The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-16
ElIOUTF0R
IMAM CARS
NOW ASKED
Ie,enport Council Asked
Il 9anction One as an
Experiment.

n i chance to prove or disprove
~ tdaptibility of the one-man car
! asked by the TriCity Railway
cuupany in a petition to the mayor
"a city council of Davenport today.
fr permission to install one
,uch csr for experimental purposes.
iU,e Of the Third street line is. asked
ie this experiment. The petition
nay receive attention at tomorrow
nights meeting Of the city council.
Inability to meet operating ex-
:psnses with Scent fare is given
" the company as the cause for a
change to one-man car operation OF
Its lines. If the system is approved
ths necessity Of asking for a fur
thef increase in fare will be done
away with, the company states.
II the council acts favorably on
the petition it may prove the open
ins wedge for one-man car opera
ton on all local lines in Davenport.
u Il is turned down the company
may appeal to the courts. as it has
dote in the past to secure redress
Of grievances.
Not Question Of Profit
The company claims that it is not
question Of profit for the COM
pssy but one OF meeting operating
sxDenses.
TIE petition was filed with the
dttstlerk this morning by the vice
: lfslldent and general manager, ~.
G. Huntoon, Of the street railway
qnpany. MIR. Huntoon stated that
y was not in a position to state
What action, if any. would be taken
By the company in event the petit
ton Is denied. \
Opposition to the measure will
DO doubt be shown by union heads
Of the street car men. 1t Is prob
able that representatives Of the
fnion will appear before the coun-
(til and argue against granting OF
The petition on the grounds that
0nAman cars would cut their force
IN half and prove dangerous to the
community
The Socialist majority in the
council, too. may show antagonism
TO the system and defeat the efforts
OF the company TO experiment with
the car. The Socialists have con
Nstently voiced against any action
me traction lines have proposed
since taking Office last spring.
Forecasts Opposition.
Mayor c. l.. Barewald would not
70 on record today either for OF
against the one-man street car.
The proposition will probably
meet with some opposition in the
council" he said.
! am inclined to think of it as
sood experiment, but other than
mat ! would not care to say at this
time"
\ According to the mayor the peti'
ton will be considered when the
council meets tomorrow evening
Ns,ll In all probability be referred
70 the special street railway com
mlltee at that time and a report
@aae later regarding the graniine
Of the petition.
Peck Opposed.
can't say that l favor the one
nan street car proposition. have
uot mad an opportunity to study tht
sNuation and at the present time
.m not in favor of granting the peti
non. may be convinced later OF
hN the idea will work out for thu
eOoa OF the people and I'm no
weludlced against the project. Oh
,ae srar of the moment, however
you'd say that I'm opposed to th'
seution." - Alderman George J
.eek. leader of Socialist council
majority.
49,. Union to Fight.
we will fight the one~man ca
- !ne last ditch. But we won
luke II the council decides to pu
~e new system on" Presiden
Saarles Rogers. division No. 81.
street car mems union.