The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-08
s@Deere & Cos fan pulley broke this

s@Deere & Cos fan pulley broke this
morning and the shop was shut down for
the day.
sG-Mayor Wheelock will start for Chi
cago this evening where he will join his
wife, who went yesterday.
Bg-The board Of school trustees met
yesterday and reelected Deacon Richards
president and Judge Gould clerk.
bB>The Benham grocery stand will be
occupied in few days by Mr.. merrill. of
Davenport, with sewing machines and a.
repair shop.
RS~Dr. Dunn says that Prof. Mack is
sufficiently recovered as to need his atten-
ton no longer and will be able to take
charge Of the schools in short time.
16The railroad tracks across Rodman
avenue are above the street grade and will
have to be lowered. The superintendent
is removing the dirt between the tracks.
s9rDaniel Clothier. of Davenport, was
IN the city this morning in an intoxicated
condition, driving Joseph Hibbard's team.
de finally became 80 boisterous that Off
Ger Kelsey arrested and lodged him in
Jail.
n9>Ths Masonic grand lodge of ILL.,
nois, A. L, d A. Y. (colored1 convened
here in their lodge room over Hull Bros.
store to-day, They will give a public in
stalIation of officers and street parade on
Thursday of this week.
Three hard looking tramps we're
loatlng around town early this morning,
claiming, as usual, to be Ia search of work.
Marshal Fish sent them to Heaters mill,
knowing that hands were wanted there.
About two hours afterward the marshal
met them again and inquired ii they could
not get work at the mill They said, yes,
at Sl.25 per day and board themselves,
which wouldn't much more than pay their
board and lodging. Says the spokesman;
Be Jasis l niver was down to workin'
tor dollar and quarther day, and We
cant make me do it now" They were a
fair sample of their class, would rather
steal and beg than work for living.
DE-Albert Vinton and Officer Kessler,
of Davenport, drove into town this morn
ing with Vinton's horse and buggy which
was stolen last Saturday. Officer Kessler
found them yesterday about three miles
southeast of Cambridge. The buggy was
found in field behind hedge fence, Sc
nearly hid that the officer only caught q
glimpse of it between the trees The har
ness was lying on the thills and the horse
tracks showed that it had been turned
loose in the field, but it had got out and
started for home and was found three
miles this side of the buggy. The officer
thinks that the fellow found himself close.
~ pressed, drove in there and left the rig
and took it on foot across the fields, The
| rig was traced ali the way aud no one
was found to whom il had been offered fol
sale. The horse is very gentle family
one and is valued highly by Mr.. Vintor
and his wife,
City Treasurer.
| Treasurer Gilmore's report for Septem
Der is as follows: Amount received sinct
last report $2,936.l3; balance due treasur
er at last report $347. 40; amount paiC
out since last report &2,6T7.TT; balances
due treasurer $S9.04.
City Of6cer's Rsports-.Police Magis
| trate.
| The police magistrate reports six case
before him during September, the fines O
which aggregate $27, costs $3.50, tota
$4l.50. OF this amount $6.05 was pail
and IS secured. He also reports IS. O.
collected on the August docket. MAXIM
total collections $l4 SIS.
Requests of the Narrow Guage Rail
road Co.
At the council meeting last night th
NJ. 4 S. 3 N. G. r. r. Co. presented
petition asking number Of favors, O
which the following is the substance:
| Ga account of the steep grade On th
south side of Moline bluff it has becom
necessary to have larger locomotives tina
we're ct first contem plated, the petitioner
pray for an amendment to the ordinance
granting the right OF way so as to permi
a locomotive-hot dummy-to dra'
trains thereon; also to allow the track {
be laid on the west side of the road to
point near the barn owned by the city
instead Of crossing north of the bridge
r also free passage across the bridge fe
construction material; also permission [
haul more than one empty car over til
bridge at once.
The above petition was referred to
committee consisting OF Aldermen Bal
nard, Ellis, Hanson and Ainsworth. Th
committee visited the grounds this morr
ing and decided TO report adversely to til
granting of any Of the several requests.
: Moline City Cornell.
, The council met Monday evening in re,
ular session, the mayor aud all the aide
men being present.
A petition of number of citizens, re:
idents of Rodman avenue, asking the cuur
Gil to establish naptha gas lamps on sal
! avenue from N. Chester i Co.'S. store
the south limits, was referred to the q;
committee.
Petition to cut down grade Of Lyud
street hill; referred.
Petition from bluff residents for D,
liceman for that district; laid over for flu
Their consideration.
) Accommodation from NJ. x s. e. N.
: K. r.; referred to committee,
Reports of city officers read and ordere
F filed.
Committee on revision of ordinance
made their report. On motion of alderma
Hemenway the committee were continued
and authorized to receive bids.
The gas committee re ported OF matter
referred to them at last meeting, that the
, had asked the opinion of City Attorney
I Lewis on the gas ordinances, and he ha
decided that there was no way by whic
the city could, under its terms. abando
any posts once duly established, or reduc
the rates to be paid for gas until fiftee
years from the date of the ordinance. TIL
committee report in favor of accepting th
} proposition OF the gas company to reduc
the price per post from $40 to $50 per an
mum.
| Moved and carried to lay report on til
table until it was shown that additions
lamps were needed 10 the present gas dis
trict.