Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-09
AROUSED AGAIN.
The Rock island Citizens I'm.
provement Association.
THE MEETING LAST EVENING.

THE MEETING LAST EVENING.
Tho Central Depot Project Discussed. Res
o'ot'ons Adopted and Committee APP
Po'nted-Mayor Medin's city Hall Propo-
sition Endoraed-The Government Bu,ld-
Ing and Arsenal Appropriation.
The called meeting of the Rock
Island Citizens Improvement asso-
ciation, held at the association rooms
in Mitchell & Lynde building last
evening was attended by large
number OF representative citizens
indeed 1t was one of the most inter-
esting and enthusiastic gatherings
that has ever been held in the assoc
citation rooms. The old interest and
spirit which accomplished so much
ior Rock Island in former times in
the associations history, was fully
revived, and disposition was mani
fest to renew and carry on the good
work which in the past has been at
tributed to this body.
In calling the meeting to order,
President Carse explained its pur-
pose rs being in response to a petit
ton numerously signed asking for
an expression and course of action
on the proposition relating to the re-
moval of the Rock Island depot to
the place originally located on Twen-
tieth street and Second avenue, in
view of the recent court ruling of
Illinois. applicable to the same. Mr..
Carsc said the meeting would par
take OF the nature of n mass meeting,
n which all would be free to speak
and act.
The Associations Finances.
After Secretary Day had read the
call, President Carse spoke of the
difficulty experienced by the secre-
tary in getting the books from the
former secretary. S. W. Searle. The
Indebtedness of the association was
set forth in detail. and after remarks
by Aid. Maucker, Frederick Hass and
John Ohlweiler, the secretary was
instructed by vote of the association
to collect all dues for this year,
which will liquidate all Indebtedness
and give the association a balance in
its treasury, and enable it to con-
tinue its existence. The disposition
OF the former secretary in declining
to give up the records was fully dis
cussed, and the sense of the meeting
expressed to the effect that deter
mined effort be made on the part of
the secretary to recover the valuable
records of the association.
The Central Depot.
President Carse then announced
that the association was ready to
take up the main business of the eve
ming. in the proposition to have the
Rock Island depot moved back to its
proper place on Twentieth street and
Second avenue. H. W. Dusinberre
thereupon presented a preamble and
resolutions referring to the same.
The preamble sets forth the facts re-
lating to the history of the Rock ISL
and road. its acquiring of rights and
privileges in Rock Island under the
act OF the general assembly APP
proved Feb. %. 1s47. granting to the
Rock Island II La Sale Railroad COM
pany to build its railroad from Rock
Island to La Sale, and all such
rights being continued in the present
corporation known as the present c..
X. /. L. p. road and the same corpor.
alton having originally in conformity
with the act of the general assembly
located its depot grounds on TWEEN
tieth street and Second avenue
which were afterward confirmed anG
sanctioned by the city of Rock Island
by ordinance granting it the right o.
way it enjoys from the eastern limit.
of the city, and the road having fur
Their for q number of years used sucf
depot for the receiving and discharg
ing of freight and passengers at tn,
western terminus of its road. Ther
the preamble sets forth that the com
pany afterward changed its depot anC
its western terminus from the poin'
where originally located to a point a
least n mile distant east of the loca
ton fixed. by law and has since dis
continued the use Of its original de
pot and grounds for the purpose.
contemplat and the remainder o
the preamble and resolutions read:
| Whereas, Such change, removal
abandonment of said western ter
MUS and depot grounds and build
ings in said city of Rock Island, ant
of the passenger traffic to said point
and the discontinuance of the run
ming of its passenger trains by sale
com pany is without warrant and jus
tification Of law, and on the contrar,