Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-12
ROCK ISLAND
Citizens Improvement Association
Meeting.
The New Re Oms Occupied for the Fi,st
1ime-F Order OF Business
Transacted Last Night

Lyndes building, for the fret time.
President Jackson occupied the chair
and Secretary Searle, Treasurer Johnson
aud other officers were in their places.
while there was large attendance of
members, many being present who have
not attended the meetings before.
A motion offered by Oliver Olsen was
adopted, constituting the executive com
mittee the governing board with authority
to adopt such rules as shall seem proper
in regulating the club room features of
the organization. A motion by w. H.
Judge was also fsvorsbly acted upon. in
structing the procuring of 25 keys TO the
rooms to be placed in the hands OF the
secretary who shall issue them to the
members desiring the same, at % cents
each. 1t was decided to have the name
of the association placed on the windows
in silver
Under the call of committees, Chair
man johnson, of the advertising commit
tee, submitted proposition of the Rock
Island Union to issue special Fourth of
July edition of 5000 copies and reserve
a certain amount of space 10 be filled by
the secretary of the association, the sug-
gestion being that $50 be appropriated
for that purpose. The matter after be-
| ing discussed, was referred to the finance
and advertising committee to expend $50
or S25 according to the fnsnces of the
association.
Under the head of manufactures J.
NJ. Montgomery reported cores
pOndence with barb wire factory
as requested at the former meeting,
AID submitted letter which he had
received showing the product to be
$3.50, 900, its pay roll $4,000 per month
and the number of men employed 200.
The association continued the matter in
Capt. Montgomery hands, and the manu-,
featuring committee. of which he is
member, was authorized to take whatever
| steps might be deemed desirable, and to
seud a representative to the city having
the location of the enterprise, if thought
advisable.
| In the matter of parks, DR.. ". A. Paul
brought up matter now under discus
| sion along First avenue for park on the
river front west of Thirteenth street, and
| called the associations attention 20 the
| desirability of some action with reference
| thereto. P L. Mitchell made statement
for the information Of the associatio q,
that the ground between Eleventh and
Twelfth was owned by the city, while the
blocks on either side are private property.
In the discussion which followed, many
excellent ideas were advanced looking to
the laying out of park and boulevard,
and the MISTER was at length referred to
the committee on parks and boulevards.
K CHAMPION stated that the authorities
of Augustana college had under way a
project to purchase sufficient land
for college park south OF
Seventh avenue and extending to Moline
avenue, with view Of calling it Univer-
sity park. and Of desire to have Seventh
avenue changed TO College avenue whe
the improvements now in contemplation
BIZ the council are completed. Oliver
Olsen spoke also of the same purpose on
the part of the college, which was growing
faster than our people are for the most
part aware. The change in the name, be
thought. would be al sppreciaole compli'
ment and would have q beneficial effect
in many ways- ". B. Ferguson emu
merated advantages TO come from the
change in the name of the avenue. The
members of the association were author
lied to pledge the best efforts of the as
ISOLATION in fartheriug both improve
ments suggested
DR.. Paul offered the suggestion that i
would be en- advantageous improvement
to lave the schools designated by name!
such as those of prominent literary peo'
pie, than by numbers.
Il. Champion suggested the advisable
ity of Fourth of July celebration, bu
upon discussion it was decided that itwa
too late for anything of pretentious Gel
ebration this year, although the assocls
ton will not withhold its endorsement
and encouragement of any and all dis
plays on that great patriotic occasion
The suggestion did meet with faVo
however, that preparations be alread.
taken in hand for celebration one yea
hence-the occasion of the Columbian
anniyersary-and it is quite likely tina
the next meeting of the association vii
be devoted to this subject 1t is non
too soon to take this matter in hand, an
Rock Island. if it pursues the prope