The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-06
HORSE RAILWAY
The Proposed Line between
this City and Milan.
Commissioners appointed at a
Meeting Yesterday.

For some time there has been more
or less talk both on the part of citizens of
Rock Island and Milan about connecting
the two places by horse railway. The
scheme has been agitated in past years, its
benefits pointed out and admitted; but so
far, the road has not been constructed.
Withsthe advent of the present spring,
the plan was again brought forth. A
few energetic men visited the principal
property owners whose land the contem-
plated road would traverse, and secured
from them conditional promises as to
granting the right of way.
THE PROJECT
as stated consists in running street rail
way along Third avenue from Market
Square west to Tenth street; thence south
on that street to the city limits, and pass
ing over the property of the Hon. Bailey
Davenport, and the Rodman estate in
southerly direction, striking Searstown
and Milan. The contemplated route is
about midway between the Milan road and
the cemetary road, and viii pass within a
short distance of Chippeanock cemetery,
which viii enable persons desiring to visit
the city of the dead an opportunity to do
so, without having conveyance, as is
now the case.
TT IS PROPOSED
10 have horses from the terminus at Market
Square to the city limits. A dummy en-
CINE viii then convey the car to Searstown,
when horses viii again be employed to
tons will be placed at either end of the
line, and two somewhere in South Rock Is
land, but as yet their exact location has
not been designated.
The time occupied in making the trip
will not exceed fifteen minutes, and if
necessary, it is claimed that the running
time can be decreased below that figure.
TAE MAIN DIFFICULTY
in the past has been to secure the right of
way over private property, as it has gen
orally been believed that the authorities
as well as the Board of Supervisors
would not refuse to grant the association
such privilege as might be considered ne
cessary TO establish such route.
This feeling on the part of the municipal
authorities win soon be tested, as the pre-
liminary steps toward forming such a cor
poration have been taken. and if allowed
the privileges which they may ask for, the
road may be built the present summer.
MEETING
of those interested in the project was held
& Kinnard in this city.
Among others in attendance were Hon.
Bailey Davenport, Judge Guyer, David
Sears, Henry Casre, G. M. Dickson, E. Fl.
Guyer, J. W Kinnard, H. Hakes and O. J.
Dino ok.
Hon. Bailey Davenport was called to
the chair, and E. III. Guyer was selected
a secretary.
An Informal conversation followed, dur
ing which the plans, as above indicated,
were adopted
It was finally decided to adopt the name
of The Rock Island and Milan Horse
Railway Company" and made the capital
stock $40, 900 at 800 per share.
The following commissioners were select
ed to apply to the Secretary of State for
license to incorporate under the state law:
Bailey Davenport, J. w Robinson, David
Sears, G. w Dickson, T. J. Rodman, III.
Hakes and Henry Carse.
THE COMMISSIONERS
made cut the application, stating the name,
object, capital stock and other necessary
information, and sent the same to the
Secretary of State.
The meeting adjourned after transacting
this business the understanding being,
that second meeting would be called as
soon as the license to incorporate was Sc
cured from the Secretary of State.