Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-01
COMMISSION To
ISSUE WARRANTS
Another Step Taken Toward
Addition to Moline City
Hospital.
mayer GOES TO NATION
Formal Invitation Will Be Made to G..
AR. Veterans to Come Here Next
Year-Reports Are Heard.

Another step toward the new addi-
ton for the city hospital was taken
today at the regular weekly meeting
of the Moline city commission. in the
passage of an ordinance authorizing
the issuance of warrants in the
amount of $4,000 for payment of the
cost of the new building. According
TO Attorney G. A. Shallberg of the hos
pital board the realization of new
building is still a long way of, how
ever
The constitutionality of the act pro-
viding for the anticipation of taxes in
building a hospital. which was passed
by the state Legislature last June,
must be cleared first. and it was in
order to provide for the test case
which the local board will take to the
courts that the city commission passed
the ordinance today. A friendly test
suit will be brought and carried to the
Illinois supreme court. This will re-
quire a period of some months.
The tax warrants, according to the
ordinance passed this morning, VIII
bear per cent interest and will ma
ture July l of each year from 1915 to
1919 inclusive. The money will come
out of the regular 3-mill tax levy for
hospital purposes from which the city
now realize $4,000 per year.
Mayor to Nation.
Mayor NJ r. Carlson announced
this morning that he would go to Mat
toon. Ill, to attend the annual Illinois
state encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, which is to be held
June ., 3 and 4, and the mayor will
issue a formal invitation to the veter- !
ans to come to Moline in 1915 for !
their annual state meeting. The city |
passed a resolution today |
the mayor to make the I
trip and issue the invitation and the !
Greater Moline committee promises !
in making the entertain
ment of the veterans next year a sue
cess.
William Killing secured the resi-
dence on city property near the ele-
waited tank, where the new fire station
Is to be built, the sum of $3.50 being
paid. His bid was the highest of IL
submitted and opened by the commit
zee at today's session. The lowest bid |
was sent in by Mrs. Christine Shank,
who offered $50. An ordinance calling
or the sale of the property was
passed.
Compromise is Approved.
Approval was given of the compro-
Mise proposed by the Peoples Power
company for the reduction of the city's
light bill. Pierre Haynes, Illuminating
Expert, following an investigation re-
.ently. discovered that the city was
lot securing the service for which il
vas paying, according to the contract ,
With the power company and Commits
Toner E. L. Eastman demanded that
he company reduce its contract price
" 1882. The amount compromised
pon in order to avoid court action
vas $1,000.
Officers Read Reports. {
Reports of the various city officers I
'ere read and accepted by the COM S
mission. The report of the city COM f
missioner of finance and accounts show /
d receipts for May of S9,7O5.47, and 7
Expenditures of S22,04S.34. Treasurer /
!. c. Shallberg's report showed that I
l1.S25.11 had been placed in the city's r
trong box during the month and $780, =
SAL had been Withdrawn for the
ayment of city debts. A balance OF =,
25.I25.S7.
During May a total of 81 arrests :,
ere made. according to the report of :
hief of Police o. NJ. Bisant. OF this :
lumber 90 were city cases and 81 y
tate cases. The police patrol re-
pended to 81 calls while the city am
1lance received 81 calls also y
Plans submitted for IapnauS n
EDITION and a replat for Oak Crest
ere referred to the commissioner of
reefs and improvements. X