Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-24

City to acquire from said Tri-City
Railway Company of Illinois, its
said ground and private right of
way between the former Southern
boundary line of the City in Eigh-
teenth avenue at Eleventh street
and Forty-fourth avenue, to become
and be a part of its said proposed
street, as it opens, lays out, wild
ems, alters or improves the same;
Now. therefore be it ordained by
/ the Council of the City of Rock
Island, State of Illinois:
SECTION /.
That in consideration of the &C
: ceptance Of this ordinance by said
Tri-City Railway Company of Hill
nOis and its undertaking to perform
the conditions hereinafter required
of it TO be performed, said Tri-City
Railway Company of Illinois, is
hereby granted the right, privilege
and franchise, for the period of
Twenty GOD years, from the final
approval OF this ordinance, to use,
maintain and operate single Or
I double track electric street rail-
way, with all necessary switches,
crOSS-OyerS and turn outs, together
with the necessary overhead con-
structiOn for the operation of the
same by electricity within the City,
on the route and routes usually
known as, and called Milan Line"
and Watch Tower Line" now
used, maintained and operated by
( said Company as aforesaid, from
/ the former Southern boundary of
/ the City in Eighteenth avenue at
Eleventh street, Southwark along
the route of said MILAN Line to the
/ Southern City limits, and along the
route of said Watch Tower Line"
to its present terminus
SECTION 2.
Said Tri-City. Railway Company
| of Illinois may charge a fare of
! five 80 cents over its said Milan
Line" and Watch Tower Line, -
/ and shall give transfers and oper-
! ate its said street railway and cars
and give the same character of ser
vice as required on it's existing sys-
! TEN of street railways, by said ordi-
nance of May ?, 1916, and with
which system, said Milan and
Watch Tower Lines are connected
and form a part.
SECTION 3.
! Said Tri-City Railway Company
| of Illinois in consideration of the
| grant to it herein contained. shall
/ at once upon the final approval of
this ordinance convey to the City
by appropriate conveyance subject
| TO said Company's right 10 maintain
and use its tracks thereon, that
part of its said ground and private
right Of way, being in the street
projected as a continuation south
OF Eleventh street by said special
assessment and condemnation pro-
ceedings; and in addition thereto,
shall pay to the City as benefits for
said Improvement, the sum of Two
Thousand (s2,000.00) Dollars.
SECTION 4.
Upon the opening, laying out,
widening, altering and improving
that part of Eleventh street as pro-
jected by said present special as
sessment and condemnation pro-
ceedings. or in opening, laying out,
widening, altering or improving
said proposed street elsewhere
along the said present right of way
Of said Tri-City Railway Company
OF Illinois, said Company shall have
the right to, and must if so re-
CURED by the City, construct, use,
maintain and operate double track
in said completed portion of such
street, and on a grade to CORES
pond with the grade of such street
as established by the City; and
shall have the right to. and must If
required by the City, remove, and
locate its track or tracks, switches.
cross overs and turns outs. in said
completed portion of said street, in
such manner as the City may di-
rect
SECTION 5.
AS the City may from time to
time open, lay out, widen, alter and
improve said proposed street along
said Company's said private right
of way. between the former South
ern boundary of the City in Eigh-
teenth avenue at Eleventh street.
and FOrty-fourth avenue, said Tri-
City Railway Company Of Illinois.
shall convey to the city by appro-
pirate conveyance, subject to said
Company's right to maintain and
use It's tracks thereon, its
said private right of wav.
along and in said nor
tlon or such street so opened. laid
out, widened, altered or improved
and when and as the City paves any
portion of such proposed street, in
GLIDING that projected by such
present special assessment and
condemnation proceedings. said
Company, shall grade and pave at
its own expense. the space occupied
by and between its tracks therein.
and One and one-half 40 feet
outside the rails thereof.
SECTION 6.
In consideration of the said grant !