The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-21
MOLINE.

RsgH The board OF highway commission |
ers met yesterday at 2 p. u. Present: |
Benson, Harwood and Heck The reports
Of the overseers OF highways were pre-
sented and placed on file, their accounts
audited, and orders drawn for balances as
follows: j. G. Heck, district No. 2, balance
$40; H. L. Hunter, district No. 4, bal
ance $2l; j. W, Dewrose, district No. s.
balance $l4 SO; Geo. W. Heck, distric,
No. 3, balance $3.50. The bills Of Q
Einfeldt for $l52, for labor On roads IL
district No. g., Mrs. James Brtton, 50, for
district No. 8, were allowed and orders
drawn on treasury for the same. This
being all the business, the board adjourned
until Saturday, March 3lst, at p. ID.
WM. TURNER, Town Clerk.
ga9- Deputy G. NJ. W., Gregory, P. NJ.
W., Morris, G. F., j. II. Porter and d. o.
Reid, Guide, went up to Hampton last
night and installed new lodge OF the A.
D. T. W. Riverside No. 62 is the name
of the lodge. There are 4S names en the
charter, 26 Of whom were Installed last
night, and the ba 'ance will be at the next
meeting Of the lodge Following are the
officers: F. NJ. VS.. S. Crompton; NJ.
W.-Henry Albrecht; G. F.-Job Su,-
ton; Oh. G. Fullerton; Re. 9. Cox;
F.-J. H. Thomas; Rec.-Samuel neagy;
J. W.-Julius Skinner; 0. W.-Geo. Nc
| Nabney. Meetings will be held Tuesday
of each week at Odd Fellows Hall over
Heagy & Stoddards store. After the
initiation exercises the new lodge gave a
supper at the Cook House, in which thirty
or forty participated Messrs. Gregory,
| Morris, Porter and Reid had quite an
eventtul ride coming home, several times
coming very near going over the banks
into the river, on account of the obitera
ton OF the road by the heavy snow
BGPThis city has for several years en-
Iioyed the luxury of a board of health, -
but the negligence Of said board of late, has
led to an inquiry into their Grties and au
thorlty. which discovers the fast that no Or
diuance was ever passed creating such az
office; hence they have no acknowledged
authorit.; or specific duties. and canuot bt
eensured if they refuse (which they do) t,
act. The attention of Mayor Wheeiocl
has been directed to this matter and he
. has requested DR.. Morcy to draft code o
rules for the government Of such board
and defining their duties. A very import
ant feature Of this llau,as projected by tn
doctor, lis i system of registration of deaths
marriages and births. Under the presen
management a person may die aud be bur
: led in Riverside cemetery and the authori
= ties know nothing, comparatively, about 1t
leaving an opening for the easy disposal O
the results Of crime. If certificate Q
" death from Il practicing physician were re
quired before interment 10 Riverside, ther
would doubtless be less deaths registere
: as sumner complaint" and chronic dis
: rhna."
/ a Card from Deacon Richards.
o To the Editors Of the Rock Island Argus.
e Messrs. B, G. Keator and VIM. Moor
}, of the Sylvan Boat Club complain tha
% Deacon Richards ordered the bills of tn
n Emma Abbott entertainment torn dowr
This is net true. | did not order then
torn down bat if had done SO | had
perfect right to do so, the control Of th
i fence having been accorded to Richards
~ Sohrbeck, from the time it was bu 1t unit
- now, with the express understanding tn;
no bills should be posted on it, not eve
their own, which rule they have strict
- adhered to. When the bills were reno
= ed, mot by me- Mr.. Elmsted did not civ
" them permission to put the bftis ther
Deacon Richards feels 30 malice TOWARD
- the Boat Club or any OF its members, n
even the impetuous youths who have a
10 sailed him with threats and maligned hir
d; thinking that on reflection they will
~ ashamed Of the part they have playe
~ Leaving the public to Judge where tt
a spirit of meanness and malice" rest
l am yours &c.
oe j. S. RICHARDS.
~ P. S.-The fence is still under the co
:" troll Of r. Il S.