Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-21
SIDE TALK.
Discussions Attendant Upon the
Council Meeting.
The Police Patrol Wagon to be Equip.
ped in First.elass style-streeI
Railway Maiters-Other
Procee dings.


of, but it was not all of particular i'm
portance.
The council showed proper realza,
ton of the needs of the day by authoriz>
ing the police com mittee and chief of po-
lice to dispose of the single horse and Sc.
cure double team for the patrol wagon,
and also to make such changes as may
seem proper on the stable for the accom-
modstion of two horses instead of one.
The petition of the Davenport g. Rock
Island street railway company to sban-
don its Ninth street line south of Fourth
avenue was brought up by Aid. Kennedy.
chairman of the street and alley commit
tee, TO whom it was referred, who stated
that he was first opposed to granting the
petition, but that since the last meeting
be had been over the ground and was
satisfied this branch of the system was
not paying the company, and that there's
fore it should not be forced to maintain
it. He therefore submitted a minority
report in favor Of granting the petition.
The other two members of the committee,
Aids. Bsdel and Adams, presented ma
iority report that the petition
De not granted, and AID Adams
made speech in support OF his report
holding that while he was not opposed to
the syndicate he believed it had not shown
proper respect to the councils requests
about planking certain portions of its
tracks to enable vehicles TO get in and
out, be therefore was opposed to show
ing the syndicate any favors. He favored
retaliation in so far as that the council
ought 10 cease to have anything to do
with company that ignored the councils
reasonable requests.
William Jackson asked permission to
say word in, behalf of the company and
on motion of Alderman Adams be was
given the floor. Mr.. jackson thought
the council ought to permit the company
u rid itself of burdensome part of its
s7stem. The city ought TO show the
syndicate al the consideration possible
as it had done in the past. II was COM
posed of SO of Chicsgo's best representa-.
tive citizens. such as Messrs Buckingham,
Mitchell, Walker and Armour and they
had invested in these three cities
81. 400. 900 and the system as st
present was not yielding them
per cent interest on the Investment.
The city could not afford to sntagonze
men Of this character who had it in their
power TO do so much for Rock Island and
to continue to advance the city as they
had in the past. If they should get dis
gusted with their Investments here and
sell it at whatever they could get. it
would be great blow to the city. Mr..
Jackson did not believe in Mr.. Adams
policy of retaliation. If the council
ordered the syndicate to do thing it
should see that it was obeyed, and then
when the company asked anything reas-
enable it should be granted,
Aid Huesing made q speech in favor
of compelling the company to keep its
Ninth street line where il is.
Aid. Geiger, Bladel and johnson spoke
briefly il support OF retaining the Ninth
street line as q benefit to the people in
that part of the city.
Aid. Evans endorsed Aid. Adams re-
marks.
Aid. Corken stated that he knew of
business men and other property holders
on Ninth street who wanted the line
abandoned, and he believed the council
ought to permit the company to take it
up.
The question was put on Aid. Ken
nedy's minority reported and defeated by
by a vote Of 9 TO on roll call-so the
track stays.
This so elsted Aid. Huesing that he
offered resolution ordering the Rock
Island Il Milan road to PLANK the sides
of both rails from the car barns to the
corner of Seventeenth street and Second
avenue with 2x4 planks. The resolution
was not passed, il, is unnecessary to say, but
was referred until next meeting.
1t is q safe assertion that no other al
dermsn in the council but Mr.. Huesing
sees any reason in such demand.
That the tracks ought to be
made passable, either by planking at
reasonable distances or by filling to grade
with the tracks, none will deny, but such
exactions as are contained in the Huesing
resolution are unfair and ought
not to be seriously considered I'M
less in spirit on the part of the council
of pursuing the company and doing it ell
the harm possible in return for all it has
done for Rock Island. THE ARGUS be-
lieves that outside of the districts paved,
or being paved, if the tracks were filled