Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-23
MOLINE

Revising Ordinances.-After consid
cradle discussion by the city council
the ordinances granting franchises to
the Tri-City Railway company and the
Moline, Rock Island & Eastern Trac-
ton company were again deferred
The ordinances were referred to spe-
cial ommittee-Alderman A. c. Stout
| fer, G. v. Johnson, Fred d. Holt, Hen
ry ]. Gripp and Albin Anderson-for
additional revision This committee
will meet with the ordinance commit
tee, Henry G. First chairman, and
both ordinances will be presented, eth
er at special meeting to be held FRI
day evening of this week. or at the
first regular meeting IN March, with
recommendations.
Second Avenue Values Grow.-Vaf
ues placed on Second avenue realty
are brought to public attention as the
result of options sought on various
properties. Real estate agents are
seeking options on practically all Of
the property along the avenue from
Seventeenth street east One concern
figured seriously ON acquiring property
on this avenue, but no deal was closed
because it was thought the property
was held at too high a figure. 1t is re-
ported that one owner with an S0-foot
frontage asked $4,000 for his property,
and that another with the same foot
frontage demanded $12,500. At least
two property owners have refused to
give options at any price. The irregu-
lar lot at the northeast corner of Third
avenue and Twentieth street was re-
Gently sought as a manufacturing site,
but the Milwaukee Railroad company
Is understood to have placed a value
Of 81, $50 on 1t.
Furniture Works Fire. - Fire that
started from hot box on an exhaust
fan at the Moline Furniture works yes
terday resulted In q loss OF $3.50 to
5000 and necessitated the closing OF
one department Of the plant for the
remainder OF the day. The blaze was
extinguished with q factory hose be-
fore the fire department arrived. The
loss was caused by water. The fan.
which was practically ruined, was
used to conduct shavings and sawdust
to the boiler room. The hot box set
fire to the dust and oil and the flames
communicated to the rafters. A
sprinkler head was opened and the
place was flooded with water An
alarm of fire was sounded and the Gen.
trail and No. 8 departments responded.
The water ruined 35-foot belt that
was on the floor. The mill force of
20 men was laid off for the day. Oper-
alton in the department was resumed
this morning. The horses were prac-
tically exhausted after pulling the
heavy fire wagons through the snow
to the factory. After returning to the
stations the ffremen transferred the
applian ces from the trucks to the bob
sleds, which will be used as long as
sufficient snow remains on the ground
New Fire Station Bids.-Sealed bids
for the construction of the No 4 fire !
station to be erected at the southeast |
corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty |
seventh street were opened in the |
presence of the city council. All bids !
by certified checks were |
read, and they were then referred to |
the buildings and grounds committee |
'or recommendation at the next meet |
ing of the council The estimated cost |
Of the new station was about $500. |
Bids received show that If the building /
IS erected and equipped according to |
present specifications the cost will be |
close to $4,000. The bids submitted
ire: Gus Ed Construction company,
1851; Victor Palmgren, SS,49S; Axel
Carlson. $9,497; J. E. Anderson, $3.50;
P. H Lorenz, 1885.
Ask Holiday; Put to Work.-An OPP
oortunity is to be afforded some $50
Students of the Moline high school to
show their patriotism. The opportun-
ty was granted by the board of educa-
ion, following the fling of a petition
~ the students requesting that they
,e given a holiday yesterday in COM
nemoration of the anniversary OF
George Washington's birth, The pc
ition was signed by a majority of the
tudents and by three teachers-C. F.
'chaefer. William Carberry and G. A.
folding. 1t was filed at the board of
ducation office Monday evening and
vas acted on Immediately The sign
rs set forth that patriotism appears
o be on the wane, and that they be-
ieved it their duty as citizens to OF
erve the day. They explained that it :
1as no f1imsy pretext that prompted !
heir action, but a greater desire to
Justly and appropriately celebrate the -,
anniversary of George Wash
lgton, the father of our country. The
eminent expressed in the petition {
ouched the heart of each member of t
ne board. The petition fairly breath i
d with patriotism, and the board was {
TIRED to action. AS result each
tudent signer was required to write
15O-word essay on the life and char