Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
WANT PRISONERS
PUT TO WORK ON
STREETSOF CITY
Commission Considers Plan
to Make the Hoboes Pass
Up Rock Island.
THE SMALLPOX BILLS
Or. G. G. Craig Presents Statement
for $500 to Cover the Recent
Epidemic.


county Jail on the streets Of Rock
Island was again discussed at a NEE
ing of the city commission yesterday
afternoon. At a recent meeting OF the
board OF supervisors resolution was
passed urging tina. the city take care
Of its own prisoners and this was read
at the meeting yesterday.
Mayor Schriver told of his own per
sonal views in the matter and ad-
vanced the proposition that the city
request the Jail committee of the
board to authorize Sheriff Brlner to
turn over inmates of the coun-y bas-
tile 10 work on the city streets. The
mayor urged that crews &C men be
pu- TO work under the charge of en-
ployes OF tie street department. He
thought that grading for streets and
sidewalks and her work Gould be
dee and that as soon as a plan OF
this kind would be inaugurated, there
would be a quick departure of tramps
and buns so quickly would the word
spread that the Weary Willies would
give Rock Island the bye-bye sign.
The plan was tried GU. in Rock Is
land a year ago and proved so success
full thar the scheme ended because OF
inability 10 pick up enough of those
undesirables who Immediately made
themselves scarce when the work
plan went mo effect. In this way il
Is thought the number of prisoners
at the county Jail will be materially
decreased.
TO AWAIT TTGTS.
Commissioner Reynolds stated tha'
he was in favor OF a rock pile, but thai
he was not in favor Of having the
vags work on the streets for the rea,
Ton that they were so incompetent as
rule and then they needed ccnstan,
supervision. He observed that a
great number of them succeeded in
Getting away and Mayor Schriver re
marked tina. was what he wanted The
mayor said he did no. believe in the
'NbSNa hNAAAiAc lliAO CIlluCAlL4bu Will
laboring men and said that under his
plan this would not result, as the men
would do work in addition to the reg
ular force employed by the city. He
stated tina. of course the best service
could not be expected OF the men but
did think that whatever was done by
them would be a big saving 20 the
city, since it, cost nothing, although
he argued the greatest advantage
would be the disappearance of The hu
man pests. The council took no &C
ton in the matter but will probabl,
confer with Sheriff Bruner and III,
jail commit ee later relative 20 tht
plan.
The sum OF s91192 was voted W. E
Wynne Tor the sheds and hose towe
built at the city barns. The matter
OF a coal contract for the year wal
brought up but it was decided L
await government tests which r. w
Sharp of the waterworks department
is having made of various kinds o
ccal before letting the contract.
TO WEIGH LOADS.
An ordinance was considered. in
troduced by Mayor Schriver, providing
that the city Inspector of weights AM
measures and policemen be givel
authority TO cause any load of Goa
or wood or other commodity abou
10 be sold and delivered, to be weigh
ed on the city scales free OF charge
1t is said that one local man recent
was dissatisfied as to the size of hi
load of coal and caused the same [
be taken TO the city scales where
was found TO be 700 pounds short.
penalty OF from So to $50 was provide
for failure to comply with the provi!
ions Of the ordinance.
SMALLPOX BILLS.
DR. G. G.. Craig city health commits
sioner. appeared before the counc
and gave a detailed report Of the n
cent smallpox epidemic A bill fc
$500 was submitted. which DR.. Graf
declared considerably lower tina
either the Moline or the East Molin
accounts. although more cases wer
handled here. lie declared that 800
had been saved the city by dischari
ing the patients from quarantine a
quickly as they were free from di
ease instead of requiring several az
ditional weeks confinement as