25. TRACK CENTERS. In order to give sufficient space for men working in train and yard service, all tracks must be spaced not less than thirteen (13) feet from center of one track to center of the next adjoining track. 26. FORM OF PETITION FOR INTERLOCKERS. .... Rail company avers that To the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois: The it owns and operates a certain railroad extending from... within the State of Illinois; that the main track of said railroad crosses at grade the main track of the.... Rail to county of said company Rail in the ; that petitioner desires to unite with ... company in protecting said crossing with proper devices and appliances, thus securing greater safety to persons and property, and enabling trains to pass said crossing without stopping; that the public good requires that said crossing be so protected; and petitioner files herewith a plat showing the location of the tracks involved in said crossing; and making said plat a part of this petition . In consideration of the premises, petitioner prays this commission to give notice to the said .... Rail company, which is made defendant to this petition, and to proceed to view the site of said crossing, and appoint a time and place for a hearing of this petition, and that upon such hearing the commission will enter an order prescribing a proper device and machinery for the protection of said crossing; and the petitioner further prays that the commission will fix in such order the proportion of the cost for the construction, maintenance and operation of such device which each of the parties hereto shall pay; and prays generally for such other relief as may be appropriate to the case. Petitioner. Its Solicitor. 27. NOTICE OF PETITION FOR INTERLOCKER. "Office of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of To the ... Illinois. ..Rail Company: day of company You are hereby notified that on the 19.... the filed in the office of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois, a petition praying for the protection, by proper devices and machinery, of a certain grade crossing of the main tracks of your railroad. Said petition will stand for hearing before this commission at the office in the State House, in the city of Springfield, Illinois, on the day of 19...., at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., at which time and place the said commission will proceed to try the question whether or not the said crossing shall be protected by interlocking or other devices and in case the said companies are unable to agree to prescribe if the public good is -deemed to require it, what kind of device, equipment and machinery shall be put in by the companies concerned, and the proportion of the cost of the construction, maintenance and operation thereof, which each of said companies shall pay; and you can, if you think proper, appear through your proper officers or counsel at the time and place above mentioned and be fully heard by the commission upon all matters involved in said petition. The commission will, if practicable, advise you of the time when the site of said crossing will be viewed, so you may be present if you desire. Witness secretary of said commission, and the seal thereof, at Springfield, Illinois, this of A. D. 19.... day Secretary. 28. FORM OF CITATION. · Office of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of To the Illinois. Company: WHEREAS, Facts have come to the knowledge of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois, which give the said commission cause to believe that the grade crossing between the main tracks of the Rail Rail. company and the company, situated in the county of ., in the State of Illinois, is probably dangerous to the public and to persons operating the trains across and over the same, and that said crossing probably requires protection by proper device, machinery and appliances. Therefore, you, the said impleaded herein with the said Rail ... Rail.. company, com pany, are hereby notified and cited to come before the said Railroad and Warehouse Commission at day of .... .... .... on the 19...., at the hour of ... o'clock, m., then and there to show cause why you should not be required to unite with said .... Rail... company in providing said crossing with such safety appliances, devices and machinery as may in the judgment of said commission, after fully hearing, be thought requisite for the proper protection thereof; and said commission, in case the protection of said crossing is, after hearing deemed necessary, will also, unless the company agrees thereon, prescribe and order proper devices, machinery and appliances for the protection of said crossing, and also fix the proportion of cost each company concerned shall pay for the construction, maintenance and operation thereof; upon all which matters you will, through your proper officer or counsel be fully heard at the time and place specified, if you see fit to appear. secretary of said commis Witness sion, and the seal thereof, at Springfield, Illinois, this of A. D. 19. ... day The petition of the above named complainant respectfully shows: I. That (here let complainant state his occupation and place of business). II. That the defendant above named is a common carrier engaged in the transportation of freight and passengers by railroad, and as such. common carrier is subject to the laws of the State of Illinois. III. That (here state concisely the matters complained of). WHEREAS, The petitioner prays that the defendant may be required to answer the charges herein, and that upon a final hearing hereof the commission will make such order in the premises as may seem meet. Dated at A. D. Illinois, this day of A. B. Complainant's Signature. |