Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-28
DOUBLE DEDICATION,
Exercises at the Reservoir and
Levee Postponed Until
Tomorrow.
MAYOR TO DELIVER AN ADDRESS.

Public Ceremony in Connection With Lay
PIant-AId. 5. w.tLawhead to Speak at
the River Front - City Ownership of
Steamboat Warehouse Favored.
Owing to the IN uddy condition of the
reservoir surroundings following the
rain storm, a Postponement of the
dedication of the water and levee i'm
provements until o'clock tomorrow
afternoon was decided upon. The pro-
gram has not been completed, but
at the reservoir it will include an
address by Mayor Medill, who has de-
voted himself 50 energetica " to the
end that the people might have clear
and pure water, with a response by
some representative citizen, music by
Bleuer's band, and songs by quartet
In connection with the inspection of
the levee improvement, there will
also be dedicatory ceremony, Aid.
j. w. Lawhead, the father of the coun-
ell, having consented to make an ad-
dress, in which aside from describing
the value of the improvement to the
city and to commerce. will delve into
history so far as it relates to Rock
Island and her river interests. The
council will also christen the two new
park sites.
Inasmuch as circumstances have
prevented the joint ceremonies being
held before this, it seems the next
thing to unfortunate that Dewey day
was not determined upon for this oc-
cason, which is of so much import
ance to Rock Island, the laying of the
60 ha a q h.
formal dedication of the new river
front. The event to be observed in
Rock Island may be regarded as a
patriotic one, locally speaking, at
least, and one that might very prop
erly have been celebrated on the first
anniversary of one of the most glori-
Gus achievements in the history of
the nation. In all the improve
ments that Rock Island has made in
recent years, none will stand out so
prominently in the years that are to
come than the reservoir and the levee,
md the exercises that commemorate
the existence of each mark an ocea-
sion for great rejoicing in this COM
munity.
City Ownership of Warehouse Favored.
The suggestion contained in an in
terview with Capt. John Streckfus,
appearing in last nights ARGUS. seems
to have struck popular chord with
the street and alley committee of the
city council, before which there is
now petition from the Diamond 10
company asking permission to erect
warehouse on the levee.
The committee held a meeting at
the city hall last night. There were
present Mayor Medill, Aids. Fender,
Surman, Lawhead, Aster, Gall and
Lohse. A trip was first made to the
Rock Island Plow company's works to
investigate the proposed location of a
switch track. The committee de-
cided to recommend the granting OF
the track.
Discussion of the levee warehouse
problem was INDUCED in at considera
bic length 1t was thought that there
should he one good substantial, re-
spectable-looking warehouse, in which
all companies landing at Rock Island
could do business, the same as is done
in other places. The committee be-
li,ved the easiest way to solve the
question was for the municipality to
build the house and charge tolls for
the use of it. In such an arrange
ment all would be treated alike and
there would be no cause for complaint
from any quarter. The committee
will make a recommendation at next
Mondays meeting of the council.