Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-01
SEEKING tn PUT
ROAD On RECORD
City Commission Still Attempting 10
Get Posiu8e Statement ~ Bur
lington on Track Extension
ORDINANCE PrT OFF AGAIN
FouncH Wants Definite Assurance
That Division headquarters Are
Not fo BE Moved.


Further arags we're struck whc1
@euxesanfa+ 4vas 44g +rn Burlington road
4eP' III
NEe@A a2@A1+e 3- 1@
city commission yesterday afternoon
~ secure 4ra nazsare of an ordinances
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ou FIRST avenue S#o41 >7%@1'-4 ~ 7S'
enteenth street @o many objections /
a. +9a measure Ill 5fa nrezerr form
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take the alAl~s+ FTP aEa~t +@@91 # e-s
week
Right 1f the reel when J. J. In !!
arafa commemorative uf the road, pre- !
Serted tEa zffIf-er Commissioner John +
4urr{u .vganfef ID know what there 4
.Fras T. ~es.-~rs SHAT tire burlington ex-B
s.grtsa III move FL division neadduar- +
go f~ar, t3ff= rffz- IL Ceafaeb7frE
sr7 4ra pnrt5netan expects to dc .
+baf enc, am certainly against rhist
sr49ranra ~ announced. We are
(4~tfrnaIlv hearing rnmors that a.
.Tanga III %n pe made and we want to /
know about 81 before we can 1nteIl- !
ge.tfv ar4 III 4b}z request tor tracEags
r~4viIareH
I can only say that local of1clals |
move oE DIVISION Aeal4haI Lets -1 /
GaIeEbur4, was the reply when MY /
Ingram gave
Use FL The new traces oy otAet +
roads also furnished a Iop1e I2f 132- /
siderable discussion. 1ae ot4AAa---e
contains provision that e otaeF roads /
fiji the future desire go use the TRACES /
installed, they can do go bE paying +
pro rata share Of the cost ct acquiring. !
locating ana maintaining inc tracks. /
and In case f1gure agFeea9le n DOLE
parties cannot pc feaefear Rheh ~ = =
hs submitted 90 board 81 aToAtfa41a
composed or three members one ealH /
10 be named Ply the i've roads ana Jae
third by the GitS COMMISSION
by the terms IF Fhe ordnance 40
ever, the burlington reserved lot il2
awn use one 6f Eha TRACKS 20 Pc p4t
I'm. The point was raised mat II the
south enc was retained hS the sur
1lngton THIS "uula restrict s@ltch
d rights lnlo factories on the part 7L re
other roads Ho41lAS -LsLh as @f3@ Lie@ -
Of 4 he Burlington Following q neat
cd discussion thia "as changed tas
north track 10 pr tae mann tf@cA ala
1ne SCUM iof 9"+lI4LHA W f3ae9. tL~
burlington waving 1t5 @t&llD 10 @@I+t-~ +
eiFe use Of either.
Letter III Missing.
- ~ ,.s~a.t4. +.at aha latter
.a.,z,.+ eron5 tha VIZ r.-sef4a9t ~ fFa
pnr7ineto1 containing q statement t6
4he eject that tbe tracks would he ex-5
tended bavand Seventh avenue al soon
a. the var situation would permit. was
nor forthcomfng.
Mayor William McConoehze from the
arsf has insisted that the commission
sboula ha given some Kind Of assur-
anre fha4 fhe tracks were uet "a be
yreraJ.r hn4t "a Seventh avenue hut
sbat avanfnailv thew would he extend
aa n 4ra evtrer7a western mart If fha
ritv Ira order fo give Inc entire factory
district fha benefit III the hest possjhIe
abtnrfrg facilities xvealz agG ranre-
seItet5J7as IT IA r}nrtirrror zo3lsht
~ bava %ha ~or-r,fszier fcrri7ar fba
5rdlrarce saVfrlr II g.o9II5 IL an assv
mater III produce later a written
statement SHOWING that it vas the Bur
ftnptorts Intention III continue fha nraf-
80 bavapd savanth aveaua vvhap rcr-
d4ttnnS III fba railroad world were
more satisfactory. hut Afavor McCaro-
fha letter he gtven the council G~st
hafars fhfs artfa7 was taken THE lei