Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-18
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
A Number of Important Matters Com
ing Up for COnsIdt ration Tonight.

ing Up for COnsidt ration Tonight.
The city council will from all appear
ances, have an interesting and important
session tonight.
The Elm street railway extension or
dinance. the passage of which has been
forestalled at two meetings by the objec-
ton of two aldermen under the rules in
hopes of defeating it, will come up. and
as the technical objections Of these alder
men will have no further force, it will
likely receive proper consideration. The
question is only on the T rail clause, and
as the company has stated definitely th at it
will not agree to accept the ordinance for
any other rail on this outlying line, it
means rail or the refusal of the council
to give the public this extension which
our business men have with one accord
asked for. Pre- sident Louderbsck stated
cago, that he would consent to Limits,
ton of the T rail to 10 years, when the
company would put down tram rail if the
council ordered. He could not consent to
a limit to five years he said, as it would
take that long to build up the territory,
and that it would Just be beginning to
pay about that time. 1--WE do not wish
to be arbitrary" said NJ. Louderback
land l don't think the council will so
consider us. But the truth is we don't
care to make this extension. Property
holders and business men have asked for
it. We have the T rail on hand, which
we took up on the abandoned Allen
Schuetzen park line in Davenport, and if
we are TO build it we can use this rail,
not only because it will save US SO 500
the difference in the cost as compared
with tram rail, and because it will lie
better out there on the bluff in time of
snow ard mud, when an unprotected
tram rail would be unfit for use and
traffic would be interrupted at such
times. II the council will consent to
help us out and let us use the rail and
which is brand new and was only
down year. and permit US to run 80
minute cars until traffic picks up, we will
be glad to put in the track at once.
Otherwise we cannot"
In view of the fact that the company
has of its own free viii! put in tram rail
all over the city voluntarily. has put
in double track where only q
single track was required, has givsn Us
seven and-a-half minute cars where Is
minute cars were stipulated. has put on
conductors without requirement. and
otherwise shown its disposition to do the
right thing. it is safe to say that its
wishes will be respected in an extension
of so much Importance to the city. Es-
pecially is there reason to believe the or
dinance will so pass when it is taken into
consideration that the opposition is led by
the same alderman who has, always OPP
posed the syndicate.
The matter of the removal of the
dump boat will probably be brought up
again by way of q petition from our busi-
ness men, and, as the commerce of the
city is threatened by the dump remaining
where it is. the boats having determined
to land here no longer if continued, to
say nothing of objections on the ground
of smell. the council will be apt to make
provision so that the health department
can move it.
The Market Square band and speakers
stand, the matter of running electric cars
over the Milan bridges. additional paying
contracts, ETC., will no doubt receive at
tention.