Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-06

1t, Aid Concannon was of a different
opinion. He felt the municipality
was not financially able to undertake
tie Improvement offered by the Peo-
ria road. 1t was 4 business PROPOSE
ton. Furthermore, Aid. Concannon
felt, it would be no mistake to accept
the Peoria's proposition, as the COM
pany had demonstrated its fairness
toward the city before now, having
been the only railroad corporation 10
contribute financially toward the eX-
pense of improving the levee between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets.
Aid. Wheelan said the council, in
passing the Peoria's ordinance, would
be materially helping the city, As,
under present conditions, he under
stood, boats would be eventually COM
PEELED to do all their cOaling at Dav-
export. He saw no reason why all
the steam boats should not coal at
Rock Island. The ordinance was then
put 10 a vote, carrying by a vote of 8
to ). Yeas-Beck, Concannon. Freed.
Wheelan, Fender, Gail, Lawhead, Sod
erstrOm. Nays-JOhnsOn, Heidemann,
Aster, Willis. Elwell.
The ordinance, rs revised, provides
specifically that there shall lie no
encroachment on the new levee,
and to this end the switch ends of
the tracks sought in the same con-
nection have been set back 81 feet
from what was originally sought.
The life OF the franchise is reduced
from 81 to % years. The company also
agrees to take care of the Nineteenth
street sewer and to pave the lower
end of Nineteenth street. The
coal chutes and rails are to
be located by the street and alley
committee. This is a responsible
ity, as the future appearance of
of that portion of the levee depends on
the location of these. The Peoria will
improve the levee between Nineteenth
and Twentieth to conform to that
portion improved by the city. The
work to be done by the Peoria will no
doubt enhance the appearance of the
river front, but whether it Will i'm
prove the utility of the levee remains
for time to tell. Then the city will
learn whether it has made a good or
bad bargain.
Ambulance Team Presented to city.
Chief of Police Phil Miller reported
the results of the recent ball held un
der the auspices of his department for
the purpose of purchasing n team of
horses for the CITY ambulance. The
chief, in behalf of the department,
presented the team and harness to the
city. The same was accepted aud
vote of thanks extended to the police
department.
The council accepted an invitation
of Chief Charles Hastings to attend
the first annual ball of the fire depart
ment, the funds to 90 toward begin
ming n sick relief fund for the benefit
of the members of the department.
Aid. Lawhead on Admiral Dewey.
Aid. Lawhead made an eloquent
little talk to the memb beers of the coun-
ell regarding Admiral Dewey, feeling
hopeful that Rock Island and the
three cities would be hOnored during
the year by 4 visit from him, in re-
Spouse TO the invitation extended yes
tcrday ut Washington. Aid. Law
head said the city would be prepared
to offer him rs pure and clear a glass
OF water as could be found anywhere.
He would be accorded q welcome
such as no man ever received here.
What is ours will be Dewey's," said
the alderman land when | say this |
believe | express the sentiments of
the population of Rock Island"