Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
GATES
HAVE BEEN ORDERED
Burlington to Protect Eighteenth,
Nineteenth and Twentieth
Streets.
REMOVAL OF CREWS DEFERRED
@ Arranging For an Accommoda-
ton Train From Upper End
Railroad Notes.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
road has ordered the installation of a
system of crossing gates at Eigh-
teenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets, the arrangement at the latter
thoroughfare to be particularly ex-
tensive owing to the Increase of traf
fic at that point since the Q opened
its new passenger station there.
1t is largely to the credit of Mayor
William McConochie that these much
| needed improvements are to come.
Since the agitation for protection at
the railroad crossings in the business
| portions of the city the mayor has
been in touch with the officials of the
company, and the decision of the road
to furnish the remedy should be graf
flying indeed to the people of Rock
Island, as all have realized the danger
that has attended travel across the
streets mentioned. At Eighteenth
street it is understood the Burlington
will make proposition to construct
an underground passage way for Pc
destrians to do away with the delay
I and danger in getting to and from the
Il
be left to the discretion of the city
council, as it is, OF course, one that
will require careful consideration in
| all its phases.
Now the next move is to have the
railroads put in gates at West and
East Seventeenth streets.
Novel OFFER
One of the features of the week in
local railroad affairs was the offer by
z. g. Rice, superintendent of Illinois
| lines of the Burlington, of an annual
pass over the system to the mem Der
of the Western Drawing Teachers
association, which has just con-
cluded it's meeting here, submit
ting the best design for the proposed
wall or fence to be built by the
company along the Twentieth street
side of its yard and south of the new
station. as heretofore extensively
referred to in THE ARGUS It was
novel stroke of enterprise. as well
as an indication of the compauy's
purpose to keep faith with the Rock
Island public in the promise to com
plete its improvements here. install
lation of the train sheds and tower
clock will soon follow, it is said.
Removal Deferred.
1t was expected to inaugurate the
transfer of the western through
freight terminals of the Rock Island
road from this city to Moline tomorrow
but, according to an official of the
company, there are details that remain
to be determined yet, and it has been
found necessary to defer the removal.
Just when the change is to occur can
not be definitely ascertained.
To Put on Accommodation.
Supt. T. G. Rice of the Burlington,
was in the city yesterday in confer
ence with Division Agent II. D. Mack,
and a plan was partially formed by
which it is thought accommodations
can be provided for daily travel to
and from the city over the Sterling
line, which was disturbed by the re-
cent changes and which was lately
brought to the attention of the Retail
Merchants association and the Rock
Island Club.
/ The details have not as yet been
worked out. but the train put on will
probably be combination running
from Sterling on good time and arriv-
| ing here about 10 q IN. daily. 1t will
probably be put on in few days
| New Time Card.
Tomorrow the new time table on
the Q goes into effect. As stated
when the changes were approved q
week ago, the Chicago train is the
only one affected, leaving this point
at 1920 a. N. instead of 7:45, as now,
and arriving on its return at 1902
Passengers going to and returning
from Chicago the same day have an
hour and half more time in the me-
tropolis.
Rock Island RumbIIngs.
Conductors G. Hubbard, j. Rice and
G. M. Frew arc laying of, the two lat
ter being out of town.
Brakeman p. Kane has been hired
as extra man on the Iowa division.
Firemen ID. Beveridge and +. Kelly
are off duty.
Brakeman A. j Wilhelm has been
called to Clinton by the illness of his
wife.
j. T. Gaffey, of this city. bill clerk
in the Rock Islands office in Moline,
has resigned to accept similar posi-
ton with the Burlington in that city.
Conductor j. Lund has G. n.
Blacks run on the Indianola branch,
temporarily.
Brakemen G. z. Sexton, w. Archer
and B. Kelly are absent from duty.
Brakeman j. Porstmau has reported.
Fireman c. Cool is on the 500 per-
manently, on trains 81 and 81.
Engine 467 has gone to the shops
for light repairs.
Four big 10-wheel engines, the
1401, 1402, 1403 and 1404, have passed
through here from Chicago and gone
on the southwest division. In all 13
will be run on that division and the
old engines sent on west. Ten have
been ordered for the Iowa division
They are Baldwin engines, built on
the plan of the 1900 series. Another