Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-21
new WAREHOUSE
PLAN REJECTED
Council Locs Not Fancy Rough
Drawing Submitted by Dia-
mond 10 Company.
FOR BUILDING ON lEVEE
When Proper One Is Offered IL Will
BE Considered 49, Scrapping
Over Thcater Canopy.

The preliminary plaus of the ware
house which the Diamond 10 Steam
boat company proposes erecting on tho
| Rock Island levee between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets have
been rejected by the city council Al
a meeting of the council last evening
Mayor McCaskrin explained that the
plans were turned back because OF
their incompleteness and indefinite
ness.
He wished to see the company have
the desired facilities at the Rock ISL
and landing. and he was confident
that every member of the council
shared his feelings in the matter. bul
he did NOT propose to consider an i'm
provement based on the drawings sub
mitted by the company to the council
At the suggestion of the mayor, who
stated that a school boy could make
4 better job OF the drawing sent in BY
The company-it was simply a rough
pencil sketch-thc city clerk was in
structed to notify the company that
when it offered complete and intelli-
sible plan of its proposed improve
ment on the leyee the request for per
mission to buill would be duly con
sidered by the council
Elite StiH Under Discussion.
Another round in the sparring Hatch
hal has developed from the building
Of the canopy in front of the Elite
theater IN Eighteenth street was Ell
acted 1T appears thar at former
meeting the mayor and chief of the
fire department were instructed to sec
that the posts supporting the canopy
we're removed on the grounds that
they were Obstruct;nC the walk in VIC
lation of the city ordinances The
roSts lid not disappear with the
promptness desired by members of the
council. and after a threshing over Of
he affair, in which the members of
the council split. the whole matte.
was placed in the hands Of the fir
and light committee. of which AIDE
nan Uthc is chairman. In order 10
obtain additional enlightenment the
council ordered that The drawing plans
Of the canopy be turned into the Office
his. Manager Norman Friedenwald nj
The thcater gave the plans to Alder
nan UtkC The alderman forgot -
BRING them along with him when he
left home to attend the meeting of the
council last evening. ana for his for
%etfulneSS he was made the butt of !
round of questioning and criticism by
fp m a mi pr 10 CT hDt
he had the plans; that they were
locked in desk at his home, and that
he would have them in the hands Of
The clerk OF the city before breakfaS
this morning Alderman tTtke for his
committee, first reported that the com
nittcc had agreed not to interfer
with the mayor and the fire chief. ,,
whom had been delegated the author
ity to see that the Elite canopy was
built in conformity with the ordi
uances. However. he finally altered
his report by requesting that furthe,
time be granted In the meantim,
The committee viii have opportunit;
to view the plans. and either approx
Or disapprove of them The mayor
when the fireE oriS had subsidized
stated that the duty assigned to him
self and The fire chief in reference t.
the Elite theater posts had been flu
jilled TO the letter II was true that
there were posts there still. But they
were temporary only. the permanent
CneS having been removed. The TEN
pOrary ones were there in order to sup
port the canopy unti the holding rods
and chains were installed In his
opinion the one question for the coun
ell to pass on was whether the i'm
prcvement was satisfactory otherwise
the Objectionable feature being now il
process of being removed
Another Alleged Violation.
Fred Appclquist, by resolution OF
The council. has been summoned to ap
pear before that body as its next meet
ing and tell by what authority he has
caused TO be built small frame struc
ture on his property at 317 Seven
ieeGth street. Chief Richard Newberry
of the fire department stated that he
had notified Mr. Appelquist before the
building was finished that he was not
complying with the city restrictions
applying 10 structures within the fire
limits, hut in the face of his protest
the building was continued, and is now
complete. The mayor inquired if any
member OF the council had given per
mission to Mr. Appelquist. None had
done so.
IT'S about time we were setting al
object lesson in this city" Alderman
3lochlinger said "Mr. Appeluuist has
Zone no more than many others have
done. but it is about time that we put
stop to it. 1t has gotten so no at
tention is paid to ordinances or to the
orders of the city council / would
favor ordering that the Appelquist
building be torn down under the di-
rectlon of the fire chief. Then have
Mr.. Appelquist come before this coun-
Gil and seek permission to build. We
might. as well put our foot down now
as any time" Others Srpoested that