Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-25
FOR HARB0R Line.
Boat Owners Association Acts
to Bring Matter Before
the Engineers.
ASK COOPERATION OF OTHERS
This and Mayors Arsenal Project
Brought to Attention of interest
ed Organizations of City.

| The boat owners association viii
take the initiative in securing action
on the part of the organizations of the
city toward the establishment of a
harbor line for the city. This was de-
cided at the meeting at the city hall
last evening, when resolutions were
adopted, addressed to Major c. S.
Richie of the corps of engineers, in the
matter, and to the Rock Island Club.
the Retail Merchants association, and
the Rock Island division of the naval
reserves, asking these organizations to
take action to bring the question to
the attention of the authorities. The
city council has already passed such a
resolution, and the assurance is given
that if the petition for the establish
ment of the harbor line comes also
from these organizations and from cit
liens, the question will be taken up
Immediately by the engineers. The
boat association will also draw
up petitions to be signed by citi-
zens, addressed to the engineers
Consider Mayors Plans.
At the meeting last evening Mayor
McCaskrin presented his plan involv-
ing the point of Rock Island arsenal,
below the bridges and Fort Armstrong
avenue He is confident that permits
sion can be secured for the city to-
utilize this place for a bathing beach,
boat harbor and like purposes, and on
his suggestion the association passed
a resolution asking the permission Of
Colonel S. E. Blunt and the ordnance
department for the use of the tract
Other resolutions were adopted bring
ing this question to the attention of
the retail merchants, the Rock Island
Club, and the naval reserves. The
mayor pictures to the imagination Il
magnificent bathing beach and munich
pal resort, which when completed will
represent an outlay of about 5000.
Objection to the plan, assuming that
the permission of the war department
could be secured is made on account
of the distance from the residence por-
ton of the city. The boat owners as
ISOLATION will make an investigation,
however and by it's resolutions pre-
scented the mayors suggestion to the
ordnance department and TO the inter
ested organizations in the city.
Naval Reserves Interested.
The interest of the naval reserves in
the project for harbor for small boats
was explained by Lieutenant Fred
Tubbs, who stated that the local di
vision had been promised a 81 900 cut
ter this year and a 5000 whale boat
next season if a suitable boat house is
provided. The promise of this equip
ment is made by Captain Purdy to
Lieutenants Tubbs and DoKay of the
division. The naval reserves favor the
plan to secure the point of the island
At the meeting of the boat owners
last evening steps were taken toward
a permanent organization, and on mo-
ton, r. w. Lamont, the chairman, APP
pointed l.. Salzmann, Harry Elwell, and
G. Andrews as a committee to prepare
a constitution and bylaws. The asso-
citation deferred action on the estab-
lishment of the boat harbor until the
city harbor line is established and the
application for the point of the arsenal
disposed of by the war department.