Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-05

Oliver Olsen
THE PERMANENT OFFICERS
President Hass then announced that
the election of permanent officers by the
members of the association would be in
order, and upon motion the secretary
was authorized to Cast the full vote of
the association for the officers elected a
week ago viz:
President Frederick Hass
Vice Presdents-H Carse, R Cramp- |
ton.
Secretary-T J Medill, Jr
Treasurer-Win R. Johnston.
Several changes in the list of commit |
tees agreed upon at the last meeting hav, |
ing occurred. it had been deemed desira
BILE, Secretary Medill said, to prepare
REVISED COMMITTEE list,
and he submitted the following, which
was unanimously approved:
Advertising-W 5 Knowlton, WRI
| johnson, Saville Johnston, L S McCahe,
J W WEIGH
Beautifyng Gity-W A Paul, E P
Reynolds, H D Folsom, W B Ferguson,
| David Donaldson.
Executive and Finance Henry Carse,
c Lynde, R Champion, T Medlll Jr, E
Fl Guyer, John Ohlweiier.
Free Bridges-L Simon. Fred Luz
dolph, C C Truesdale, NJ OConnor, L P
Sharp,
Neutrality-suspicious. P Weyerhauser,
Phil Mitchell, John Volk, W G Collins,
7 B Davis Fred A Head.
Railways and Boats-John ] Reimers,
W Stewart, A c Dart, Eli Mosenfelder,
George Wagner.
River, Road and Bridges-R Champion
o Dimick, CIV Halves, CT Larkin,
Howard Wells.
Retail Trade-W L Aster Geo Schnei-
der, C c McIntire, Charles Hansgen Hans
Clemann.
Sixth Avenue Extension-H J Lowrey.
J nj BufOrd, George E Bailey, NJ E
Sweeney, j NJ Montgomery, Julius
Junge.
Special Assessments-E H Guyer, Fred
Hass. SaviIle Johnston, J W Potter. E E
Parmenter.
Street Railways-Milo Lee, Gust STEM
gel, 7 Noftsker, George Klngsbury.
William Stewart.
Central pot-Henry Carse, Fl
Lowrey, W H Munger, Judge Wilkinson,
Walter johnson, A G Dart.
Wholesale Trade-John PeetZ, Myer
Rosenfeld, Jr, Ben Hartz, NJ Levy, A NJ
Blakesley.
u,,,a,,;, Na,aI IT 7 D ,hinso, portar
Skinner Fl C Connolly. II Wilson, E
W Hurst, Albert Warren.
The matter of suitable quarters for the
association, or rather
PERMANENT HOME,
open and accessible at all times, was dis
cussed and finally committee to pro.
vide suitable rooms was appointed, CON
sisting of Dr. W A Paul and Messrs
E. H. Guyer and c. C. McIntire. Messrs
o. J. Dimick and Fred Hass offeret
rooms gratuitously to the association
; and the matter of fixing quarters wa
finally left with the committee appOinte'
for the purpose The committee learned
after the meeting last night that tn e sec
ond story of Mr. John Bengston's ne,
building could be had by the association
at reasonable rental, and the room be
ing in every way desirable, owing to ii
central location and direct accessibilit
to Secretary Medill's office, the assocs
ton cannot do better than engage it.
Owing TO the fact that there ale othe
important meetings on the first Tuesda
evening o! each month, the time of tn
regular meeting was npon motion
: changed to the second Tuesday.
Speeches being in order o. J. Dimic
took the floor, and to the surprise of q
present, made quite rational speec
He urged the opening of the Sixth avenl
project, and suggested many ways
"A which he thought it could be- accom-
plished; spoke of it as necessity,
under the existing condition driving
Moline is hazardous. Abiding to 9th
contemplated public improvements
said he knew personally the gentlemt
of the Chicago syndicate which was a
xous to invest in the street railway lin
OF the three cities, he knew they mea
. business and if the council would gi
them the privileges they asked for tn
would put half million dollars in Ro
ii Island in a short while. The compa
had already expressed its desire to reir
its acquired roads with tram rail- such
would be more advantageous to lot
traffic. He also favored special asses
ment as mode of improving and beau
flying the city.
Mayor V. NJ. BlandIng favored
opening of Sixth avenue as soon as pr
u sible and practicable Under proper a
~ Just restrictions he said he was also {
cidedly in
FAVOR OF THE TRACK TO THE BRIDe
He always had been in favor of it a
looked upon such move as progre
sive one and one that would be attend
by results of beneficial nature to t
q city and its institutions.
President Fred Hass also express
himself in favor of the bridge railws
One of the first and best steps of the n,
organization, he belived, should be 10 1
move everything that had the least ser
blsnce of purpose to fence the town
The more ways of communication wi
outside cities and the outside commur
ties the more advantageous to the cit