Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
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Proposed SUBJ Division of Facto -
ry Site Tract to be Explained
to the City Council.
INDUSTRIES SEEK LOCATIONS
City Council Receives Communications
Many Matters Considered.

| At the regular meeting of the city
IcOuncil last evening Mayor McCaskrin
as president of the board of local i'm
Iprovements, reported that the indus
trial commission has prepared maps
showing the proposed subdivision OF
the west end factory district as con
uibutOry to properly assessing the
property for the southwest storm drain
and that these blue prints will be
ready to submit to the council next
Monday evening. The mayor also pre-
/ scented a communication showing that
several large Institutions are seekin g
locations in this city. The communica-
tions were from the Pontiac Buggy
company of Wisconsin, the Bradford
Car & Manufacturing company of Brad
| ford. ILL.,, and from a Chicago agency
seeking to locate two large factories.
| The statements made in the communi-
cations indicate that all of these in
dustries are important ones, and would
prove to be desirable additions to Rock
Islands factory districts. if they could
be secured. They were referred to the
industrial committee of the council for
investigation. 1t was suggested that
matters of this character should be
turned over to the industrial commits
sion but the mayor held that the coun-
ell committee was competent to take
care of the communications
VetOes the Ordinance.
The question of adopting the Shang-
hal Trail for the Tri-City Railway
company's tracks in this city was set
tied last evening when Mayor McCasl-
rim presented a veto to the amendment
to the company's franchise ordinance
recently passed by the council. The
mayor held that such an amendment
might affect the legal status of the
rights of the city under the company's
franchise. As the ordinance passed by
a majority too small to allow its pas
sage over the mayors veto, no action
was taken. Whether a new ordinance
will be drawn up is not known.
Time to Quit IL.
Without a smile and seemingly in
earnest, the mayor again nominated
John Z. Sexton for city marshal, and
asked his confirmation. Alderman
Oberg was on his feet at once, and
that?" The mayor still did not smile,
but every one else present laughed,
and when the vote was taken it stood
to against confirmation, Alderman
Oberg refusing to vote on the nomina
ton. and Aldermen Dauber, Lawler, and
Wilson voted in favor or confirmation.
Miss. Dina Ramser was nominated as
police matrOn, but as no provision has
been made for the salary of such an
official. and there is no suitable office
room for a police matrOn in the city
hall building at the present time, the
communication was received, and it |
was declared by a unanimous vote to
be the sense of the council that pro-
vision for a police matron be made in
the next annual appropriation ordin-
ance The aldermen were unanimous
in their approval, of the establishment |
of a police matron, and in approving |
the appointment as worthy one, but
felt that under the circumstances it |
was impossible to confirm the APP |
pointment.
Want More Cars.
A resolution offered by Alderman |
Wilson was adopted, instructing the
city attorney to notify the Tri-City Rail |
way company to run its cars on the |
Watch Tower line according to ordin- |
ance Alderman Smith contended that |
the ordinance requires a car every Is |
while at present only half |
hour trips are made. 1t has been sug-
gested that short line trip out as far
as the center station be inaugurated. |
This would probably provide sufficient
for the passengers
who now complain of the service.
Must Install Standpipcs.
A report was submitted by II. K.
Collins of an inspection of the Cramp-l
ton building. now used by the Elite
theater, showing the building to be
safe in every respect in its construc-
ton. 1t developed that neither the
Elite nor the Crystal vaudeville houses
are equipped with the required stand
pipe for fire protection, and the chief
Of the fire department was instructed
TO notify the managers of the two thea
ters to have the standpipes installed.
To Pave Sixth Avenue.
In a resolution offered by Alderman
DeHSOH, the DOdIu VI lOCdl.
ments was instructed to prepare an
ordinance providing for the paving of
Sixth avenue, from Twentieth to Tween
-y-first streets and from Twenty-second
10 Twenty streets, with asphalt.
A resolution offered by Alderman
Trenkenschuh instructed the ordinance
to report an amendment to
he rules increasing the number of the
members of the finance committee from
three to seven, one from each ward.
Mayors Recommendation.
The mayor during the evening pre-
sented a lengthy message, in which hel