Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-09

is against, and in violation of the
law as established by the general as
sembly of the supreme court of the
state of Illinois, and is greatly to the
detriment. injury and Inconvenience
OF the Inhabitants. citizens and tax
payers OF the city of Rock Island;
and,
Whereas. The said citizens and
taxpayers of the said CITY of Rock
Island have contributed a LARGO
amount OF money towards the build
ing of said railroad, and the estab-
lishment and location of its depot
grounds, buildings and western ter.
minus in said city, and the running
OF Its passenger trains to said depot
ana western terminus; and
Whereas. The said railroad COM
pany although often requested to
relocate its depot grounds, buildings
and western terminus of its passen-
ger traffic in said city in that part
thereof where they were originally
located, to-wit, at the foot of said
Twentieth street north of Second
avenue on the east line of said street
in said city Of Rock Island, accord
ing to law has refusal, failed and
neglected to do so; and
Whereas, The principal ground
OF objection on the part of said rail-
road company thereto has been re-
moved by the building of the via
duct, which has been accomplished
by the untiring efforts OF the citizens
of the city of Rock Island with the
view of attaining this result, and of
bringing the passenger trains of said
railway company to the original
depot grounds of said company;
| therefore be it
Resolved by the citizens and tax
payers of the city of Rock Island in
mass meeting assembled, That we
protest most emphatically against
the unlawful and arbitrary proceed
ing on the part of said railway COM
pany in this respect and the continu-
ance of the same as set forth in the
foregoing preambles;
Resolved, further, That we insist
and demand that the original condi-
ton of things be restored, and that
the said railroad Company resume its
| depot and western terminus in said
city for passenger traffic as origin
ally located and established:
Resolved, further, That in the
event of further refusal on the part
of said railroad company to comply
with this demand or of failure and
neglect to do so as requested, legal
proceedings be instituted to compel
said railroad company to comply
with the law;
| Resolved, further, That the CITY
council of this city be requested to
cooperate with us in this matter and
lend its aid and assistance to carry
out these resolutions;
Resolved, further, That commit
tee of five citizens and taxpayers be
appointed, to include the president
of the association, to present our
wishes to the said railroad company
and to the city council of the city
of Rock Island, and to solicit the
funds necessary to carry this matter
through the courts of this state in
case no amicable adjustment can be
reached, and that such committee
have full power to act, and to take
all steps and do anything which they
NAV deem necessary and expedient
to obtain the object expressed in the
foregoing preamble and resolutions.
NJ. f. Sweeney spoke of the fact that
several attorneys. including himself,
had looked into the supreme court
rulings of Illinois included in the 143
Illinois report and the application of
the same to Rock Island. He spoke
of the city of Rock Island having
voted $4,000 in bonds to aid the
Rock Island on its first entry into
Rock Island, the advent of the first
train Feb. %, 1874, and the reduction
of the time between Chicago and
Rock Island since that time of from
nine to four-and-a-half hours, vet in
the 40 years the fare had been re-
duced but 3 cents, or from s. to
$4.97. He rehearsed the facts and
circumstances of the change of depot
grounds on the construction of the
new bridge in 1872, and spoke of the
application of the law under which
the railroad is powerless to change
its depot grounds when once fixed by
ordinance.
Remarks were made by W. b. Fer.
guson and John Ohlweiler and then
the latter's motion that the resolu-
tions be adopted was put and carried
unanimously, the chair naming as
the committee provided for in the
same: Messrs. H. W. Dusinberre, NJ
f. Sweeney, Charles Hansgen and
W. G. Maucker, his own name being
included by reason of the meetings
action.
The viaduct the Key.
President Carse here explained
that on the occasion of a visit to the
Rock Island road officials of com.
mittee of which he was a member q
few years ago. in the interest of the
change in the company's depot here,
the excuse presented was the lack OF