The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-26

The Moline e01vOf Oh lHB Ah6Cb Hds uic oAASce
head quarters at the Phoenix Hotel, Subscribers
served by carriers, every evening, furnishing the
atestfelegraphic reports and markets, and local
news orders promptly and carefully executed.
Services in all the churches, tomorrow.
Mt the usual hours. BIZ the regular pastors.
Protracted meetings will continue at the
Methodist church until Wednesday even
ing next, and possibly longer.
Al couple of boys were up before Police I
Magistrate Swander. this morning, for
jumping on aud off cars while IN motion.
contrary to the city ordinance. The Mag
istrate dismissed them with severe
reprimend. -.
The committee on the bridge across
Rock river made an examination OF the
structure to day, and will reportgon the
matter at once; q meeting will be called
some evening uext week. Whatever is
done will havesto be accomplished by indi-
viduai enterprise. as it is not likely that
the city, as a corporation, will do anything
lin the matter. Already the city is IN
| debt beyond precedent, and ought not to
be expected to burden the people with ad-
ditional taxes to build bridge which bene-
fits outside townships as we'll as Moline.
If our business men have got any enter
prise, they will accomplish the result
1 But don forget the road, please.
| Business Meeting at Timm's Han.
4 About rs persons were present at the
meeting of merchants and others, last
levening at Tiau,'s Hall, to devise some
way to repair or rebuild the bridge across
1 Rock river. ..--
! III. O. Sleight was chosen chairman, and
Capt. w. G. Morris secretary.
After stating the object Of the meeting,
the Chairman announced that motions or
, remarks were now IN order. and the BUSH
ness commenced. q
Capt Bennett made a motion that 1T
. is the sense Of this meeting that bridge
across Rock river IS necessity to the in
, terests of Moline, which was carried with
out dissent
A motion was then made to appoint a
committee of seven to examipe the bridge,
! ascertain the cost OF rebriaing, and re-
: port at some subsequent meeting This
6 motion was aftcrward amended So as te
: increase the committee to 10, and finally
to ii members. Following are the names
IC. III. Deere, j. g. Salisbury, w. H
!. fFairclouph, j. W. Morey. C. f. Grant,
-. IC. o. Mason. j. X. Anderson, D. L
Wheelock, Capt W. e. Bennett.
A number of persons relieved them
selves of their views, among whom wer,
= Capt Bennett. j. W. Morey, and Danie
e Gould s ~
After the appointment Of the COMMITTEES
Daniel W. Gould moved, That it is tn
sense of this meeting that, the city of Nc
line upht To huild the hridre"
sr This motion called forth CONSIDERABLE
a 4 discussion aud developed o strong oppe
!. il sition to any such course; it being eviden
that the mass Of those assembled cor
20 sidered chat the city already had enough
so burden, without an additional increase a
er this time. The motion, was finally laid o.
the table by large majority.
VIM. kerns then arose and stated tina
NC he thought that now was tn
ce time to consider the laying on
90 of new and more feasible roadwa
a. to the territory south of the bridge; tina
the present road was almost impossible a
times On account of the sand hill whic
1t all teams had to wade through to reac
rs: Moline; that, although he was in favor of
to bridge. unless the road leading Their,
49, from was at once repaired, or rath,
- new road built. he for or
ay would never ask or give a cen
he towards the enterprise; that, in his opinio,
of unless the matter was. attended to now
;. possibly might never be looked after. 4
~ also stated that he believed it never wou
as be done if the bridge was repaired DC
ed without also relaying the road; that
IN. communication was re-established no
with the chances of arranging the detail
at some future day, it was doubtful if
at' ever would be done. At least that vi
but his Judgment.
as. Several parties followed Mr.. Kerns,
all short remarks, mostly relative to the ro
n question, during which it was develop
on that the Gregg, who owned the La
! OF over which right of way was needed, We
but the impediments to be overcome, N
Nd Kerns reunarking that, Unless they hi
~ changed their minds lately he would as SO
ap- try to coax team cf stubborn mules as
win them over to anything reasonable
in the matter. ee
red After SOME more unimportant remar
- the meeting adjourned subject to the C
''' Of the committee.