Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-21
BY COUNCIL AND CLUB
Street Railway Franchise Ex-
tension is APP
proved.
LEGAL RIGHTS ARE ACCORDED

Both Bodies Act at the Same Time-sim-
| liar Resolutions Adopted and Commit
tees Appointed on Seeking a Naval
Vessels Name-Other Important Mat
| tiers
The Rock Island city council and
the Rock Island Club acted simultane-
ously on matters of Importance to the
welfare of the city last evening. TIE
sessions of both bodies, one of an
official and authoritative nature and
the other purely public spirited, in
VOWED much .of the greatest import
ance 10 the city. The council in the
first place disposed of the much dis
cussed street car ordinance renewal.
The petition OF the street railway
company, asking an extension of its
franchise % years from date, was re-
ported fayorably by Aid. L. a. Fender,
chairman of the street and alley COM
mittee, and upon whose motion the
report was adopted. The ordinance
EN- bodying the grants sought by the
company and its concessions, rs here
tofure outlined in Tue ARGUS. upon
motion Of Aid. Maucker. was read by
the clerk. Immediate consideration OF
the ordinance was decided upon motion
OF Aid. Gall. Ii was thereupun adopted
on motion of Aid. Fender. All the
aldermen. evidently, We're of one OpiE-
ion in relation to the extension, as
every motion pertaining thereto was
unanimously carried
Clubs Unanimous Sanction.
The Rock Island Clubs sanction
nj
most. There was but one dissenting
voice. The meeting was a special
one called to hear the reports of the
committees on street car franchise,
on Rock Island arsenal and on secur-
ing the next convention of the Illinois
Merchants association. G. j. Searle,
chairman of the committee on street
car extension, was the first 10 report.
He read his own report. heretofore
given to the press. and explained how
he happened 10 offer it for publication
before submitting it To the club, as
heretofore stated at the time it was
given out. Mr.. Searle, after reading
his report, moved its adoption. the
motion did not receive a second
C.. + Lynde, also of the clubs special
committee. thereupon made his re-
port. which. being accompanied by a
letter from &. j. Larkin, the other
mem Der of the committee. who is out
of the city, affirming Mr.. Lyude's POI
sition, made his report that of the
majority of the committee. Mr..
Lvnde recited IN detail what the com
panv proposed 10 do for Rock Island
IN return for the privileges it asked,
of what it had already done, of its
past losses of $3.50, 900, of il paving
investments in Rock Island alone of
$50. 600, etc. 1t was on the point of
taking into consideration the COM
pany's rast losses and expenditures
here that Mr. Lynde said Mr. Se;t'le
and himself h:,i disagreed. Mr..
seal J.. tu! mt rrli,.vr IL W.!gi'iug
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IL. 3,.u 81 ,1-ssiir.,.r v,...h. w..n q"
accepted amendment. W.t> o. "nt.,-i
In.,t the hu,I Leland CIub 'aNu; tpc
granting uI the exile sion ordinance
sought 10y the rri-City Railway com
pany, with such possible and reason
a BILE concessions as the council may
be able to secure. This resolution
was adopted, the only dissenting vote
being that OF Mr.. Searle.