Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-17
THE GLORY OF IT.
The Present County Boards
Court House Privilege.
WILL GET IT WELL UNDER WAY.

The Members Will Go Down Into the Coun
ty History rs Having Done Their Duty for
tue County's Good Name and for Pro-
gress-Tslk About Building.
The board of SUPERVISORS will, &C.
cording to usage. meet the second
Tuesday in December, which this
year is Dec. IL, to attend to such
business as may come before it. I'm.
questionably the most important
matter to receive attention will be
the new court house proposition, and
IN this connection it may be said the
present board is to have the privi-
lege of completing all the pre-
liminaries and starting the active OPP
erations and since to it will
be given the glory of getting the
new building started, and the name
of every member of it, together with
the names OF those who composed the
board which voted to submit the
proposition to issue bonds to the
amount of 1925, 900. should 90 into
the corner stone. There are several
who were supervisors at the time the
board acted on the proposition, who
are not of the board now, among the
number being ex-Supervisor Joseph
Fitzpatrick, of Milan, who introduced
the motion to submit the question of
bonds, and championed it through
the board. Ia fact, all the minutes
of the proceedings relating to the
new building so far. and whatever is
to come should be preserved for flu
ture generations with place in the
corner stone of the temple of Justice
which is to, rise as a monument to
those who will build it.
Action to be Taken.
The first duty of the board on its
meeting in Decem Der will be to can
vass the vote, and having declared
the proposition carried, to place the
bonds. and then to fix permanently
the location. Plans for the new
building will next come under con-
sideration. and after this is disposed
of. there will be little left to do but
to build. The necessary prelimina-
ries will take up considerable time as
matter OF course, but there is no
reason why everything may not be
disposed of this winter, even to the
letting of the contract for actual con-
struction.
1t will necessitate n series of spe-
cial meetings to accomplish all. but
representing a progressive people. as
those of Rock Island county have
proved themselves to be. through the
ballot. and inspired by an ambition
to do their duty to that to which
they are to have the credit of max
ing the substantial beginning, the
present board may be relied upon to
push things this winter Further
more, the winter season will be the
best for the country representatives
to get away, so that, all things con-
sidered. we may look for a grand cor
ner stone laying ceremony early in
the spring, an occasion which. by the
way. Rock Island proposes shall be
made an event that will stand out in
the history of western Illinois n a
manner that will make all connected
with it feel proud.
Can he Built In Season,
In conversation this morning w.
II. Edwards, of the Edwards & Walsh
Construction company. probably the
| largest contracting firm in the three
cities, said the building ought to be
put up in season with ease. If
the contract is let early enough for
the contractor who receives the
award to begin the first thing in the
spring, there ought to be no reason
whatever why the county should
not begin the year 1896 in full occu-
pancy of the new building. Next
year will be splendid time to build
all things are favorable, both as to
material and labor