Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-26
COURT HOUSE PLAN.
Excursion to Colona to Inspect
Stone Material.
ACTUAL LOCATION DETERMINED

Building Committee Asked to Explain the
| st. Louis Trip, Hut DecIines-The Treat
ment OF tho Tax Payers Frontage Petit
tion Involves no Surprise.
The board of supervisors accompa-
MED by a number of citizens, includ-
ing an ARGUS representative went to
Coiona yesterday afternoon by special
train provided by the c., B. & O., to
inspect the sandstone quarried at
Henry county's institution. The SUI
pervisors were pleased apparently
with the Colona product, the quality
and appearance of which far excelIed
anticipations. The Colona stone is
not very we'll known in this section,
limited amount of it being used
here for building purposes. which
probably accounts for the lack of
knowledge of our people of it's quail
ity, whereas throughout other por-
tions of the state the stone is report
ed as fulfilling all requirements as q
building material.
Sherrell Bros. have charge of the
quarry, and presented every argu-
ment to the visitors bearing on the
quality of the stone. The quarry
has at present capacity of five car.
loads a day. This, the managers
state, will be increased doubiy in a
very few weeks. additional machin-
cry being now under way of con-
struction.
After a thorough inspection of the
/ Tho 90
Warner, ILL.,, where Hon. W. W.
Warner is building 2-story DWELL
ing of Colona stone. 1t was an i'm
posing structure and shows the stone
to a good advantage.
Building Committee Upbraided.
At this mornings session of the
county board several of the supervi-
sors requested the building commit
tee to submit a written report de-
failing the object and expenses of it's
recent trip to st. Louis. To this
Supervisors Quayle and Sinnet took
exception, stating that it was an in
situation, and holding that any such
action was unwarranted, and posi-
lively declining to recognize the de-
mand. An attempt was then made
to compel the committee to report.
but Chairman Carey ruled it out of
order. After succeeding in carrying
its point the committee notified the
board that it would report voluntar-
lily at its pleasure. Mr.. Rogers, rep
resenting the Studevant Heating
company, of Chicago, submitted
floor plan of the proposed court
house containing his system of heat
ing, and fully explained his appara-
tus.
Architect Gum is in conference
with the building committee this
afternoon, having his plans finally
inspected, and considering any de-
sired alterations.
The board yesterday afternoon
fixed the court house location. The
entrance on Fifteenth street will be
100 feet from the curbine, or Is feet
east of the center. Lengthwise the
building will be in the center of the
square.
| Let Us Hope for the Best.
The action of the board in reject
ing so pointedly, and by so pro-
nounced a majority the petition
signed by 17S Rock Island tax payers
praying that the court house 'front.'
age be changed from Fifteenth street
to Second avenue, is not in the least
amazing. nor should some of the
signers feel as much aggrieved as
they appear to, that they should re-
ceive such treatment at the hands OF
the board. The public has seen fit
to give it's countenance to the boards
past acts of seclusiveness and indif-
ference to the wishes of those whose
servants the supervisors are sup
posed to be. and they having thus re-
ceived sanction to continue to con-
duct all the business that pertains to
the new court house in their own
way, it is not surprising that they
should improve to the fullest extent
the privilege they believe accorded
to them, and feel their oats a little
bit in whatever they do. The time
has passed for the public to express
disapproval. Let those who are pro-
testing now. take their medicine.
Rather let us all hope that when the
court house is built it will tower
grandly over all that is arousing
criticism in the methods of those
| who are entrusted with its erection.