Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-07
MOLINE


meet all municipal expenses of the
city during the coming year exceed
ing the total amount of s52S,S2S.69,
reported by Commissioner C. V. John
son OF the department of accounts
and finance, as the sum of anticipated
revenues, is the problem on which
Mayor NJ. r. Carlson and the four COM
missioners are holding daily sessions
preparatory to drafting an adoption of
the annual appropriation ordinance.
Revenues this year and last are net
much different although there is about
$4,000 more anticipated from general
sources this year. The sum of $685.
S2S.69 represents the total revenue an
ticipated including taxes, collections.
money on hand, receipts from sale of
bonds, etc, and forms the bases for
figuring on the appropriation ordi-
nance, which will be ready for formal
action and adoption Within the next
week. Last year the sum total of ex-
penditures provided for in the ordi-
nance was $603,96597. This covered
expenditures of every sort, not only
current expenses and hospital, library,
sinking and other special funds.
o
Funds for Homes Soueht-Funds
for the work of the Greater Moline
committee are now sought. At the
dinner yesterday. % members in at
tendance, DR.. W. E. Taylor was ap-
| pointed to ascertain what amount the
manufacturers are proposing to turn
in as their share of this fund for
the current year; F. A. Berglund will
consult with the Retail Merchants as
| ISOLATION; o. F. Anderson with the
| Moline club; Marinus Hortskamp, the
real estate exchange. and Nelson
! Greene will see what the general pub
| lie will contribute. Besides the visi-
tors of the Chicago Association of
| Commerce, it is possible that Thurs
day next, will be in the city, also
a number of members of the Illinois
Fire Prevention society who would
want to look up the fire hazards here.
lnasmuch as the Chicago Association
! of Commerce men are due to spend
the noon hour here, it was decided
that they should be entertained at
luncheon in the Moline club rooms,
and with them, if they come that day
the members of the Illinois Fire Pre-
vention society. The Chicago men ar
rive in Rock Island from Peoria in
the morning, and they are due to be
turned over to their Moline hosts at
IL a. m.
Lawyers Close Saturday.-Lawyers
in Moline, have finally decided to
close up shop during the summer on
Saturday afternoons. This move has
been made every year, but with var
led success, some of the law firms
seeming to find it necessary to open
their Offices on that afternoon. This
year, however, a petition was drawn
up and taken to the different lawyers
for their signatures. In this way it
is hoped that the Saturday afternoon
closing law may be really effective.
The petition has been signed by prac-
ucally all lawyers in town.
Decrease in School census.-There
has been a noticeable decrease in the
VI uuueE Il years
OF age in the Ericsson school district
according to figures made public by
Mrs. Carrie S. OConnor, truant Off.
Ger, under whose direction the annual
school census is being taken this year
Unofficial figures on the total for this
year is 673 while last year the total
was S07. Below the age of q and
divided according to sex, there are
352 males and 300 females, compared
with last years totals of 423 males
and 3S4 females. This district has
shown q decrease for a humber OF
years.
Kills Blue Racer.-M. w. johnson
manager of the Jewell Tea company
killed a blue racer snake that meas
ured four feet in length. The rep
tile was just ready to spring when
Johnson seized a hoe and cut the
body in two pieces The killing was
at 1888 Twe1ty-ffth avenue.
Bankers Plan Picnic.-PIans have
all been completed for a tri-city and
East Moline excursion and picnic to
take place next Friday afternoon. All