An ordinance in relation to the Chicago, St. Charles and Mississippi Air-line Railroad. [Passed April 11, 1853.] Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago: 1. PERMISSION TO LAY TRACKS, WHERE-CONDITIONS.] SECTION 1. That permission be and is hereby granted to the Chicago, St. Charles and Mississippi Air-line Railroad Company to construct in the west division of said city, one or more railroad tracks upon any land south of Madison street or north of Lake street, which they may procure by purchase or otherwise, and to lay down said track or tracks across any street within the boundaries aforesaid, wherever any such street crosses their intended line of railroad, and also to construct and use all depots necessary to accommodate the business of said company: Provided, that convenient crossings be made by said. company where the said track crosses the line of streets, and sufficient warning tables be erected in some conspicuous place at or near said crossings; said company to be subject to all laws and ordinances that are now in force or may hereafter be passed to regulate railroads within this city. 2. TEMPORARY TRACK ELSEWHERE, ALLOWED-CONDITIONS.] SEC. 2. Said company may also introduce their road into said city on any street or streets in the west division of the said city, south of Polk street, and extend the same to the south branch of the Chicago river, or on any street or streets north of Fourth street (north of Kinzie street), and extend the same to the north branch of the Chicago river; and may occupy so much of said street or streets as may be necessary for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, using and occupying a single railroad track, with the necessary switches, turn tables and turn-outs, for the period of three years: Provided, that said company will enter into a contract with the city of Chicago to vacate said streets of their railroad track or tracks at the expiration of that time, and place the street so vacated in good order for ordinary travel, subject to the approval of the street commissioner and aldermen of the west division: Prorided, the space occupied by said road, except when turn-outs, turn-tables or switches occur, does not exceed ten feet in width of the centre of said street or streets: And provided, said work be so constructed that carriages may pass along either side of said road, and may conveniently cross the same. 3. SPEED OF LOCOMOTIVES PRESCRIBED.] SEC. 3. Said company may run their trains by locomotives, within the limits before described herein, at a speed not exceeding five miles per hour, subject to such ordinances as may from time to time be passed by the common council of said city, establishing and regulating speed and motive power within said city. 4. CONDITIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.] SEC. 4. This ordinance shall not take effect until said company shall have entered into a bond with the city of Chicago, conditioned for the payment of all damages for which the said city may become liable to any person or persons by reason of the said road entering said city, or by reason of said company constructing, laying down, using or occupying said railroad track or tracks within said city, and conditioned also for the payment of all damages which may arise to the said city of Chicago and to any person or persons whomsoever, by reason of said company constructing, laying down, maintaining, using and occupying said railroad track or tracks within the said city of Chicago. An ordinance to amend an ordinance in relation to the Chicago, St. Charles and Mississippi Air-line Railroad. [Passed August 8, 1853.] Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago: 5. PERMISSION TO LAY TRACKS WITHIN LIMITS.] SECTION 1. That permission be, and is hereby, granted to the Chicago, St. Charles and Mississippi Air-line Railroad Company to construct, maintain and operate in the west division of said city one or more railroad tracks upon any land south of Madison street or north of Lake street, and also any other railroad track within said city west of the west line of sections twenty (20), seventeen (17) and eight (8) which said company may procure by purchase or otherwise; and to lay down said track or tracks across any street within the boundaries above described, wherever any such street crosses their intended line of railroad; and also to construct and use all depots which may be necessary to accommodate the business of said company: Provided, that convenient cross ings be made by said company where the said track or tracks cross the line of streets, and sufficient warning tables be erected in some conspicuous place at or near said crossings; said company to be subject to all laws and ordinances that are now in force or may hereafter be passed to regulate railroads within said city. 6. LIMIT OF SPEED OF LOCOMOTIVES.] SEC. 2. Said company may run their trains by locomotives, within the limits herein described, at a speed not exceeding five miles per hour, subject to such ordinances as may, from time to time, be passed by the common council of said city establishing and regulating speed and motive power within said city. 7. RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT BRIDGE ACROSS SOUTH BRANCH OF CHICAGO RIVER-PROVISO.] SEC. 3. Said company may construct, maintain and use a railroad draw-bridge across the south branch of the Chicago river, at any point south of Twelfth street in said city, for the purpose of connecting their track with the track of any other railroad company, which may be approved by the common council: Provided, said bridge shall be so constructed as not materially to interrupt or impede the navigation of said south branch. And the said company may join any other railroad company in the erection and use of any railroad bridge heretofore authorized, or which may hereafter be authorized, to be constructed across said south branch, and the said company and any other railroad company may jointly use each other's track or tracks and bridge, and form material connection within said city, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the parties interested. An ordinance concerning the Chicago and Mississippi Railroad Company. [Passed September 11, 1854.] Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago: 8. PERMISSION TO CONNECT WITH CHICAGO AND ROCK ISLAND R. R.] SECTION 1. That permission and authority is hereby granted to the Chicago and Mississippi Railroad Company to lay down and use two side tracks as its business may require, from the track of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, as the same is located on block one hundred and nine (109) in the school section addition, south across Taylor street, and on block one hundred and eight (108). And said company, on its own grounds procured for that purpose, may erect such depots, stations, buildings and shops as it thinks proper. 9. CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT.] SEC. 2. The side tracks herein authorized shall be laid down east of Griswold street and west of Clark street, and the crossing at Taylor street shall be completed and finished under the direction of the committee on streets and alleys of the south divison of the city; such tracks at the crossings of Taylor street shall be subject to all the ordinances that now are, or hereafter may be made by the city to regulate the crossing of railroads across the streets of the city: Provided, that said streets shall not at any time be obstructed by the stoppage of cars therein, nor shall the said street be obstructed longer than three minutes at any one time by the crossing of trains under way: And provided, the city council reserve the right to rescind at any time the rights hereby granted: Provided, also, the said company shall be liable for all damages that may accrue by reason of the crossing, occupying or using said tracks. An ordinance in relation to the Joliet and Chicago Railroad Company. [Passed January 5, 1857.] Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Chicago: 10. PERMISSION TO JOLIET AND CHICAGO R. R. TO LAY TRACK-CONDITIONS.] SECTION 1. That permission be and the same is hereby given and granted to the Joliet and Chicago Railroad Company to introduce said railroad into the city on the street known as the Archer road, from a point commencing on the section line between sections twenty-eight and twentynine, to Grove street, and from thence through Grove street to the north line of North street; and to use and occupy so much of said streets as may be necessary for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and using and occupying a single or double railroad track through said streets, with such turn-outs and branches, extending to adjoining lands, as may be deemed necessary for the successful use and occupation of said road, upon the following conditions: First. That said company shall plank, pave or macadamize the whole surface of said streets between the points indicated above, and forever maintain such planking, paving or macadamizing in good order and condition. Second. That the space occupied by said railroad shall not exceed fifteen feet in width on the Archer road, and shall not exceed twenty-four feet in width on Grove street, and shall be taken from the north-west side of Archer road. Third. That said company shall so construct said work that carriages may pass along said streets, and may also conveniently cross said road. 11. CONTRACT TO BE EXECUTED.] SEC. 2. Upon the acceptance of this ordinance by the said company (which shall be within ninety days from the passage hereof) a contract embracing the provisions herein contained shall be executed, sealed and delivered, on the part of the city of Chicago, by the mayor thereof, and on the part of the Joliet and Chicago Railroad Company, by the president thereof, both in the usual legal form. 12. CITY OFFICERS TO SUPERINTEND WORK.] SEC. 3. The work provided in this ordinance shall be done under the supervision of the city superintendent, or such other officer or agent as the common council may direct. 13. CITY TO BE INDEMNIFIED AGAINST DAMAGES.] SEC. 4. Said railroad company shall save the city harmless from all costs, damages and suits arising from the occupation of said streets, by said company, from any and all persons whomsoever. 14. FURTHER CONDITIONS OF FRANCHISE.] SEC. 5. This permission is granted subject to all general railroad ordinances of the city of Chicago now in force, or that may hereafter be passed, in relation to crossing streets, rates of speed, and other matters of public convenience and necessity. 15. DUTY OF COMPANY AS TO SIDE TRACKS, ETC.] SEC. 6. road company shall afford all necessary facilities to the owners of property Said rail on said streets for doing business on said road, by putting in side tracks necessary for such purpose, and to operate said tracks so as to carry the cars of said road, and all other railroads connecting, or desirous of making connections with said road, on fair and reasonable terms to and from said property. 16. MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES.] SEC. 7. Said company shall make, maintain, and keep in good repair, all road and slip bridges between the said points. An ordinance to vacate DePuyster street. [Passed July 28, 1862.] Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago: 17. PART OF STREET VACATED-PROVISO.] SECTION 1. That the street running east and west through block sixty-seven (67), school section addition to Chicago, known as DePuyster street (except a strip of the same. through the center thereof, twenty (20) feet in width, running from Canal street east a distance of one hundred and twenty (120) feet) be, and the same is hereby, vacated and discontinued: Provided, however, that such vacation and discontinuance shall continue so long, and so long only, as the same may be used for railroad purposes: And it is further provided, that the authorities of said city shall at all times have and possess, without charge or hindrance, the right to enter upon that portion of said street hereby vacated, or any part thereof, for the purpose of laying down or repairing either sewerage or water pipes. 18. REVERSION TO THE CITY, WHEN.] SEC. 2. That if the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway Company, and the Joliet and Chicago Railroad Company, shall at any time cease to use for railroad purposes the portion of the street hereby vacated and discontinued, or if said companies. or either of them, shall at any time refuse or neglect to fully indemnify the said city of Chicago against, and save it harmless from, all judgments or decrees, with the costs and expenses of the same, which may be recovered or obtained against said city, in any judicial proceeding which may ensue from or in consequence of the vacation and discontinuance of said street, or if said companies shall not, immediately after the passage of this ordinance, widen and dedicate to public use (without charge or cost to said city) the alley in the rear of lots sixteen (16) to twenty-six (26) inclusive, in said block, to the width of twenty (20) feet, and extend the same through a portion of said vacated street, so as to intersect with that portion of said street herein before reserved or excepted, then this ordinance shall immediately become null and void, and said street shall thereupon revert to and become vested in the said city of Chicago, as before the passage of this ordinance. An ordinance in relation to the Joliet and Chicago Railroad Company. [Passed June 18, 1866.] Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago: 19. COMPANY REQUIRED TO MACADAMIZE ARCHER ROAD.] SECTION 1. That in pursuance of the first clause of section one (1) of "An ordinance in |