Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23
NOW HAVE BOARD
Of HEALTH HERE
AFTER FOUR YEARS WITHOUT
REGULARLY APPOINTED BODY
COUNCIL TAKES ACTION.
ce~-ission Refuses 90 oersna Per
nit From Salvation Army WORK
era &C scllef. rsrs.

Although the present city admins
trNStoa hss been r. operation nearly
four years Wi'h practically no board
% hsaith. acting on the theory that g
"a never too late % mend ne oo1n-
ell last cyoniHE appointed that body
80 pressing need until recently wAs
noted for such an organization. and
therefore the matter waa allowed 20
slip.
90 Uiu b. recalled thaf a. the meet.
tus last Moa9ay the councii as IN
able 90 dsanitely decide whether the
appoiatmsrt % thrcs physicians 20
lie tuberculosis saaatorium Vas legal
gniess ono b. a r1eru Der os ths board
% hsaith. Thse the question arose.
--H-ao a The board Of health This
subject ~NS referred % City Attorney
James ?. Wtttrr. Vho hr,d that ths
eity psysician. u. 4. -. Mgsiier. MAY
o. Schriver. Chief - Police james
Brian ard four Other citizens. one %
1Es0z must b. a Doctor. should com
pose tfs board % heaith.
Aecortingiy tast evening Mayor
schrivrr eT~rTd 8 reroiu'iou. which
vas unan.mously adopted. that DFs q
n L-achrrr. Charlss g.. Hnb1. T.. 81 Ho,
isWhsEh aad j. r. ComcEys b. named
Foltg4inE this acton Drs s. ! iaeh-
nee. Louis ostrom and Joseph uesuva
a~rr canned members % the aanatoT-
ilm Board
Captains COOK ard Hess - the pav-
serorf salvation Array i1 Davenport
appeared before trF cts council 'u
sns9rr tp o. r~7lrsr from Mayor a. ~.
seariV~-. arr last er~e stopped che
E1iicitias ~ fuEaa and clothing by
-rrrrs@rtatirrs % that organization
frpH psterp1rt in Rock Island
Mayor Sekritw- asserted that clothes
Zero BEING taken from this cts a.
sell ss fards and used iu Davenport.
end said ttas Be- f-if thar they should
DO retained in HorE Island for the
poor here Bs also declared that girl
uora~ra sur~ making the rounds %
saioaus and that one was -pauhant.
lag everyone fu ths lobby 90 tire
N@w Harper. and thar be- stopped the
aerE stAtiEs that l~ fe't ~ Go uas
Poo coatiagn taaf O. permit should be-
Eivrs the Array from che eity colu- .
aI
wert Ns.s Permit.
Comm isst0uvr Hart srok" against .
FriF. claiming tha. Eood vo-E Was be-
lnF done az tkc Industrial home. the 4
local Institution on Seventeenth street [
Both % the captains answered the I
charges. declaring tta- much uors uas .
done ir tkis city. not only with the .
fglds secured hr-e. sgt aifh moucy /
end clothes secured in UavcupCrf I
They also declared thar th~y rad
large number here Wen NesE'y con
tributed 90 fselr solicitors and that /
they would soon open a branch % The F.
spiritual department iu this CITY
The council. after diFcrssiuE o. pro .
and cor for some time. decided On AZ
ioF them 20 continue without a per
NIT
Turn Down Carnival.
A representative of the Martin Car.
1ivai company. ~ho wanted use 90
Island cts park for carnival purposes.
Eas turned down b. che council He
declared be would plt up a bond that
the park would ln no uay be damaged.
Mayo schriver spoke IN favor OF q.
saving that rental a 500 would be
1ettsd. which p1gid BE- used In max
ug repairs OF the place.
Cousmissione~ Bear. in whose Dc.
5zTtnent the matter las. spoke against
T. saying tha; q would be- a menace 20
he usiEhbors. and the majority % the
sacked up the commits
iionsr % prhi'c property in the stand
10 had taken
The weekly pay roll % sfSF.fp was
allowed and $50 ~as ordered drawn
- a $40 rental FOR each % tho ~
.
1zrtosl The Waterman pro jet on Twen-
irth avenue saEf % Seventeenth
.tr.-s vas adopted FOR consideration
md The council spent the latter part
4 tho s-ss,ou talking iitnsy bus and
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