Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-21

The council held a rather brief, but
busy session last evening-busy in the
way OF important matters which received
attention.
AT the opening. Mayor McConochie
stated that he had not signed the ordi.
nance OF the Rock Island & Milan railway
making the toll for the use of the Rock
river bridges 800 per annum, as he be.
iieved Aid. COrken's point Of having it
specifically stated that cars must run "a
early as . a. m. and as p. 10. for the
benefit OF the working classes Was well
taken. The ordinance was thereupon re-
pealed and readopted with the clause
thus inserted providing for early and late
cars. The company must therefore pro.
vide these accommodations or forfeit the
ordinance
| An ordinance was presented by Aid
Hampton providing for the curbing of
'venteenth street from the south line of
seventh avenue to the city limits and
paving with macadsm. This ordinance
was properly referred. This idea for the
temporary improvement of not alone
Seventeenth street, but OF Twentieth and
Twelfth streets in this way. springs
from an idea which originated in the
brain OF Alderman Howard. The
ARGUS sees no reason why the
issue o. substantial. permanent pave
ment should be lodged on these
thorouehfsres than anywhere else in the
city. The city has had quite enough of
macadan IN the past. and il a tax, payer
IS TO De specially assessed for an inn
provement in front of his property, he
wants q f1rst.class job. Let the city
specify that is permanent street inn
provements to be done by special assess
ment shall be of the nature of a reliable
paveme at or nothing.
City Clerk Koehler read the applica-
ton OF the Moline & Rock Island rail-
way company for the rights on Nine
teenth street between Second and Third,
on Fifteenth street between Third and
Fourth, on Fourth avenue, between Fiji
teeuth and Fifth, and on Ninth street,
between Fourth and Eleventh avenues, &C.
companied by a petition showing the
consent of the majority Of the property
holders on all the streets named, and also
an application from the Moline Central
Electric railway for a right of way on
Eightee nth street to Fifth avenue, and
thence east to Twenty>fourth street,
thence south to Eighth avenue. and
then By way of Twenty.fifth to Thrr-
teenth avenue, and thence east to Thir.
tieih. south to Fourteenth avenue, and
east to the Paramount terminus. The
route Lhus mapped out seems to meet
with general appreciation along the line,
and there Is only one portion of it
that will arouse any question, and that
is from Twenty-third to Twenty fourth
streets. The right granted by the coun-
Nh Nouipt VI COuloC dNtuut
over this part of the road. as it is already
covered by exclusive franchise nv the
Moline & Rock Island compsny and there
are dou BILE tracks there. Realizing this,
however. the electric people propose to
get through by condemnation proceed
ings, which will insure a right of way
directly through the block from Twenty
third to Twenty fourth streets and estabs
lish Fifth nd-a>half avenue. Both
petition were upon motion of Aid. Knox
referred to the ordinance committee to
draft suitable ordinances, together with
a recommendation by Aid Corken, that
the hours of running early and late cars
be distinctly set forth. and one by Aid.
Howard, that the cars run regularly be
tween Ninth and Fifth streets on Fourth
avenue and such other suggestions as
might seem best for the interests of the
public.
Aid. Hampton made a speech very
complimentary to the Holmes syndicate
on the way it had conducted itself since
coming into Rock Island. and he gave it
as his opinion that that company already
had an ordinance on Fifteenth street from
Third to Fourth avenue and on Fourth
avenue between Fifteenth and Fifth
streets and he thought it only necessary
for the company to present the petition
of property holders to acquire the right
of way on the avenue and str ct named.
He did not think it necessary to delay
action on this petition as the company
had specifically stated its wants set forth
when II would build, whereas the other
company had not in its application.
Aid. Schnell thought the council ought
not to 90 too fast In giving rights of way.
He die not favor either company, but he
thought that the city should look out for
itself first
Aid. Schroeder thought that ample
time should be taken to investigate the
ordina nces asked for, that the council
might be able upon the advice and re-
Communications of its committees to vote
intelligently. So it was that both ordin-
ances we're referred and the council will
act upon both at its next meeting. 1t ID
to be hoped that both-the one of the
Moline Central and that OF the Moline
& Rock Island will receive the sanction
of the municipal body.
Col. Henry Curtis made a statement
on bel alf of the g.. r L & P. road land
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