Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-09
WOMEN DEMAND
SANITARY VOTING
PLACES Be NAMED
Committee From Civic Depart
ment, Woman's Club, APP
pear Before Supervisors.
WANT SCHOOLS TO BE USED
Believe Dignity Will Be Added to
Right of Franchise by Dropping
Livery Stables and Pool Halls.

! Tired of having voting places desig-
mated at livery barns, pool halls and
other undesirable places, a commit
tee of three from the civic department
of the .Women's club, composed of
Mrs. H. S. Bollman, Mrs. C. w. Foss
and Mrs. John Volk, Jr., appeared be-
fore the Rock Island members of the
board of supervisors this morning in
an attempt to remedy conditions.
I'VE want the schools, which are
public institutions, to be used as poll
ing places, wherever possible de-
clared Mrs. Foss. mot only would
this be appropriate for the new wo-
men voters but l believe it would
tend to elevate the dignity of the
franchise for every one"
The polling places of the Fourteenth
precinct, which is barber shop at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Thirtieth
street, and of the eighth precinct,
which is Normoyle's livery barn on
Third avenue, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, were especially OBJ
jectionable to the women.
The use of the basement of the pub
lie library was urged. The women
contended that the wide corridors in
the schools of the city could easily be
used as polling places without inter-
fering with school sessions. The mem
bers from Rock Island township prom
ised to give the matter attention.
Plans Not Ready.
The bonds of Charles Oswald and
w. A. Golden, poormasters from Rock
Island and Moline townships, respect
lively. were approved in the sum of
$1,000 each. A communication was
read from the state highway commits
sion, in which it was stated that the
plans for road improvement in Rock
Island county had not been completed
and suggesting a special meeting of
the board to consider the same, when
they are received.
The annual reports of DR.. A. y.
Mueller, poor physician for Rock Is
land, was given, showing 21S residence
calls; 1875 Office calls; 600 hospital
calls; SO police station calls; seven
births; 10 deaths.
The report of DR.. A. T. Leopold, poor
physician for Moline. stated that he
had made 400 residence calls; 2O1 of
flee calls; six emergency cases, and
two obstetrical cases.
Applications for poor physicians
were then opened, DR.. A. NJ. Mueller
and DIR. ]. D. Banta applying for the
Rock Island work and DR.. A. II. Beam
and DR.. G. D. Hamburg for the Moline
place. DR.. a. c. Hanson applied for
the position in. Hampton township.
Want Services.
A resolution was offered by Super
visor A. L. Douglass, Moline, providing
that religious services be held at the
county infirmary on Sundays. The
matter was referred to the county in |
Urinary committee.
A written report on the county's liza |
bility for smallpox bills from States |
Attorney F. E. Thompson was read |
A communication was read from the |
Edwards Cemetery association, Hamp- |
ton township, asking that a board of |
trustees, to manage the affairs Of the |
cemetery, be named.
The board expects to conclude its |
session this afternoon. Members of |
the grand jury for the September term
are still to be appointed; election Off
cials are to be named and polling |
places designated. The annual trip
Of inspection of the county Intimacy |
will be made tomorrow.