The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-24

than that incurred by passing through and
rn'ning the private property mentioned -
This is point which calls reflection, and
which We wish to emphesile. The liberality
OF our citizens has been Appealed to on the
score that the Rockford Com many must have
Illinois street, or be forced TO q heavy ex.
pendlture by taking another course. We
contend that this is supposition-.,bat the
Rockford Company docs no. cove, Iljno.,
street from motives Of economy W. have
indicated aroute which can be adopted a, the
same cost as that down Illinois stree, v4la
II would prove immeasurably more aceep,,.
BILE to our citizens.
Another inducement for locating the .,,a
on Orleans street, is one in which our mar.
chants are pecuniarily interested. We learn
on good authority that It is the intention
oil General kodman, rs soon as the grand
government bridge is completed, to make An
important change IN the location Of the roads
on the Island A broad avenue is to lead
down the center Of the Island to the western
extremity. A road from tbs wagon bridge
across Sylvan Water will then traverse the
western end Of the Island, running north
and south, and crossing central Avenue at
the middle of the Island, the present road
being discontinued. At the point of the
junction OF the two roads, the distance to
either Davenport or Rock Island will be
about equal. Should the Rockford Road be
built down Illinois street, tho merchants of
Davenport will be nearer military headauar.
ters by two or three blocks, while, in add.
ton to this our disadvantage travel to our
city will BE- rendered announcement and dan.
gerous. The consequence would probably
be ~ such u case, that all the trade of the
Island, or the most Of it, would 20 TO Day
export instead OF coming here. If the Rock.
ford road is located on illinois street, it will
be impossible for driver, going uorthward
on Arsenal street, to tell how close O train Of
cars may be upon him, until be has passed
the corner Of the TanHery, when, if au acci.
dent 'mPended, II would prove almost i'm
possible for him 10 e2uricate his team in
safety In this situation Of the tracks, he
would be liable to be oyertaken by train on
the Rockford road, hidden by the Iannery,
or by "a train on the c. Il. /. & 7. road, hid.
den BY the tight board fence. In fact, the
location Of the road on Illinois street, could
not fail to render driving in that quarter
dangerous in the extreme, and operate to
the Punishment Of large amount Of ,ragic
from our city.
Another reason for coating the road on
Orlpaus street ia. that it would leave all the
grounds north Of Orleans street. and ea,t Of
Arsenal in such A condition that they nigh,
be sacurad bv tbeC.R lap. Companv f,r
dqpot purposps. iucluligg switches. and
grounds for making ND trains on. thus re-.
liavipg the two & reefs IN flat locality from
tho continual ops,rnc,i.os IN which ,bo,, ,ro
now sal;ac,sJ Inv the daily hysioass If ba
com,ony "a say poth;or of q ,roro co,ye.
mon, o,.r,-oocb -, tho -,oyar,,,a,,, oorr;.,,a
hide 4r5 :, ID ,.,,o,shro n vros,,,,o
.tLo,tLo e. RTSp C,,,,.a,r,,o oc.,,;,a
tbis Iaud m tha rampIation If their cortop.
,,a,e5 machine sboos &C i would soga ,har,
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