Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-01
BILL AB0LISHING
FREE LUNCHES IN
SALOONS is DEAD
Lack of a Second Loses Resolu-
ton to Consider Amendment
offered by the Mayor.
CONSIDER NEW PROJECTS
CITY Council Tackles Several Public
Improvement Matters at the
Regular Weekly Session.

The death OF the free lunch measure
cane quickly and quietly in city coun-
ell yesterday afternoon. Mayor H
" schriver offered a resolution for
eoasiderat:on providing that no lunch
n meals be given away free in sa-
locns
He waited for several moments
Not a commissioner said a word. He
hesved 8 sigh and said:
The motion IS lost for want of a
second" And thus died the ordinance,
: petition for which came from the
ranks Of the saloon keepers them
selves.
The measure. as offered by the may
or yesterday for consideration, pro-
vided for q fine OF not more than $500
for each offense.
When II was first suggested two
weeks ago. by Charles Hastings, who
has q saloon at the corner of Seventh
avenue and Seventeenth street, and a
committee Of liquor dealers of the
eitv. the council did not seem to take
AZ Indifferent attitude. But yesterday
afternoon for some reason there was
lot even p second to the resolution.
Some OF the commissioners felt the
liquor dealers organization should
handle il
Paving to Be Inspected.
AL paving installed IL the city with
il the past five years is to be inspect
ed By City. Engineer Wallace Treich-
Ter and he is 20 report TO the city
council This was authorized by the
council yesterday afternoon, following
the reading OF a petition from proper
" owners on Fourteenth street from
Ninth 10 Eleventh avenues.
The property owners stated that the
condition OF the curbing and paving in
front OF their homes was in need OF
repair and asked that the city attend
TO IL
Commissioner Rudgren presented
the resolution, which would take in
the inspection of all paving laid in
The past FIVE years, and in this man.
nsr the council would be definitely in
formed as 10 the conditions. The re-
pert viii be used in future reference. |
Asphalt or Brick?
Property owners on Eighteenth ave .
Tue. between Sixteenth and Twenty
seventh streets, are 70 be asked how T.
they feel in regard 70 the proposed /
change n material 10 be used in paw
ing that avenue. The commission will /
comply with the wishes OF the ma I
!ority.
Some OF the property owners in the /
district sent q petition TO the council |
asking that the material be changed. ]
s.rT
majority Of the owners who had sig /
nihed their desire for the change from ,
asphalt 20 brick. Mayor Schriver I
stated that az the initial hearing, when .
he project was up before the board /
Ct local improvements, that only one /
Eonsn was against asphalt paving. /
After considerable discussion It was /
decided 70 defer action until more of /
the property owners had been heard /
from.
The ordinance recommended by the /
board OF local improvements TO the I
city council, providing for the paving |
Of Twenty-eighth street with brick, !
from Fifth TO Ninth avenues. was con- /
sidered on motion OF Mayor II. NJ |
schriver. The estimate for the job is I
{17,2ss.
Mayor Schriver is going TO present |
resolution amending the saloon ord |
tnances, and providing for the pay
neut Of license by cafe owners OF |
300 per year, but not until all of the /
proprietors pay up for back licenses, a /
sum Of $500 each.
He started reading the ordinance
yesterday by interrupting himself TO
inquire Of City Clerk Rudgren If all
had paid up. He was informed that
only one Of the three had settled.
The weekly pay roll of S4O1.97, and