The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-21

until doomsday, but will not be Hble 10 get
them accepted, unless n perfect conformity
10 the interests and pleasure Of the company
as the ordinance assumes the character Of a
contract between the company and the city.
II is easy to give away power, but not so
easy to gather it back again. Corporations
have no souls, and if we were fools enough
to deed half our city to the Rockford or any
other company, the donation would be
promptly accepted, but we doubt if the earn
est prayers of our city fathers for century
could get it back again.
The Union assures the public that Incl.
Their the railroad company or any Of its
friends object to any reasonable ordinances
regulating the relations between the railroad
aud the city Let US make our Reasonable
ordinances in advance, and not trust TO the
| librraIty or sense Of justice Of any one
two very ambiguous articles when balanced
By dollars and cents. If we give the rail.
road company all it asks on this slender
footing, who IL afterwards TO determine what
Are reasonable ordinance. And If we al.
v.,oo IN, ,..sooshrs ord;,srco. vbs,
Grounds boys rs 90 t.r;eyo tho, rai,ro,d
company will view matters il the same light
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double line down Illinois street. un this
novel supposi,ion, what is to prevent the
people on that ,horoughfare from bringing
in heavy bin for damages sustained? Il
the rule works in one case. it will in the
other. but at best. is all sheer nonsense
Should we pen up the enterprisinp capital.
.p,,,,l hv Los,c.or1 c,oI;sb Io,;s,,,;,,,
they could never recover one cent for the
rulnalon Of their business. The city has
as we understand the law, jurisdiction TO
grant any street for railroad purposes, and
property holders have no redress,
In regard to shutting OIL East Eagle
West Eagle, Buffalo, and Elk streets from
tn" rIyrr az proposed IN the ordinance, the
Cn'on thinks that the necessities Of the
comPanys business will require passage
WAYS to the river for access to their depot,
and sbon. - and that H., co,,,o,r ,.,,;,r
p'oo"OY "pe" '"eSe ''''e'S 'n'o"E" oI 'ne''
own accord. Il "a not the city's interest to
have aov probabilities in the case. Il isDot
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PoSlt'ohS' II tno company mas no desire 10
take advantage Of such an oversight on the
part of the trainers of the instrument.
ood l. narr.cty wir,;nc IN boo, those
thoropob fora, omen how can it consist.
emily object to bayin, this provjso embodied
in An ordinance
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.r NJ " se''ou 'n@. ., go ~ eaa 70 'oo az,
Mayor. The Rock Island and Peoria road
pays the same amount for much more vau.
able privileges. If, as he processes, his sole
'eSFe Is 10 40 Jus'lce oe'"ten 'n9 eomPH
that com y nany ;ncreased ? Tina, clanse in
the ordinance should either be stricken out
or the amount increased to a respectable
nsuFe Say $lOVO. tReH' % 70 40 luSslee on
be- increased to 81 600 or $4,000
~ ,ba crosont ordinsDce. the comnanv is
flowed the groprd north of three blocks
} and fopr s,reats more valuable and more
centrally located than that occupied by the
Rock Island 4 Peoria company for 5000 a
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