Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-11
PUBLIC PROJECTS.
Action of the Citizens Improve
ment Association.
FOR ROCK ISLANDS BENEFIT

1
ne committee Gives Definite Instructions
| In regard to Presenting an Offer to the
| Modern Woodmen-An EXPLANATION of
| the Project for Establishing a Western
| seamen's Home on Credit IsIspd-Tba
High Road and Bridge Scbem. 70 g..
| Lower End-Discussion of the Different
Matters.
At LAST nights meeting OF the Citizens |
Enforcement association President Jack |
son presiding, the committee composed |
OF W. B. Ferguson, C. ]. vs.. Schreiper
ard W. c. MauckeI ,srepoIted that it had |
VA'ted several locations in search for a |
sui able lot for tie location of Modern |
Noocmsn building and also for securing
ten poraiytqusrters for the immediate re- |
cep1on ai The head fficos. A lot on
Sixteenth street just south Of the govern,
ment building site had been visited which
was ffered by Conservator p. L Mi,ch>
ell Tor 50 eco. Another = as spoken of
by Mr. Schreiner which is located on
Fl teenth street in the same block
upon which very reasonable option
could be obtained. After some discus.
sion it was decided to instruct the COM
mttee TO secure an option on the last
mentioned lot and to have the committee
previously appointed to visit Omaha,
where the Woodmen meet, present an
offer of suitable lot centrally located
and also temporary quarters for one
year. The latter will be in the Mitchell
s. Lynde building. where two fine rooms,
with heat, water. safety vaults. and ele-
vltor iservice, have been secured for
special rate of $40O per year.
A committee composed of R Cramp
ton, Will r. johnson and s. w. Searle
was then on motion appointed by the
chair to act in conjunction with the cons
nittee previously appointed in the work
:, The Snug Harbor
- Rev. B. Frankiand of the Western
Seauen's Friend society, then came be-
Al fore the association and explained the
II aims aud objects of the proposed new
IS snug harbor for aged ana disabled sea-
a men of the western marine as entioped
in these cOlS INNS. On motion OF John
= Ohlweiler resolution was sd opted sim-
lar to one passed by the Davenport;
Business Mems association, which also
provided for committee of three to be
appointed by the chair to confer with
similar committees from the other Bust.
ness Mems associations of the adjoining
towns in relation TO the PROJECT
The Lower Bridge Scheme.
The matter of tee permsne road t.
the lower end of the county anG
the bridging OF the Rock near the mouth
of the Henpepin canal was then brought
up and W. B. Ferguson, the chairman
lnsde an exhaustive report OF the recent
- Trip OF the committee over the proposed
] route and of the magnitude of the work
- Accompanying the report of the commit
- zee was another from Engineer Darling
who accompanied the party on its toul
Z IF Inspection. in which he estimated thu
V probable cost of the proposed highway
and of the bridge across the Rock Ht
estimates the cost of the roadway above
O nigh water mark at from SEQ. 600 TO $50
Q 900, and of an iron bridge at from $50
IL 900 to $40, 0OJ. Rev. Thomas Msckir
acdressedss the association, strongly ia.
VoriDg the.gproposed project. which hi
said would be Of iDcalculabe benefit to
the city in different ways, and also TO the
farmers in the lower end of the county
- Particularly would the road be of benefit
when the Hennepin canal was con-.
, pleted, as then the city would have ready
communication with that portion of tha
county
E. II. Guyer then spoke at some length
on the sameIsubject in which he men
, toned that such prOjsct would hav'
his hearty support. He thought it woulC
be step toward abolishing the tolls tina
are now charged across the Rock rive
bridges as under the existing laws a tol
bridge could not be established. He f.v
ored the proposed roadway. but thou h
pontoon bridge that would probabl
cost about 81 600. could be put 10 for to-
- present and when the canal is finished
the Terminal company would no donb
gladly avail itself of the opportunity t
build switches at that point and also al
iron bridge.
Msyor McConochie also spoke on ID
proposed project, but was not sure tina
the $4,000 for the roadway out Of tn
CITY could be raised voluntarily. II
also was of the opinion that perma
nent bricge should be Quilt if snv kin
was undertaken. However. he was il
favor of anything that would accrue II
the city's benefit.