Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-22
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
The City Council COuntenances
More of Them.
Union square Ordered k1IIed-s;ates
at the Twenty-rourth street Cross
fng---Extension OF the Pavement.

houtnly meeting last eve ming, had anOth.
er interesting session. The fact thai
numerous important projects were to be
acted upon brought out number of Wis.
itors, including Messrs. VIM jackson, r
CHAMPION. L. z. Parmenter aud DR.. w
A. Paul from the Impro yement associa
ton. and Supts. E. NJ. Eerr. OF the Bur-
iington. and H. b. Sud ow. of the Peo-
ria railroads.
The question as to the filing of Union
square was first acted upon and Mr.. VIM.
jackson briefly but forci,ly set forth the
desirsbility of having Union square
filled this fall.
Aid. Hampton read the proposition
from Contractor Mcconnell to All the
square and wait until next spring for his
money. as heretofore described In the
ARGUS.
Aid. Schnell attempted to delay the
work of filling by moving to advertise
bids to NIL it, but Aid. Edwards came to
the relief of the measure BY moving as an
amendment that the mayor and street and
alley committee take the matter in hand
and NIL 1t without delay on the most ad-
vantageous terms to be made, and that
the work begin by the FIST of next week
at the outside. Aid. Edwards also spoke
OF the urgency of commencing without
delay in order that the filling may be put
In before frost comes, and the council by
unanimous vote sustained his idea, and
Union square is at last. after many exer-
tons, to be filed.
Aid. Knox moved that the railroad of,
hclals present be heard on the su beet of
the railroad gates before any action be
taken.
Mr. Herr. of the Burlington, stated
that he was not presen- to oppose the
r"enty-fourth street ga rs. although he
thought candidly. they would not
NIL the bill; the only solution
OF the difficulty there being
viaduct At Eighteenth street, he held
gates would be a dissdv, ntage. as there
is now flagman there who is foot loose
and able to arrest danger, whereas he
could not If attending the gates. More>
over less care would be exercised by the
railroads with gates at the crossings, and
he believed more danger would result
than at present with trusty fiagman.
Aid. Schnell stated that he concurred
in MIR. Hers idea and he furthermore
doubted the wisdom o. the gates at
Twenty-fourth street.
MIR. III was of the same opinion.
Aid. Larkin made a strong plea for the |
gates not only At Invent fourth street. |
but at Seventeenth, Eight zenith and Nine>
tenth streets. They are needed at these
places as means of publ safety There
are few cities in the country who have as
little protection at the street crossings
from the railroads as Rocs Island, and the
city might us well have the protection
without costing it anything by simply re-
luiring it. The viaduct would no doubt
come in time. but in tbs meantime the
gates should be provided.
Aid. Hampton read the ordinance for
gates at Twenty fourth street
Aid. Edwards express ed himself as
heartily in favor of the gates at both
Eighteenth and Twsnty-fourth streets.
They would he a good thing, and ought
10 be provided.
Aid. Corken impressed upon the coun-
ell the importance of the gate. at Eigh-
teenth and at Twenty fourth. There
was no assurance as to when the viaduct |
wodld be built. A me her of the i'm. |
provement association had told him it |
would probably be two years, and the |
gates should in the meant me be provided, |
If only for a short time
Aid. Hampton, who it will be remem.
bered, publicly expressed himself not
long ago as favorable to gates not only at
Twenty-fourth and Eighteenth streets, but
at Nineteenth also, said that he could
not reconcile himself to the gates at
Eighteenth street, though he would go
through the form of presenting the re.
solution and moving its adoption.
Aid. Evans spoke in opposition to the |
gates, and expressed himself as sus tain
ing the view of Supt. Herr, Of the c., B.
& @. that foot loose flagman was
the best.
The Twenty-fourlh street resolution
was put upon its passage and when the
vote was counted it was found to have
carried unanimously.
ALI. Hampton then presented the
Eighteenth street resolution and upon
motion Of Aid Schroeder, seconded by
Aid. Hetter. 1t was Iabl ID.
But the gates had been ordered at
Twenty fourth street, the most dangerous
place. aud the ARGUS while gratifled to
know that the aldermen have protected
Twenty-fourth street, is also glad to COM
mend the course of A dermen Larkin,
the idea that they should be placed at
Eighteenth street too. where sooner or
later the council will sec the wisdom of
placing them also.
Aid. Hampton, from the ordinance
committee. offered the ordinance hereto-
fore described for the pavement of Sec>
ond avenue from Fourteenth street west
to Sixth on the five yea instsllment plan
and Aid. Howard offered as an amend
ment that t be extended to Fifth street
and after discussion the ordinance was
laid over until next NEE ting on motion Of
Aid. Edwards. with second by Aid.
Schroeder. The popular feeling of the
property holders favor the extension OF
the improvement OF which Rock Island is
so intensely proud and the council will at
its next meeting probably pass the ordi-
nance.
Aid Schnell presentsd N petition for