Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-13
ROCK ISLAND.
The Citizens Improvement Associa-
ton Meets.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED
The Regular Monthly Session Last
tEvening-An Expression in Favor
OF FIRST class Rooms-New
Memb ars

Inc hock Island Citizens improvement
Association held its regular monthly
meeting at its rooms in Harpers theatre
building last evening. In the absence of
President Jackson and President
Carse, E. "a. Guyer, chairman of the
executive committee, was called to the
chair.
Under the call of committees, Will r
johnson from the committee on adver-
tising reported the consideration of the
proposition of the publishers of the
Augustsna, weekly periodical with 49,
600 circulation which is largely in the
New England states, to lay the advant-
ages of Rock Island before their readers
in an attractive manner, and accompanied
the same by an explanation that while the
medium would prove an advantageous
one, it would be best for the association
10 defer action for the present. Mr..
Lofgren explained the offer and the re
port was ordered placed on file for the
present.
In the matter of
PUBLIC GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS
Fred Hsss reported the forwarding of
the final papers pertaining to the vladuct
to Washington and also tnst Oliver Oh
sen would start Sunday morning to make
verbal explanation. Under the same
committee, Walter Johnson reported the
receipt through Congressman Gest of an
opinion from Attorney General Miller, as
to the necessity OF the state of Illinois ced-
ing to the government jurisdiction of the
site of the public building in Rock Island,
holding that such action would be neces
sary and citing two acts of the Illinois
Legislature, one pertaining to Springfield,
May 10. 1885, and one as to land in Lake
county. June 6. 1887, sustaining such
view. 1t was therefore the expressed
sentiment of the association that Rock
Island should have the necessary bills
passed by the legislature at as early dste
as practicable.
The matter of new quarters for the as
ISOLATION came up. and after a general
discussion in which many Of the members
participated, and in which numerous
suites of rooms were proposed, includ-
ing those in Mitchell & Lynde's new
block, rooms over Champions book store,
owned by Peter Fries, over Loosley's
crockers store. owned by P. L. Mitchell,
and over the Y. NJ. C. a. rooms, offered
by Capt. Pee:Z, q motion was adopted
that the association take ballot express
sive OF it's sentiment on the subject,
and it resulted in majority of
votes for suite in Mitchell & Lynde's
new building, the same being accompan>
led by the inferred desire of the associa-
ton to add club room features and to in
crease the membership fees 10 about $40
per annum. P. L. Mitchell stated that if
it was the desire of the association to
provide itself with
FIRST CLASS ROOMS
and If it was necessary to increase the dues
to attain such an end he would guarant ee
five memberships with the dues raised to
$40; that room on the second or third
floor 20x20 and an,e~room 6x1O, could be
had for about $25 month, includi ng
heat and wafer; and that the elevator
would be run to II or 70 o'clock at night.
The firm of Mitchell & Lynde, he said
was arranging the rentals so as to net {
per cent on the investment, the prices
being made low as possible to sccommo
date all. 1t was determined that a fur
ther effort be made to ascertain the view
of members not present as to the new
arrangement before taking final action
and q permanent committee was ap
pointed to solicit new members compose,
of r. Champion, DR.. w A. Paul and e
Mosenfelder.
r. CHAMPION proposed the names O
Rev. W. 5. Marquis and NJ. j. Murph
for membership, and John Crubaugh pre-
posed G. G. Gaver. all of whom were I'm
animously elected.
Mr.. Leavitt was introduced and mad
an address in behalf of the
SUFFERING PEOPLE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
whose restitution and want he explsine
was due to drOuth and consequent GRO
failures the past two seasons. Fiv
thousand families were without food
: clothing or seed. and so great is the wal
and suffering that children are actuall
unable to attend school. They requil
50O,0oO bushels of grain besides clothing
provisions and money, and the Chicago
Milwaukee e. st. Paul has offered to hs,
supplies free of charge. The associatio
heard the report and on motion of NJ
Champion a committee was appointed
consisting of President jackson and job
Crubauph and W c. Maucker. to accom-