Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-17

Island in favor of Muscatine. He urg- 4
ed that the city awaken and get busy.
The farmers are willing to help in the
road improvement and have offered
their services and their teams. He
stated that farmers came here, sold
their produce, and then returned by
way Of Moline because the roads were
good. The building of the bridge at
Rock river would mean a saving of
four hours time to the farmers in the .
south and west end OF the county.
CONDEMNS ILLINOIS.
W. II. Campbell of the American Au- .
had the poorest roads of any state in .
the union and that eastern tourists
who were going to tour the west ship
ped their machines through to Colora- I.
do because of the bad roads here. He f.
urged the appointment OF "a committee
TO go to Springfield and lobby for good
roads, adopt standard specifications, .
and see the matter through.
SUGGESTS WORKING PRISONERS.
Mayor H NJ. Schriver suggested the
employment of prison labor to assist in
the road building. He said there was
a fund approximatiEg $4,000 in the
state treasury collected as automobile
tax, which could be used for road i'm
prOyement He told of the work which
had been done by prisoners on the
road at Sears with the aid of the stone
crusher, and stated that there was
enough material there to improve the
road from the bridges to the cemetery
if funds were to be had. In a few
days work will be started to improve
the road in front of the Black Hawk
| Clay company. He stated that brick
pavement could be laid through to the
/ bridges at a cost Of 81 900 a mile
H. f. CasteeI said the Rock Island
| business men were good takers but
poor doors, and urged that they 90
down in their pockets and do some
! thing.
A number of other speakers urged
the need of immediate action. Eli Mo-
senfelder and F. c. Young making stir.
ring addresses.
OPPOSED TO JUNK YARD.
Just before the meeting adjourned
resolution was introduced and passed
by the club, Condemning the location
OF junk yard at the proposed site.
Twenty-first street and Third avenue.
1t being urged that this locality would
eventually be the wholesale district.
and that junk yard in the heart OF
the city would be undesirable A spir-
tied discussion followed. and a mo-
ton TO table the resolution was lost,
and the matter finally carried. The
resolution follows:
Be ii resolved by the Fifty Thousand
club o. the, city of Rock Island that
We note with deep regret. the passage
by the city council Of the city of Rock
Island OF an ordinance amending sec
ton 10 OF chapter Il OF the revised
ordinances of this city entitled. Pawn
Shops and Junk Yards" whereby the
consent Of property owners was re-
CURED before junk yards could be To-
Gated and operated; and thereby with
drawing from property holders all
right concerning such location. There
fore, be #
Resolved, that this Fifty Thousand
club hereby asks said council to re-
consider said ordinance and restore
the rights Of property owners as they
existed prior TO the passage of said
amending ordinance Be it further
Resolved. that inasmuch as said or
dinanee has not been signed OF ap-
proved by the mayor, and therefore
has not become valid or in force as
an ordinance, this club hereby request
the mayor not 70 approve said ordi-
nance. and 10 use his utmost power
10 prevent any such ordinance becom-
ing valid ordinance Of this city. Be