Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-03
FORNALOPENING OF THE
STREET RAILWAY.
Directors' Trip--Accept-
Rnce OF the Road-Cer.
emonios Of the Oc-
- casiOn.

Ysssseday sitssnesa The Dsssapest
Ssssst Rsilwsy ~ bruAlly sesam, 49,
tssk sssspted, sad sAs lsAss dslivsfsd y
NJ. BssAavay, ~ bsi11ss - luuGsA A
eas wss placed uDen tAs west end u ~
rsad. vhsss Il ~ slniesd b hundreds pi
eisi1sns. A. absut Avs s's)sek Mr. astAs
w invited The Dissstsss, saicsss Il ~
company. snd representatives, Of the press
te ssass ia Tie cossh, :asd the psrty wsss
sseu rolling towards East Dsvsspsrt.
A run Of twenty minutes landed the
party at The eastern terminus. Some time
Vas spent in examining the stables. coseh-
ss. stock and general cssvssisncss Of tbs
road, and the party we're: then invited 70
seats In the oi{ics. There was nothing out
Of place in such . proceeding. and II did not
excite any suslciea sntii wiilsw basket
was sspisd By hs 0sse1ss reporter, Who
had On eye eus fos surissisies. Il ssen b.
came evident that there was 70 BE- no formal
opsnine there. The Directors ssasmbssej
how they had lsbersd to get the project
started how they had lived through the
disseuragias dsiavs 10 getting charter,
and hew they hsd worked . get the stcek
taken. aad new. that The vssk was dane.
they fslt Il quite proper y rejoice /; ~ vhsn
the lessee said "Hsrs's 70 the succsss Of
tho DAvsopert Street R R.ilvay," each lsek-
- sn The spaskling champagne and hsarti>
y seconded tAs sentiment. y.
Mr.. A. o. Fultea wes called spen for Q
response. He said that the spirit Of
prop assy told him the prejses would BE- .
sucssss. when the people fuliy saw 10 ims
portancs and uss. Il: wAs pleasing svi-
dsnss Of ths growth sf the city. sod would
BE- % locked upon By all stssagsrs. l,
gives ths city > mstrspolIlas air. which
e.a but b gretilJisg 70 every citizen. H
eivS soas n ne histSry ~ III rsi6, and
expressed ~ hsps thas ere shs summer
msnths passed it would bs sxtsndsd =
the Western limits Of the city. With .
few general rsosrks 10 regard y the
management Of the real, complimentary
70 the lessee. who proposed = Dc better
even thss The charter required. Ne elss.
I'd With the following play on verbs :
"Ths DAvsnport Street Rsilsssd and ito
Troubles in securing . charter, it new
Hath.a wav."
OF course NJ. Hathaway allied the elass-
- again, and wsne On y seals bic plans II
regard 70 the massgsmsnt Of the road
time Of suaaisg. fare, &c. AFTER which
followed . general talk upsa matters
connected with the road. The ssumittss
then had . esafssnss in regard - cleaisg
the lease with NJ. HsshAWsy, when Il was
decided 70 finish The business ot oene
ether tine.
Al elk o'clock. cigars we're lighted, -
conductor cried "All aboard" and back
vent the psrty--nsking the trip frsm the
stables to the Post Office in just l2t min
utss. which Vas preneunesd good, eensid>
seine that the lsoek wae covered with mud,
much Of The masadam vas mot settled and
% came in eentact with the wheels. The
sssst. rsad.bsd and equiposots were, hog.
ever, satisfactory 70 the Directors. fer. %
they expressed themselves. The cars con !.
usncsd running q one o'cieck te>day. snd
will make regular trips hsrsalise. leaving
each end Of The read every 30 miautes.
II nov remains to eooplsts the Western
Division, which, We presume. will be done
90 soon % The weather settles.