Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30
MUNICIPAL PARK
WILL Be RENTED
AT $40 PER DAY
colncil Decides to Charge for
Use of Island City Base
ball Grounds.
IF ADMISSION IS CHARGED
Commissioner Hart Asks Power TO
Force Alto-ca5 Stands From
Second Avenue.

Ever since the Island City ball park
u-ss purchased by the city OF Rock
Island. there has been much discus
sion as TO the renting OF the park, and
wha; TO charge, II anything.
This morning at a special meeting
o. the city couacil the commissioners
decided TO charge a rent OF SO a day
- all teams using the park. in which
they play games and charge an ad-
mission fee. The high school football
contests were excepted.
Mayor Schriver stated that he
Thought that some fee should be
charged the organizations. He stated
that before the city became the pos
SCISSOR O: the tract. that as high as s25
rent per DAY was paid for its use. He
advocated that a smaller price be
CHARGED. but that some method should
be adopted 70 give the city returns for
the EXPENSE OF operating the park.
The other commissioners agreed and
- vas decided TO charge SO per day.
The commissioners interpreted their
stand in a clear way and said that
where there was a contest purely for
The snort. with no charge OF admission
nat II would be all right TO donate
the use OF the place. The commits
sioners also seemed to feel as though
the high school should have the use
OF the park gratis. since the school
IS a city Institution
Explains Taxi Stand.
since the council. several weeks ago.
authorized the enforcement o. the law
relative 10 the parking OF taxi cabs on
Nineteenth and Seventeenth streets
az least % feet from the intersec-
ton OF Second avenue. there has been
some little comment as TO the disre-
gard OF the order by the taxi owners
Commissioner Archie Hart at the
meeting explained why this was. He
said: 7 had noticed that the taxi
drivers had not been parking their
cars a. ordered. ! Investigated and
learned that they could not do this on
Nineteenth street. owing 10 building
operations which were going on there.
order them 10 park on Eighteenth
street. until the roadway is cleared on
Nineteenth street"
me commissioners auLAoElLe4 MIN
% take steps 70 remove the stands
from Second avenue TO Eighteenth
street
Wanted to Build Airdore.
The commissioners this morning eX-
pressed themselves as opposed 10 the
erection OF an airdome on Thirty.
eighth street. 40 feet north Of Four
teenth avenue. a petition for same,
properly signed. having been present
ed by B. II. Sward. who the past sum
mer conducted an airdOme on Fortieth
street.
The lease on the present amusement
place OF Mr.. Sward expires this year,
and he wanted 10 build on FOrtieth
street for next summer. The mother
o. the Young man appeared at the coun- /
~ and explained the situation citing
"a: the proper number OF property |
owners had affixed their names TO the !
petition
J. c. Carlson. whose property abuts 1
mat OF the proposed airdome. was /
present and registered q protest. He /
said:
Il think that the privacy OF the I
neigh borhood would be fnfringed upon 1.
II this was allowed TO be built. There /
Is more or less annoyance, and as the .
section IS strictly a residence one. no
stores being located near there, ] think