Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
new ROADS WANTS,
City Council Further Discusses
the Terminal
Project.
PEORIA COMPANY MfERs PROTEST

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Toe city fathers talked railroad
from 8 70 IL o'clock last night. Ga
assent bling the mayor suggested that
the mssting b iaformsi and the
council 60 into committee Of the
whole. Aid. Asucker wss called to
the chair. The ordinance granting
right Of way to the Rock Island .
Eastern Illinois Railroad company
from Twentisth street to Twsnty-
fourth street was read By the clerk
At the suggestion Of the mayor. %
that the aldermen might begin q
the foundation and give full discus.
sion to the question under consider
alton. The ordinance Vas adop pied
Aug. s, 1896. The Rock Island Z
Eastern Illinois Railway company 10
. part OF the Davenport & Rock Isl-
and Bridge 4 Terminal company.
A problem seems 70 fsoe the Tsrmi.
nal folks concerning the location Of
its track from Twentieth street to
the viadusA G. L. Walker. attorney
for the Burlington, who was present
with Division Agent H. ID. Mack.
said Il certainly would be great
insonvsniencs to HE company should
the rails b placed as the south side
Of its tracks along this strip, in view
Of the contemplated construction Of
. new depot on the south side Of
Second avenue on Twentieth street
He said he believed his company
would acquiesoe ic ~ arrangement
whereby She Terminal company
could use IL tracks from TWEEN.
tieth street through the 'viAduet
c. 7. Loweth. engineer for the
Terminal company, did not feel that
suoh IN Arrangement would be salts
factory. His company wanted
tracks Of it, own. He said his PEG.
pie did not want 10 be at the mercy
Of . competing corporation, which
would b the case In the event Of the
purehsse Of part interest In one Of
the Burlington tracks. In other
words. he felt the Terminal company
would b playing second fiddle; dis.
agreements would be constantly
brewing, and Mr.. Loweth said be
felt his company would come out al
the small end Of the horn. The Bur.
liugton has . right for two tracks
between Twentieth and Twenty
fourth streets. 1t has two but part
way now. The Terminal COMPANY
wants to lay two more there, hoping
eventually 20 continue them through
beneath the viaduct. and on to No.
line. The Terminal company il viii
ling TO take either the north or south
side Of the Burliugton's right Of way.
Hay Bs Legal Obsssslss.
Aid. Fender said it WAS . question
In his mind whether the city
had . legal right 70 grant ths
privileges sought BY the Terminal
company. He said property holderl
should b consulted. Aid. johnson
said IL WAS not for the council TO
arbitrass the differences between
railroad companies and property
holders.
Aid. Surmsn asked Mr.. Walker Il
the Barliogton road. which owns Q
large portion Of the property on the
south side Of second avenue. from
Twentieth to Twenty. iourth, would
consent to the laying Of tracks BY
she Terminal company. Nc
wslker said he had not the
authority 70 ansvsr tuch q
question. Mr.. Loweih said Mr..
Blair hsd similarly Intercepted W
c. Brown. general manager Of the
10. and be received . like reply.
Aid. Surmaa said he did not see
how the council could refuse TO 10.
cate The Terminal company tracks
since IL had air aady been granted Q
right Of way.
Aid. Wheelsu said. - he under.
stood II. all the Terminal com pan,
asked vss for the city to locate its
tracks; II would 6ght lis own way
through.
II. 3. Cable, vice president Of the
Rock Island q Peoria Railway com
pany. asked 70 Be allowed 70 speak