Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-30
ESX
MOLINE

Ask Manufacturers to Asslst.-own-
ers of property in the east end terri
tory against whom assessments have
been levied to meet the cost or paving
Fourth avenue from Thirty-fourth
street east to the city limits have de-
cided to appeal to the manufacturing
and business interests of the city for
| financial aid. The factories In East
Moline will be asked to contribute TO
the cost of the Improvement and II
! is understood that one automobile
manufacturing concern has signifled
! it's willingness to make a contribution
! Unless $4,000 of the cost of making
| the Improvement is shouldered by 9TH
ers than the property owners against
whom assessments have been made,
the property owners will file objections
| in the county court.
Buys Sixth Avenue Property. A.
| Schaible announces that he has exer-
cised the option which he recently Sc
cured on the Dahlheim property on
Sixth avenue, Immediately east of the
Kerns block. He is not willing to an
nounce the price paid for the property.
The lot is 40x150 feet. In speaking OF
the deal Mr.. Schaible said: II do not
intend to remain owner of the property
and will dispose of it at once. A build
Ting will be erected by the man who
secures the lot. 1 cannot make known
who the prospective purchaser is"
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One Route is Surveyed.-Surveyor
have finished one survey of the two
authorized by the board of directors
of the proposed Tri-Cities and North
eastern interurban railway. Thursday
Engineer Treichler completed the svr-
vey of a right of way from Hamilton
to Silvis. The surveying gang will
commence the work of surveying the
second proposed right of way from
Riverdale farm to Silvis and possibly
make another survey from Hampton
to WATERFOWL as it is understood that
citizens in that town are becoming
anxious for the interurban now, al
though cold water was thrown on the
proposition at first. The chief engi-
neer of the bonding company which
has its headquarters in Chicago, has
notified the local promoters that he
will go over the different routes some
time next week if all the preliminary
surveys are completed.
No Objection to Widening Fifth
Not single objection to the widening
of Fifth avenue between Fifteenth and
Eighteenth streets was filed at the pub
lie hearing yesterday before the board
of local improvements. Between rs
and 80 directly or indirectly interested
property owners assembled in the
council chamber and all who took part
in the discussion went On record as
favoring the improvement.
Is Spectacular Wreck. It was a
spectacular wreck that occurred yes
terGay afternoon in the Rock Island
yards near Thirteenth street, tbs city,
when a switch engine pushing a string
of cars westbound on track No. 5 col
lided with a switch engine that was
pulling a string of cars in an opposite
direction. Engineer E. Dolph and
Fireman d. Brown were on switch en-
CINE No. Sc, travelling east. Engineer
H. Tinsley and Fireman Shaffer were
on engine No. II, pushing cars west. !
TinsIey's engine was pushing 10 cars
from the westbound main track. |
Dolr his engine was pulling a string of /
seven cars loaded with steel. Do1ph |
and Brown were looking back to catch /
signals from the switching crew. con- !
they did not notice the APP /
preaching cars in time to avert a col /
lision. The load of steel back of en- !
CINE No. 81 resulted in the telescoping /
of the box car that was pushed against
It. The rear trucks of the fender we're /
displaced and forced under the tender |
in such a manner that it stood on one
end Engine No. Sc and the box car
we're forced off the track, settling on
the west side. The trains were not |
more than four miles an hour
when the collision occurred or a more
serious mishap would have resulted.
Engineer Dolph and Fireman Brown
Jumped and escaped unhurt. Foreman
Clark of the switch crew of the train
pushed by engine No II was riding
On top of the second box car and he
jumped to safety. The box car caught
ire and the fire department was sum
moned. 1t was necessary to call the
wrecker to clear the track.