Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-01
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

City Council Room, Rock Island, ILL.,,
Aug. 81, 1906.-The council met at 4 D.
M in special session, Mayor McCask-
rim presiding, and all the aldermen
| present except Smith.
The clerk read the call as follows:
Rock Island, H.. Aug. so, 19O6.-H.
c. Schaffer, City Clerk. Dear Sir: You
will please call special meeting of
the city council of the city of Rock
Island to be held on the 31st day of
August, 1906, at 4 O'Clock p. m, for
the purpose of investigating tracks at
yiaduct
GEORGE w. M'CASKRIN, Mayor.
Alderman Anderson moved that the
council take a recess to investigate
the tracks at the viaduct. Carried.
On reassembling Alderman Robbins
offered the following resolution, which
was adopted by unanimous vote:
Whereas. The viaduct owned by the
United States of America, leading
across the right OF way of the Chicago,
Rock Island e Pacific Railway COM
pany at TwentHfourth street and Sec
ond avenue, in the city of Rock Island,
is in an unsafe condition, and unless
temporary support until new viaduct
can be constructed, it will be neces-
sary to close said viaduct and prohibit
its further use by the public, and
Whereas, 1t is the desire of the Unit
ed States of America to construct tenn
porary bents for the support of said
viaduct until such time as the said via
duct is replaced with a new one. the
said temporary bents to be placed I'M
der the same and in the right of way
of said railway company, and
Whereas, The placing of said tenn
porary bents under said viaduct Will
render impossible the use of the main
line tracks. switch tracks, and cross
overs of said railway company situated
upon the right of way of said railway
company under said viaduct as they
now exist, and
Whereas. 1t is the intention of said
railway company in order to accOmmo-
date the public, to permit the placing
of said temporary. bents or supports
be- the United States of America III
its said right of way, and to construct
temporary additional tracks for its use.
around said temporary bents or sup
ports. and
Whereas. 1t will be greatly to the
detriment of the interests of the people
of the city of Rock Island if the said
viaduct is closed and the use of the
same by the public is discontinued.
Now therefore, be it
Resolved, By the mayor and city
council of the city of Rock Island that
tho ripht and authority he and th,
same hereby is granted to the said Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
company to lay down, construct, oper-
ate and maintain in Second avenue
and in Twenty-fourth street, west of
the right of way of said railway COM
pany, during the time that said tenn
porary bents or supports remain in
said right of way, such main tracks,
switches, cross overs, and turnouts as
may be necessary or convenient in the
operation of said railway to connect
the said temporary additional tracks
so to be laid under said viaduct with
the now existing tracks of said rail-
way west of said viaduct. Provided,
however, that all tracks laid under the
authority of this resolution whether
main tracks, side tracks, tarnouts, or
switches shall Immediately after the
completion of said viaduct be remov-
ed. and traffic resumed by said rail
way over the said tracks as they now
exist.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Trenkenschuh
H. c. SCHAFFER,
Citv CJerL<