Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-01
TRAIN SHEDS TO
Be BUILT AT ALL
RAILROAD DEPOTS
Commission Authorizes City At
torney to Include Every Com
pany in the Ordinance.
NOT BURLINGTON ONLY
Felt That Measure Would Have More
Force and That Other Stations
Need II as Well as g."

Not only is the Burlington road to
be required to provide a train shed at
its station on Twentieth street, but
the Twentieth street station of the
ROCK Island lines, the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul depot and that o.
the Rock Island Southern at Fourth
avenue and First street, will all be
so equipped if the plans of the city
council are carried out.
1t was through the suggestion OF
City Attorney James Witter that all
of the companies provide train sheds,
that the council again yesterday after
noon discussed the matter. Mr. Wit
ter thought that it was unwise to ask
one railroad company to provide a
structure and not the others, where
it was so needed. He so expressed
himself and the commissioners fell in
heartily with his plan.
Commissioner Hart had held a short
private discussion with Mr.. Witter
previous to bringing up the mnt.ar.
Commissioner Hart stated that the
Burlington had seemed the most urg-
ent at the time and his attention had
not been called to any of the others.
What Difference Asks Witter.
What difference is there between
the Burlington station and that of the
others?" asked Mr.. Witter. Il thought
maybe the council would feel that 1t
was not quite fair TO adopt an ordI-
nance instructing one company to
build a train shed. while the others
were not being considered"
The commission fell TO discussing
the merits of che suggestion of At
torney Witter and the council agreed
that the Burlington was most in need
of the improvement.
The Milwaukee station, il was said,
needed one also, but possibly not as
urgently as the %" and the Twentieth
street station of the Rock Island as
well. The question of the Rock Island
Southern was rather unsettled, il be-
ing thought that the present station
was not permanent. Some of the COM
missioners, however. were of the opin-
ion that it should not be exempted.
why not include all of them?" ask
ed Commissioner Reynolds. IF we
adopted an ordinance for all of them,
then of course there would be no trou
BILE, because it would cover every COM
pany. / believe that we should make
the ordinance strong and then the
companies know that we mean bust
ness and We will get results"
To Make II General.
Other commissioners agreeing, the
city attorney was authorized to draw
up an ordinance making the provision
general at all stations. This means
that the measure will provide for
sheds over the entire length of plat |
form that the passengers are required |
to use in getting from the depot to |
a train.
1t was asked at the meeting in case |
any question of the legality of the
measure were brought up, how this |
could be answered, and it was decided |
that the ordinance would come under |
the classification of public health and |
safety providing protection from the |
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