Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-23

l"Caiity which was decided to the conn
I !! oack In 1857. II Is the intention, o.
FORM cemetery association 20 eel,
lots and with the revenue fix nm ar
burial grounds. where some Of ,bs
carry settlers OF that section arc On.
,erred- The matter was referred 10
the Judiciary committee.
Appoint OVerseers.
w a. Golden and Charles Oswald
were reappointed overseers of the poor
! ior Moline and Rock Island respec,.
iVely' az their old salaries OF 81 a dav
/ Ihere were rc other applicants ,o-
the positions. Both have served The
county Tor some years and their worl,
has proven satisfactory
Leslie Hanna, yuma announced ,b..
,he roads and bridge committee would
nave no report 10 make relative TO the
repairs on the Hillsdale bridge. He
ueciared that the Whiteside commits.
siohers had referred the matter TO their
county engineer and that the same
action had been taken here. A report
from them will be made later.
Special Committees.
County Clerk Hubbard announced
that Chairman Richmond had appoint.
ed the following committees. pursuant
TO action OF the board at the last ses.
sion: On the 100000 bond issue for
hard roads. Supervisors Louis OIL
weller Cool, Hanna and Titterington:
on workhOuse. Supervisors Wright.
McQuaid, Graiund and Einfeldt.
Workhouse Plan.
The committee appointed to iuyesti-
gate the feasibility of the county es-
tablishing a workhouse made the fol- /
lowing report:
At the March meeting of the coun- /
~ board OF supervisors a resolution /
was adopted asking for q committee /
OF five TO look into the matter of es-
tablishing a workhouse in Rock Island /
county.
The chairman. George II. Richmond,
named as such committee. Supervisors
Graflund. Einfeldt and
Wright TO investigate the proposition.
the chairman being a member OF the
ON April Is we visited the county
Jail at Fairfield. Iowa. and found that
they were working from IS 10 20 pris-
oners daily. the average daily prison
ers were 30. bindoyers and all: ours
from so 10 12O daily. The report from
the officers in charge stated thai the
working OF the prisoners was a great
success, and saved the county quite
sum. as II kept undesirable citizens
tut OF the county. The present pris-
lners were repeaters. too lazy 10 make
heir own living. The Scott county
all is handicapped by being compelled
o handle the rock several times by
hauling. the carriage amounting to con-
siderable.
ON April Il we took a trip out to
What Is known as the Stapp land. 1t
5 located on Mill creek about a half
nile south and one and one-half miles
asst OF Milan on what Is known as the I
Knoxville road. 1t is in easy reach Of
he Rock Island track. where a switch
ould readily be placed to load and
nload at any part OF the county.
We found an abundant amount OF
ock suitable for road purposes
noueh for 100 years supply-the best
ock proposition in the county.
Now. by erecting a workhouse on
small scale for a starter. the county
$ il increases in population can have
nough rock crushed TO keep our roads
first class condition
There is no question but that
colt county. through its system of
orking prisoners. is less bothered
it'll tramps and hOboes. and thus saw. !
a large sum annually in its food {
~. to say nothing about costs for 4
lstices OF the peace, police magis-
ates and constables. clothing, shoes.
edicine. hospital expenses, etc.
heir system of buying the rock, de-
rered I'm the workroom at the jail, at
, much a ton. and their giving II
&c for the county roads, is naturally
! expense. Whether this expense is
eater than the saving in food bills
Q do not feel like saying, but they
4 the benefit OF rock for the roads
lyway.
whether this board Of supervisors (
,uld rather follow the plan of Scott '
UNITY. or purchase the land inspected
this committee and erect work :
use thereon. purchase crusher and an
rtber equipment, we leave for the 10
ard TO decide. no
we would suggest that the board in
ire of the officials OF the three cities =
the county whether they would CO. ~
crate with the county by sending
Fir city prisoners to the wOrkhouse