Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-16
SIDE TALK.
The Proceedings of Last Nights
Council Meeting.
The Pee;z Ptat. street RAILWAY and
othec Matters of Interest
Acted Upon.

| prtatons Will be considered, and decided
| upon.
When the ordinance of the street rail.
way syndicate asking the right TO absnd>
on Its Ninth street line was presented
Alderman Geiger moved it be laid on the
tsole. Alderman Knox asked for an
explanation as to why such an unhesrd of
disposition Of the ordinance should be
desired. Alderman Geiger said the peo,
pie on Ninth street wanted the road kent
there. Alderman Knox replied that
While that might be true it was not the
proper course. as shown by precedent or
otherwise, 10 table sn ordinance without
considering it. He moved that it be re
ferred to the street and alley committee,
and it was so referred.
The plat of Huber & Peetz addition 10
the city of Rock Island embracing the
property surrounding the old Davenport
homestead, was submitted with recon,
mendations By the street and alley COM
mittee that it be adopted Alderman
huesing made strong speech in behalf
OF the plat. Alderman Corken made q
good argument in favor of having FIT.
teenth street and some of the other streets
wider than the plat specified Alderman
Tindall spoke in behalf of acceptance of
the plat. Capt. Peetz addressed the
council on behalf ,of the plat. 1t had
always been said that Bailey Davenport
had blocked public improvements By
hanging on to his land in Rock Islsnd.
Now was chance to get some of the
most desirable property of this estate on
the market. II the plat was adopted 20
to 20 houses would be erected this year.
The plat, after further discussion, was
accepted.
Aid. Adams, than whom there is no
more earnest worker in the council.
thought thunder bolt had fallen in the
council chamber when his motion went
| through with whoop that Seventh az
enue between Tnirtieth and Thirty-eighth
be put in pssssble condition, without
word being said about cost. The Seventh
ward statesman, however, had not entirely
recovered from the effects of his very
agreeable surprise when Alderman Hues-
ing spoiled the whole thing By moving
reconsideration, which the council
adopted. But Mr. Adams was not to be
so easily disposed of, and later in the
| evening he succeeded in working through
| a resolution that Seventh avenue be
| properly improved which was referred
to the street and alley committee. Alder
man Adams efforts SIS regards Seventh
avenue are not without sound reason.
Seventh avenue ought to be improv ed in
some way.
Alderman Euesing called the councils
attention TO the rail TO be used by the Rock
Island s. Milan street railway company
| in relaying the track through the city.
| The ordinance provided, Mr.. Huesing
said, that nothing but Johnston tram
rail be used so that teams could get in
and out easily.
Alderman Geiger said he was not salts
fed with the new rail
Alderman Huesing again took the
floor to condemn the rail. TWAS entirely
different from what he understood it was
to be, and he moved that the mayor be
instructed to have track-laying with this
kind of rail stopped and that none but
| Johnston rail the tram of which shall be %
! inches in width be allowed, land further
move" said Alderman Huesing THAT the
marshal be instructed to see that the
company don't put it down tonight"
Alderman Hetter could not see how the
council could consistently object to the
rail being used by the Milan road. He
considered it the best rail he had yet
seen, and he believed it would be benes
Fl t to the city, rather than detriment, to
have il used.
Alderman Corken thought the new
rail was the newest and best rail made in
all particulars. and wished the city had
more of it. For paving it would be
especially advantageous. while it
was unobjectionable anywhere. Alderman
Huesing's motion was put on its passage.
and lost s to 6, Alderman Kennedy de-
Ginning to vote until the council insisted
that he do so. The matter was then re-
ferred to the street and alley committee.
After the council adjourned number of
the aldermen inspected the rails as they
are distributed on Seventeenth street. and
if there were any doubt as to the FEAST
bil1ty of the rail it was soon dispelled, As
| Alderman Evans, who had previously
voted for Alderman Housings resolution.
sfterward said. why. that rail is just