Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-14
ADVANCING THE CITY.
The Rock Island Improvement ASST
citation Hetds one or its Iuportaot
ADMINISTRATIONS Matters Receive


The Rock Island Improvement As.c-
citation Hetds one or its Iuportaut
Recommendations Matters Receive
Attention
The Rock Island Citizens Improvement
association held its regular monthly meet
ing last evening, President jackson in
the chair and large attendance of rep>
resentative citizens. Tne call OF CON-
mittees showed progress in various pro-
lects which have enlisted the associa-
tons support and encOur agement.
Under the head of the Henne pin canal
Secretary Searle read dispatch showing
the interference of Moline parties with
the engineers plans for the commence
ment of the work on the canal at the
mouth of Rock river A discussion
followed in which the attitude of the
movement in Moline was fully exposed
the aim of the Moline people be ne to
Great the impression that holders of
the Milan water power were planning
to get extortionate charges from the gov
eminent The best way to meet this
was said to be for all property holders to
waive claims provided the government
dams were built substantially on the lines
OF the cid dams, so that their water
power rights would not suffer MIR. p.
l.. Mitchell said that he had understood
from MIR. David Sears that al were will
ingto acquiesce who had been seen MIR.
j. ii. Wilson said for one he should not
| stand in the way of the Improvement, and
Capt. J. NJ. Montgomery expressed him
self as glad to cooperate in proper ad-
| justment. The propriety of getting the
ten or twelve different parties Interested
in the water power together. so that
| definite assurance might be formulated
for the Information and assurance of the
government authorities was agreed to,
and on motion of Capt. Peet2, Chairman
jackson was directed to appoint spec.
ial committee of five TO bring this about.
The committee on advertising reported
having given the G, r. l. & P. 1000
copies OF Rock Island Illustrs led. and the
r. l. & p. 1000 also for distribution, and
submitted the following resolution which
was adopted:
WHEREAS The Rock Island Citizen.
| Improvement Association, recognizing
the value TO the CONNIE rcial interests OF
any community of adjudication devoted
to those Interest," - well a. promoting
the growth of a place, and recognizing
that snch publication has been estab-
lished in our midst. edited and managed
by Journalists whose interests are located
in this great commercial cen tre There
| fore be it
Resol0ed, That this association, appre.
ciating the efforts of the Tii City Trade
journal in issuing one of the finest trade
publications in the west and regarding
1t as as a valuable and in advertising the
facilities of this locality and thus Induc-
ing new industries to locate in our midst
do hereby recommend the said journal tC
the support of all business men.
The asssoci alton also endorsed peti.
ton of the faculty and students of An.
gustana college for a sidewalk on Thirty.
eighth street and instructed President
jackson to present the same to the cit,
council. and referred to he executive
committee communication fromW. B.
Ferguson in relation to cooperating witt
Davenport in next years carnival.
Mr.. Fred Hass reported that all thai
was necessary now in the " ay of the via
duct was to secure from the Legislature
in January the ceding of tie state juris
diction