The daily Argus., 1874-08-20

ry landing:
Rock Island, ILL.,, Aug is, 1874.
| To the Hon. Mayor and Cty ooa@ca
| GENTLEMEN N-Undersianding that there will b.
Of the Stree, ana apdpr have c m
| er TO make a proposal 10 your honorable body to
make the improyeme and submit the following:
| Twill mi IN rock suflici MT, VIII ch with the cut
ting down and moving forward the top OF the hill
will give grade Of easy ascent 80 feet wide and
leave the water feet inches deep at the water
40 feet Of space which will always give plenty Of
water on the outside
/ will do all OF the above work for the sum Of
S4OO Very r. spectfully
IT, FRED CONWAY
After reading the proposal, Aid, Wood
ruff, Of the Street and Alley Committee,
made report, yerLally, stating that he and
Mr.. Bell had examined the ferry landing
at Eagle street and found that the grade
was very steep; that it was difficult for
teams loaded to get up the hill that
they had measured the depth of the water
and found that there was a very gradual
slope out into the river, and they thought
| that there should be fill for some DIS
tance out into the water; that it would
cost great deal of money; that he
(Woodruff) was confident the work could
| not be done for the amount named in Mr.
Conway's bid, but if the work could be
done tor that sum he was in favor of Civ
ing the job to MIR. Conway.
Aid. Bell, then took the floor, and stat
ed that, as one of the Street and Alley
Committee he had examined the ferry
landing, and found that it was in very bad
Ich hat NJ rnfk wi
ing away out in the river; that the grade
was very steep; that when the water was
at low warer mark, (where it was 20 years
ago. it would be very difficult for the ferry
to land; that he thought If the ferry boat
was compelled to land at Eagle street a
good landing should be made but
that ii aoould cost two or three Mous-
and dollars to make such landing! He
did not believe in fixing the landing as
proposed by Mr.. Conway, as that would
be an expense that he thought would not
do any good. He stated that there was a
doubt in the minds Of many persons wheth-
er it was best to expend SO much money
upon Eagle street when there was already
"a good landing at Washington street,
AID. Bailey stated that he thought Mr..
Conway's proposition was good one, and
that he was in favor of adopting it. He
said that Mr. Conway proposed to make a
grade OF easy ascent, which would be all
there was at Washington street, and that
he proposed to. make fill out into the riy-
er and leave the water 3 feet eight inches
deep at the end of the fill, and as the fer
ry boat did not need but24 feet OF water
to land in when loaded, and that when the
dock was placed at the end OF the fill or
landing it would extend still further out
from the shore, say ~ feet, making in all
a distance Of 80 feet farther out into the
river from the shore than at the present
stage of water; that the water was now
but little above low water mark ana
about as low - generally gets. ii was |
satisfied that Mr.. Conway's proposition
was good one, and that it would give
plenty of water for the ferry boat to land
Aid Carse stated that the ferry could
,ow land with heavy loads without any
trouble and he thought that the i'm
proposed by Mr.. Conway
would make good landing. He was In
avor of accepting the proposition.
Aid. Bell thought that it would be bet
er to allow the ferry tn land at Washing
on street., as there was good landing
here now, without going to the expense Of
wO or three thousand dollars, which he
hought it would cost to make permanent
andlng
AID. Bailey said that it would interfere
nth the steamboat landing to have the
erry boat land at Washington street
hat boats were now compel ed to come
own opposite the foot of Washington
treet, as the sand bar in the river extend !;
down almost opposite to the foot of that |,
rect.
"A Ald a., Bel ell, stated ! that csg ..5s Ro4ase ,ts
,..a --..i .-.v- eeandtng Of boats! ,
Aid. Carse moved that the proposition
Mr.. Conway be accepted
Aid. Butler objected, stating that he did 4
)t think the proposition definite enough. !
! 1t did mt state the exact grade to be es-
blished. He moved that the City Engi :,
ser make profile map of the ferry land ,
X from the railroad out into the river y
~ feet, and make report at the next
eetlng, and said that he shonld give an
tlmate OF the amount needed to fill the .,
me, SO as to make good landing at low "
ater.
The water is now feet inches deep at
e outside of the dock, and, according TO
r. Bells statement, it is 5 feet inches
the outside of the boat, as the landing y
w is. Now, if there was IA fill out ~ le
st from the shore, at the present stage of W
ter, it would leave the water at the end
the ill 3 feet s inches deep. The dock ,r
ieS up 40 feet of space; this would
ng the outside of the dock to the point
side OF the boat as it now lands, and I'll
'iid leave-the water feet inches deep 70
that point, according to Mr. Bell $ state. fr
Mt; as he claims the water is new 3 feet dl
we low water mark But should the IN
ter tall to low water mark. which is very W
probable, 1t would still leave !, 3 feet 4 ha
water on the outside of the dock and tn,
he ferry boat requires but % feet of sid
er to land in, there would be plenty of Ibp ,b'
er at all times. "
'oas proposed TO do all this ,oork for
D, and get -did Bell opposed Il, insisting hos
u icoatd cost f'oo or three thousand W."
ors! has AID. Bell changed sides On pm
Terry question? Aud il 50, why? to
ii, - the
lik Lisle thread and gauze underclotb-
and hosiery OF all kinds; one of the lar
aSS0rtmeuts in the citv Mt ToehS Wc