Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
ROCK ISLANDERS
MUST CETvOTERS
OUT ON TUESDAY
Important That Every One Fa-
vorable to Consolidation
Visit the Polls.
MEANS MUCH TO THE CITY
Interests at Work to Defeat This Step
Toward the Development of
the Community.

The election to be held next Tues
day is one of supreme Importance 20
this locality. The plan to consolidate
certain districts with this city is ono
that deserves the hearty support OF
everyone interested in the growth and
development of Rock Island. 1t is IN
derstood that certain interests are at
work in an effort to defeat the scheme
and therefore no one In favor of the
proposition should fail TO visit the
polls next Tuesday between the hours
of and 5.
The usual polling places will be
used. The ballots contain a legal
description of the property sought to
be consolidated and at the bottom
are the words Yes" and NO" with
blanks for the insertion of an y. Lo-
cal people must put an y after the
Yes if they desire to see this terri
tory become part of the city proper.
THE QUESTION.
The question as stated on the bal
lot follows:
Shall the City of Rock Island annex
wit:
% Beginning at the northwest
corner of the southwest quarter (AD
of section two (2). township seventeen
90 north range two CD west of the 4th
P. NJ; thence west on the quarter sec
ton line 1910 feet more or less to the
one-eighth Q-S) section line; thence
lA 81.
$50 feet more or less to the center
line ef the road known as Dearborn
street in South Rock Island township;
thence east on the center line of Dear
born street 1343 feet more or less to
the section line between sections two
(2) and three 90, township seventeen
uO north range two (2) west of the
4th P. NJ; thence south on the section
line 725.S6 feet more or less to the
center line of the road known as
Aiken street in South Rock Island
township; thence east 407 feet more
or less to the west line of lot thirty
600 in Sarah J. Aiken's subdivision
of the middle one-third OBJ of the
south one-half of section two, town.
ship seventeen 40, north range two
CD west of the 4th P. NJ; thence
north On the west line of said lot
219.7S feet more or less to the north
line of the south one-half Oh of said
lot; thence east SO feet more or less
to the east line of said lot; thence
south 219.78 feet more or less to the
center line of the above mentioned
road (Aiken street,; thence east or
the center line of said Aiken street 914
feet more or less to the center line of
the road known as Twelfth street;
thence north On the center line OF
said Twelfth street 1858 feet more
or less to the north line of the south
west quarter (14) of section two;
thence west 1920 feet more or less to
the place of beginning, being situated
in the southwest quarter of section
two and the southeast quarter of sec
ton three, township seventeen 40,
north range two (2) west of the 4th
P. NJ, in the county of Rock Island
and state of Illinois.
CD Beginning at a point 547.7 feet
west of the northeast corner of the
southeast quarter (H) of section two,
township seventeen north range two
west of the 4th p NJ: thence south
5l1.l7 feet; thence east 253 feet:
thence south 367 feet; thence east
144.8 feet; thence north 367 tee:;
thence east 1894 feet; thence north
51117 feet; thence west 24667 feet to
the place Of beginning being situated
in the county Of Rock Island, state OF
Illinois.
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