Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
TRACK
Another Airing Before the
Street and Alley Com.
mittee.
10 AGREEMENT YET REACHED.

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The street and alley com mittee o:
the city couucil held . meeting at tbs
office last nigh: for the pur-
pose Of further considering the track
problem on Second avenue cast Of
Twentieth street. and more parliou-
larry to learn the osscoms OF the re-
cer. conference IN Chicago between
the representatives Of the Barring
ton and Terminal companies with
reference thereto. It seems she COM
paGIes arrived at an erstanding.
bat the agreement which Is reported
70 have been drawn up providing fer
the joint u.o of The two tracks from
Nineteenth street east TO the Caoie
Ismsins unsigned. So
therefore in the eyes Of . man up .
tres the matter 10 about % far from
settlement % IL Was when first
brought up Tor discussion.
Attorney +. d. Sweeney and Road
master A. De Soland represented the
Burlington company ct the meeting.
They asked that permission be given
for the completion Of the Jing Of
the second track allowable under the
old Rockford. Rock Island B st. Louis
grant, along tho territory in contro-
versy. Mr.. Sweeney said it would
be necessary before Q half interes,
could be SOLD 10 the Terminal com.
pany 70 lave both tracks in. Per-
mission to proceed with this plan
would involve the removal Of paving
on Twentieth and Nineteenth streets
and First avenue. The COMMITTEES
held - the power OF granting the
right 70 tear up an improved street
rested wholly with the council, the
Burlington people might 20 ahead
with the laying Of the second track
east Of Twentieth. where there 10 no
paving, and await the action of the
council, which will in oil probability
hold . meeting within the next few
DAYS.
Aid. Surman inquired IL the lay ing
Of the second track Of the Burlington
would hasten the proposed agree.
ment with the Terminal company
Mr.. Sweeney said undoubtedly II
would; that's why il wanted to 70
ahead immediately, otherwise il had
no use for additional track room I'M.
til next spring. when il is the inten.
tion to build the new depot. Mr.,
Blair said he did not understand thu.
the Burlington people we're to be
permitted to extend the track il
question. before she agreement with
me Terminal compsny was com.
pleted. This done. he said, he would
DO ready to do the rest, financially
and otherwise.
No Eisht 70 Int rfsse.
Aid. Msucker put . check on the
discussion by making the statement
that the committee had no right ia
interfere at this stage Of the game
that the council had deferred action
until the companies arrived at Sr
agreement among themselves. So
nc committee adjourned.
According TO the way Mr.. Blair
talks. his recent conference Ut Chica
60 With the Burlington officials COO.
corning the Second avenue track.
Vas . Harmonious one; that the Burr.
ington agreed to the use BY the Ter.
mipal company Of the double track
ff N Nineteenth st:eet, where the
tracks cross First aysua., east To the
cable mansion, the consids.at to
&c :ho cost Il TIC Tracks as stipulated
n 'he city ordinances, Plus me right
81 way through the Case property
Scar the yisd1ct. W. b Throup
superintendent Of the G,lesbure
cisision Of tie Burlington read
Who II vas sg;eed should
essimste the cost. srrived VI
town yesterday 20 begin ~ost. bu: Ii.
ras called - G,lesbusg isier Ia sle
DAY. II vas the intentioI IT T.,
ro1mit;ee 20 hear Mr.. Thruop'
esti@s ate. Mr.. Blair says every hi :
ie IN readiness for the s,gn'ng Of the
ayr, ement o-s-eeu the Bar lax -.
a"a Terminal companies ~ soon a.
the estimate Ut tLe COS, IL submitted
ard approved. Ii IL said Mr. Biz,
gill meet the Darlington officers y
Che go agsin ;omorros, men is !.
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