Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
THE PROGRESSIVE BuDY.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the
Citizens Association.
Some Important Matters Brought TO
the Attention Of the M mbrrs-.- The
Toll Bridges, Island Stone, the City
Council and ounty Board.

large attendance and general interest dis
played. Vice President H. c. Carse pre-.
sided and Secretary T. J. Medill was at
his desk.
The roll of committees was called and
a number of verbal reports brought out
showing progress. One of the most i'm
portsnt of these was the written report
of Mr.. FL. j. Lowrey. chairman of the
committee on Sixth avenue extension. re-
commencing that the proposed extension
be. abandoned because of the expense in
volved in condemning through valuable
private property, and that instead. efforts
be made to improve Seventh avenue and
make it first class thoroughfare. The
report was approved by the association.
Mr.. Saville Johnston presented the fol,
lowing resolutions relative to free bridges
which elected considerable favorable dis
cussion and We're unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. The laws of the state of
Illinois provide that the county DO ard
may take toll bridges or toll roads by
condemnation If necessary, but do not
provide that such county board shall do
so except in their discretion;
ResolUed, That the Citizens Improve
ment association of Rock Island memor.
ialize MIR. E. w Hurst as the representa-
tive in the staJe legislature directly from
this city to take an early opportunity to
Introduce an amendment to the said stat
ute making it compulsory upon such
county boards to accept such toll bridges
or toll roads when the same are rendered
free of cost and such board is properly
petitioned to accept the same; and
ResOLUed, That the secretary be in
structed to request the cooperation of
Representatives w. F. Crawford and II.
V. Pierce and Senator J. H. Pierce of
our legislative district in this effort to Sc
cure the abolition of toll gates and the
freedom of the highways wherever the
people Immediately affected so desire.
After the routine proceedings had been
attended to. The committee on revision of
the standing committees reported as fol-
| lows:
Advertising-W S Knowlton, w r
johnson, Sayille Johnston, l. s McCabe,
Eli Mosenfelder.
Beaulifying-W A Paul. R Champion,
W B Ferguson, J NJ Butord II D Folsom
Central Depol-Henry Carse, | o Will
kinson, IL J Lowrey, Walter johnson. A
q Dart
Executive and Finauce-Heury Carse,
t Medill. ,r, WIN Jackson, Z Ii Guyer
r Champion.
Free Brioges-Oliver Olsen, Z w
! Hurst, L Simon, L P Sharp. Fred Luz
dolph, l. SIcCabe.
Railways and Boats-John Reimers,
Fl j Lowrey, ] w Stewart, Meyer Rosen-
field, A G Dart, VIM Atkinson, CT W
| Schreiner.
Retail Trade-Howard Wells, Chas
i Hansgen, Geo Schneider Jr Hans G e.
mann, q c McIntire, Eli Mosenfielder,
ID Roy Bowlby Geo E Bailey.
Wholesale Trade w Stewart, Phil
; Mitchell, T Noftsker, E G Frazer A
| NJ Blakesley.
Street Improvement Committee-Wm
Jackson, E 4 Guyer. II c Connolly, II
Lowrey, A c Dart
Hennepin Canal-T Robinson. John
Peetz, II G Connolly, Albert Warren, ]
NJ Montgomery.
Manufactures-T B Davis, John Volk,
P Weyerhauser. w G Collins, Phil
Mitchell, Fred A Head. f H Guyer.
Public Buildings and Public Works
Fl c Connolly E D Sweeney. P L Mitch
ell, John J Relmers, Fred Hass.
Seventh Avenue Improvement-L S
McUabe, NJ E Sweeney, F Lynde, G L
Walker r Champion.
Special Assessment S8ville Johnston,
W McEniry A c Dart, Frank III, August
Hueslng.
Street Rallways-A NJ Blakesley, Geo
kingsbury, L Mitchell, VIM Stewart,
F j Young, A H Hampton.
Mr. E. II Guyer placed before the as
ISOLATION tolegraphic advices which he
had received. setting forth that under the
opinion of the attorney general affirming
the right to locate the Illinois state fair
for any length of time, the state board of
agriculture had decided to meet in Feb
ruary and determine upon one place of
location for four years. He therefore
moved that the Business Mems associa-
ton of Moline be asked to appoint q
committee 10 cooperate with a committee
of three from the Rock Island association
with view of making joint effort to
secure the fair and locate it between the
WAS carried unanimously and committee
was appointed consisting of Messrs. E
Fl. Guyer, H. ]. Lowrey and T. j. Me-
dill.
Mr.. G. j Larkin called the attention of
the association to a report which had
come to his ears that the commandant at
Rock Island arsenal had advertised for
bids for the stone work of the repair of
the water dam in the east and that q con,
tract was likely to be. or had already been
! awarded. with an Ohio trust. by the
terms of which the stone was to be deliv-
cred here already cut and fitted. If such
was the case, it would deprive many
Rock Island laborers and citizens of work
that is justly due them Mr.. Larkln's
statement brought forth a general ex-
preston Of views. the spirit of which was
that such proceedings would be slight
to Rock Island that was not only I'M.
called for, but would take the nature of
an outrage. as it is only proper that the
stone should be cut and dressed here.
Mr. D. 8. Schureman, Cincinnati archi.
tect, being present. enlightened the
association Upon the nature of the sup
posed contractor, the Cleveland Stone
Co.. which was nothing more than a
trust formed by the proprietors of mum.