Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-05

priations for another year, the cat,
and conservatory could be included in
the coming. years plans.
In Behalf of the City.
Mayor H. C. Schaffer. in behalf OF
the city, thanked President jackson
and his associate commissioners for
the work that had been accomplished,
speaking of the councils appropria
tons for all the parks and for the
maintenance of the Seventh avenue
boulevard, and of his opinion that the
council would be glad not only TO con
tinue these same appropriations, but
to make the additional allotment de
sired for the improvements in Long
View.
Park superintendent Gaetjer spoke
of the present Indebtedness of tn;
park board in the sum of $4,000, ac
crued to meet pay rolls, and provides
for by a note in the Peoples Nationa:
bank, which the president and sec
rotary of the commission had signed
but which OF course would be wipe;
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from the city the amount still due an6
the revenue it receives from the state
tax for park improvement.
General Remarks.
Then followed a general discussion
in which informal addresses were
made at the invitation of the toast
master, all in endorsement of what
the commission had accomplished OF
what it proposed to do further in the
matter of the cafe and conservatory
Those who responded, in the orde,
were Alderman Ellinwood. Aid
erman Carse, Alderman Holzhammer.
Alderman McNealy, Alderman LAWYER
Commissioner Otto Huber, Alderman
Blochlinger, Alderman Thompson, City
Clerk Rudgren, H. p Simpson, Sena,
tor Landee, Val Peter, Alderman
Schmid, Alderman Utke, Alderman
Frick, S. w. Searle, City Attorney Wit
ter, Commissioner w. H. Dart, Com
missioner E. B. Mckown, and Repre-,
sentative Thomas Campbell.
Mr. Denkmann spoke Of the desire
that had been expressed for a park in
the Seventh ward. which the commits.
siOnerS had at one time Investigated
and of the need of another one in the
First ward He stated that it had al
ways been his hope to see a boule-
ward along Eighteenth avenue from
the center of Rock Island to the cen
ter of Moline.
The New Park Gift.
1t was in President Jackson's clos
ing remarks that he referred TO Mr.
Denkmann's purpose to present the
west end with another park, but said
he revealed the plan contrary to MIR
Denkmann's wishes at this time. Mr.
Denkmann then admitted that consum
nation of the transaction with the
Dart estate for the block bounded by
Fifth and Sixth avenues and Fourth
and Fifth streets, which he proposed
to present to the public i'll remem
brance of his boyhood days and the
recoIlections of his early life in thai
section of the city The park. he said
would be donated for resting place
for the people and their families anC
la playground for the children.
The announcement of Mr.. Denk
manns generous heartedness was re
ceived with cheers and general ex
pressions of qualification and apprecia
ton.
Those Present.
The following were present: T.
Denkmann, Hon. William Jackson
Mayor II. c. Schaffer. Hon. F. A. Ian
dee. Hon. Thomas Campbell, NJ. I
Rudgren, E. B. McKown, j. f. Witter
Charles l.. Thompson, c. F. GaetjeT
John HolZhammer. NJ McNealy, Franl
Lawler, August Utke, w. H. Dart, G
l.. Schmid, H. ]. Prick, F. w. Bloch
| linger, John w Carse, William Tref5
IT. j. Ellinwood, Val J. Peter, OFT
Huber, S. w. Searle, H. p. Simpson.
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