Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-21
BETTER SERVICE
IS SUBJECT MEET
ARSENAL Committee 10 Ask That One
Nan BE Placed in Charge OF
transportation.
WANT UNIFORM PLAN ADOPTED
street Car Company Doing Everything
Within Its Power TO Ale
riate Conditions.

A committee from the arsenal
workmen who reside in Rock Island
appeared before the city commission
At a special meeting held last night
AZ the mayors Office and presented
their grievances with regards to the
street car service, which they claim
Is unsatisfactory.
The arsenal Rorkmen's committee
vas headed by J, r. Stevens. Mayor
NcConoehle and all of the commits
siopers were present, also commit
Zee from the Chamber OF Commerce
composed OF James Mcnamara, ]. T.
Marion and j. A. Weishar. Others
who attended were City Attorney J. X.
scott and General Manager John G.
Hunto0u of the Tri-City Railway COM
paBy.
The arsenal committee did not as
slme q defiant attitude at any time
dnring the meeting, but were disposed
10 cooperate with the street car coms
pany in every way possible to better
conditions Rock Island men working
on the arsenal experience most Of
their difficulties in getting home from
work in The evenings, principally be-
cause off an insufficient number OF
cars. lu this connection Mr. Huntoon
stated that all available cars were
being used The company is handi-
capped because Of It's inability to get
cars ordered MIR, Stevens pointed
0ut that "a sergeant at the arsenal
tates charge OF the distribution of
cars ON the switch tracks at the shops.
On some nights different men are put
IA charge and the result is that cars
are designated to other tracks. AS a
result the Rock Island workmen are
sometimes Inconvenience because
they cannot find their cars. All part
ies who attended the conference agreed
that the transportation problem on
the arsenal has become a serious one
and that some time will be required
to work 10 out. II is evident that the
company is doing all in its power TO
alleviate conditions.
A decision was reached last night
that committee from the arsenal
w0rkmen wait upon the commandant
al the arsenal to see If plan could
not be- devised whereby one man would
be placed in charge OF the transpor-
tatiou at. the arsenal, and to have this
man meet, from time TO time. with
officials OF the street car company and
worIugmeu's committee 10 devise a
scheme TO gradually better conditions
The transportation problem there has
reached such an acute stage that it
will require all Of one mans time ~
supervise IT, There are several Off
r1rs now stationed at the arsenal, it
was pointed out, who have had ex-
perieuce in transportation problems
with public utilities companies, and
one of these men could be placed in
FUN charge OF the situation and adopt
uniform plan. The question Of
changed hours and shifts for the work
men to alleviate conditions was also
discussed. but no action was taken.
To Guard Crossing.
The arsenal committee, however
DID demand that q fagman be placed
al the railroad crossing at Forty-third
street. as q matter Of safety, and Mr.
Hu1to0u said this would be attended
10 an once. There have been several
narrow escapes Of collisions between
trains and crowded arsenal cars al
tbis crossing.