Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-10
MUsCATINE AWAKE.
aAking About Better Ferriage, a
Bridge aud Improvement of Rock
Island County Roads.

Mnscatine awake to its own interests.
ana seizing the opportunity afforded BY
me miserable roads from the lower end.
so this city, together with the anc.en,
p'ac'ice of charging tolls to get into the
city is continuing to improve the Rock
is'ano county approaches to that city and
\ spaflng no pains to capture for its mer.
chants the trade that leg,timately and
properly belongs to Rock Island The
Nfos of that city is urging the shortening
Up OF the ferry trips and SAYS the FERRY
ought to be put in shape to make contin,
uous trips without longer stops than re,
4uired TO land and embark its nsssar-
ssfs, that everybody will appreciate
X .ae feelings of farmer and his wife who
q - driven long distance from home.
~ ~ the ferry bound for the Iowa
and to know that it will wait its
a Ian. pc for return trip. making a
ana sslas for them in reaching the city,
4 Tn. ssitating late ride home"
disc,.sssnrising paper quoted is also
AZ Using the matter of pontoon bridge
foetween the Flower end" and the city of
I husca,ine- 1t favors bridge of some
sort, but notes these objections to the
z nentoon: Here we have river 8, DOC
eel wide, with its main channel near the
lswa side. The draw then would have to
.,Sbe first 1000 feet on the Iowa
1 TO-. ping an extension of Q. 900 feet Of
sun, BE on the other side to bear the
Dor Of one half of the draw, which il
- srrsssyed it would do"
1870 the matter of Rock Island county
= roads the Ne,ss says:
rhe Business Mems association car
,aAe up the question of cheap ferriage a
leisure this winter, hut there is work or
Ne ferry road which appeals for immedi,
1N performance. This road extends one
"a qua seven-elghth miles from the river tc
me bluff, A mile and half of this ha,
oeen raised a foot above the old grade
9TAcepting about 1000 feet beyond the
rouith slough. where there is danger oil
- eAe Springs high water washing ovei
Il and through and carrying away the whole
IS rosd. This section ought to be raisec
~ twenty inches and there is the best kind
OF sand accessible for doing it, Then il
the filling up of the sloughs trunks anC
branches of trees were used, which TODAY
AL project outside the upper bank of the
ievee and will give the water chance tc
Al penetrate the embankment. This upper
side OF these slough filings should receive
~ good covering of sand.
III More turn outs, too, are needed on
n the road, for it is very narrow, and teams
cannot pass without going to the edge
and wheeling of part of the road top
N 1t is said that 500 will do all the work
as above called for, save it from great
damage if not Obstruction next spring
and put it into good travelling condition
III No one can righteorsly blame the mer.
chants of Muscatine for looking after theil
interests in the lower end of Rock Island
county, any more than the supervisors OF
I a this county can be blamed for providing
the farmers with some means of getting
to town by the nearest way. But with
4 the bridges at Milan free and open. and q
y a new and direct rosd from the lower end
h both Of which essential improvement,
~ come within the plans and contempla
tons of the new Improvement associa'
ton, and Rock Island county farmers will
y not cross the Mississippi to Iowa to tradt
when they can come to much large
city and the county seat of their owl
county over good roads, and without hav
ing to pay tribute to the city of R0el
Island for the privilege of coming here