Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-25
$4,000 CLUB IN
MOVE FOR WATER
COM MISSION
Noon day Meeting of Booster
Bunch Is Held at the Rock
Island Club.
HEAR OF DUBUQUE SYSTEM
Other Matters of Civic Importance
Are Brought Up and Discussed
at Length.

troll of a separate commission was
agitated at the meeting of the 50,-
600 club at the Rock Island club THE
noon attended by 125 men and a mo-
ton was adopted that it be the sense
OF the club that the city commission
enact an ordinance to that effect.
Charles McLain. editor of the Mod
ern Woodman bulletin, spoke briedy
in regard to Dubuque's waterworks
system. At that city it is under the
supervision of three unsalaried COM
missioners appointed by the mayor,
which method of control has been in
force since 1906.
In this way the waterworks sys-
TEN is run not on a political but
commercial basis. The cost system
has been installed, SO that these men
know accurately the expense of every
phase of the department. A mini
mum charge of SO year is made and
the collections are so good that there
are practically no losses. In the mat
ter of extensions, none is made I'M
less it is seen that they will pay for
themselves.
MOVE FOR EFFICIENCY.
An informal discussion of the sub
iect was held at the conclusion of
Mr.. McLain's remarks, and it was
brought cut that in the past the re-
moval of certain men, having in
charge the supervision OF the water
works has proved detrimental to the
city, because of the fact that incom-
petent men have been placed in
charge. 1t was also urged that a
waterworks commission was as nee
essary as a park board or school
board. There is an outlay of prac-
tically s1,0000.000 represented in
the Rock Island waterworks system
and a net profit of only $4,000 q
/ year resulting therefrom and it was
/ urged that the appointment of a sep.
| arate commission, devoting its en-
tire time to the proposition, would
result in increased revenues, better
service and greater economy.
BYLAWS ADOPTED.
Judge R. w Olmsted, chairman OF
the committee on bylaws, submitted
( same and their adoption followed
/ The general improvement and uplift
of the city is named as the object
of the $4,000 club.
Warren Reck, chairman of the
street committee, reported a confer
ence with the mayor and commission
ers in regard to waste paper on thu
city streets and received their assur
ance that the fine of from SO to 81
named in the city ordinance for
! violation of same, would be enforced
The committee also recommended
down town district for the dispose
of waste paper. Attention was alst
called to the neglect in the city a
regards overhanging branches of tree
on sidewalks and untrimmed trees. Th'
slogan committee reported formal.
upon the adoption of Try Rock Is
land First" and recommended that
committee be appointed to receive al
official design for same. 1t was ais,
suggested that an electric sign bear
ing the slogan be placed over tn
porch of the Rock Island Boat clu
to help advertise the city during tn
regatta.
WOULD STOP HANDBIILS.
Mayor II. NJ. Schriver spoke brief
in regard to the waste paper nuisanc
and expressed his sentiments in ia
> vor of the repeal of the city Ordinanc
permitting handbills TO be distribute
on the streets, his contention bein
that this is one of the principal metf
DDS by which the paper is throw
about He also urged the observanc
of the traffic ordinance in regard t
automobiles.
Below is given the bylaws of tn
Fifty Thousand club as adopted ye!
terday:
ARTICLE NAME
This association shall be known a
the Fifty Thousand club OF Rock Ii
land.
ARTICLE IT-OBJECTS.
The objects of this organization sha
be:
"a Loyalty to home enterprises.
d. The increase of population.
CcD A better system OF keepin
. streets and alleys clean and pTesen
able
Id Improvements of streets.
J. (e) Extension of paving.
~ Extension of repaving
(gD Improvement Of roads leadin
into the city.
Ch) Extension of city limits
% To assist in industrial deyelo
ment
ID Such things as may from time ;
time be specifically taken up for u
general good and welfare of the city
| Rock Island
1 ARTICLE MEMBERSHIP.
Any citizen Of Rock Island shyll
? eligible TO membership in this assoc.
ton.
|, ARTICLE IV-OFFICERS-
Section l. The officers Of this ass
citation shall be a president, two vi
, presidents. a secretsrytreasurer. al
a board of eight directors.
Il Sec. 2 Said officers and directo
}. shall be elected by the general me-
beTship at the annual meeting Of II