The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-01

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arg, and Justice. Hayden 425 In fines.
The expense Of keeping prisoners at
the Armory for February was only o. 40.
Deputy Collector Frank Wheaton.
sold $l.el7.I6 worth OF stamps in Febru-
AIRY,
The reads leading TO Rock Island are
10 bad condition. in many places travel lie
very difficult.
The trains ito day we're nearly on
time. though not as rompt as would be
the case if different weather prevailed.
There will be but two justices of the
peace elected at the coming election, in
stead of four eDa one police magistrate
and three constables.
Deputy Recorder Bowmsus entry
book shows that 1865 documents we're
fled for record 10 February: &c deeds.
40 mortgages and SO miscellaneous pa
psrs.
| -To-morrow is Ash Wednesday, the
be ginning of Lent. and accordingly servic
es viii be beld 10 Trinity church in the
morning and M!ssi, Chapel in the even-
ing,
-Tne election of second lietenau. o
the Rodnan Rifles 10 succeed s S. KEN
| bic, present incum bent, will be hold to-
| night al 100 o'clock sharp. Every mem
| Der Of the company requested 10 BE- "a
hand
I'm accordance with circular issued
!
pointed Assistant Superintendent OF the
Rock Island & Peoria Railway, With head
quarters in this city. The appoint u o t
il good one.
II the eost Of redou6!ing the capacity
Of the water works and changing the loca
| ti5n. en- be reduced from the original es
tima:es az least cue half. IN two weeks
hat would De tue cost. it she delay were
| continued month?
| There are not less than forty places
| 10 the city where the water pipes are com
pietely frozen, and consumers have no use
of the water. Wonder IL this could be
| avoided il the location of the works was at
the foot Of goth street.
The water works advocates, only few
days ago were not content with less than
$50 900. for the improvements. Now they
are content with $4,000. Why this sud-
dsu change of opiaion7 By the way. we
mean By the water works advocates" the
Union and the postm aster of 80 years
experience.
Mir. james Fry. who has been 10 Rock
Island for some time on a visit. leaves to-
morrow morning fer Toronto. Canada,
where he will permanently locate. Mr..
Fry has made macy warm friends during
his stay among as, and in. common with
others The ARGUS wishes him success 10
the field he has chosen.
The sidewalks in many parts OF the
city have been greatly injured by the
severe weather this winter and 10 many
places the planks will have TO be reIaid.
Those walks with solid bed have stood the
severe test very we'll, while those with 10
solid bed have been badly damaged. The
re- laying of many blocks of sidewalk will
have to be done when spiirg fairly opens.
the wa:cfswo,ks is begun and the location
changed to foot Ct 20;t strcet. aud it is
found that $25 600 will not be sufficient to
complete the work, are the i'm p-ovsmcnta
to DO continued and another batch Of bonds
issued to pay the dicit? The people
want to know about this scheme, fully,
before they vote to issue any more bonds.
Two weeks ago Sup't Crsmer said it
would require $47 900 to double the capac
ity Of the water works at the present loca
ten or $4,000 to re locate the works
Now, one half the sun is sufficient.
Wherein lies the discrepancy Of estimates.
a mistake Of few thousands would not
be ttrange-woud be regarded as an
srror-But when the estimates are cut
down just one halt, there is something not
quite clear. Is there a mouse in the meal
tub2
Twice the people have been assured
that. if certain improvements were made
at the water works. the water would be
pure. the capacity sufficient and the OUT
lay all that would be required After a
short in,ermssion. new difficulties are
presented aud further appropriations
asked. New where is this 10 end? Is
the water works to be e continual: source
of expepse-is there never to be any
stop to this constant drain on the public
purse? The people want to know.
Some one, unknown 10 the proprietor.
went into F. w. Schafer's saloon. COT.
10th street and Bird avenue, and deliber-
ately walked up to a stranger sitting in the
saloon and slapped him in The face He
then made his eecape. Mr. Schafer. who
furnishes this item. says he will give SIS
reward for the arrest OF the offender. The
police were trying TO capture him but at
time OF going TO press had not done So
Mr. Schafer Gays he would know him, if
be saw him, bat cannot call his pane.
ANY Amount VIII Do, Sd that 3 Ee-
ginning il Had.
Ii $780, 900 cannot BIO appropriated, then