and across the inter
section of Eighth 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 i'll spch pc
titions. along said public highway as
required by law, have been duly filed
with the City Clerk Of the City Of
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, re-
questing the city council of said city |
70 grant by ordinance. TO the Cairo d |
ST. Louis Railway Company, its sue
cessors, lessees and assigns. the right
and authority to construct, lease |
maintain and operate a railway upon
AMI along said hereinafter named
public highway, and
WHEREAS, said Cairo & st, Louis
Railway Company. for itself its sue
| aessors Iessees and assigns. has pc
itioned said city council for the right
and authority to construct, lease,
maintain and operate 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 ana
| authority by publication in The
Evening Citizen, a newspaper pub
lished daily in said City of Cairo, as
appears from a copy OF said publiea-
tion and the certificate of the pub
| Usher of said paper attached there
to- 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
DAMNED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
| or THE CITY OF CAIRO, ALEXAN-
| DER COUNTY. ILLINOIS:
Section /. That the right, permiss-
ion and authority are hereby granted
said Cairo & st, Louis Railway Com
Ipany. its successors, lessees and as
signs. to construct lease, maintain
anil operate a single track railway in
Guiding all necessary or convenient
spurs. curves and connections with eN,
isting or future lines Of grantee and
also all necessary or convenient equip
ment. appliances and appuitenances
for said railway, in upon, over and
along the surface OF Railroad Street
from point opposite the north line
Of Lot numbered Twelve d2>, in
Bloch numbered Thirteen GA, 10
Railroad Addition 10 said City Of
Cairo to and across the intersection
of Eighth Street. in the City OF Cairo
Alexander County Illinois.
Section ,. Said Railway shall be
maintained ard operated as a part OF
the railway authorized to be maintain
ed and operated by grantee under and
by virtue OF Ordinance no. $780, passed
by the city council OF the City Of Cairo
on tie 18th day Of November, 1898,
and approved BY the mayor OF said city
on the 18th day Of November, 1908
and the conditions, terms AMI pr0vis
ions Of said Ordinance No $50 shall
lapply 70 and control the right peE
/ mission and authority by this ordi
tuancc granted to the same extent and
effect as if said Railroad Street from
a point opposite the north line Of Lot
/ numbered Twelve G2l, i'll Block mum
bered Thirteen 03). in Railroad Adj
dition to said City of Cairo, to and
across the intersection of Eight
Street had been mentioned and de
scribed in said ordinance No ISL
as one Of the highways over which
/ said railway was to be maintained ana
| orerated, but no siding shall be per
mitted upon said portion Of Railroad
Street.
Section 3. Within thirty 800 days
after approval OF this ordinance Gran
tee shall file with the Clerk OF sail
City its written Acceptance of the term
AMI provisions hereof, and when SC
accepted, this ordinance shall b.
binding upon said Cairo & St Lou.
Railway Company, its successors, les
4 sees and assingns, and said City O
\ Cairo, as a contract
Section /. This ordinance shall b,
\ in fun force and effect from and aftel
it's final passage, APPROVAL and accept
anee as herein provided and due pub
\ lication,
Passed bp the city council Of th,
4 City of Cairo, Alexander County III
inois, this 18th day Of December a
! D. 1909,
Approved by the mayor of said city
/ this 18th day OF December. A. d. 1893
GEORGE PARSONS,
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