Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-24
CITY DADS TALK
FREELUNCHPLAN
Ordinance to Prohibit Evil Is
Offered by Mayor Schriver
at Council Session.
PENALTY CLAUSE Is $500
Incarceration Plant for Garbage Dis
posal Again Presented by Com
missioner Archie Hart.

An ordinance to prohibit the serv-
ing of free lunches in saloons was OF
fered by Mayor H. NJ. Schriver yester-
day afternoon at the weekly meeting
of the commission but its provisions
were not formally considered.
The measure. which was drafted by
CITY Attorney Witter following the dis
cussion of the matter week ago, was
short and contained but two sections,
as follows:
Section 1T shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, conducting and
operating a saloon or dram shop in
the city of Rock Island to serve in
connection Herewith any free lunch
or meal.
Section EVERY violation of this
ordinance shall subject the offender
to a fine not exceeding 5000.
Difficult Job.
Commissioner Hart inquired if this
ordinance would prevent serving OF
meals at Turner hall and other sa-
looms. Mayor Schriver stated that 1t
would not. since the measure referred
only to free lunches"
Commissioner Reynolds remarked
that he thought the liquor dealers as
sociation was passing up difficult job
to the commission and suggested that
the organization itself could best
handle the matter.
Speaking of lettering food condi-
lions here" declared Mayor Schriver,
u think it is highly important that the
free lunch evil be abolished. There is
no question but that it is source OF
disease"
Not to Open Saloon.
A representative of the Northwest
ern Beer company was present to in
quire if the commission expected to
grant a permit for a saloon in the
room on First avenue, near Twentieth
street, formerly occupied by the w. j.
Hall. When the license was revoked,
the brewery company owned the build
ing. 1t has since passed into the hands
of another concern. A week ago Otto
Seidlitz applied for a license and was
turned down. The Northwestern man
declared he understood another at
tempt to open the place would be
made and he said he wanted no dis
elimination, since a license had been
taken away from Mr.. Hall. Commits
sioners Rudgren, Reynolds and Hart
all declared they did not favor allow
ing any one to locate in the place.
Hospital Site.
Sanatorium sites were discussed at
some length, but no decision was
reached.
You will have to so back to your
first love and use the site the city has
SnIn
There is no other way out of the diff
ficulty that l can see"
A site owned by Gotcn & Son, near
Milan, costing $4,000 was suggested
but because of its distance it was not
considered. The Cal Rettig site on
Rock river was favored by some, al
though its proximity to the Watch
Tower was objected to by Commits
sioner Hart. The Roth site was again
mentioned. the owner being willing, it
is claimed, to trade in the property
owned by the city at $4,000.
Commissioner Hart brought up the
subject of an incineration plant. He
had plans the plant which o. A. Ell
lott & Co. erected at Springfield. 1t
is called the w. II. Mcclure sanitary in
Generator and cost Springfield about
$4,000 with an additional $4,000 for a
site. The latter item could be elimin-
ated here. Commissioner Hart said
that with the annexation of territory
from South Rock Island the plant
would be an absolute necessity next
year.
Given Permit.
II. Horblit was granted permission
to conduct an auction at his store on
Second avenue and Eighteenth street, |
without purchasing a permit.
II. Schuster, who runs a saloon at |
1928 Second avenue, appeared before !
the commission to explain about a |
charge that he had recently given a |
boy 50 for suit of clothes and a grip. |
1t was said that he did this after hours |
but the woman who accused him |
failed to show up at the council meet |
ing and the matter was dismissed, the
mayor warning the saloon man not to |
go into the pawn shop business.
The mayor brought up the matter of /
the city continuing a sewer across
street between Twentieth
and Twenty-first streets, for the &C
Of residents on the south
side of the street. No action was taken.