Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-11
Pear BYksa LETTER.

PoRT BYRON, Ill, August 9Th.
The Western Union Railroad Company
made proposition to the town If Port B,
ron, the substance of which was, that the
Company would remove the track from Main
street, as far north as Oak ssreet, on condi-
ton that the town would grant aud guarsn
tee she right to the Company to construct
and maintain 9 track in Main street, front
OF blocks and 2, lying north OF Oak street,
I feet east Of the west line of sAId street;
also !he further right to occupy so much OF
Main and other streets as might be necessa-
~ to curve said track west, on TO the grounds
Of the Company lying wess of Main street.
This was accepted by the town at q meeting
held on last Saturday.
For q number of years this track has laid
in our principal street, destroying it for many
advantages to the town Horses have been
frightened at the cars, running away, smash
ing up wagons and buggies, endangering
lives; and horses have been injured by the
results. All conceivable disadvantages have
been experienced from this great nuisance.
At the sound of an approaching train, farm
ere and others having teams can be seeL
rushing toward them, either TO hold or hurry
them out o. the way, aud OF course the pros
pect of having this nuisance removed, eAus
es great rejoicing among the Inhabitants oil
! the town and surrounding yIcinily.
But the question 10 will il be removed
| think not. The track 10 order TO make
he wiiI hav m
y over the property of others. This can be
J easily adjusted With the respective owner.
by the Comp except in the cases OF Do
rance aud Johnston. Ii will no doubt be
. OF some damage TO the mill property of n
l. Dorspce, but probably not as much Is the
gentleman claims, which claim think The
Company will never ALLOW, for R. R. Co
is q hard thing to bleed. The Company
lie own grant will bring them seven and q hal
d feet nearer the mill, but they want ant
II must have 10 order TO make the proposed
change. seven feet more, this would brinj
~ them fourteen and half feet nearer 'h
mil. At present the track is of more il
convenience to the mill than it will be whe
d. the track is moved and made level With tn
j. ground of the mill property. Besides thi
-, the Company agree to plank the track II
side and outside the rails, But then NJ
81 Dorance thinks that it is good opport,
ne nifty 20 make a STAKE" and therefor
en- strongly insists upon bis rights. The col
,as sequence will be, that Dorance by his dew
ton and sacrifice for the town of Port b
10 ron, which has slways marked his ccur'
ice nyer since he has been her faithful cltlze
,ut will be that the track will remain whe
1t Is, and will continue TO remain fe
feet in front of his fine resideDc
as it has heretofore. At the same time
IRE like difficulty presents itself in the shape
ng the right of way over two lots owned by
81. Johnston. hese lots are situated belC
IA high water mark on the bank OF the rive
= AID two months ago could most likely hs
tue been bought for about twenty or thirty d.
arg lars. Now the gentlemen wants 5000 fro
the ". U R. r. Co. for the right to occu
md few feet on the east end of SAID. I
gentleman justlfes himself because
always intended building steam Rrist N
upon said lots. Every body knows wha,
big thing "a steam grist mill would be
In Port Byron But then the same pstrio
the devotional spirit that marked the gent
inc mans career in defense of his country
mis- sill uppermost, still predominates in
magnsnimous and sacrificing heart. a
us his unexampled interest IN the welfare
all the town is plain 10 be seen. "sic tier
IDS dStrG" And unless these gentlemen can
o- weened over to reasonable terms there
every prospect of the rsck remaining wht
co. it is, and the hopes Of the people ''up il
md balloon" r. 0, D