Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-09
PROGRESS.
working for Rock Islands Ad-
vanCement,
olrIzENS IMPROVEMENT BODY.

sn's Meeting Characterized by
the Projects in Hsnd-F,n,l &C.
iee'ion OF the Lot for the woosm.n
nuhdins and the Committee Ready for
subscriptions-The Terw,n.,
and Resolutions Adopted
fians Of the University Exposition Heard
and the Matter Given Encouragement.
The regular monthly meeting of tbs
"iuzens Improvement association was
heio at Its rooms il the Mitchell & Lynde
building last night. President jackson
presiding. The matter of the removal
/ OF the Modern Woodmen file was the
! hrst to come up for consideration.
W Z haucker reported the recent visit
OF number of the directors OF the order
70 the city aud of the conference between
them aud the committee appointed by the
association, no lot having been settled
upon on account of tae uncertain status
OF the Injunction now pending. 1t
was believed by those present that
the matter should be kept we'll in hand,
however, and on motion of John OIL
| weller 1t was decided to instruct the
committee 20 secure an extension of the
option on the Whitney lot ON Fifteenth
street that being the one that was
formally rendered at Omaha the motion
also embodying that it be the location
selected and that the committee at once
begin the work Of securing subscriptions.
President jackson spoke of a recent
visit to Fulton where he was in consults
sion with The directors of the order and
of The effort that will probably be made
10 dissolve the injunction. He spoke Of
the anxiety shown by those connected
with the Offices in the msttar of the re-
moval to this city, and added that the
people of Rock Island should not leave q
stone unturned to bring them here as
speedily as possible.
The Terminal Project.
The Terminal project being the next
subject for consideration Secretary Sesrle
read a report from the committee ap.
pointed som etime ago. as follows:
| Your committee appointed for the pur-
pose of organizing OF devising means fC
| improving the railroad facilities of the
city Of Rock Island. would beg leave to
report as follows:
After the appointment Of this said
committee il Immediately set about the
work assigned to it. Its first step was to
cast about for feasible and practicable
entrance to the city. It determined that
the route known as the River front" was
the OF ly practicable mode of entrance from
the southwest IL found, however, that
the occu patton OF the river front by the
existing railroads was Conducted in so
objection able manner that it was i'm
possible to obtain the consent of property
holders for an additional road without q
radical change of conditions. 1t then de
termined that the most satisfactory way
of solving the problem was first to organs
| iZe and incorporate an organization
known as the Tri>City Terminal COM
psny, which was then formed and IDcOrp-
| Grated under the laws OF the state OF
| Illinois; the incorporstors consisting of
81 influential business men OF the
! locality.
| After these preliminary steps were
taken, your committee successfully urged
| the city council to have the legality OF
| the occupancy of the river front by the
various railroads Investigated by the city
! attorney. After a long and careful In
vestigation the said city attorney has
| presented to that body a very exhaustive
repor, showing the illegality of the ordi-
names under which all tracks excepting
the main trsck now upon said river front
were constructed SAID report has been
referred 10 a special committee and Is
now under consideration.
! Your committee would further beg to
report that they have secured an option
for the termina! grounds from Messrs.
Schrelper < Roth, seid ground being east
of the present track OF the ROCK Island
| g Peoria railway and south of the Penn
| Tank Line company, extending to the
CITY limits, said grounds being 5UO feet
wide and about l 400 feet long. hessrs.
Schr liner 81 Roth have made this option
| at a very low figure, on condition that
the land should be taken soon, and
payment N sde thereon, expecting TO de-
rive their compensation from the ad-
vanced valuation OF adJacedt IahJe cou-
seouent upon additional demand for
said lands for elevators, factories, homes,
etc.
Also, Fred Weyerhsuser has signl
nifisd his willingness 20 furnish any add
tional land that might be required for
tracks. etc, upon he same condl-
tions as that offered by Schreiner "
r
Iii row the desire of this COMMITTEE
to seek the aid of the city council in pro-
viding the necessary 'igh' OF way upon
and along all the streets ard alleys in the
lower part Of the city and upon First
avenue 10 Twentieth street and also to
take such action as will assist in bringing
the railroads now occupying the river
front 10 our assistance in this matter, 30
that the Terminal company may result in
a general and substantial benefit to all