Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-15
CHEAPER LIGHT OF BOTH KINDS, AS
WELL AS IMPROVED CAR SERVICE

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city with a number sufficient to meet
IAN the requirements OF the public, the
work on building being commenced
at that time. it was not until yester-
day afternoon that the general scope
of the improvements to be undertaken
was made public officially. although
rumors have been afiCat for some time
of light reductions. establishments. etc.
'The company has been mavoidably
delayed in making this announcement. .
said General Manager J. F. Lardner, in
conversation with The Argus on the
subject. owing TO a multiplicity of
details. The situation in Davenport
has proven a complex one. and Pres
ident Porter has been in committee
session daily for months endeavoring
to establish an equity as between all
] the company interests in that city.
| While there is yet much to be done.
progress has been made to the point
where we are in a position to present
comprehensive idea of what the COM
pany proposes to do in order to meet
the wishes and requirements of the
public.
"From what has been done already
| by the new organization, and is being
done now. and from what the retiring
company did, = the people. no doubt.
realize the nature of the improvements
outlined in transportation facilities.
The light question, however. owing to
the peculiar situation in Davenport, is
one that has required the most time
to adjust and this is what has him
dered definite announcement of the
general plan of improvement. But the
point has been reached now when the
public may be informed of the com
pleto program.
Dollar Gas and Reduced Electricity.
I'm the first place under the subject
of light. the company proposes to give
the people dollar gas. AS soon as the
final touches have been put upon the
adjustment in Davenport. in order that
the rates may become uniform in all
three cities. the price of gas will be
reduced to $1.10. with 10 cents a thou
sand discount as now, on payment
within 10 days from the time bill is
rendered, which brings the cost to the |
consumer down to ST fat.
"On electricity a basic rate of - |
cents will be established. which |
material reduction of maximum charg |
es. and 10 per cent discount on all |
bills payable 10 days from the time |
accounts are rendered. brings the net |
cost of electricity down to 10 So cents |
Transportation improvements.
"NOw as to the street car service.
these are the things the company pro-
poses to do within the present year:
1T proposes to build 30 new cars at
its shops in Rock Island, ten of which
are already set up and will be in serv
ice in GO days time. Thereafter the
cars will be turned out of the shops AT
the rate of four n month. These cars
will be of the most improved and
modern type. as complete in every de-
tail as the double truck cars that were
built here. with three times the ca
pacity of the smaller closed cars now
in service. and which will be perma-
nently retired as fast as the new cars
come out.
All New Track This Year.
"The company proposes to complete
all track work the present year. The
rail, all of the same heavy girder type
that has been put down during the
past year. has already been ordered.
The reconstruction will apply to the
entire Elm street line from Nineteenth
street and Second avenue TO the juno
ton with Fifteenth street in Moline; !
to the lower end of the Third avenue
line and the completion of the tracks
east on Moline avenue TO the Moline ;
line and the east end of the Third ave-
lue line in Moline; the rebuilding
Of the Fourth avenue line from the
junction with Moline avenue over
Thirty-eighth east on Seventh and {
through Moline. There will be no wait
'Or paving grades. The tracks will be {
rebuilt. and relaid when paving is put
n on such stretches as are not already {
paved All sections in Rock Island
not already rebuilt will be connected {
up and by Dec. 81. 1907. there will not
De foot of old rail in either Rock I
Island or Moline. Added TO these i'm S
will be the attention prom I
sed the Watch Tower line.
The Interurban.
"SuDplementing all these local i'm