Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-17
NO ACTION TAKEN
BY COMM SSI0h
ON THIRD AVENUE
Proposition, Despite Desire of
Property Owners for Re-
routing, at Standstill.
NAY DELAY IMPROVEMENT
Desire for Car Line May Postpone
Paving Of Thorouahfare-other
Council Matters.

Despite earnest solicitation on the
part Of large and representative com
mittee of Third avenue business men
who sought the action OF the munich
pal commission toward the re-routing
Of the Fourth avenue car line over
Third avenue from Twentieth TO Fiji
teenth streets, the clty's governing
body. though It expressed favor of such
a project, refused to take definite
steps toward the elimination of the
Improvement at the meeting OF yes
terday afternoon. J. F. Porter, presi-
dent, and J. G.. Huntoon, general man
ager, OF the Tri-City Railway company,
appeared in behalf of the transporta-
ton corporation, while George Roth
r. +. Dorm, H ". Tremann, II. S.
Cable. Ralph Haverstick, Frank Ill,
james Mcnamara. w. L. Aster and
George 9. Wenger appeared in behalf
Of the Third avenue interests.
BENEFITS OF BE-ROUTING.
That the re-roUting Of cars Will en-
nance the value OF down town business
property, will extend the business dis
trict and bring about methods for the
upbuilding and expansion OF the city
we're the plausible arguments which
we're advances by the committee. Mr.
Porter promised that II he is given the
assurance that the people OF Rock Is
land desire the rerouting Of the Fourth
avenue line, he Will see 20 10 that their
desires are granted by tho company.
He said that the re-routing Of the
car line would be costly 20 the com
pany and that II would be a matter Of
months before the special material re-
quired could be secured. and, there
fore, considerable time must Of neces-
stiy pass by before the improvement
could be made
IN COUNTY COURT TODAY.
Today in the county court, the ordi-
nance for the paving Of Third avenue
from Fifteenth 20 Twenty-fourth
streets with brick on a concrete foun-
dalton was up for ratification and
though II Is the earnest wish Of every
one that the work be completed before
winter. many OF those present yester-
day stated that they would gladly have
the work delayed q short time IN order
TO have the Improvement made in
proper manner
ARGUE on TECHNICAL POINT.
The company's franchise, granted
under the old councils regime, pro-
vides that the company double track
its Third avenue lines TO Fifteenth
street. At the present time, the ave-
nue. "a covered with switches, gauut-
let's and curves and large portion OF
II has but q single track. Mr.. Porter
declared that that arrangement was
made following an agreement with the
ella council wherein Il was stated that
such tracking would be satisfactory
along the avenue. His statement con,
corning the agreement was refuted by
those who were active IN securing the
clause In the franchise and he was
notified by all that the present track
Ing is undesirable lie maintained
that I'm the railroad world such q sys
TEN would be termed double tracking
while II. S Cable and James McNam
ara, who were formerly IN the rail
road business, declared that &C woUlC
not be so termed. that it Is objection
able to heavy trafiickers, makes the
pavement roGgher and endangers the
Svee OF those who use the avenue
Commissioner NJ. T. Rudgren declared
that legally the company had not ful
filed its part OF the franchise.
COMPANY TO Satisfy PEOPLE.
The company officials stated tina
when the people OF Rock Island max,
known their desires concerning tn,