Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-25
DAVENPORT

Costing a Pretty Penny.-An enor-
nous expense is being incurred by the |
Rock Island in replacing the girders |
on the Fifth street elevation. Before |
the work on the three bridges is COM
pleted the road will have invested be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 in changing
the comparatively new structure over
Harrison, Main and Brady streets. 1t
is estimated th?tf each bridge complete
will cost between $4,000 and 100000.
One bridge is almost complete, that
over Harrison street, and within 10
days or two weeks it is expected that
work will be commenced on the Main
street girder. When the tracks were
elevated through the city few years
ago, the Rock Island proposed to erect
the same bridges which are being put
in at present, but the city objected to
the erection of posts i'll the street.
O.
High School Class Graduates.-At the
high school last evening took place the
5lst commencement of the Davenport
high school The exercises were held
in the auditorium
\ Road Comes to Terms.-The city
council Thursday afternoon met Gen.
eral Manager Melcher. and several
other officials of the c.. r. l. & p. rail
way company, and finally agreed upon
the provisions of the ordinance by
which the city clears up all its differ
ences with the company. General
Manager Melcher agreed to stand by
all that the company had previously
agreed to, and in the discussion of de-
tail he conceded the following points:
l. That the company would do all in
its power to fix the leaky viaducts in
the city at present. =. That the foot
bridge over LeClaire and Fifth streets
should be six feet wide, and that the
company would not only erect it. but
would keep it painted and maintain it.
3. That the company would agree to
pay half the paving tax, from the east
side of Warren street to the western
end of its leased ground south of
Front street, if Front street is paved A.;
on condition that the company be
granted the right to lay a switch i'll
the south part of the street, in line
with the switch track that the Mil
waukee has east of Warren street.
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No Flag but Stars and Stripes.-It
has been decided by the school au
thorities of the city that hereafter no
flag but the stars and stripes shall
wave over the new high school build
ing. This decision goes into effect
with the present graduating class flag
and in view of the past disturbances
which have occurred on account Of
the raising of class flags and the en-
nifty which has been aroused between
classes the ruling will undoubtedly
meet with the approval of the schoo
as a whole.
Not Alvin E. Cobb.--Alvin F. Cobb
travelling salesman for the Halligal
Coffee company, has arrived HON,
from a trip and is Surprised to finc
that the papers stated that he was tn
man who fell at Third and Scott street
a week ago and who was taken t,
Mercy hospital with Il broken leg. TIL
man who was hurt gave his name a
Alvin Cobb. The injured man reall
lives at Columbus Junction.
Wants Damages.-Notice of an az
ton for $4,000 damages for persona
injuries alleged to have been sustaine
Sept. Is, was filed yesterday afternoo
in the district court by Attorney W
NJ. Chamberlin in behalf of n. +
Radebaugh against the c., NJ. & St T
railroad company. A verdict for tn
defendant was returned by the jur
in the case of e. l.. Guldner VS.. tn
Buck Auto, Carriage e Implemer
company. The action was for 1885, q
for alleged injuries to a machine.
Obituary Record-Yesterday at tn
home of his daughter, Mrs. A. F. Ha