Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10
ON THE SAME TRACKS!

Rock Island & Eastern Illinois
to Share the 6urling.
tons Rights.
THE Oily COUNCIL 30 DEGREES.
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The city council held its postponed
monthly meeting last evening. All
were present except Aid. Winter.
The clerk read an ordinance grant.
log to the Rock Island 4 Eastern
Illinois Railway company equal priv.
ilege over the main tracks Of the
Chicago. Burlington 4 Quincy rail.
way from Twelfth to T~enty.ninth
streets.
The mayor stated that the ordi-
lance had been drawn By the pc.
titionsr st the suggestion Of the Bur.
lington officials.
Aid. Maucker Inquired Of F. p.
Blair. the Terminal promoter, II any.
thing had come Of the contemplated
agreement between his company and
the Burlington for the joint use OF
tracks. Mr.. Blair replied negatively.
Tho ordinance in part reads:
That equal privileges with the
Rockford, Rock Island & S.. Louis
railroad company. and its grantee. the
st. Louis. Rock Island & Chicago
Railroad company. and the lessee Of
the latter railroad company, the Chi.
csgo. Burlington & Quincy Rail-
road company, on the main tracks
constructed By virtue OF su ordi.
nance passed May &c. 1869. are
hereby granted to the said Rock Isl
and q Eastern Illinois Railway COM
pany. and the said Rock Island &
Eastern Illinois Railway company
may use said main tracks and oper.
ate thereon jointly with said above
mentioned railroad. Provided fur
Their, that the said Rock Island &
Eastern Illinois Railway company
Add the said Chicago. Burlington 4
Quincy railroad company be required
to run their trains BY time tables
which do not conflict, and make all
other necessary arrangements for
joint operation. The rights granted
in this ordinance are hereby declared
10 be made upon the express and sole
condition that the said Rock Island
& Eastern Illinois Railway company,
before IL shall have the right to enter
upon any Of the rights granted by
this ordinance, first pay to the said
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Rail.
road company one. half Of the present
cost and value Of the railroad tracks
40 now constructed and used ss main
tracks within said territory, and IL
shall also hereafter pay its proper.
tionste share Of the cost Of MAINTAIN
ing the same. and on default thereof
ali rights granted BY this ordinance
shall terminate"
Aid. johnson moved immediate
consideration Of the ordinance. Al.
ter . length J discussion. it was put to
q vote and was lost, 8 to 8. The
objection raised BY several Of the
aldermen WAS to the Terminal com.
pany retaining the two tracks on the
levee granted under o former ordi.
nance, in addition to the rights
which would be enjoyed in the joint
use Of the Burlingtoo's main tracks.
Mr.. Blair assured the aldermen that
the tracks In question would not be
placed II satisfactory arrangen ent
could be made for the entrance to
the depots. which IL 10 proposed to
locate on the river front. But Aids.
Maucksr. Nelson and Gall wanted II
In black and white.
A motion TO adjourn BY A'd. Gall
VAS pat and lost.
An amendatory clause conditional
on the passage In substance Of the or.
diusncs before the council, Was pre-.
pared by City Attorney Marshall. Il
10: "P divided that the Rock Island
4 Eastern Illinois Railway company
&C meets lis main tracks with those OF
the Chicago. burlington & Quincy
under the authority Of this ordinance
Of or near Thirteenth street. the said
Rock Island & Eastern Railway com.
pany shall not operate or maintain
any tracks along the levee east Of
the east side Of East Seventeenth
street under rights heretofore grant d
BY ordinance OF this council"
The ordinance with its amendment
Was then adopted IL to Gall.
WI Force Sell ,msas.
Mayor Medill talked very plainly
on the railroad situation. He said
not only the council, bet the public,
Was firing Of the discussion which
had been going on for several months
without any tangible result. He
gave notice that all the railroads Who
are In any way interested In the
pending ordinances have represents.
lives At the next meeting Of the ooun.
Gil. The mayor said IL WAS his In.
tention 10 then endeavor to formally
settle all railroad matters. 90 far %
the city was concerned.
The council adopted BY . unan-