Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12
RAILWAY co. WILL
BUILD THIS YEAR
President ]. F. Porter Puts the
Proposition in Writing to
City Council.
NEW FRANCHISE CONDITION
Opposition to Track on Twenty-fOurth
from Third to Fourth Avenues
-Interurban Rights.

PRESIDENT j. r. Porter OF IuG ll-Nlts
Railway company has put in writing
what improvements his company will
give the city of Rock Island during
the year on condition that the local
franchise of the company is renewed
for 20 years. Mr.. Porter's communi-
cation was read to the city council at
it's meeting last evening. 1t is as
follows:
Davenport Iowa, Feb. IL, 1910
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Rock Island, nl-Gentlemen: Inves-
tigation of the extension of street rail
way lines asked for by your honorable
body has so far progressed that I have
decided to recommend to the directors
of our company that we comply with
your request in the following particu-
lars:
First: Build a line from Seventh
avenue and Thirty-eighth street south
on Thirty-eighth street to Eighteenth
avenue, the cars on this line to be
operated at intervals of not less than
so minutes.
Into south Heights.
Second: Build a line from Ninth
avenue and Twenty-fifth street south
on Twenty-fifth street to Eighteenth
avenue. with the understanding that
the company be permitted to suspend
regular operation of cars and remove
the track. if deemed advisable. on
Eighteenth avenue between Twentieth
and Twenty-fifth streets. and on Thir-
tieth street between Fourteenth and
Eighteenth avenues. and in lieu of the
track so removed, build on the extern
sion of Thirtieth street from Eigh-
teenth avenue south about quarter
of a mile to Twentieth avenue. and
also build from Twentieth street and
Eighteenth avenue westerly to Seven
teenth street; thence sOutherly 10
Richmond avenue
Third: Build a track on Twenty
fourth street between Third and
Fourth avenues.
In the West End.
Fourth: Take up present track
from Second avenue and Seventh
street west TO Fifth street and south
to Fourth avenue and lay and extend
the Red line from said corner of Sec
ond avenue and Seventh street, south
on Seventh street to Eleventh avenue
and easterly on Eleventh avenue to
Second street: thence south on Second
street to the present terminus of that
street.
The above to be constructed. main
tanned and operated under conditions
similar to the conditions which now
exist for the operation of the Tri-Ciry
Railway company's lines i'm your city.
and with the further condition that
the franchises on the existing lines
Of the Tri-City Railway company be
extended to % years from and after
the passage and approval of the ordi-
nance. the work of completing the
ines above set forth within the limits
IF the city to be finished on or before |
lne year from the passage of the ordi- !
nance. and the lines outside the limits /
% be completed within one year after /
he proper franchises are secured.
VIII Ask Intcrurba-, Rights.
In addition to the above. it is lust .
possible that we may petition your
honorable body to grant interurban .
lights to the southerly limits of the F..
'ity. the details of which ! Will be /
lble TO give you later
Should the council see fit TO con
ider the extension of tracks and fran
hises favorably. we will Immediately .
axe steps TO have the necessary petit
ions prepared. that there may be as
little delay as possible in completing
he work. ] shall wish to be advised
m or before the 18th day of February
IS to whether or not the mayor, CITY
council and citizens of Rock Island
wish us 10 proceed with the matter
his year. Very truly yours.
'RICITY RAILWAY COMPANY.
JOSEPH T. PORTER.
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