Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-05
PUBLIC PROJECTS.
Last Nights improvement AS
ISOLATION Meeting.
VARIOUS MATTERS ACTED UPON.

The Accounts OF eN-Secretary :. w.
searie Earnestly Discussed. and Deter
mined Action Taken
The Rock Island Citizens In
provement association met in special
session last evening. Vice President
+. ii. Guyer in the chair, and Secre-
tary j. W. Day in his place. There
was Il good attendance OF representa-
tive citizens.
The status of the Rock Island pub
lie building matter was the first mat
ter taken up for discussion, Aid. w.
{. Maucker Offering the following
resolutions, which were adopted:
Whereas. Nearly four wears have
elapsed since the passage of the act
authorizing public building in the
city OF Rock Island, without any
start being made toward the erection
of said building, while on the other
hand, the public buildings author
lied at later date at Bloomington.
Danville. Rockford and Davenport.
are all now in process or erection
some being nearly completed. and
Whereas, 1t has been found i'm
possible to obtain any satisfactory
assurance from the authorities nj
Washington. even as to the plans
being started Tor our public build
ing; therefore. he it
Resolved, That the president be
directed to appoint some suitable
person to 60 to Washington. in
structed to bring to bear every posi-
bic influence to secure the imme-
diate erection of our public building,
and while there to look after the
Rock Island arsenal appropriation.
and such other matters as affect the
interests of this locality. and that
committee Of three be appointed by
the president to solicit funds to de-
fray the travelling expenses of this
mission.
1t was upon motion decided to ap-
point committee to solicit funds to
/ defray the expenses of some one to
60 to Washington in the interest Of
the building. and Vice President
Guycr stated that he would appoint
such committee after consultation.
1t was decided TO appoint COM
mittee of three to audit the bills of
the association. The chair appointed
j. W. Day. w. c. Maucker and Fred
Hass as such committee.
The Depo; Question.
The report of the depot committee
was read by the secretary as follows:
! Rock ISLAND. H., April, 1. lS94.-
| To the President and Members of the
| Citizens Improvement association:
| Your committee on the requiring
the C.. Il. |. a. p. Railway company
| to run its regular passenger trains to
Twentieth street, would respectfully
! report that the resolutions of the As
/ sociation in regard to said matter
were presented to the city council
and were indorscd by it and COM
| mittee of five, consisting of the NAV
or, city attorney and three aldermen
was appointed to cooperate with
your committee.
That the joint committee commit
nicated with the president of the said
railway company asking that its pas
senger trains be run to Twentieth
street, which request was refused by
| him in his letter heretofore pub
| lishcd, and that thereupOn sub
committee was appointed to obtain
subscriptions to fund TO be used in
expenses incurred compelling said
company to comply with the law.
| This subcommittee is not ready
to render formal report. but eX-
press satisfaction at the support Civ
en- it by our citizens and think
that sufficient sum has been
pledged to warrant it to institute
proceedings, which may be consid-
cred necessary.
That thus far we have met with
nothing that would seem to change
the status of this case, as presented
at the last meeting.
H. W. DUSINBERRE,
W. c. MAUCKER,
NJ. f.. SWEENEY,
c. HANsGEN.
Secretary Day read his report OF
the money he had collected. and OF
its deposit in the bank.
The secretary's Accounts.
The secretary was asked if he had
received the books of the association
from the former secretary, ;. W.
Searle. Secretary Day said he had
received the minutes OF the associa-
ton, and receipt book for the year
ending Aug. D, 1898, but nc
account of the financial transac-
tons of the association.
After considerable discussion in
which all present took part. and in
which the eX-secretary was freely de-
nounced for his conduct, and many
suggestions made as to proceedings
against him under the criminal code
in the event of failure now TO make
Il satisfactory explanation of the dis
position of the association funds,
which have passed through hi;
hands. it was moved and seconded
and carried that committee con
sisting of the president. vice presi'
dent and secretary be instructed tt
call on S. W. Searle, the former sec
retarv. and demand an accounting
and to take legal action If necessary