The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-04


Marshal Wells is confined to his bed
with rheumatism, and will hardly be able
to get around for several days.
Chas. E. Chandler, one of the most
popular travelling men on the road, is
here in the interest of Richardson 4 Co.,
the immense St. Louis drug house.
The shooting match, to occur January
l4th. at this place, between the crack
shots of Rock Island and Moline, creates
considerable talk among those fond OF this
kind of sport, and already bets are being
arranged and odds offered on the Moline
boys. 1t will no doubt prove the most ex-
citing match of tie season.
Plat Fleming, the boy who has car
ried The ARGUS, does so no longer. Com
plants have become so frequent OF late
as to necessitate his discharge, it being ev-
Iident that ldziaess was his besettlng sin.
A change of carriers was made last evening,
but the new carrier not being familiar
with the route a number of subscribers
were missed. The local was absent in
Rock Island and did not return until it
was too late to make successful delivery.
1t is our intention to deliver every paper
promptly, and, In future, we request those
who DO not get THE ARGUS regularly, to
leave notice at the Phoenix House. We
are sorry that some were sighted, and
shall endeavor to avoid a like occurrence
in future.
The petition of B. II, Towndrow anl
others praying for the opening OF Bass
street to the river, was, very wisely, laid
t over by the council last evening, tor further
f consideration. While increased FIRE faci.i
ties are sadly needed in Moline, yet it does
not appear plain that the necessity is as
, urgent in this section as it is further west.
f At present there is no place for landing
an engine at any point west of Rodman
avenue, while the river can be reached
east of that point The place fer an en-
: CINE landing is Division street, and its
f practicabiity, as Il point for an engine in
, case of fire. has been frequently urged
2 through the columns Of The ARGUS
a There never has been hut one objection tc
overcome relative to the opening of Di
S vision street, namely: The exarbtanI
, price asked by the Water Power Company
q for the right of way. If the land along
! the line was owned by a private individual
y the objection would have been overcome
e long ago; but, because the Water Powcl
Company say NO." the council don't likt
d to offend" yoa know, and consequently
o the contamination of an important public
measure is Indefinitely delayed. There i
l. no city of its size, anywhere, with poore
e FIRE facilities than Moline, and if we can
not have a water main. give us the mex
e most desirable thing, the opening of ID
l. vision street. 1t is public necessity an
should be done at once.
Moline Council Meeting Official Pro
# ceedings,
y Regular meeting of the city couuci
held Jan 3rd, 1876. Present, the Mayor
md Aldermen Wheelock, Gault, Tuffley
> Okerberg, Grant,, White and Wittick.
, Minutes Of the last regular, and subst
u Queut special meeting read and approved
Z! Police Magistrate Swander's report Il
=, December was presented, and, IN motion
- was accepted aud ordered hied.
- IreasuVer's report for December ";
read, and % motion accepted and ordcrl
fled
"a Petition Of Gould & Hyde, asking pc
mission to put a platform scale IN front
m their Office on Lynda street, was read al
- on motion permit was granted.
49, Petition Of B. Il. Towndrow and othe
;" asking that Bass street be opened to tt
TO- river, so as to give good access with Il
IN city fire engine, was read and, Oh motto
- the petition was accepted, and laid ov
W for further consideration.
- The fJll0wiug bills we're allowed, the vO
20 being, Ayes: N'heelock White, Oke
- berg, Tutfley, Gauit, Wittick, Grant,.
4 Sidewalks 233
gel PolCc......- 25c
80, Fire.-.'..'-- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL