Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-15
BOARD IN SESSION.
Commissioners of the New
Hospital Meet.
THE FIRST DAY AT GALEHBURG.

Nothing Much Aceomplishec-wi Finish
Sites About Galesburg. ana Monmouth
Today-Expected in Rock Island To-
night-Local Work There.
The Galesburg Republican-Regis-
ter OF last evening has the following
with reference to the first days
work there of the commission on
location Of the Western insane hos
pital:
The three members of the board
of trustees Of the Western asylum
for the insane held q meeting here
today. The trustees are Judge John
x. Eden, Hon. Thomas j. Medill and
Hon. W. Selden Gale. MIR. Eden and
Mr.. Medill arrived last night and
put up at the Union hotel. Prelim-
mary to this the local committee last
night met in the Galesburg club
rooms and made its final arrange
ments prior to presenting the Gales
burg proposition. This proposition
includes the tender of $30,OO0, $780,
600 from the county and $40, 900 in
subscriptions from citizens, and
options on a number of tracts of
land. Among these options are the
following: The Sisson, Dunbar and
Robson tracts north of town, COM
prising 600 or 700 acres; a tract COM
prising the Allen. Duffey and Thomp-
son farms northwest of town; the
Woods farm on West Main street;
500 acres between the Santa Fe and
G., b. & Q. tracks, made up from the
Garwood. Clay and Wagner farms:
400 acres southwest of town, made
up from the Derby and George farms;
and the Craig farm east of town and
one site northeast of town. The
committee got its proposition in
shape for presentation.
Meeting of the Trustees.
1.-The meeting of the trustees this
morning was entirely informal. AL
three members were present. The
written propositions were not sub.
mitted, but will probably be before
the board leaves Galesburg. The
committee practically knows what are
the bids from Rock Island and Gales
burg. On the table of the committe,
room was placed blue print show,
ing the location of the tracts abou'
Galesburg on which options hav,
been secured.
MOnmOutL's Proposition.
"A delegation from Monmouth
consisting of Postmaster Hailam and
Messrs. Pattee and Lahann, met will
the trustees aud informed them tina
they would have a proposition ready
to submit if the boaad would receiv,
it. 1t is understood that the boart
will entertain the prop ,sition. MIR
Lahann was asked the nature of thu
proposition and answered that the,
had site, which they desired the
board should look over. This site
he continued. will be donated. II
was learn, that neither Warner
county nor Monmouth has donated
anything, so that the means to pa,
for the land must have been raised
by subscription. The board evidentl,
felt that there was enough in the
Monmouth proposition to merit at
tentiOn.
The Work At Galesburg.
1.-The committee on subscription
is busy today raising the balance o
the $4,000. According to the re-
ports made last night there remain.
to be raised $4,000, and the commit
tee feels that this must be raised to-
day. On the securing of this $40, OO(
in good pledges depends Galesburg'l
whole interest in this matter. Tn,
county gave $4,000 on the expires.
condition that the $4,000 should b,
subscribed. The citizens SHOULD
certainly not allow $4,000 to stant
between them and success in a mat
ter of this moment. The committe,
should not be put off, but shoult
meet with a generous response"