Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-18
WAY MADE FOR DEPOT.
Council Ratifies Track Removal
and Gives D., z. !. & N. w.
Permission to Build.
BURLINGTON RECEIVES RIGHTS
To Run Switch Into Empire Coal
Company's Yard Other
City Affairs.

Ordinances relating to the track
privileges for the c., B & Q and the
D., r l. & y. ". railroads, aud one
according to the latter permission to
build its proposed passenger depot at
the foot OF Seventeenth street, were
put through the city council last
night under the emergency provision.
by unanimous consent. The first one
passed was an ordinance confirming
the rights of the Burliogtou road to
the track privileges necessary for the
use OF the new depot, which were al
10 wed in previous ordinance. passed
April %. 1873. Another ordinance
granting the same company the right
to lay stub track across First ave-
nue.. near the foot OF East Seven
teenth street to tap the yards of the
Empire Coal company was next
passed.
Asking Too Much.
One authorizing the Empire Coal
company to use 6U feet of the levee at
the foot of EAST Seventeenth street for
coaling steam boats for a period of 10
years was referred TO the ordinance
com miLtee.
1t would, in view of all that has been
said and all that has happened with
reference to the levee, be almost super
huous to utter objection to the plan
proposed by the Empire Coal com
p4ny, vet it is proper TO say there that
could be no possible warrant as far as
the city is concerned, or essential ben
ett so far as the E II pire Coal comp any
is concerned. in granting The righ s
asked for. 1t is the duty of the city
to give to al coal companies doing
business here equal facilities, aud
while the council has already allowed
privileges at the east end of the
leVee that have been criticised
the line was nevertheless drawn
On the new levee. and the right
TO overstep that improved portion
was denied. the coal com pany do
ing business at the west eud of the
levee should, as far as it il in the prov
ince of the council COW to provide. be
given all the opportunities necessary
t" conduct it's business here and il j.
believed such was largely the aim of
the council in permitting the eX-
traordinary track extension into First
avenue property last evening 1t is
right. further, that the cal cum.
pa'Ies should have the fullest
and freest u-e of the new levee. con-
sistent with the public good just a.
has BEEN the ca Sc 50 far. IL may be
proper that the city assign from time
To time. q certain strip of he levee
for the use of coal boxes and the con
venience of steam DO ats in handling
the same. but when it comes to con
ceding for a stated period the use
of any part of the improved levee by
lease, ordinance or otherwise, to any
private interest for anv purpose, the
matter is one that should not be serl-
ously thought OF BY the city.
Bids for the opening and grading Of
Tenth avenue from Thirtieth 10 Thir
ty-fourLh streets were opened and re-
TERED TO the street and alley commit
tee with power to act, and bids for the
furnishing of the water pipe and by
Grants to be put in on the bluff were
opened and referred to the water
works committee with power to act.
The contracts for the waterworks
ext. usion material were awarded to
the United Cast Iron Pipe and Foun-
dry company.
Agreement Concurred On.