Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-12

Scr1DeQ AFORESAID, requesting Iho
city council of the city of Rock Is
land and state of Illinois, to grant
unto the Tri-City Railway company,
its successors and assigns, the rights,
privileges, franchises, concessions
and authority, upon the said streets
and avenues, were duly fled with the
city clerk and presented to the city
council of said city of Rock Island;
and
Whereas, the said city council CT
the said city of Rock Island, after the
filing of said petitions, but before
the passage of this ordinance, fully
heard. examined and considered said
petitions, and it appeared to them,
ard they found that said petitions
were signed by the owners of the
land representing more than one
half of the frontage on each and all
of the said streets and avenues, or
as much thereof as is sought to be
used for street railway purposes,
and as described aforesaid; and also
signed by the owners of the land rep
resenting more than one-half of the
frontage of each mile, and of the
fraction of mile, if any. in excess
of the whole miles, measured re-
spectively from the initial points re-
spectively named in such petitions,
of each and all of said streets and
avenues, or of the respective parts
thereof sought to be used for street
railway purposes, as described afore-
said, in accordance and in full COM
pliance with the statute of the state
of Illinois, and in such case made
and provided; and
Whereas, the petition of the said
Tri-City Railway company, address,
ed to the mayor and city council
of said city of Rock Island, for an
ordinance granting unto the said
company, its successors and assigns,
the right to use, enjoy, possess and
maintain, for a period of 20 years,
all the rights, privileges and fran
chises, to use, operate and maintain,
streets railways in the city of Rock
Island, as heretofore granted to the
Moline & Rock Island Horse Rail-
road company, the Union Street Rail-
way company. the Rock Island & Mi
Ian Street Railway company, the
Davenport & Rock Island Railway
company, and said Tri-City Railway
company, as the said rights, privi-
Ieges and franchises are now used
and enjoyed by said Tri-City Railway
company, the successor of the COM
panies severally above named, and
also to grant to said Tri-City Rail-
way company. its successors and as
signs. the right to construct, main
tain and operate a single or double
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ing additional streets in the city of
Rock Island, towit:
Beginning at the present terminus
of tracks at Ninth 90 avenue and
(25) street, thence south
on Twenty-fifth (25) street to Thir-
teenth (13) avenue, thence east on
Thirteenth (13) avenue to connection
with present tracks on Thirtieth street.
Beginning at connection with present
tracks at Seventh Cd avenue, thence
south on Thirty eighth $3.50 street to
Eighteenth Qs) avenue, with connec-
ton to present tracks on Fourteenth
G4) avenue. On Seventh ca street
from Second (2) avenue to Eleventh
I'D avenue, thence west on Eleventh
I'D avenue to Second CD street,
thence south on Sacond (2) street to
Thirteenth (13) avenue. And,
Whereas, In order to locate and con-
struct the said railway tracks upon
certain of the streets and avenues as
described, 1t will be nee
essary to do a very large amount of
grading and filling, and will call for the
of large amount of money,
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filling the city count of the city of Rock
Island requests and desires the rail
way company to do and perform, and
which such grading and filling will be
Of material benefit to the city of Rock
Island, and the citizens thereof; and,
Whereas, The said Tri-City Railway
company is willing, in consideration of
an extension at this time, for period
of twenty (20) years from the date of
this ordinance, all of the rights ,privi-
leges and franchises, to construct, OPP
crate and maintain street railways in
the city of Rock Island and on its
bridges, as they are now owned, pos
sessed and maintained and operated
by the said Tri-City Railway company,
to make the extensions of its railway
system upon the streets hereinbefore
described, and to do and perform such
portion of the necessary grading and
filing upon the said streets and ave. |
nues as may be agreed upon, such fill |
ing and grading to be done and per-
formed by said railway company, and |
accepted and received by the city of |
Rock Island as compensation here |
under, and not as a part of the con-
struction of any Of the railway tracks |
hereinafter authorized.
Now, be it ordained by the city |
council of the city of Rock Island, ILL.,:
SECTION L.
That, in consideration of the accept |
ance hereof, and the undertaking of |
he Tri-City Railway company to COM
ply with the provisions hereof, all the
certain rights, privileges and fran
shises which were heretofore granted /
BY the city council of the city of Rock
Island, by ordinance or resolution of