Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-14
IMPROVEMENT IDEAS.
Last Nights Meeting Of the Rock
Island Association.
Some Important Resolutions Adopted
In Rel alton to the yiaduct and Other
Matte rs.-.New Enterprises.


Last nights regular meeting of the
Rock Island Citizens Improvement asso-
citation vas largely attended. President
Hass oc cupied the chair and E. II. Guyer
acted as secretary in the absence of Sec
rotary T. j. Medill. After the regular
/ routine business had been disposed of, a
communication from the finance commit
tee of he national convention of cons
mercial bodies for the enactment OF a
bankruptcy law was read and referred TO
the com mittee on wholesale trade.
A communication with reference to a
new and promising industry heretofore
discussed in the association, was res
ferred to the committee on manufacture
ers, with instructions to push the matter
NEW ORLEANS NAVY YARD.
| A communication from the New Or
leans Board of Trade WAS read, asking
the endorsement of the association for a
navy yard at that point. Mr.. Henry
Carse offered the following resolution re-
garding it, which was adopted unani-
mously with instructions to the secretary
to forward copies to Secretary Belknap.
of the New Orleans Board of Trade, and
to the secretary of the navy:
Resoloed, That the Citizens Improves
ment association of Rock Island desires
| respectfully to lay before the honorable
secretary of the navy the very strong
claims presented by the city of New Or :
leans, through its prominent position,
geographically and commercially, which
would warrant its being selected for the
proposed new national navy yard and
shipping docks.
THE vIADUCr URGED.
Mr.. j. M. Montgomery presented the
appended resolution, which was unani>
mously adopted:
ResOl,ed. That the committee on pub
lie buildings and public works be hereby
instructed to communicate and urge the
commanding officer at Rock Island ar
| senal to estimate the cost for the visduct
approach at the south end of the bridge,
| crossing the south branch of the Mis-
| sissippl river in this city, and including
said estimate in with the other estimates
of the Rock Island arsenal. in order that
the necessary appropriations for said
viaduct may be passed with the general
appropriation bill the coming winter.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. A. G..
Dart, which was adopted, asking the
council to compel the Rock Island Milan
Street Car company to protect its tracks
over the Rock river bridge, as the
Holmes syndicate has the railroad cross>
at the foot of Twenty>fourth street.
SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION.
Mr.. William Jackson offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which. after remarks
by Mr. Jackson and Mr.. D. s. SEIZURE.
man in its favor was adopted:
| Resoloed, That the chair appoint a
committee of three to select subject re =
lating to the material interests of this
locality for general discussion at each
regular monthly meeting of the associa-
| ton.
| ANOTHER NEW INDUSTRY
Mr.,E. ii. Guyer read the following
comm lnication from Mr.. A T. Griffin OF
the Ottawa and Utica pressed brick and
tile factories:
L propose to organize a corporation fol
the manufacture of pressed brick, tile and
similar products of clay. The capital
stock to be $50, 900 of which agree to
subscribe for $4,000, $5, ZOO of which is
| To ha N q Wi nthar M
Ject 10 like assessments, $1,000 to be
placed to my credit for establishing the
factory and the business, but not to be
Issued to me until the capital actually
called in shall have realized 40 per cent
in dividends. but said stock shall be en-,
titled to dividends pro rata with othe,
stock that is, such percentage of it shall
be entitled to participate in the earnings
as is called in on the cash stock. 1t i.
propo sed that stock shall be subscribed
payable as follows: 25 per cent wher
organization is completed. 25 per cent il
90 days thereafter, and the balance no
for or year. if needed at all. Factory te
be located on suitable ground between
both cities, and to give employment tc
from 10 to so men.
On motion the committee on manufac.
turing was authorized to expend a sum
not to exceed $40 in the incorporation oil
a conn any.
THE STONE CUTTING.
/ Mr.. d. S. Schureman outlined the re.
suits of his trip to Washington on behalf
of the project for having the stone fol
the new water power dam cut on the
Island, and asked the association tc
direc, its president to appoint a commit
tee of three to draft resolutions and for.
ward the same to the secretary of war a,
once, setting forth the Importance of hav.
ing the stone for the dam cut on the Isl.
and and to urge similar action on the
part of the Moline and Davenport asso.
Citations.
The ASSOCIATION then adjourned.
| THIS morning President Hass selected
his committees as follows:
On jackson Resolution-Wm. Jack,
son. Phil Mitchell and E. H. Guyer.