The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-14
TIE SOLDIERS HOME
The Commission on the GO.--R0ute to
be Taken, and when Rock Island
May Expect Visit.

have commenced their tour through the
state with the following order of route,
for visiting the forty >two points, where
have been made for the los
cation of the home; Waukegan, Belv j.
dere, Rockford, Freeport, Savanna, Cordo-
va, Rock Island, Geneseo, Sterling,
Dixon, Oregon, Geneva, Aurora, Oswego,
Ottawa, Joliet, Lemont Wilmington,
Pontiac, Bloomington, Pekin, Peoria,
Streator, Elmwood. Abingdon, Kirkwood,
Warsaw, Quincy, Elsah, Alton, Hillsbor>
ough, Belleville, Greeuville, Nandalia,
Greenup, Marshall, Danville, Decatur,
Petersburg, Springfield.
The commission visited Waukegan
Wednesday, Belvidere yesterday, and are
at Freeport and Rockford today, and &C
cording to the above route Rock Island
is seventh in order of visitation which
will bring the delegation here the first
part of next week, if not tomorrow even
ing.
The commission held business meets
meeting at Rockford last night, when the
following order of business was adopted;
Resoloed, That in locating the Soldiers
Home the commission will adopt the fol-
lowing as its order of business:
l. The cities and towns will be visited
in the order named in the report of the
secretary.
2. That the president of this board
notify by telegraph the local committees
of each locality to be visited at least
twenty-four hours in advance of such
visit.
8. On arriving ut each town the first
business of the commission shall he to in
spect such site or sites AS may be offered.
If more than one site is offered, as soon
rs inspection is completed. the board
shall, by vote of H majority, express 8
preference for some one of such sites, anC
tie result of such action shall be reported
| to the local committee. If the commit
tee desire to do so. the special advantages
of each location may be briefly presented
to this board. either verbally or in writ
ing.
4. The proper authorities of any 10
cality may file with this board during it
visit proposal in regard to the cost o
site, abstract of title, plat of the ground
and other papers; but no locality shall bt
required to file such prCposal until afte
each competing point has been visited.
5. When the inspection of the variou
proposed sites has been substantial.
completed the secretary shall notify tn
various local committees 10 forward t,
Springfield their proposals as TO price o
site and other papers relating thereto.
G. THIS board is authorized by law t.
receive such donations of money, person
al property, or real estate rs may be OF
fered for the benefit of the home, but sue
donations can not be received rs u con
s;deratiOn tor its location. While thes
donations are entirely voluntary, vet it
not the desire of this board TO Conside
them unless made in good faith, and
Offered the papers relating thereto mus
he filed in accordance with these rules.
:. All proposals must be in writing
and must state the number of acres, civ
a plat of the grounds, and name the tots
cost of site, amount of money to be dc
mated Off any) All proposed donation
must be guaranteed by the local cummi
tee or other responsible parties. Sal
proposals must be accompanied by an al
stract of title to the site offered and place
in sealed envelope, addressed to Boar
of Commissioners to Locate Soldier
and Sailors Home Springfield, Ill, an
plainly marked on the outside OF the er
velope Proposals for Site of Soldier
Home" Each proposal must be accom-
panied by certified check to the amour
of $500, as security for the faithful exc
CutiOn of the proposals made, the SAN
to be forfeited in the event of failure I
perform whatever is promised. In case {
all proposals not accepted, these check
will be returned by the board with Otht
papers to the PARTIES by whom they wei
forwarded.
5. At date to be fixed by this boar
, a meeting shall be held at Springfield (
which meeting all proposals receive
shall be opened in the presence OF the fu
board. After said proposals have bee
fully canvassed and spread upon the IT
cords this board shall proceed to ball,
for site upon which to locate the So
diers' and Sailors Home for the State
Illinois
To an ARGUS reporter this mornir
Representative Cleaveland said it was h
opinion that there had been a mistake
the route as chosen, from geographic
point of view, and in following it out Il
same steps must in many instances
taken twice and the same territory unne
essarily passed over. This. howeve
would have little affect on the time of Il
visit to Rock Island. The commissi(
will be in this city either the latter pa
of this week or the first of mex
and preparations may be mat
r accordingly. At Waukegan they wei
made the guests of the place. A con
t mittee of citizens accompanied them G
their rounds, and endeavored to make
personal favorable impression, if the Ii
, of the land was not sufficient to give Il
town the preference of all others in Il
> state. Rock Island will need no putfer
, the natural advantages of the locatiC
speak for themselves. The commissiC
/ should and will be given proper receI
, ton, and the proposed sites shown ther
Picnic.
, Several of our silver tongued barriste
had a picnic on small scale at Big Is