Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-24

the figures for some time and it was
thought best to make the rates in each
county. coincide.
Fight Over Printing.
Perhaps the feature of the session
was the spirited contest for printing
the official minutes of the board.
There were three bidders as follows:
Moline Dispatch, $3.50; Moline Mail
1899, and the Rock Island Union $3.50.
The committee to which the matter
had been referred refused to make
recommendation throwing the re-
spons'bility for awarding the contract
to the board as a whole.
Mrs. Alice Childs Walker, Moline,
moved that as the Dispatch was the
low bidder, the contract be awarded
that publication. Supervisor S. r.
Wright moved that the name of the
Rock Island Union be substituted.
There was considerable oratory watt
ed about for few minutes, during
which time Supervisor Vincent Muir
ply, Rock Island, suggested that if the
board was sincere in its boosted
economy" it might be well to give a
little practical demonstration of it by
giving the contract to the lowest bid
der in the present instance.
After some debate Supervisor Han
ma, Yuma, facetiously remarked: 81
think the newspapers ought to print
the proceedings of the board free OF
charge. Nothing that happens in the
United States or Mexico can compare
with the real news which emanates
from the board of supervisors"
a vote on the substitute motion,
that the contract be awarded the I'm
ion was lost and then a standing vote
was taken, with the same result. The
original motion giving the Dispatch !
the printing was then adopted.
Smoke Stack Down.
The per diem of the board of review |
members was fixed at $3.50 day. the |
same figure as last year. Supervisor !
called attention to the (
fact that the smoke stack at the !
county infirmary needed repairing and
on motion of Supervisor Larkin, the
matter was referred to the infirmary
with power to act.
Wallace Treichler, county superin-
tendent of highways. reported relative
to the condition of the bridges at Hills
dale and Meredosia. He stated both
would have to be repaired within the
next six weeks or be closed to traffic.
he recommended that creosoted wood
blocks be used as flooring, the cost for
the former bridge being sS.360 and
Tor the latter S1.121. A motion pre-
vailed that the roads and bridge COM
nittee, together with Superintendent
rreichler. be empowered to make i'm
provements at a cost not to exceed
he engineers estimate
The sum of S102.75 was voted the
William j. Burns Detective agency
or certain local Investigations during
April.
Chairman Richmond called atten-
Ion TO the fact that at the next meeting
II the board, election Judges are to
De named and polling places designat-
ID Because of the big increase of (
'oters. through the enfranchising of 4
it will be necessary to estab- I
ish almost double the number of cleo 4
ion precincts.
Candy for Ladies'. N
Just before adjournment. Chairman
Richmond and w. A Golden. Moline
'verseer of the poor. proved their gal
antry by having passed around with \
heir compliments. candy for the wo-
men and cigars for the men. The la
lies were especially pleased with the |
paid them and both Mrs.
ogden and Mrs. Walker arose and
lowed their thanks, Mrs. Ogden ex-
claiming. This is too much. You gen
lemen will have TO help us eat Il"
Both generously shared the bon bons
With the rest OF the members and the