Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-14
STREET PROBLEM
UP TO REYNOLDS
Commissioner Given Power to
Act in Regard to Straight
ening Of Thoroughfare.
IN WEST END OF CITY
Municipal Commission This Morning
Fixes line of Long View Loop
Other Council Business.

Finally after years and years OF
lodging on the part of city officials
in regard to settlement Of the Sec
ond street problem which calls for the
Strengthening of the street between
Twelfth and Fourteenth avenues and
the esta blishment of street lines, the
matter has devolved upon the shout
derS of one man, namely, Robert r.
Reynolds, commissioner of streets and
public improvements, who was this
'norning given the power TO act in the
matter. Since the matter was taken
up with the present administration,
Commissioner Reynolds was under In
structions to report. The report has
not been forthcoming, and this morn
Ing in order to bring it to head, Com
missioner Rudgren voted that Commits
sioner Reynolds be given power to
act The motion carried, despite the
fact that Mr.. Reynolds objected and
voted no.
PREVENTS EXTENSION.
For one thing, the Tri-City Railway
company has been held up III its ex-
tension Of the Third avenue line be-
cause OF the undecided state Of affairs.
Property owners along the line years
ago established the boundary line in a
zig-zag way and in some places it is
Is feet out Of the way The matter
win be taken into the circuit court by
Commissioner Reynolds, according TO
his statement this morning, and then
Will be finally settled
OBJECTS TO GRANT.
VI. J. Murphy this morning objected
to the granting OF the right TO the
Rock Island road TO lay a track be-
tween F'orty-fifth and Forty-sixth
streets along its own rightof-way In
making his objection to the council, he
alleged that the council was the serv-
ant OF the road and other corporations,
rather than the city. Mayor Schriver
advised him that the remark was IN
warranted. Commissioner Reynolds
had presented the petition and moved
its consideration, when Mr. Murphy
rose 10 object TO procedure on the mat
ter. He was advised that the resolu-
ton must under the rules lay over
for week at least before action might
be legally taken The council moved
its consideration, and then deferred
tuIluGT dtilDn on IT, iOT TWO weeks.
Property owners who wish to be heard
on the matter are asked TO present
themselves before the commission at
the meeting Aug. %.
Another motion by Commissioner r.
r. Reynolds TO reject the Central
Union Telephone company ordinance
was lost for want of a second. There
was no discussion on the subject.
WANT JUNK YARD CONDEMNED.
Residents living along Fourth ave
nue between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets this morning filed a petition
with the council asking that the junk
yard in the neighborhood be declared
a public nuisance and therefore abol-
ishod. The matter was referred to the
city attorney. who was instructed to
report next Monday
The petition OF the ID. r. l. & " w.
road to raise its drive around the de-
pot at the foot of Seventeenth street
was LAID over till next Monday.
ASK FOR NEW BIDS.
Mayor Schriver reported that but
one bid had been received for the in
stallation of the centrifugal engine
and pumps at the water works pump