Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-23
ALL HOPE FOR
AN ADJUSTMENT
Interests on Two Avenues Will
Eventually Agree as to
Routing of Cars.
OF BENEFIT TO EVERYBODY
Third Avenue Represented in Meet
ing at City Hall-Suburban May
Go to Eighteenth.

AS The Argus stated last evening
III discussing the proposed street
railway extensions and the suggested
change in the routing of some of the
cars in the business district, to in
clude Third avenue as we'll as Second
avenue, the indications are Aoming
more apparent that eventually the
property and business interests on
both Second and Third avenues will
through proper committees come to
an understanding mutually advan-
tageous. Thus. while reserving to
Second avenue all of the prestige that
it now enjoys as the main business
thoroughfare of the city, will yield
to Third avenue such facilities as
will be satisfactory.
a member of the city council
speaking to This Argus on the sub
ject of the existing differences last
evening" said: The matter of the
routing of the cars it appears to me,
ought to be settled by the Second
avenue and the Third avenue bust
ness interests among themselves an6
the company. If this coUld be don
in manner satisfactory to the con
fiicting interests, it would be better
all around
In any event it seems likely that
the subject will be brought to the at
tention of the council again tonight
as the representative of both streets
VIII be represented. Whether the
ri-City Railway ordinance will agar
come up for consideration remains 10
be seen.
VIII Come Out All Right.
To The Argus it would seem that
an adjustment might be made by a
series of conferences between the
committees representing the two ave-
nues, for after all everybody is for
Rock Island and for what promises
the most, not for anybody in particu-
lar. but for the whole people; for the
industrial and business interests in
general, for development along all
lines, for more factories, for the best
for all. That is the spirit The Argus
has sought to represent, irrespective
of all else and that is the sentiment
which in the end viii prevail There
may be rivalry, there may be strife.
but beyond and above it all is Rock
Island.
Third avenue Interests Meet
\ score or more of Third avenue
business men and property owners
gathered at the city hall this morning
and discussed the proposed changing
of the routes of the street car lines.
L. S. McCabe acted as chairman of
the meeting and James Mcnamara
was selected to serve as secretary.
After a lengthy discussion of the pro
posed changes in which most of those
present their expressed views. it was
decided to select a committee of 10
70 represent the avenues interests be-
fore the city council and in confer
enCe with the committee from Second
avenue which was appointed at the
recent meeting at the New Harper
Mr.. McCabe by resolution was named
as the chairman of the committee and
the following were named as mem
bers: Henry w. Tremann. James Nc
Namara. F. o. Van Calder G. c. Wen
ger, T. J. Medill. F. w. Bahnsen, G. c. /
Blakslee, W. L. Aster and Dr. w. H
Ludewig
1t was the consensus of opinion that
the Third avenue interests were not
asking too much in their request that
some of the street car lines now run
ming over Second avenue either be
changed to run over Third avenue or
at least include Third avenue too. |
Talks to this effect were made bv
Chairman L. s. McCabe, T. J. MediH. /
F. o. Van Calder, w. L. Aster. E. i. .
Dorm, f. w. Bahnsen, and. in fact. |
practically every one at the meeting, /
including Mayor George w. McCaskrin. /
They spoke of the need of the city
to widen out its business district 5y
spreading out the street car service. I
holding that now if ever was the time