The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
The Proposition for Settlement
Of all Matters between the
City, the Peoria Rail-
road, and p. L.
Cable, Esq.
Its Acceptance by the City Council.

For the information of the public we re-
produce, from the city records, the following
proceedings:
Cry CoUNcIL.-Special meeting, April
20, 1867.
Present-His Hon. Mayor Eggleston, Aid.
L. D. Dimick, o. J. Dimick, Fries, 1. HUI
Der, J. R. Huber, Halves, Lloyd and Wag
ner.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The following proposition of P. L. Cable,
ESQ.,, was read, and, on motion of Aid. j. r.
Huber, was referred to the Finance Commit
tee together with the Mayor and attorneys
to the suits:
Hon. WIN. EGGLEsToN, MAYOR &c:
Dear Str.-The frank manner in which you
expressed your anxiety for amcable adjust
ment of all matters in dispute, between the City
of Rock Island, on the one part, and of the r. i.
Il p r. r. Co. and myself on the other, and in
which you ask ME to submit proposition
that subject, is fully appreciated and I have
ciuded to submit the following as basis for such
adjustment.
lst, Let the present depot grounds of the r. 1.
d 2. r. r. Co. now be vacated, subject however
to their free use by the company, until such time
as the City shall pay or cause to be paid, five
thousand dollars for the engine house thereon
whereupon said house viii become the property
of the City or of such railroad company as may
with the consent of the City Council, pay for the
I'd, Let the R. 1. & P. R. R. Co. be, by proper
ordinance, secured in the right to maintain its
track through the streets, alleys and public
grounds of said City, where the same is now To-
Gated, and to run its trains and locomotives over
the same, as its business may require, subject,
however, to all such reasonable ordinances of q
general nature as may be in force for the prohib-
a n rofp of tive vaaI thnr
five miles per hour, and subject also to the right
of the City, at the expense of the City of such
railroad company as may desire the change, te
require the r. /. d p. r. r. Co. to remove its
track to such line as may be designated by tbs
City Council, at any and all points east of the
point where the east line of Swan street project
ed north would cross said track, provided hoaoere,
that the location of said track shall afford to
said company as easy access to the depot grounds
of the c. R. I. P. r. r. Co. as it now enjoys
Sd, Let the City Council, by proper ordinance
also provide that said company may, at any
future tlme construct, and thereafter maintain, 9
side-tracS on the south side of the track of ths
company, commencing in said track, immediate
y west OF the west line of Eagle street, projected
north, and running thence westwardly to the east
line of Buffalo street, projected north where it il
to be again united with said track by switch
on which side-track cars may be left standing fol
the purpose of unloading, selling and delivering
COAL aa1aeent to which side-track said company
the transaction Of said business. which side tracl
once anu scales areta be so located IS to accom-
nrd;narv ".es Of sa;d and to interfere with the
little practicable. :"
4th, Let the City Council locate and d..;ono,o
as new depot grounds for said conaa,,. .o a,s .
ground which lies west of Ontario ST.. a.I
north of the present track of the comnss.. anu hN
tween Ontario and Carroll Streets and nos,Iy ue
line drawn due west to the Mississippi nj vi
from the point where said track passes out =,
block into said OArroli street, and by ordinane
also provide that said company may construct
switch and lay down an additional track i,
Water street commencing between Water blocl
and block OF the Chicago or Lower addition
to the City Of Rock Island and running alon,
said street into the depot grounds aforesaid
which depot grounds would include w alter block
a, s, 6, Z, and part of s, as also parts of bioel
8 and z, and the intervening parts of streets 81
in the addition aforesaid, which intervening part
of streets are to be vacated by an ordinance o
the City Council, to take effect only when sal,
company shall, by purchase or otherwise, hay,
acquired the title tosal the private properly with