Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-18

said Tri-City Railway Company OF
Illinois. is now within and a part OF
the City. and
Whereas, said Tri-City Railway
Company of Illinois now maintains
and operates its said street rail-
ways and tracks in that part of the
City lying between its said former
Southern boundary in Eighteenth
avenue at Eleventh street and For
ty-fourth avenue, largely over its
own private ground and right of
way. and
Whereas, the City desires and in
tends from time to time, and as
soon as may be, to open, lay out,
widen, alter and improve street
as a continuation of said Eleventh
street. southwark from Eighteenth
avenue at said Eleventh street to
Forty-fourth avenue, along the
said lines there of said Tri-City
Railway Company of Illinois, and
to embrace and include in said pro-
posed street, said ground and pri-
vate right of way there of said
Company. and to that end the City
on the Eleventh day of June, 1917,
duly passed an ordinance for the
opening and laying out of that por-
ton of such proposed street, ex-
tending from the South curb line
of Eighteenth avenue at said Elev-
enth street South to the South line
of Sarah j. Aikens subdivision OF
the middle one-third of the North
one-half of Section Two, Township
II \. r. 2 West of the 4th P. M,
a distance of about Seventeen Hun
bred and Sixty Q760) feet, by spe-
cial assessment and the condemna-
ton by eminent domain of the nee
essary land therefor, including said
Company's private right of way
there, and on the 2Sth day of June.
1917, duly filed its petition in the
County Court of Rock Island Coun
ty, Illinois, for such improvement
as provided by said ordinance, by
special assessment and condemna-
ton. and
Whereas, it is the desire of the
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 l.
That in consideration of the ac-
- i
Tri-City Railway Company of ILL
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 600 years, from the final
approval of this ordinance. to use.
maintain and operate a single o.
double track electric street rail
way, with all necessary switches,
cross-overs and turn outs. togethe'
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 ?.
Said Tri-City Railway Company
of Illinois may charge a fare of
five 90 cents over it's 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 its existing sys-
tenn of street railways. by said ordi-
nance of May 2, 1910, and with
which system. said Milan and
Watch Tower Lines are connected
and form 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
by appropriate conveyance subject
to said Company's right 20 maintain
and use its tracks thereon, that
part of its said ground and private
right of way, being in the street
projected as 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 ($2,000.00) 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 tie 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 a double track
in said completed portion of such
street. and on 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.