Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-22
OFF WITH THE OLD.
County Board to Remove Aban'
doned Building.
BIDS ARE TO BB Asked FOR

blD6 AXE 10 BE HKED FOR
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the New Structure.
The board of supervisors at ns
meeting yesterday afternoon adopted
the proper course in the acceptance
OF the following resolution presented
b. Supervisor Rinck:
WEereas the county building, sit
uated on the southeast corner oil
| court house square, has served IT.
purpose and usefulness. and in it:
present condition 10 unsightly and
obstructive to the general view Of
our handsome new temple Of justice,
and that the removal thereof will
greatly enhance the view and ap.
Pearance Of the new court house And
surroundings, therefore. be It
Resolved. That the matter Of the
disposition Of said building be 70.
ferred to the proper committee with
instructions to receive. bids for the
disposition Of the same. to the best
advantage of Rock Island county,
said committee to be empowered
with authority to act.
The matter was placed in the
hands Of the committee on public
expenditures.
Supervisor Qusyle presented q
resolution which was also adopted
after discussion. and which wal
Tor the guidance Of the sheriff in the
matter Of the use OF the new build.
ing, the sense Of the action being
that the new structure bs not used
for political gatherings Of any kind.
With the number of halls in Rock
Island now, it is not necessary to
subject the court house to the wear
and tear Of such occasions.
Maj. J. NJ. Beardsley submitted q
proposition as to the disposition OF
the six cannons in the court house
square loaning SUBJECT to recall two
OF Thorn to Graham Post, Moline, to
place in its lot in Riverside ceme-
terry, and one OF them to be placed at
each Of the four corners of the court
house square. to be in charge Of Bu-
ford Post, 8. A. r., of Rock Island.
The proposition was concurred in by
the board and Maj. Beardsley was
extended vote Of thanks.
The clerk laid before the board the
returns Of an election held in the
townships OF Moline and South Mo-
line for the disconnection of certain
territory from South Moline aud the
annexation Of same to Moline. The
matter was referred to the commit
tee on town accounts.
Supervisor Quayle brought up the
matter OF the laying of permanent
walks to the court house entrances.
The committee on public expendi-
lures was instructed to advertise for
bids.
Supervisor Kinner said the kitchen
at the Jail is in . dilapidated
condition and he advised that some
thing be done in the premises.
Feeling Over the Monument.
The board had an animated session
this morning over the removal of
the county soldiers monument. The
PeoAS CAPSuOASukCS COu LulL660 10
which the matter was referred yes
terday. brought in two reports, the
majority signed by Supervisors
Gripp and Lees favoring the order
OF the board at the last session for
removal to the northeast corner Of
the square, and the minority report
Of Supervisor Rinck being for keep
ing the shaft where it now is. There
was a squabble over the reports, but
finally Supervisor Britton moved
that both be received and placed on
file. Then Supervisor Quayle asked
what was to be done with the monu-
ment, to which Chairman Carey
replied that the board would be
guided BY the majority report. The
matter may come up again this
afternoon.