Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-16
AT THE TOWER,
The Contracts Let for Additional
Buildings Yesterday.
Other improvements in Prospect
Rules of Order-Betterfngt the
Railway Facilities.


port & Rock Island street railway COM
psny, yesterday let the contract to John
Volk s. Co., for the depot which is to be
located Immediately north of the main
pavilion at the tower which
is now rapidly approaching
completion. The depot will be
neat structure with abundant accommc>
da;ions for all while awaiting trains
Winding walks will lead to the summit of
the tower. Contracts were also let for
two summer psyilions OF smaller dimen-
sions, one to be located on either side of
the depot. An immense bell will be
placed on the top of the depot building,
which will be rung before the last car
leaves at night. and which will be heard
all oyer the grounds.
The merry>go- round which is to be
among the tower amusements, arrived
last night and will be erected in time for
Saturday if possible. 1t will carry 40
persons, and tits proposed to operate it by
electricity although that power will not
be applied at once.
In order to protect the grounds and
buildings as far as possible, President
Louderback has caused the following
rules of order to be posted:
These grounds and buildings are for the
pleasure and accommodation of the pub
lie, and they ale cordially invited to enjoy
them, but are earnestly requested to OBJ
serve the following:
Do not deface the buildings by writing
or the walls or cutting the woodwork.
Gentlemen will please not spit tobacco
on the floors or porches.
Do not destroy the trees and blossoms
or other property of the company.
We cannot maintain these grounds and
buildings without the cooperation of the
public, and trust they will treat them
with the same care they would their own
property.
The requests on the part of the COM
psny, evincing as they do, pride in the
property, should, and doubtless will, meet
with the cooperation of all orderly dis
posed people,
Although the Improvements at the
tower will not be completed by Saturday,
yet the company is strainIng every effort
to get them as far along as possible by
! that time, which is to be the occasion of
the Woodmen log rolling. The company
W Il also have car accomm odstions for all
VINO desire TO visit the tower on that day
Electrical Engineer Fredericks is work
| ing on the equipment of more cars espec-
tally designed for big days which will not
/ be ready by Saturday, but will be by the
| Fourth. Two OF them will be immense
open cars, IS feet long are brand new
ard will be equipped with Thomson
Houston motors.
| Among other improvements which may
spring up about the tower as following
in the wake enterprise shown by the syn
| dicate, there is likeiv,,to be S25 900 hotel
| erected in the near future, and further
than that the beautiful ChautaGqua
grounds heretofore referred to in the
Angus.
There is certainly no better or more
accessible place for picnic grounds
tn an the tower, and now that the season
for Sunday school picnics is upon us, it
would be good plan for the syndicate 20
arrange a series of denomination union
picnics to the tower. that is, to provide ex-
curson rates to Sunday School scholars
of the three cities. 1t would be nice
idea to have the Methodist Sunday schools
Of Rock Island, Moline and Daven-
port join in picnic at one time, the
Catholics at another, the Episcopalians
at another, the Presbyterisns at another.
etc. With the compsny's track facilities
now it could bring these Sunday Schools
from almost any church in the three cities
together at given point and take them
out together.