Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-08
WILLCURFEW RING
A Measure Before the CITY
Council.


V8ODB8J1O0 O800DD00s
Curfew shall probably ring in
Rock Island. The city council heard
IN ordinance last evening making it
unlawful for anyone under the age
of 10 to be out after 9 o'clock 1t
night from March to Sept. 80. or
after 8 O'Clock from Oct. to the last
Of February inclusive Of each year,
without q chaperon. unless sufficient
cause be shown why q person should
be upon the street after the hour
stipulated. The officers are in
structed to prosecute all violators,
who shah be fined % high - SO for
each onense. It also provides that
it shall be unlawful for any parent,
guardian or other person having the
legal care or custody of children IN
der Is years Of age to allow them to
go or be upon any Of the streets,
alleys or public places in said city
within the time prohibited, unless
there exists . reasonable necessity
therefor. Any person violating the
provisions of this section shall on
conviction be fined in any sum not
to exceed $25 for each offense. Aid.
Kennedy took exception to q clause
of the ordinance, and it was laid
over until the next meeting for &C.
ton.
The mayor nominated % one of
the additional patrolmen Alfred
Coyne. who was unanimously con-
firmed.
The council concurred in resolu-
ton adopted by the Merchants Mu-
tual Protective association, request
the citizens of Rock Island to OBJ
serve July as Independence day,
which, according to the calendar,
falls on Sunday this year. Daven-
port will do likewise.
More Improvements Discussed.
After the annual appropriation
ordinance had been read Aid. Win
ter stated that the amount set aside
for waterworks construction was
about q, 900 shy. Such An amount
was ordered taken from the conting-
emit fand and added to the water
works construction appropriation.
Aid. Nelson wanted "a. 900 set aside
for the paving of Thirtieth street.
Aid. Winter could not see the
necessity Of giving over q large
amount of money to this locality
when the street could be improved
plenty good enough for q few hun
dred dollars. He said there we're
other portions of the city much worse
off Is to improvements. Aid. Mauck-
or stated that he understood the
property holders ON Thirtieth street
had remonstrance against the i'm
provement. He did not favor doing
anything up there as long as the peo-
pie were not favorable. He consid.
cred q wiser plan for the city to i'm
prove its water system. which was
demanded BY the whole community,
and drop from consider alton. tenn
porarily at least, some of the less i'm
portant requests. Aid. Wheelan be.
lieved the upper end of the city wat
just az well entitled to good inlet
as other localities. He believed the
council could set aside q sum aut
whether the street should be i'm
proved was a question for after con
sideration. The ayes and nays wer'
called for ON Aid. Nelson's motion tina
$4,000 be set aside for the improve
ment Of Thirtieth street and It carried
10 to 5. Aid. Kennedy made . tall
for the improvement of Seventh
, avenue from Twenty-third to Thirt
ieth street, and the council set asid'
$4,000 for this purpose.
In discussing an ordinance for tn,
, improvement of Seventh avenu,
from Twelfth street to Seventeenth
street Aid. Kennedy presented al
amendment that eight hours be slip
ulated 10 . legal working day for ths
men employed on the job. Aid
Maucker said he felt that Their
was . question whether the cit,
could say how many hours . con
tractor shall work his men. He wa
in favor of an 8-hour working da,
all right, but he did not want tn
city to get tangled up in something
on which it was not thoroughly en-
lightened. City Attorney Marshal
! was Of the opinion that Aid. Mauck
er's point was we'll taken, but b,
, would desire further time befor,
giving q definite opinion on the ma.
ter. So the ordinance was laid over
: Mayor S. F. Smith, of Davenport
, was present. He was introduced JUS
before adjournment. He said tha
. he came over to learn something ant
, not to attempt to enlighten tn
municipal fathers ON this side of tn,
: river. He spoke highly o
the manner which the Rocl
Island council transacted business
and complimented Mayor Medill as I
presiding officer. He told Of seeing
two Of the aldermen from here il
davenport q short time ago. They
were walking with . policeman
Mayor Smith Was somewhat appre
hensive about them. and inquired o
the officer afterwsrd whether the,
reached home ali right. and he VA
informed that the blue coat saw
them start across the bridge. So b.
Iguessed they landed safely in Illinois
He said Davenpert.wAs always opeI