Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-23
MOLINE

Grant Right to Lay sewer-At a
/ special meeting Of the WATERFOWL vii
lage board the state institution was
granted a franchise right to lay the
main sewer on Sixth street and First
avenue in that village. According to
! the terms Of the ordinance the village
| of WATERFOWL gives the state a 20
year franchise TO lay sewer mains on
Sixth street and First avenue in that
! village and in return ,:he state gives
| the village the right TO connect the
new school building and residents
living along the course of the sewer
main. The village reserves the right
to appoint an inspector who shall have
| poker to determine the places where
! connections with connecting sewer
| pipes may be made. The Watertown
state institution authorities have COM
menced the work of repairing the sep
! tic tank and later will replace the
sewer mains with new ones. This
! part of the work was stopped many
weeks ago by the village board.
Arrest Youthful Burglars. - Two
youthful law breakers were arrested
when Charles Pappas and B. L. Lund
were jailed, the charge against them
being larceny, and possibly burglary.
| They, it is alleged, entered a house
occupied by number of Greeks on
Burlington avenue and stole about
| $3.50 in money and two gold watches.
| The entrance was made while the oc-
cupants Of the house were away and
the money was collected from the
| pockets of trousers found hanging in
the house. Pappas gave his age as Is,
while Lund gave his age as 16.
Ericsson Playground open.-Erics-
son playground will be opened We'd
nesday morning with Miss Matte An
derson of this city as supervisor, from
s a. m. until p. m. Elizabeth Wat
son, also of Moline, is to be in charge
from until p. N. No basketball,
baseball or football games will be al
lowed, as the yard is small, but all
children over two years of age will
be welcomed and equipment to suit
the taste Of every one will be install
ed. The story telling hour between 2
and o'clock will interest many and
will be a splendid way of keeping the
children quie: during the hottest part
Of the day.
Install Curb Lights.-Fifteenth street
is to blaze with light. Modern five
light electric lamp posts are to be
erected all the way from Fourth ave-
nue. to Eighth, and if the library board
| wheels into line the row of brilliant
lights may be extended north of the
railroad tracks. There will be 1G
posts to a book, eight on each side of
the street With five electric lights
to a post, there will be so to block,
/ or 800 between Fourth and Eighth ave-
nues.
Hospital is Assured. A new twin
hospital building, to cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 and doubling the
present capacity of the f1ourishing city
/ lDSLlIutlOLI, Is now pTdCLlCdlly assured.
The hospital bill passed both houses
Saturday in the session which did not
adjourn until after midnight All that
is now necessary is Governor E. F.
| DUNES signature, and it is not believ-
ed that this will be stumbling block
Goods Study at Y.-Plans for start
ing a school in craftsmanship for both
! men and women are being considered
at the Y. N. c. A. The idea upon
which Assistant Secretary McLaugh-
lin, who is handling the proposition, is
working, is to limit the pupils to 100
and to divide them into 10 sections so
as to handle them easier. The SEES
sions will be held at the association
building and will start with a supper
in order to instill a social spirit From
I to s p. n. three addresses are to be
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