The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-10

ness notices should be handed in by noon to en-
sure publication the same DAY.
n@Dr. Piper went to st. Louis last
evening.
sS~The Baptist choir cleared $40 by
their sociable last evening besides atfordlng
large amount of amusement to the
attendants.
nGThe early spring seems to have
been favorable to the development OF
mumps, as there is a large crop of them
10 this city.
HA-T The little family unpleasantness men
toned in yesterdays ARGUS has been
amicably settled and she has returned to
her afectionate liege lord.
1@Mr. N. Joselyn. of Joselyn Station,
was in the city this morning and says the
prospect for crops and fruit in the north
part of the county 10 excellent.
BgA Swede, living near the coIored
church building, In the second ward, COM
planned to the marshal this morning that
boys were destroying his windows and
annoying him by throwing stones at his
house.
hGAnother case of wife beating has re-
Gently come to the knowledge Of the police.
The parties live 10 the settlement east of
the city limits. 1t is fully equal in cruelty
to the one of which we gave an account
yesterday. 1t will probably be heard from
| again.
s9~The Druids are making extensive
preparations for their picnic on Sylvan
| Island tomorrow afternoon and evening
A large number will be present from
Davenport and Rock Island and a general
good time will be had if the weather is
favorable.
n0FThe cute story winter of the Union
got hold of an obituary notice few days ago
and, as usual, proceeded to elaborate up
on the facts, or rather fact, ..as he only
knew of the fact that a man named Van
/ W oller had died. In consigning him to
his last resting place the immaginative mind
of the narrator saw a widow and several
children weeping oyer the grave, or
if he did not see it, though the scene
would not be complete without a widow
and accordingly placed her there. She
was there but not in the caplclty of a
mourner, as she proceeded her husband to
the land of spirits several months ago.
Township and City Road Tax Matters
Since the agitation of the highway
commissioner s affairs, occasioned by the
appointment of an investigating committee
at the last town meeting, there has been
considerable speculation 10 regard to the
distribution of the township funds anC
especially iD the matter of dlstric
apportionment, At special meeting of thu
city council in April the finance committee
were Instructed to ascertain how much, il
any, was due the city from the highway
commissioners. At the last regular meet
ing of the council an abstract of the roat
and bridge. and delinquent road tax levied
and collected for the years 1873 ST
and 10 course of collection for 1877. fo
Moline township, and the amounts paid t,
the treasurer of the highway commission
amount paid to the commissioner
per cent being deducted from this amour
handling the funds (SS49 9l) leaves tn
amount to be accounted for SAL, Gas. SO
According to the arrangement mad
several years ago, the city should hav
received eleven twentieths of this amour
J which would be $22, 904 81. but it ha
actually received only $l4, l09S2, leaving
a balance still due, according to the
apportionment, of $S,795.l5
The basis upon which the commissioner
have been dividing the money between tn
districts, in which the district comprisin
the city Of Moline is allowed eleven-twen
tieths of the township money, is not a
5 equitable division, as will be seen by tn
figures. During the FIVE years abov
G mentioned in which the city has been ap
portioned $22, 904 81 and received S14, 10!
80, there has been collected within th
3 city limits for that fund $33. 330.37. No
+ the law says that all money collecte
within corporated city for roads an
bridges shall be expended within the CT,
. limits for the object for which it is cole
. ted. 1t will be seen then that the city hi
g paid $33,33037 road and bridge tax with
r the past FIVE years and received only $l4
1882 of it back, consequently the tow
= ship is indebted to the city $40, 220. 5
Is 1t doesn't require very searching scrut
ny to convince one that the streets in o,
!. city are sadly 10 need of tn
= money and the sooner it is paid over Il
y better, then let there be no more bunglir
o in the division of township monies betwe,
j, the different districts.