Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-29
IS NOT OPPOSED
Relief Bill for Tri. City Railway
Company Passes the
Senate.
ENACTMENT INTO LAW ASSURED
Preparations for Resuming I'm
proVements in This City
Under Way.

The bill for the relief of the Tri-
City Railway company, in view of the
decision of the Illinois supreme court
| holding that the franchises on this
side of the river were not legal as
having been granted To "a foreign cor
poration, now awaits the signature of
Gov. Yates. Yesterday afternoon it
passed the upper house of, the legisla-
ture without opposition, and having
ALREADY passed the lower house, it's
Ippproval by the governor is now con
sidered assured
The progress hat the measure has
made is gratifying to those who have
the best interests of the city at heart.
1t points to am early resumption of
the improvements that !he company
has begun in this city and a renewal
of the impetus To the upbuilding of
the outlying districts that the new
lines will reach, which had Jagged mo-
mentarily in the uncertainty that eX-
| listed.
Hon. f. w. Hurst has represented
the Tri-City Railway company, not
only in the preparation of the meas
ure, but in presenting the essential
Importance Of it to the members of
the two houses of the general assem-
bly,, and he speaks highly of the eff
forts i'll behalf of the bill, not only on
the part of the local members of the
house, but of Representative Cooke.
of Mercer county, who. recognizing
the Importance Of the act to the cit
les of Rock Island and Moline, not
only worked for it, but made "A speech
in behalf of it before the house at the
time it came up for passage. The fact
that it encountered no dissenting
voice in either branch of the legisla-
ture is the best evidence of the merits
of the bill.
Letting Contracts for Material.
In earnest of the, company's inten-
ton TO proceed forthwith to make
the extensions planned on this side
it was stated by General Manager j.
f. Lardner today that contracts arc
being closed for the remainder of the
material needed, and everything will
be gotten in shape to lay the west
half of the Longview loop as soon as
paving operations commence on Fiji
teenth street. The east side of the
| loop will also receive immediate at
tentioH and the preliminaries Will be
| disposed of with all possible dis
patch.
Manager Lardner states that the
rails that have been taken from
Fourth avenue on this side of the
river, where they had been distribut-
ed for the purpose of relaying the
track there, has been necessitated by
the nOn-arrival of the rails shat
should have been shipped April 20 for
use on Davenport lines. The shipment
will be made tomorrow and the steel
taken will then be replaced. The re
laying Of the Fourth avenue tracks
will proceed at such times as are
convenient this summer.
Open Cars Out.
The open cars are being brought
out on the lines on this side of the
river and in few days the winter
cars will all be retired. The summer
cars have received new coats of paint
of the standard traction yellow after
being thoroughly overhauled, the
work being done in the shops on this
side of the river. The new cars, af-
ter the weather is settled, will be
made into open cars by the removal
of the windows, and in that condition
they will be run throughout the sum-
mer.