Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-20
THE RAILWAY RIGHTS.

The Two Ordinances Likely 60 be
Passed Upon What They
Mean TO the City---The Moline Gen.
trail Southeast and the holmes syn
dictate southwest.
II Is expected that the city council Of
Its meeting tonight will act with refer
ence to the franchises sought by the Mo-
line Central Electric railway for a right
OF way into the city from the southeast
and from the Holmes syndicate for q
right from the southwest. As the ARGUS
has before urged. the facilities thus to be
provided In either direction are important
TO the city and both will no doubt receive
the cordial and favorable endorsement OF
the council-it they present themselves
In such manner that the municipal body
can consistently give its sanction. II
Il not as yet known what rights the
Electric company will ask. but any feast,
BILE route by way OF Eighteenth street
from Second avenue TO the southeastern
bluffs that does not work hardship to
others should aud will no doubt be
granted.
The rights sought by the Holmes PEG.
ple are more easily defined. The ordi,
nance asked for by this company pro.
vides for right OF way on Nineteeth street
between Second and Third avenues, on
Fifteenth street from Third 70 Fourth
avenue. on the latter thoroughfsre TO
Fifth street and on Ninth street from
Fourth to Eleventh avenue. On all OF
these streets and avenues the consent OF
the majority OF the fronting property
holders has been secured. and the object
of the company in securing these rights
Is to construct a line of railway to the
growing districts on Ninth street and
vicinity toward Milan. and by connecting
II with its Elm street branch and the Sec,
ond and Third avenue systems from
continuous service between South Park
through the very heart OF the city and the
Ninth street route. II the council grants
the rights asked for touiyht, il Is the
idea OF Superintendent Schnitger TO
equip this portion OF his system
with cars Of its own designated from
the other routes by color. and run the cars
from South Park to the terminus on
Ninth street via Second avenue and back
via Second avenue, while the gap between
Fifth and Ninth streets on Fourth avenue
is to be covered by a Encouragement of
the running Of the blue cars on the
Moline and Rock Island service, on which
an additional car will be placed, and the
cars instead OF stopping at Sixth street,
will run on down around Fifth street, and
back on Fourth avenue.
The Holmes people, as has been be-
fore announced already. have conditional
right OF way on Fourth avenue, between
Fifteenth and Fifth streets, under Its
present ordinances, and the council can
not consistently--and It ia a grave ques-
ton II 1t can legslly-give any other CON-
psny right there. II the syndicate Is de-
sirious OF building, as it now Is. and hav-
ing the consent of the property holders IT
is very probable that the council will
grant the franchise.
IL is to be hoped. furthermore. that the
Moline Central folks will present an Or
dinance that the council will be able to
grant at once, and that these two new
routes may be built Immediately. both of
which-and one no more than the other
promise much for the upbuilding of
localities remote from the business
portion OF the city