Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-22
OF CITY CONCERN.
Lower Bridge and Other Mat
tiers Before the Council.
ALSO THE EAST END STORM DRAIN.

Provisions Sought by the Davenport &
Rock Island Company and the Provis-
Ions OF Engineer Paddock's Estims.es
OF the Big Sewer-Other Subjects.
The city council had an exceed
ingly amicable session last evening.
Consequently considerable business
OF Importance to the community re-
ceived intelligent attention.
The first subject of moment was de-
veloped in the submission by W. A.
Blair, president of the Davenport &
Rock Island Bridge and Terminal
Of an ordinance providing
for the desired approaches at and
about the foot of Sixth street and
the necessary track rights along the
river front as far east rs Twentieth
street. The ordinance reads as one
granting right of way and other
to the Davenport & Rock
Island Bridge and Terminal COM
pany.
Bridge Rights Sought.
The proposed ordinance provides
for the construction Of approaches
at Sixth street of the bridge about to
be built, and the use of the Missis-
sippi bank on First avenue for the
of trains north of all tracks
now laid on First avenue to Twen-
tieth street on a single track imme-
diately north of and adjoining the
main track of the Rock Island &
Peoria railway from Eleventh street
to poirt 80 feet east of Eighteenth
street and one track Immediately
north of the contemplated track
from Sixteenth to Eighteenth street,
with necessary turnouts. sidetracks
and switches to connect its own
tracks and those of other companies.
The company agrees that none of
its tracks will be SO constructed as
to obstruct the public levees or
streets or future extension thereof.
The ordinance is sought condition
ally that the privileges asked for are
taken advantage of. within three
years from its passage or adoption,
or forfeited, and the company agree S
to have its bridge across the river
within the same time
specified, and the company further
agrees to make no transfer OF the
vested rights under the ordinance
without previous consent of the
council and should such transfer be
otherwise made the rights are for
feited.
An Objection Heard.
After City Clerk Huesing had read
the proposed ordinance Capt. George
Lamont spoke in opposition to. the
track feature. 1--WE have but one
block of accessible levee for steam
boat purposes" he said, land if the Pc
tition now sought be granted the re-
suit will be the shutting out of
steamboats,, which are an sim portant
factor in our commercial interests.
The council should weigh we'll
the significance and the effect of
its action on this question before al
lowing the privileges sought"
Aid. Maucker proposed a recess OF
five minutes to examine the profile
accompanying the ordinance, and it
was taken, and on reassembling AID.
Maucker spoke as the application. He
believed it right to sustain any pro-
ject that looked to the upbuilding
of the city. He felt that the ground
should be thoroughly gone over be.
fore action was taken to the end that
the council might act intelligentlv,
both as regards the interest of the
city and of the corporation seeking
the privileges.
Aid. Dauber spoke in the same
vein, as did Aid. Schreiner, who sug.
gested that the aldermen nc.
company the representatives OF
the company in personal inspec.
ton of the territory to be traversed.
Mr.. Blair was invited to speak as
to how far the company might be
affected by deferred action in the
matter. MIR. Blair assured the coun-
Gil that there was no disposition to
crowd the matter, but that it was de.
cided that action be taken as ex.
peditiously as possible, as the com
pany was DESTROYS of getting in its
superstructure this fall, or at least
starting with the work. The council
agreed to go over the ground this
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The mayor submitted an invitation
from Mayor George B. Swift, of Chi.
cago. to Join the excursion of the
Chicago southern states excursion
which leaves Chicago Nov. 8. for the
Atlanta exposition in time to partici-
pate in the Chicago and Illinois dav
festivities Nov. II and 12 at the fair.
The petition was on motion of Aid.
Kennedy received and placed on file.
Apropos of this communication, a
similar one having been received by
The ARGUS, it may be said there is q
movement to form a tri-city party to
go by special train to Atlanta in re-
Spouse to this invitation.
The East End storm Drain.
Aid. Schreiner submitted plans
prepared by Engineer Paddock for
the proposed storm drain, which
provides for total fall of 46 fee,
from Ninth avenue. where the drain
starts at the juncture of Twenty
fourth street and extends due north
n &tn<n 49, 81