Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-06
MOLINE.

L Mrs. +. Andrews and children started
on the 8 40 train for St. Louis last night
to visit relatives.
Only two ballots were thrown out a
the Fourth ward polls on Tuesday fol
being double, and the candidates lost
two votes.
Mrs. G. 6. Thompson left for East
Cambridge, Henry county, today to visit
her father and mother, and remain q
week.
Col. Hartzell is to go to Clinton, Iowa,
to attend to the building of the street car
track, chartered by the city council oil
that burg some time ago.
Graves & Smith, lawyers, have moved
from the postoaice block to the McKin-
ney block ON Fifteenth street and Fourth
avenue
DR.. McKinnie and family left on the
4:45 Q train yesterday afternoon for the
west. He did not leave with the inten-
ton of remaining away, so retains his
citizenship here.
The ladies of the Unitarian church next
Monday evening will have an old-fash>
Toned husking bee in their hall over Fisk
Il Burgston store. Everybody is in
vited. Admission including supper,
twenty-five cents.
There was not very large crowd at
the Y, M. c. A. rooms Thursday even,
ing, but they had good time, who were
there. Old and young mingle at these
monthly sociables on an equality, years
are forgotten, everybody becomes young
again.
John Wixon got one vote for superin.
tendent of schools in the Third ward
Tuesday. and John is as proud of it as if
somebody had given him another rab>
bits foot. He might have been elected
had he not loaned the foot to Fred Calk-
ms to enable him to win his bets on Nor.
gan.
THE COUNCIL.
City council met last evening pursuant
to adjournment. All present except Aid
Pierce. The election of Albert Aberling
by the Hook & Ladder Co. as foreman
was confirmed by the council. Mr.. W.
A. Nourse made an offer of his nursery
grounds TO the city to be used for pub
lie park, and asks $4,000. A committee
OF three, Aldermen Mari, Dunn AMI
kerns, were appointed to talk the matter
over. Williams, White & Co., petltioned
to have sidewalk widened Referred to
the street and alley committee with pow
er to act. Nj. A. Gould was allowed
$50 the So he charged for a map of
East Moline being rejected. Surveyor
Paddock's bill for October $92.55 was
allowed.
Alderman Oldefest made a sidewalk
aud as it cost more than usual the street
commissioner would not o. X. the bill;
it was allowed, however. An ordinance to
amend an ordinance annexing East Mo.
line was read. 1t takes strip off the east
side, and the boundary lines are made
more correct than in the old ordinance
1t was adopted unanimously.
An ordinance to make a new sidewalk
on Fifth avenue between Twenty >first
and Twenty-second streets, was passed
There was another harrangue about side
walks which amounted to nothing. The
hook and ladder company asked to have
the council chamber for meetings, as the
committee on buildings and grounds dc
not think it judicious to fix up their
building at present. The sewer in the
east part of the city has boon surveyed
and is estimated to cost $40, 155. 1t i,
to be the first sewer made in the city.
A. r. Morgan, J. B. Kerns and J. NJ
Holt were nominated to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr.. Wheelock il
the board Of supervisors. The names o.
Morgan and Holt were withdrawn ant
John B. Holt appointed to fill the office
for the balance of the term. The stree
commissioner was instructed TO fix W
the Deere market place. and 10 expenC
not over 5000. which is to be charged 10
the occount OF building and grounds.
The mayor said he would attend t
having the loaded teams driven further
toward the river on Sixteenth street. so
as not to interfere with travel near the
post office. Alderman Oldefest said he
noticed load of hay last night left so
near the sidewalk as to prevent people
from driving up 10 the side door of the
post office building, and wanted the city
marshal instructed to attend to clearin!
the street there. The mayor is to do il
himself