Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-03
BY THE HENNEPIN.
The Milan Couneil-Other News OF In
terest.

ell met in regular session Monday
evening. President Owens was sick,
and Trustee Haislip was appointed
president pro tenn. Trustees Gan
non, Tenges, Bloomfield and Benn
were present. The minutes Of the
previous meetings were read, APP
proved and ordered placed on file.
Three meetings were held last month
the Sd of June. June IA and June
%. The police magistrates report
as follows was ordered placed on
file: Fines imposed on arrests, So;
fines collected tom arrests, IS.
The street commissioner report
was received and ordered placed on
file. The marshal's report, showing
three arrests, was received and
placed on. file. The treasurer's re-
port was read and placed on file.
There was $l6066 in the treasury,
and after paying orders a balance
was left on hand of $3.50. A guar
antee OF five years on the Corey hy-
drant from July /, 1895, was read
and favorably approved. and placed
on file. The clerk was instructed to
write to the Detrick Supply COM
pany for guarantee on the valves
also. Street and alley bills were
read, and orders ordered drawn for
the same. g. +. Browns bill of SIS
was allowed for work on revising or
dinances of the village for reprint
ing. The bids Tor printing were as
follows: Mossman Il Vollmer. of
Davenport. 3 0 copies s55. and j. T.
Dindinger. so copies $40. The
council advised giving the contract
TO the Milan News for $50. but they
declined. Therefore, the contract
was awarded to Dindinger. The
marsbal's salary. S5c for June, was
allowed. The following bills were
allowed and orders drawn for the
same:
Charles Boyer. for moving ho-sc....-.....S 90
" A Daring, engInersrg ............ 1877 on
II A We'd. Services May rnd june. 10 20
l.nGs iy " Phep', lunher. .....--...-.... 90
Clinton Bridge CO nj y................ e.! %
Frank Rrashar's bill of 81 for
watching the last week Of March and
the first week Of April was referred
to the finance committee to report at
the next meeting. Ga motion of
Trustee Cannon, 500 was borrowed
from Arthur lItealett on six months
time at Z per cent interest. The
balance due on the waterworks was
not paid. The council then adj
journed till Wednesday evening.
Notes.
There will be large excursion up
the canal the Fourth of July.
a large number of citizens have
tapped the mains and more will fol-
low.
Gol!mar Brothers advance show
wagons passed through Milan Tues
dav.
Painters are now ut work on the
last bridge on the Peoria line to Rock
island.
Charles S. Thompson. who has
been sick for some time, is reported
recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bastian, of
Mil,n, spent sunday with Mrs. LEM,
of Black Hawk.
c. F. Stagmaeir and family inten!
to spend few weeks at their home in
Greensburg. Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Allen and
daughter. May. OF Rural, were ST
tors in Milan Tuesday.
The steam launch, Atlantic, passed
up the canal sunday with party of
eXcursionists on board.
Mr. aud Mrs. John Beck, of Black
Hawk, We're visited by large num-
Der of their friends Sunday. All re-
port Il pleasant time.
Miss Mary Walker. of Donaghadee.
County Of Down, Ireland, arrived
Monday for visit to her uncle,
hugh Walker, of Milan.
There is TO be an excursion up
Rock river as far as Green river the
Fourth. a large party expect to go
on the Myrtle and barge.
Arthur Wheeler, son of L. L.
Wheeler. OF Sterling. who has been
visiting for the past week with Milan
friends. returned home Tuesday
evening.
The many friends of Mrs. Wheeler
and daughter, Miss Ida l.. Wheeler.
will be pleased to know that they are
recovering after 3months' sickness
in Moline.
Wonder if those bows can't find
SEINE other place for bathing than at
30 public place as the government
bridges? Why not go below the rail-
road bridge?
G. Il. Sydnor has sold his property
op Fifth street to. Daniel Daxon, who
will move to Milan in the fall. The
property has n splendid location, be-
ing near the center OF the town.
ID. L. Robertson. Frank Goldsmith.
II. 3. Honens and W. A. Medill. of
Milan. {. II. Brown, of Chicago. and
Alex Stewart and Ralph Haverstick.
OF Rock Island, leave next Monday
for weeks camp at Andalusia.
The indications are that the person
who robbed the Won Ach residence
was well posted on surroundings.
because 4 ladder was taken from
John Buryanek's ice house. only a
couple OF blocks away from the scene