Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-17
Will Be on Third Floor Of the City
Building a. Soon a.
Vacated.
LEASE FOR YEAR HELD ON IT
Council Adopts Recommendation o.
Committee for Appointment
Of Officer.


the city council at its meeting last
evening by the finance and health and
y police committees. to whom the ques-
ton was referred. the new officer to
be quartered on the third floor OF the
city building
Il This means that the present admin
| istration will not have a matron. and
Il will be a year after the new admin
/ istration assumes direction Of the lc-
cal government before the officer is
\ named. il the recommendations con-
| CURED in are not reconsidered. for
| the reason that the third floor OF the
city hall is under lease for another
year to Company A of the national
guard.
| The lease was renewed at the first
OF the present month. The company
has been occupying the third floor for
the past few years for a meeting Place
and wardrobe. The members of the
two committees that had been confer
ring with the women in relation TO the
appointment. while confessing that
they realized that IL would be year
al least before the matron was placed
on duty. wanted to be seen in the posi-
to the police department, in fulfillment
Of their promise TO the women that
they would do all in their power toI
bring about the enforcement of the
ordinance under this head.
Advocates In Dark
The aldermen had not told the WON
IN that the third floor was under lease
for another year. They did not have
the heart To- do il. il appears. but All.
l.. v. Eckhart said last evening nc
could not see that there was anything
To be gained by beating about the
bush. He thought that IL was only
right 10 come out fiat and inform the
women as 10 the real conditions. Aid.
Anderson. who had resolution in
struct!ng the mayor and clerk TO ger
the rooms on the third floor in trim 20
meet the requirements of the matron. :
as soon as possible. demurred TO Aid.
Eckhart's Question. Aid. Anderson.
whose tact and diplomacy have pulled
him through many council battle
without even a scratch. insisted Oh
proceeding with the Encouragement OF
the third floor. as soon as possible, ana
his resolution was adopted In ais
cussing the police matron Mayor NC
Conochie took occasion to give exprea-
sion to his personal views. He said:
a good deal has been said of late.
through the press and otherwise, on
the question OF the appointment OF
police matron. and. especially. for this
civ I have been informed. whether
correctly or not ] am not prepared to
I,n aIr nj str
nv predecessor this question was up
and the appointment would have been
made then. But the ladies' who were
pushing the question could not agree
upon who should receive the appoint
ment. That would not have embarrass-
ed me. because I would have made my
own selection. But l do not believe
will have either the pleasure or honor
of making this appointment during my
brief term of Office, for several valid
reasons First. We have no funds avail
able for this purpose. and none can De
had during the present municipal year.
unless through the passage OF an emer-
Sency ordinance. and you must agree
with me that no such emergency exists.
Second we have no suitable quarters
now available. IL is true. the commit
tee recommends rooms on the third
floor. but TO secure them now the lease
To the state would have to be annulled
and the boys turned into the street.
You are hardly prepared for that yet
R~.id-ss of city for Place.
Il will say this. however: Should
make the appointment. ! would make
my own selection. I will not say
would not consult and accept the In ,
iorsement of the ladies who are behind
his movement But the lady ! would
appoint must not only be a resident OF
Illinois hut also of Rock Island. free
from ali changing alliances. and
would have to be- subordinate To and ,
under the direction Of the Rock Island
police department. She need not nee
sssarily be a member of the Daughters ,
n the Revolution. nor is 1t entirely es-
sential she should trace her ancestry
% the Mayhower. No attention would
De paid To sect or creed. ! would select
woman of good moral character. sen
,ible and practical. a kind. motheriy
ady whose heart would be in the work
Tuily equipped and qualified by nature
md temperament ! am radically OPP
POSED tn the appointment OF any i'm
practicable theorist. who would waste
ime and money firing blank cartridges
IN the air" In
soashwe-sern Drainage >yrsem. la
More important to the city just now, d
IN the opinion of Aid. Eckhart. than I
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