The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04
TOWERING UP.
The Proposed Location of the
Electric Towers.
Where they will Probably be
Erected.

cepted the proposition OF the ROCK Island
| Electric Light company to light the city
| for term. OF three years by means of
electric lights placed on towers. The To-
cation of the towers, nine in number. was
matter left to the discretion of the coun-
Gil, and for the purpose of facilitating ac
ton the location was delegated to a spe
cial committee, consisting of La Frenz,
O'Neil, Matt Lundy, Larkin, Runners and
Hull.
THIS SELECT COMMITTEE
has not yet neld meeting for the purpose
of arriving at report to be submitted at
the next meeting of the council, which will
be held Monday evening The several
| members, however, have inspected the
city with view of arriving at some equit
able distribution of the towers, and many
of them have agreed on plan which, it
is thought, will be adopted, with some
slight alterations, by the council next
Monday evening.
THE MOST EASTERN TOWER
will probably be located in Franklin square
between the Fourth avenue and on the
Fifth street side. This site appears TO
meet with general favor as it will be cen
tral for the lower end of the city and will
no doubt be adopted. The next location
is at the corner of Ninth street and Fourth
avenue. This site is some four blocks from
the first tower and is one block north of
the first location.
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teenth street, but whether on Teird ave
nue. or Fourth avenue cannot be stated.
Many prefer the first named place, while
others contend that by locating it on
Fourth avenue, a larger territory will be
illuminated.
MARKET SQUARE
will receive the next Tower. Many citi-
zens claim that if the tower is erected with
in the square it will block up that thor
oughfare as it already contains the city
scales, fountain, and will contain the street
car track of the Rock Island Il Milan rail-
way line
They claim that the proper place for a
tower would be on the roof of the Mitchell
& Lynde block or by John Bengstons
block By such a location the seventy-five
foot tower could be utilized to the best
advantage, as it would be sufficiently Gle
waited to illuminate a large area, and would
then enable the council to place the remain
ing eight toWe sof 125 feet altitude through |
out the city. 1t is generally believed that |
the disposition of the short tower will be |
made at Market Square.
THE FIFTH TOWER
will be elevated at the corner of Sixth ave- |
nue. and Twentieth street, which will be |
sufficiently distant from the one on Market |
Square by reason of its location on Sixth |
avenue to serve good purpose.
The sixth tower will be placed near the |
of Twenty street and |
Fifth avenue.
The seventh will illuminate the city at the /
of Elm street and Fifth avenue. |
The eighth tower will be located some
where near Brooks crossing, and
THE NINTH
will do service at the railroad at the APP /
proach to the bridge. This latter tower |
will prove of great benefit to the public, as
the crossing of railroad tracks at night is
always attended with more CT less danger,
which will be decreased by the presence of
an electric light in that immediate vicinity. |
Eight of these towers are to be 125 feet |
high, while one is to be but IS feet. 1t will |
be the intention of the committee to adopt |
such locations as will best serve the inter
ests of the entire city, and it is thought |
that the above noted locations will about |
fill the bill.
THESE TOWERS
will be some twelve feet square at the |
base, gradually decreasing until the upper |
platform is reached where the light is. sta
toned. The material composing the same |
will be iron.
1t is fully expected that work will be |
on the framework early next |
week as soon as the city council has adopt |
ed a plan for their location.
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