Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-15
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Special Meeting Of City Council of
Rock Island, Ill.,, Held In the Coun-
ell Chamber Nov. II, 1909.

ROCK tSianO, Ill.,, Helo IN the Cou1-
ell Chamber Nov. II, 1909.
The meeting was called to order at
s o'clock p. m, by the mayor.
Present: Mayor, city clerk and all
aldermen
The clerk read the bill of P J. Tren-
kenschuh for amount of original con-
tract for Seventeenth street sewer, ap-
proved by the city engineer and
amounting to SS,054.S6; Alderman Law
Ter for the financial committee re-
ported that the committee had inyes-
tigated the items making up the bill,
found them correct and recommend
ed the allowance of the bill as pre-
scented and the balance due and I'M
paid thereon be paid. Alderman La
Vanway seconded the motion, which
was unanimously carried.
The mayor suggested that the
council proceed to a consideration of
the switch track situation on Second
avenue between Twenty-second and
Twenty-fourth streets. Alderman
Schmidt for the committee to which
was referred the matter of investi-
eating the question of encroachment
on city's property and private prop
erty. owners rights by railroad COM
pany at said point, reported in sub
stance, as follows:
Your committee went upon the
premises and examined into the sit
uation and report: Cd That the
action of the mayor in stopping the
work at Twenty-fourth street was
wise and proper because said track
was being laid upon portion of the
street acquired from Mr.. Babcock,
and the deed therefor contained a
provision that might make the pay
ment of $1,000 consideration neces-
sary; CD That since the Chicago.
Burlington e Quincy Railroad COM
pany has agreed to pay said sum to
the city, your committee recommends
that the policemen be withdrawn.
signed by Aldermen Schmidt, Holz-
hammer and Thompson. Alderman
Schmidt moved the adoption OF the re-
port and that the recommendations
therein contained be concurred in. The
mayor was heard i'll review of the
situation and c. B. Marshall, represent
ing Morris & Lewis and also as a pri-
vate citizen. was heard protesting
against the adoption of the report IN
til such time, at least. as the citys in
terests as well as private interests had
been more thoroughly Investigated.
+. A. Howard real estate agent for the
c. B. & Q. r. r. company, and c. Z.
Walker and J. J. Ingram were heard
in support of the contentious made by
said company as to its rights Mr. Nor
ris of the firm of Morris & Lewis was
also heard relative to his view of the
situation and the property rights of his
firm. and the city attorney was called
upon by the council to give his view
of the action proposed by Mr.. Howard
to be taken by the council in dispos-
ing of the controversy The council
having fully discussed and considered
the matter. adopted the report of the
committee as presented. by unanimous
vote. Alderman Blochlinger moved
that the stipulation presented by said
representatives of the c. B. & O. r. r.
Co. and discussed and considered by
the council be entered into by the
mayor and city clerk on behalf of the
city which motion was seconded by
Alderman Prick and unanimously car
ried. The stipulation so entered into
reads as follows:
Whereas, the Chicago. Burlington ~
Quincy Railroad company and the Day.
export, Rock Island & Northwestern
Railway company have now laid their
second main track in front of block .
in Bailey and Boy1es addition to said
city, and in front of property now
claimed to be owned by Morris and
Lewis in said block, and
Whereas, it may develop that the
team traffic in said avenue at that
point may require said Second avenue
to be widened to a width of thirty feet
from the south end of the ties of said
new track by acquiring a small TRAN
gular tract or portion of said property
claimed by said Morris and Lewis at
the intersection of said avenue with
Twenty-fourth street.
Therefore, the said Chicago. Burl-
ington & Quincy Railroad company
hereby agrees to and with said city.
that in case it shall be found neces-
sary to so widen said avenue to &C
commodate team traffic thereon. 1t will
pay Or cause to be paid to said city
all the necessary cost it shall incur IN
acquiring the triangular tract required
to so widen said avenue" 4
The said stipulation was signed on
behalf of the city by it's mayor and
city clerk, and by the railroad company
by it's authorized agents.
Alderman Frick presented for sec
ond reading an ordinance relating to
sidewalk on the east side of Twenty
second street between Eleventh and