The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-05
MOLINE II.
BagProf. II. IT. Grover is improving


B1TEe council will be in session to-
morrow evening.
p9The African NJ +. church will have
a festival and supper next Thursday eve
ming.
B9John A. P. Borg will build the
foundation for the new Swedish Lutheran
church. Consideration $1,000.
BgThe fire department meet to morrow
evening. at $50 o'clock, at the engine
house, by order Of G. o. Mason, chief
engineer.
1gMeeting of the board of education
on Monday evening. The petition to abol-
ish languagesin the schools will be up for
consideration. Lively times ahead.
asg~ How about that Pleasant Valley
road? 1t is public necessity aud should
be put through at once. Why has not
this been done? Is there "a niger in the
wood pile?''
Bg~The lecture on Temperance Re-
form" at the Congregational church last
evening was dull and uninteresting. Mrs.
Fannie Douglass, of Cambridge, delivered
the discourse, which was monotonous
throughout.
Bag~ Marshall Millar and David Glenn,
| (colored, Michael Ryan, Lawrence Seller,
Ben Casket, and Charles Wilson, i'm
pecunious tourists, registered at the
"Wormly House last night After a
short conversation with Police Magistrate
Swander they left Moline for the city 5
good.
Sg- Mississippi Valley Grove, No 33.
A. D. u. D., elected the following officers
! A I'd.
f. B. Knox, Y. A; Lawrence EcklunG,
Andrew Bloom, Inside Guard Installation
and J. f. Taylor were elected to the
Grand Grove which meets in Rock Island
in june
AagA 1t is estimated that it will require
at least $1,000 to macadamise the sand
road on the south side of Rock river
bridge and make it solid 1t is also stated
that nothing short Of $4,000 will build a
substantial structure The bridge owners
received ST 500 for tie Rock river bridge,
or an advance Of $500 over and above the
original cost, not counting the net profits
of at least 20 per cent per year on their
Investment Who wouldn't sacrifice il
for the good of the city?
as-Taylor street, near Chester's, is il
bad condition owing to the late rains
About two years ago the street commits
: sicner Head undertook to fix the grade
of this street but, after blowing up the road
left it in an unfinished condition causing
considerable damage to property in tha
vicinity, and it remained in that condition
t until last fall when Shallberg tried hi
> hand at it and left it plowed up and nov
it is worse than ever. 1t is claimed, by
; property owners in the vicinity, that Meth
er Head or Shallberg had any authority
from the council to do the work although
s both bills were allowed and paid. 1t i
t claimed, by Van Louvacee and others
that if the street had been lefC as it wa
f no damage to property would have result
Q FED, but as it now is Mr. Van L. estimate
O his loss at $500. by overflow. The cit
will do we'll to give this If after attention
at once and put the street in proper cor
ditiou, otherwise suit may be the result
HAmOng the very important matter
that will claim the attention of the ne'
council, none should receive more carefu
Il consideration than better means for fir
y protection. At present there is no plac
/, to land an engine ,in case cf fire, anywher
d west of Rodman avenue, and, although GU
e manufacturing establishments are in
It measure prepared for an ordinary fire. 4
'e one eau deny that sthe city of Moline
e woefully deficient in proper facilities fc
l. handbag an extensive confagration Th
n opening of Division street would afford a
u excellent landing place for an engine, an
it was frequently urged uron the old coul
ell. 1t has never beer opposed except /
Z the Water Power Co, and just why til
imp mportant measure should be smothere
on account Of this opposition does rot see
3 plain, unless it be an acknowledgement b
the council tha. the aCishes Of that "cliqat
a. are Jindiag. The opening of Divisie
D. street is public necessity, and while tt
er city can buy and build bridges, authori
Ill the laying of switches in defiance of publ
its opinion, and appropriate $4,000 for cen
al etery improvements, without any materi
n benefit to the community, more importa
nd measures are voted down and tie wish
ry of the public become secondary conside
is alton 1t is hoped that the new coun,
will give this matter early attention al
authorize the opening Of the street to t
landing and thus afford at least one suit
-, bic place for an engine to get water in ca
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