Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-06
NAMES DIRECTORS
C.. w. Foss ard James McNamara
Appointed Members OF Ii
bfary Board by Mayor.
POLICE MATRON NOMINATED
Action on Appointment Deferred and
Confirmation of JOHN p. Sexton
as Chief Refused.

Al the regular meeting of the city
council last evening. Mayor McCaskrin
appointed c. w. Foss and James Nc
Namara members of the library board
Mr.. FOss TO succeed himself, and Mr.
Mcnamara to succeed A. DeSOland The
appointments were confirmed unani-
mouSly. Miss Dina Ramser, superin-
tendent of Bethany Home. was APP
pointed police matron by the mayor,
but owing to question arising as to
office quarters for such an official. the
council referred the appointment to
committee of the whole. John Z. Sex
ton was again named by the mayor for.
chief of police, but confirmation was
refused, this time by vote of II to :;
VIII Send Delegation.
On motion of Alderman Robbins, il
was decided that the city be represent
ed by a delegation of the council. as
many as are able to attend, at the Wa
terways convention in st. Louis. Nov.
II and Is. 1t was further decided that
committee of three. to be appointed
by the mayor and to include himself, |
wait Oh the Rock Island club and the
Retail Merchants association, and take !
up with these organizations the ma
ter of sending large delegation TO the |
convention The committee will alsot
send communications to the manufac- |
turers of the city urging them 10 send |
representatives to the convention. Ii |
was pointed out at the meeting last
fb1t tho of p1 !
great Importance TO the city that the
council should attend, whether the bus
mess and commercial interests be rep
resented or not. 1t was explained that
Il council delegation is practically pow
Crless in such Il convention unless it
has the support and cooperation of a
large delegation of the business inter
ests The Importance of the cOnven-
ton was discussed to some length, and
the importance to Rock Island was
shown in the fact that in addition to
the interest locally III the movement to
obtain better river facilities. the city |
is interested on account of the fact +
that every cent of money expended by
the government for improvement on
the upper Mississippi river goes !,
through the Rock Island office of the
corps of engineers.
Mayor Makes Recommendations.
Mayor McCaskrin presented IL
lengthy message. in which he again
the adoption of Ordinan
ces he presented to the council Great !.
ing offices of building commissioner,
electrical inspector, and a police
board; recommending a settlement of
he Schnell case against the city; urging
steps to be taken for the establishments -
harbor line: calling attention to the
application of the Union Electric Tele
phone company for an amendment of
Is franchise ordinance, which he per
;Cnally is not in favor of granting;
asking that steps be taken for the eS-
Adjustment of civil service regulations
n all city departments: and making
in regard to the wa
er works department The message
vas referred to a meeting of the com
nittee of the whole to be acted on by
ections In regard to the SchnelI
ase Mayor McCaskrin argued for Il
ettlement on the ground that, accord i.
ng to Judge Gest's opinion, it is mere
ion sought against the city will be
ranted and will become permanent
Track Ordinance Presented.
An ordinance amending the fran
hise ordinance of the Tri-City Rail
'ay company in order to permit the
Sc of the new Shanghai or Trail
'as read and laid over under the
ules. Several of the aldermen desired
me to consider whether the new rail
ill prove as satisfactory as the pres
mt style. and the ordinance was refer
ed TO the ordinance committee. In
his connection Alderman Sherwood
resented resolution, calling atten-
on to the fact that passengers from
Iilan to Moline pay but one fare of
ents, while those from Rock Island to
ilvis. about the same distance, pay
NO fares, and asking that the Tri-City
ailway company revise its system of
ansfers so that the fare will not be
igher per mile for passengers travel
lg westward to Rock Island than for
rose travelling eastward to- Moline.
he resolution was referred with the
rdinance.