Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-25

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 it's present terminus.
SECTION 2.
Said Tri-City RailFay Company
OF Illinois may charge a fare OF
five (5). 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 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 II 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 TO 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 ($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 the said present right OF way
of said Tri-City Railway Company
of Illinois, said Company shall have
the right to, and must II so re-
quired 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 II
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 its tracks thereon. its
said private right of way,
along and in said por-
ton of such street so opened, laid
out, widened, altered or improved;
and when and as the City paves any
portion of such proposed street. in
Guiding 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 It's tracks therein,
| and One and one-half 1h) feet
outside the rails thereof.
SECTION 6.
In consideration of the said grant
to the City of Its said private right
of way as aforesaid, and other
agreements by it to be performed
as herein contained, the City here
by agrees that in any other pro-
ceeding or proceedings by special
assessment, or otherwise, than
those now already instituted as
aforesaid, for the opening, laying
out, widening, altering, or improv-
ing said proposed street along said
lines of said Tri-City Railway Com
pany, of Illinois, said tracks, as
aforesaid the City will save the
said Company harmless and free
from and indemnify the Company
against the payment of any further
cost, or benefits therefor.
SECTION z.
The said Tri-City Railway Com
pany shall be liable for, and pay to
persons injured whether in person
or property, all damages which may
result from the negligence or care
lessnes of said Company or any of
it's agents, servants or employees. in
the erection, maintenance or oper-
alton of it's line of railway, and said
Railway Company shall save and
hold said City of Rock Island harm
less from all damages, costs and
causes of action which may accrue
against it by reason of the erection,
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