Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14
DAVENPORT Gets
new union DEPOT
milwaukee,, Burlington, and H., r. T..
4 y. ". Reach Agreement for
Improvement of Leyee.
BUILDING TO COMMENCE soon
Subway at Rock Island Bridge to Be
Constructed in l9lS.1s at APP
proximate Cost 100000.
HrILpNG TO COMMENCE SOON

Davenport's long cherished dream |
Of a union passenger depot on the |
river front, the building Of modern
railroad yards and an adequate freight
depot, and the final cleaning up of the
city's front yard by the removal of
all switch tracks, became a reality this
= week when the Milwaukee, Burling
Ton, and a., r. l. & y. ". railroads
agreed to carry out these improve
ments.
Total cost Of all this Improvement
will be over 100000 The work will
actually begin this spring and before
the first Of the year the new Milwau-
kee freight depot and yards, between
Ripley and Gaines streets, will be fin
ished Vice President D. L. Bush of
the Milwaukee pledged his company TO
the improvements at conference be-
tween railroad officials of the three
roads and the Davenport levee i'm
proyement commission.
What Davenport gets:
Union passenger station, Will be
erected next year. Cost will be ap-
proximately $4,000.
New Milwaukee freight station. Will
be built this year. Freight yards and
team tracks. Approximate cost, $780,
00o
Subway at government bridge To
be built in 191S-19. Approximate cost,
100000.
Increase of approximately $4,000
annually in rent.
4 front yard from Perry to Ripley
streets swept clean of switch tracks
The only track will be the railroad
main line.
What railroads receive:
FOrty-year lease. with provision OF
having rent raised twice during life
time Of lease.
Greatest City Work.
The rehabilitation of the river from
is the greatest municipal accomplish
ment Of Davenport in many years. l
ILtauS mat ltlt pLl pCSCS AoI "AAANAA 80
Ievee commission was formed have
been fulfilled II is the most materia
accomplishment of recent years for ;
Greater Davenport.
The roads agree to erect uniol
passenger station between Harrison
and Ripley streets and south Of tn
south line Of Front street This is &
cost not less than $4,000 and vii
probably cost $4,000 1t will take tn
place Of the present passenger station
al the foot of Perry street.
The present Milwaukee freight sta
ton on the levee will be torn dow
and the new structure between RIPPLE
and Gaines streets will be erecte
this wear. The new switching ward
and team tracks will extend as ia
west as Warren street. As this plan
will be an up-tO-date railroad frelgl
terminal in every way, it will mean
great deal to the business interests
the CITY in better shipping facilitie
The Burlington road Will retain ii
present freight station at the foot
Perry street.
subway in 1918.
In 1918, the third year of the teri
In which the roads will be allowed
make their improvements, the depre'
sion OF the main tracks at the GO
eminent bridge crossing will be ca
RED out. This will forever remo'
the grade crossing and consequent
danger at the bridge.
This work. which will bring Da
export its first subway. will cost Il
roads over 100000. The first half
it will be completed the first year al
the second half on the second yea
The subway will begin at Perry sire
and Will extend eastward to Four
and East River streets.