The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-22
RAPID PROGRESS.
The Bill in Regard to Erecting a Street
Railway Over the Bridge,
Passes the Second Reading and is Re
ferred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
CONGRESSMAN MURPHY's WORK

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Congressman Murphy, of Davenport, is
making an enviable reputation for him
self at Washington, and is working with
a will for the Hennepin canal project,
and also foS street railway over the gov
ernment bridge Both are commendable
enterprises, and meets with hearty favor
from the masses of the people Already
Mr.. Murphy has succeeded in getting the
bill in regard to the street railway past the
| second reading, and it now has been
referred to the committee on military
affairs and ordered printed The bill is
as follows:
A bill-To empower the secretary of
war TO establish, under certain conditions,
| horse railway upon and over the island
of Rock Island, and the bridges erected BY
the United States connecting the cities of
Davenport and Rock Island Herewith.
Be 1t enacted BY the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
secretary of war be, and he is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to locate, build,
| and keep in repair upon the island of
Rock Island, in the state of Illinois, in
such manner as he, the secretary of war.
may deem fit, and so as to interfere as
little as may be with the use of said island
by the United States for a national armory
and arsenal; continuous line of double
track railway, at the expense of the Dav-
enpOrt and Rock Island Street Railway
company; which company shall haYe the
privilege OF running their cars On and over
the said railway, at their own expense
| under such regulations and restrictions as
to times and manner of running the cars
and rates of fare as the secretary of war
Shall from time to time prescribe. The
secretary of war is empowered to suspend
or revoke this privilege. and 10 remove
| said railway whenever in his opinion the
interests of the United States government
may require 1t.
SEC, 2 That the secretary of war is
empowered to establish and enforce SUCH
rules and regulations rs he may deem fit
for collecting from said railway company,
and for holding, expecting. and account
ing to said Davenport and Rock Island
Street Hallway company for the moneys
required for and expended in carrying ont
the provisions of section one of this act.
SEC, 3. That if any person or persons
shall wilfully and unnecessarily ob 3truct
or impede the passage on os over said
railway, or any part thereof, or Shall in
iure Or destroy the Cars or any property
belonging to said company, the person or
persons so offending shall forfeit and paw
for every such offense the sum of twenty
dollars to said Davenport and Rock Island
Street Railway company, and shall remain
liable, in addition to said penalty, for any
loss or damage Occasioned by his. her, or
their acts as aforesaid; and that the suits
thel efor may be had in the courts of the
United States having jurisdiction: Pro
olded, Tha! this clause and penalty Shall
not apply to or restrict or affect in any
way the officers or employees of the United
States government on said island in any
act Of theirs for the maintenance of good
order on and enforcing the rules and
regulations pertaining to said bridges and
island, and for enforcing the regulations
of the secretary of war for the govern
ment of said railway thereon.