Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-18
NEW MOVE,
Building a Track on Disputed
Down Town Prop.
erty.
NAYoEs REPORT TO TIE COUNCIL

Hse Beooms Of the 1fltnEt AT semlnal
AKreemsat.
Railraadsiormed the principal topic
OF discussion at last evenings semi
monthly session Of the city council.
The aldermen aud mayor went into Q
gen, raj review OF the situation with
reference to The respective demands Of
the Burlington. Peoria and Terminal
companies. but no action vas taken.
II Was reported BY Mayor Medill that
the Peoria road was constructing q
track on the property between
Seventh and Eleventh streets, over
the ownership Of which it was 10
controversy with the Terminal com
Pany. all present legal obstacles to
such course so far IS the private
property 10 concerned, having been
removed in the dist solving Of the
Terminal injunction BY Judge Gest.
But the mayor contended the Peoris
people had do right to lay tracks 10
the streets in that neighborhood
without first obtaining the consent OF
the council. The Peoria has an or.
dinsnce before the council in which
this privilege is sought, but no die.
position hiss % yet been made OF il
The mayor said he had notified H. s.
Cable, vice president Of the Peoria,
that the city's rights must be respect.
Cd. and he was informed by that Of.
fetal that operations would cease and
the track would be removed when.
ever the municipal authorities 60
ordered. The report was the key
note to varied flows Of oratory. Aid.
johnson said is was not q square
deal on the part Of the Peoria; that
II IL once got track down there it
would be . difficult matter to have
IL removed; and that 1t was not iast
the right way for the Terminal com.
pany to DO treated. Aid. Concaanon
saw no objection to the crossing Of
the streets BY the Peoria, ss he said
they had been blocked, anyway, by the
Terminals embankmer-.about the
height Of which he complained. He
said IL shut of several Of the thor.
oughfares and worked irreparable
damage to contiguous property. III
the First ward gentleman knew what
he Was talking about" replied Aid.
johnson, 'he would no. mako such q
remark. II he will invee tigate he
will find that the embank ment Is not
above grade. I think 1t is Q good
thing, even II 1t does no more than
to keep the wintry winds from strik-
ing the shsuties in that neighbor.
hood. The only occasion for com.
plant down there is that the people
cannot see the river"
The circuit court has been sppealed
to to determine the respective rights
Of the Peoria and Terminal compan.
les in the disputed property, the
latter having filed an ejscsment suit.
agiinst the former. l. will come uE
for hearing at the May term.
Darlington and 7. rmlUsl.
The Burlington and Terminal com.
panies also have ordinances before
the street and alley mmittee. Aid
Kennedy inquired for q repor. as to
the legality Of the Terminal tracks
running through the Psoria's round.
house. % outlined in the b,ue.priats,
and which was left for Mayor Medill
and City Attorney Marshall 10 In.
vest;gate. The committee had moth
ing to report at present. Aid. John.
son here arose and decla. ed the coun.
Gil had already given the Terminal
company the right to run its tracks
through tho Peoria roundhouse. but
the mayor informed him that the &C.
ton OF the committee OF the whole in
relation to that point was not bind.
ing. ~ Was explained At the time tho
vote TO approve the Terminal tracks
location east to Twentieth street W. &
taken.
Mayor Medill stated that he had
been talking with +. r. Blair. presi.
dent Of the Terminal company, and
had been assured BY him that the
agreement for the joint use Of tracks
By tho Terminal and Burlington com.
psnies east OF Twentieth street.
would be contaminated By Friday
Of this week. Mr.. Blair was anx.
ious TO know what his company
could expect from the city. and
hoped tha: action " uld be taken on
the ordinance before the street and
alley committee Immediately. As &c
the Burlington and Its ordinance 70;
the laying q tracks to and On its
Twentieth street depot property,
the members Of the council could
not say anything. rs nothing had
been heard from the officials Of tba,
road OF late on the matter. Aid
Fender said the Q had begun films
for a. addi iousl track north OF the
Rock Island round house. This j.
taken - evidence that the deal viii
the Terminal company for the join
use Of tracks has been practically
closed.