Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20
OVER THE BRIDGE.
The Holmes Syndicate in a Position
to Seek Rights.
consent of the Majority OF Property
Owners for the Approaches TO the
Bridge secured---CounciI Meeting
Called.

This morning there was filed in the Of
fee of the county recorder an instrument
which is an article of agreement between
G. E. Case-representing the Case heirs
who own strip of land thirty>nine feet
wide on the east side Of Twenty fourth
street and extending from Third avenue to
the c., B. & @. railroad tracks on Second
avenue-and the Holmes syndicate, by
which the syndicate is permitted by said
property holders, in the names of the Mo-
line s. Rock Island, or the Davenport
Rock Island Street Railway COM
pany. to construct single or double
track railway along Twenty-fouIth
street from Third avenue, and
across the railroad tracks to the
approach to the government bridge.
The agreement is signed by Mar
garet M. Cook, Sarah l.. Taylor, c.
E. Case and Sophie NJ. Morey. who own
the land. Thus the majority of the
property holders in that block is secured
as favoring the road and this Is all the
| syndicate needs, to come before the couns
Gil asking right of way ordinance. The
strip described lays between the Bailey
Davenport land and the street. and so the
monopolistic concerns that looked for Mr..
Davenport to help them impede the prog
ress of public improvements, were not
posted wholly as to property ownership.
A special meeting of the city council
has been called for this evening, when an
ordinance will be asked which cannot be
consistently withheld.
The syndicate which now controls the
Moline & Rock Island line here, the
Third street and Second street lines in
Davenport, has practically purchased the
Union road on this side, and the council
will only be putting the Union company
in more advantageous position to real.
ize more by its transaction by granting i,
any additional privileges. 1t will not be
acting in the interest of the community
or the Holmes syndicate by extending il
a single favor. The Union road has MOI
conducted itself toward the city in {
manner consiierate of the interests of the
city or the public and the council is no
called upon under any consideration Il
extend or show it any fsvors Tn,
Holmes syndicate will get the Union roat
no matter what the action of the counci
with reference to that particular road ant
the council need not feel itself called up
: on to extend any additional rights to tn
Union road, until at least the presen
! company has rellnquished its claims upo
e it, A corporation that has disfgured tn
1 streets of the city aud in other way
ABUSED Its privileges, as the Union roa
n has. cannot reasonably expect favors fror
the Rock Island city council.
y The syndicate has ordered new iron, a
2 heretofore stated, for the rebuilding of tn
d, entire Moline & Rock Island line wit
l. the popular Johnson rail and a doubl
track over portion of the route. Til
iron is expected in few days and ii
40 new track will be put down before sno
10 flies, New cars have also been ordere
20 for the entire system. and the compsn
! will put large force at work as sooa
it acquires the rights necessary from Il
council. The council cannot act 9th,
- than in the interests of public improv
d ment and progress IN giving to the synd
t. cate the ordinances it may seek.
W When the new company gets its lin
d into working shape. General Sur
I'd Schnitger will probably need an assista
p and perhaps two on each side of Il
!. river. Supts. Cozstt and Gamble of t
er Moline & Rock Island and Union lin
n respectively, are both able and expe
Is fenced men. and popular with the publ
ia Mr.. Coz4tt being much more so than
T. company, and both would make numt
H. one men for the new syndicate in t
e. mana cement of its lines.