Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-31

The president placed before the associa.
ton the resolutions of the city council.
rendering the use of the council chamber
for meetings and spoke very complimen,
tary OF the action of the council in so do
ing. Mr.. John Crubaugh thereupou
presented resolution expressing the
thanks of the association for the councils
kindness and accepting the offer. DR..
Paul moved that the first part of the res
olutior be adopted by rising vote and
this was done. 1t is as follows:
WHEREAS, The city council at its
meeting on January 6 passed resolution
grantir g this association the right to hold
It's NEE tings at the council chamber and
for the transaction of such other business
as may come before them Therefore be
il
Roscoe That we, the Citizens I'm,
provenlent association, do hereby pass a
vote OF thanks to the said city council
for the honor and kindness they have
shown us in offering US the use of their
chamber for the transaction of our busi.
ness.
Cap. j. N. Montgomery moved that
the second part of the resolution pertain
ing to the acceptance of the councils
offer be adopted in the interests of econ
omy. He thought the association was
paying out too much for rental for the
time il used the rooms.
DR. Paul said the council did a
handsome thing in inviting the associa-
ton "a its rooms, but he believed the as
sociation should remain by itself, as
while he objects Of both organizations
were the same there should be two dis
tinct families and two houses. The asso-
citation wanted home; something that
gave il an essential proprietorship. He
believed a large part of tie success Of
the association had been due TO having
good rooms always accessible. Mr.. W.
II. Judge considered that the association
in aba 1doning its rooms would assume q
retrog -ade movement. II should retain
its owl rooms and preserve its identity
without which it's existence would be
short lived.
MIR. W 5 Knowlton was of the opin-
ion that the association would make q
great mistake in moving. He recalled
the fate OF the old business mems ssso,
citation. which had failed utterly in It's
purpose and passed out of existence
simply because it had no home of its
own, and was unable to maintain inter
est and hold its members. He thought
the association should look for better
quarters rather than abandon what it had
in the way of rooms of its own.
Mr.. P. L. Mitchell was of the opinion
that The association should accept the
proposition. He considered the
Of the present rooms a needless
expense to the association, and thought
he co dncil chamber equally as desirable
President Hass then called Mr.. Mitchell
% the chair, and taking the floor, spoke
It length in favor of moving to the
council chamber The holding OF the
present rooms involved an unnecessary
'xpen 'e-the paying of rent for one or
wo ghts q month-which in the vim
er time were too cold for committee
meetings unless heated for the purpose,
md ir the summer time were too hot for
he regular meetings. He thought the
quarters not exactly desirable at any
line, and could see no reason for re-
naming In them longer, especially as the
work of the two bodies was identical in
Is nature.
Mr.. E II. Guyer took the view that
he association was not on its proper
basis, for if it was it would. in
stead of seeking to abandon its own
rooms, rather seek such as could be &C.
cessiDle at all times for committee meet
Ings. etc. If the present room is for any
reason undesirable. the association had
better get one more inviting and more
adapted TO its purposes. An association
such as this in Rock Island ought to be
stror g enough to have q good room. To
give up its own rooms would not only
imptir the associations influence, but de.
trac, from Its independence. While the
and the council had q similar
work to perform, he maintained the ASSOC
citation should have the broader field of
the Two, as II should not devote itself en-
tirelT to municipal legislation, but should
brar Oh ont and endesvor to secure new
indr stries.
DR.. Paul thought the association
could well afford to keep its present
rooms not only for the associations
owl use. but for the benefit of other So
cietes such as the Relief society. and
other meetings of benefit to the city.
Furthermore, he would favor the APP
poiniment of committee to consult with
Metsrs. Mitchell & Lynde with view to
have desirable suite of rooms especially
designed for the associations own use in
the new building which they are to build
this spring. Mr.. A. N. Blakesly favored
rem aiming In the present quarters. The
association should preserve its Individ-
uality II It would succeed. The motion
to accept the councils offer was then put
and lost by q two-thirds vote.
Dr. Paul presented the names of Dr..
G. 9. Craig and Messrs. II. w. Dusin-
berre and T. r. Harper for membership