Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-13
SITE STAYS.
The Court House to Remain
Where it is.
COUNTY BOARD DECIDES.
The Moline Amendment
Voted Down.
The Resolution for Action
Adopted.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Review of Yesterdays Pro-
ceedings-Today
Now to Push the Prelimin-
aries.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Now to Push the Prelimin-
aries.

The board of supervisors decided
this afternoon that the new court
house should be built in Court House
square, the location thus remaining
unchanged.
1t was only in recognizance of the
verdict Of Moline on election dav in
opposing the purpose to issue bonds
for the erection of n court house that
Supervisor Mckinley at yesterday af-
ternoon's session of the county board
sought to amend the resolution as
presented by Supervisor Quayle for
the appointment of the proper COM
mittees to carry out the wishes of
the majority of the county's popula-
ton, McKinley's only objection being
the location. Instead OF pursuing a
friendly and neighborly, as well as
public-spirited course. and exertng
its every effort to carry the PROPOSE
ton on election day, regardless of To-
cation, Moline showed its Jealous and
preJudicial colors toward anything
that might tend to beautify or bene-
fit any part of Rock Island county
happening to be in Rock Island, and
voted almost as a unit against the
issue. Not satisfied with receiving
rebuke and defeat at the hands Of
the entire county. Moline's super
visors now seek to delay the carry
ing out OF the desires of our people.
The Session.
Supervisor Quayle presented a res
olution, after the disposal of the rou.
tine proceedings, moving its adop-
ton, which contained plan that
would not be countenanced by the
Moline delegation, and that, OF
course, was on the location. The
resolution was as follows:
Whereas, The people at the last
election, by a large majority. APP
proved the action of the board in de-
termining that the necessities of the
county required the immediate cree
tion of new court house, and au-
thorized the issue of 1925, 900 of
bonds for that purpose; therefore
be it
Resolved, That the board pro.
coed at once to cause to be erected in
the present square a suitable build
ing, and that to that end building
committee of seven be appointed by
the chairman of this board (of which
he shall be ex-ofiicio a member) whose
duty it shall be to procure plans
and take general charge of the con-
struction of such building, subject
to the directions of this board from
time to time; and that special COM
mittee of seven members, to be
known as the bond committee (of
which the chairman shall be ex-
officio a member) be appointed in
the same manner, to negotiate a sale
of said bonds, provided that the
members of the finance committee,
not on the building committee. shall
be appointed members of said bond
committee.
Said committees shall respectfully
report at this session its proposed
action with reference to obtaining
such plans and disposition of such
bonds for the approval of the board.
The Discussion.
Quite an animated and lengthy dis
cussion followed. Supervisor Britton
made brief but powerful and manly
appeal for the people of the coun-
ty in support of the immediate pas
sage of the resolution, stating that
as Representatives of the people the
supervisors should grant the de-
mands of the county populace.
While all may have had their own
personal views on the proposition,
when presented to them for a vote,
the sentiment favoring the erection
OF a new building was largely in the
majority, and he did not believe anv
supervisor would now betrav the
wishes of the county in general and
east a dissenting vote against it's
progress of construction. Supervis-
ors Rinck and Case furnished
convincing arguments in favor of i'm
mediate action as only in Justice to
the people. Supervisor Mckinley
thought the question of location
should be stricken from the resolu-
ton. The people of Moline favored
the erection of new court house,
he said, but not the present site. A
location more convenient to the peo-
pie of the upper end of the county
should be considered. He accord
ingIy presented an amendment to the
original resolution. giving the build
ing committee authority to decide
upon site for the proposed court
house, and report at the next meet
ing. This would delay any action
for three months, whereas, if the
resolution was passed, everything of
a preliminary nature could be accom-
plished during the winter, and act
i've operations commenced early in
the spring. Some of the supervisors
were Of the belief that it was beyond