The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-23

the square is n,lisdace which should be
abated, unless it shall b. dedicated to the
erection of q suitable building for the board
of trade. one apartment 10 which might be
tiasd up Tor the secure coh6nement of all
such Strangers - insist upon making any
improvement about the city which would
confliet with the interests Of any member Of
the board or any Of his friends, or members
of his church.
9th A committee of five will be appointed
to take charge of Bailey Dayenport's affairs,
and require him to sell his lands and lots 10
sach persons and ON such terms rs the in
terests of the city may require. tits expect
ed that there win be spirited contest as %
who shall constitute thai comnittee-- but all
seem to concede that the president of the
board of trade win be its chairman, and the
laughter loving fat-man of the board will
probably be one of its members, as he has
always manifested the deepest interest inths
affairs Of the gentleuaan alluded to.
/ If time permits, some action will be taken
to stop the clamor of some 200 citizens OF
the lower end oftown, who, regardless of the
exertions of the board of trade, had the
impotence to petition the city council to re-
move Shaw's slaughter house nuisance from
their vicinity. They will be taught that
the board of trade is u poaref in the land,
and if they again apply to the city council
for redress of such grievances they will,
doubtless, be made to feel the full weight of
the displeasure of the board. What do they
know about smells ?
Our informant was not positive as to the
precise order in which the above business
would be transacted, but he assured us that
all these, and many other equally important
matters, will come before the board and be
acted upon this evening-if,a quorum can
be obtained. U. i EFH5s4
In common with the entire community,
We deeply regret to see so much indifference
on the part of the members, to the vital in
terests committed to their charge, and we
hope that they will henceforth be able regu-
larry to get quorum. The people are rely
ing upon the board to look after their inter
ests, and if the board viii not do it, the peo-
pie viii be compelled to take their matters
in their own hands and manage them their
own way, as best they can. We have often
thought that fifteen was too large number
to require for quorum, there being only
200 members of the board, all told. The
weather is now so hot that it has already
been found impraoticable to get that nun
Der together without sending out runners az
Ter them, and We suggest that if the board
would consult the true interests of the city,
il Twin amend its bylaws SO that three, or
at most, FIVE members shah constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business. Some
thing must be done, and done quickly. We
tremble Tor the future, if the orginators of this
august and powerful association shall now
let it die out, and leave as in the same be-
nighted condition we occupied before its or
gsnizstion. We wait with breathless auxie-
~ to see whether our appeal viii have any
effect, for the future OF Rock Island is in jeo-
pardy, and, if no appeal can reach and rouse
the dilatory members, and secure their at
tendance, all is lost; our destroy is sealed,
and we might as we'll annex ourselves to Dav-
export, Camden, Moline, or some other little
village in the neighborhood.