Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-26
ROADS DEALT With.
Council Adopts the Peoria and
Burlington Ord;.
nances.
WHOLE QUESTION IL DISPOSED OF.

Entrance to the Twentieth Street DccOt
Property Conditional on the Compa:y's
Construction of a Passenger Station
Within Eighteen Months Clause In the
II. !. & P's: Gran.-Help For the Levee.
The Rock Island city council wound
up dealings with railroad meas
ures which have been agitating its
members for many months. at its adj
lourned session last night.
The two remaining ordinances.
those of the Peoria and Burlington
that of the Terminal company having
been adopted at previous session.
were considered in committee OF the
whole. The Peoria's ordinance.
which provides for an additional main
track from Twentieth street west. was
amended. on motion of Mayor Medill
to allow any other road to share the
use of the said track on the payment
of the proportional cost of the con-
struction and maintenance of the
same. The mayor said he did not
want to he understood as opposing
the Peoria road. but he said the coun-
ell should look to the future. He said
the time was not far distant when
the congested condition of the river
front would compel the establishment
of a terminal in the southwest out
skirts of the city. And other roads
were coming into Rock Island They
must have an avenue in which to en-
ter. Unless the provision. which he
advocated. was adopted, the only inlet
from the west for any foreign road
would he shut off. He advocated
such "A provision in connection with
all track grants hereafter made. The
ordinance. as amended. was there
upon adopted by the committee.
The Burlington ordinance for two
| tracks on Second avenue from TWEEN
tieth TO Twcnty-third street and an
other from the company's main track
extending across the avenue in a
southwesterly direction to its new
depot property, was then read and
the blue prints inspected. Division
Agent ii. ID. Mack and Attorney G. l..
Walker. of the Burlington, consented
to the insertion of Il clause to the eff
feet that the company forfeit the priv
| ileges contained in the ordinance un-
less Il passenger depot of not less
than two stories he erected on
the Twentieth street grounds
within IS months: and also
an amendment suggested by j. F.
Lardner. general manager of the Tri-
City Railway company. that the track
entering the new depot property be
located at point at or west of tn,
present power house switch. The
committee then adopted the orli
nance.
Chairman Maucker. after the com
mittee. arose, reported the commit
tee action to the council, which
adopted it.
| Aid. Gall asked if the Burlington
would do its share toward the i'm
provement of the lcvee. Division
Agent Mack. who was present will
Attorney G. l.. Walker. said his com
pany certainly would do as well il
accordance with the benefits rs the
other roads interested.
The mayorappointed Aids. Wheelan
Gall and johnson a committee to pro
vide carriages for the council for tn,
Woodmen day parade.
Vice President Ii. s. Cable. Supt
ii. Z. Greenough, and Agent Golf. O
the Peoria. attended the meeting. "a
did General Supt. Huntoon. o
the Tri-City Railway company.
Storm Drain Inspected.
The city council yesterday after
noon inspected the exterior of tn,
Twenty-fourth storm drain. In tn,
morning Engineer j. A. Harmon, ac
companied by Ed Butler. made triI
through the drain. Mr.. Harmon vii
submit a written report to the counci
on the matter.
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