Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-06
MOLINE,
Col. Copeland speaks at the Y. M. G.
A. hall Thursday evening Apply Al
Clendenin's drug store for seats.


A. hall Thursday evening. Apply at
Clendenin's drug store for seats.
Many children were sent home from
the schools yesterday to bring back their
certificate of vaccination
The third annual dance of the Onward
hose company at Wagners opera house
on Friday evening.
The first number of the daily evening
Chimes was distributed last evening. Il
is about the size of the other dailies and
neatly gotten up.
Mr. Stephen Walker, of Kansas City,
came TO town yesterday morning and left
ON the night train for Chicago He will
be back TO make longer visit in about
ten days.
City Clerk Mcpherson left last evening
on the c., B. & O., for St. Louis. to stay
away about week. He will stop in St.
Louis this week. and return home via
Clinton, Iowa, with Mrs Mcpherson. who
is there on visit.
Layman Morgan who left the pulpit
because of throat troubles, gave the PEG
n;,o H. IA - -. a., aI
aoo ,ho torr;h,o ,;no. - ,hn roha,I;on
and why he had TO quit following the
divine teachings for politics. He did
not accuse anybody of violating the law
or spending money to be elected. Nc
sii' lhaC was no. ms piaee W ihai,gh inc
character oi neighoo,s anu ifiehos' anu
'he i1as'hah morgan hhe" H.
| COUNCIL CONCERNS.
| The regular monthly meeting of the
CITY council was held Monday evening.
the mayor and all the alderman being
present reports OF committees anc
city officers were read and all passed
without any remarks. September watel
collections, 1926. 81; bridge tolls, Sl4S.
~; poll tax toll, $50; peddlers license
| 800. There were some other items res
ceived, making SS53.S1 rcceivedby the
city clerk
The treasurer reports s., 1862 46 credit
balance.
NJ. A. Gould, the surveyor. presented
a bill for S44 for services in drafting ant
surveying. which was referred to tht
sewer committee and 80 was allowed T
Wall for getting signatures to the Eas
Moline petition. The new surveyor pu
in bill of SO % for his work which wal
allowed.
1t was officially reported that thcr,
are 10, 6S5 persons 10 the city Of Moline
including the newly annexed territory
and the city attorney told the connci
that there must be fourteen alderman /,
fulfill the statutes, aud the city must b,
divided into seven wards. He also sale
that in a private conversation with Bale,
Davenport the gentleman said he wouI,
not enter the CITY before irving the law
A committee of five was APPOINTED to in
report AT n soecial meeling to he held n,
Thursday evening
A. ,his tina Cant Rar,.tt Of E.s
Moline and ,wo n,bnrs came in III,
captain etating tho object Of tha;r com
inc wos 70 fnd ont # tho cit, con,
eli was uiIlipo 20 fni6l iIs r,om
ises 10 nut electric lirhts in their dis,rir
at once. that promises were made tbs
the much needed Iights Womb h. firth
com,uo os soon .s eign,,uras enouoh +
annex were received and that man
cirrcd IN those co,di,;org Nnw tho
want the Iisbts and no boned ,ber wouI,
he foy,bcomipr Tbsr. ie no ono n,
nosed 10 the lirbts beiro mt there hu
: there seems to he obstacles in the wa,
1st ON accoun, of Davis Rros only hay
inc a contract for one vear-out ne,
spring-and and, n lack of mower t
ferect additional lights with the machiu
r. ery now on hand, If a five wear
, lease could be given. the addition;
, machinery would be at once set up. d,
the electric light company. not beiu
under any obligation TO do so do not ca,
to invest $4,000 or 5000 and onl
+. receive lights part of the time until mex
spring. Alderman Keene had a talk Wi,
Mr.. Davis who said if he thought b
could get the contract for lighting th
city, for all the wear be would put Ii
e lights IN East Moline. The matter vs.
referred to the committee on light to re
port at special meeting on Thursda
evening.
A short hand reporter is to be paid |
the city TO take down evidence at the
trial of a city case at Rock Island tn
week
There was quite number of sidewall
asked for and instructions given fC
them to be made. although there is NJ
S enough money in the fund TO paw f,