The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-09
MOLINE IL.

ngThe library board will meet this
evening.
D~The highway commissioners were
in session to. day.
B@-Simon Hirsch has returned from
the centennial.
B9rRev. w. M. Collins at the NJ. E.
Church tomorrow.
s6rRev. E. @. Barnard will officiate at
the Congregational church tomorrow.
BgMrs. Emma Howard, of Des Moines,
is here on visit to her father, A. f.
Swander, ESQ.,,
s@Rev. Thos. F. Borchers, will oc-
cupy the Baptist pulpit to, morrow. He
is very much improved in health.
n@Thos. Magee, %, Nova Scotia
John Wilson, 80, Ills; VIM. Tracy, &c,
ireland, registered at "Swander's HOTEL
this morning.
BaThere will be early mass at St. An
thongs (Catholic) church tomorrow, and
instructions during the day. Rev. Father
Greve will preside.
BgThe roof of the High school build
ing should be fixed at once On Monday
school will open and unless the root is re-
paired the recitation room will be almost
untenable. This matter should have been
attended to long ago. There is no excuse
for the delay, as the board of education
has been frequently notified of the condi-
ton of the roof. Barnard & Leas guaran-
teed the roof to be perfect, and it is the
duty OF the educational board to see tina,
the contract is fulfilled.
! The Rockford Switch.
When it became known yesterday that
ties and rails had arrived on the Rockford
road to build the Rodman avenue switch
there was considerable talk on the street
among business men and others, many O
whom had supposed the Moline Plow Co.
would not use the privilege granted by thu
council but would wait until the right o
way was given for the north side of Mair
street; it being generally understood tina
the council would grant it. This morning
however, the work of laying the new switcl
commenced, aud now everybody regret
that the council did not give permission t
put the track on the North side of Mai
street. 1t should have been. had not tn
opposition from Deere & Co., efectuall
bloffed all attempts to favor the Molin
Co., which had the same right to shippin
facilities as had Deere & Co. The matte
was frequently ventilated in tn
ARGUS and the rights of th'
Moline Plow Co., to track up Main stree
clearly shown, but the council were eithe
afraid or wouldn't go beyond the dictatlo
of Deere's pillow works, and the result
that Rodman avenue, one OF the hes
thoroughfares in the city, is now to b
made not much better than Railroad stree
or some alley. The opposition by Deer
& Co. was from purely selfish motives
they did not want Candee & Swan to hay
the same shipping facilities. out above a
it was peculiarly gratifying to checkmat
IS. W. Wheelock who, as a heavy stock
holder Of the Moline Plow Co., would b
benefited, This would not dot mus
not be allowed. The result is alread
known. The victory was with the Wate
Power Company clique as it always is, an
now We have the sorry spectacle ola RUNE
street, besides exposing children and Other
to accident, which are likely to occur ;
any time. The Moline pillow company ar
and have all along been willing to accept
} track up the the north side Of Main stree
but John Deere and the water pOwt
crowd say no, and of course the clique viii
as it always does in this town.