The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-04

Bg Mrs. Kate Holt, our Librarian. will |
leave the city in few days for six weeks
vacation. Miss Sarah Reed will attend to
the duties of Librarian in the absence OF
Mrs. Holt
B9@The Union is informed that the
coiectorship has been stirred up. The |
writer of this has positive information of
an interview held with one of the justices
who will constitute the board, and from him
learned the facts.
BAn John Sasmacht, an employ OF
Dinock, Gould & Co. had finger crushed
so badly by lumber falling on it, that
aputation became necessary. DIR. L. L. Nc
kinnie performed the operation. The
wounded man resides in LeClaire, Iowa,
and will go home until he recovers.
SgHJ, G. Salisbury made narrow es-
cape from being killed yesterday afternoon.
One Of the plank used at the new building
at Deere 4 Co.'S fell some twenty feet
striking him on the head, but fortunately
glancing off sufficient to break the force OF
the blow. Although pretty we'll scared,
no serious injury was sustained.
Dag@Sugar Hollow is to have better
drainage. Yesterday parties were here
from Davenport looking over the ground
and it is now probable that two substan-
tial bridges will be built on Salter street,
in addition to which the drainage will be
| perfected sufficient to satisfy,in measure,
the complaining residents Of the Hollow.
Riverside Cemetery.
| The board Of directors of Riverside
cemetery met on Tuesday, Aug lst, 1876,
at the office of W. j. Entriken, secretary
and treasurer.
Superintendent Tollner handed in his
report for July 1876, Following is the re,
port:
Total receipts from all sources. S1s3 AZ
| - expenditures .-...-................... 3b1 Is
Amount OF expenses in excess of receipts .$179 20
During the month there were Il inter
uents, OF which l3 were unmarried and 4
married; under year; under years
/ still born; = under so years; aud un'
der 10 years. Of those inferred were
} buried in the public ground; 4 in old Gem.
otery, and I in new cemetery.
The treasury is empty at present and
unless the city realizes on boud or make:
? additional appropriations, work will have
s to be suspended. The city, when Scheib-
e ner resigned the superintendency, sold thC
: team used for hauling stone, gravel, etc.
+ and now has to pay So per day for the us'
\ of one Last month the superintendent
Y put in bill fer 25 days use of his owl
e team, at 50 yer day (S75.) which, ln addi
h ton to his salary Of $50 per month, mad
), the salary of superintendent and his team
G reach Sl25. The city has already spent
large sum for improvements and at til
y present time it is not likely that addition;
# appropriations will be made.
h The Rodman Avenue Switch.
u 1t is stated by reliable authority thu
= the Moline Plow Co. will endcavor to 81
= cure the right Of way for the Rockfor
Is road to build switch up the alley betwee
~ Rodman avenue and Illinois streets, at th
l. next meeting of the council The petitio
is already prepared or will be in time f,
presentation to the board of aldermen an
naturally, it causes considerable CONNIE
-, among business men and property owne
= along Main street At the time the la
: petition was presented the council ga
. the right of way for switch froM Il
- Rockford depot and thence along the We
y. side of Rodmqn avenue across Nam sire
~ =. to the shops OF the Moline Plow Co. III
- is certainly all they can ask. and is, in fat
contrary to the wishes of a majority OF o
CillZeuS W lO idhc piluS III NlbS 4so
man avenue as thoroughfare. The prop
,.+ place for switch and the route me
satisfactory to the mass of the people is
the north side of Main street and it
49, stated upon good authority that the Moli
~. Plow Co. would prefer that route. L
3 opposition would come from Deere Il G
n1 n who OF course subserve only private
yaI terests in their antagonism to the measu
20 The manufacturing establishments
~ Moline are, of course, entitled to consid
ns alton, and should at all times receive VIII
,us ever encouragement that can be extend
n.o ,on withou. jeopardizing public interests,
~ ~ beyond this they cannot expect to Tecei
" aid. The Moline Plow Co. is among {
AL very best manufacturing institutions a
aul any reasonable request should be favora
50; considered, but when that concern asks
,'n III switch ur the alley they presume beyc
ug- the limit, and any petition which is d
ac' rimental to public interests should be
once rejected. If switch could be
along the north side of Main street,
,o, reasonable person could object, nor doe
his seem plain why any certain clique sho
,ar rule it otherwise.
to- Confidence Game in Moline.
Last evening about o'clock a u
ter named Enos Walker, was arrested
n