Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16

this county, viii be no easy task, II
the session OF yesterday afternoon can
be taken as a criterion. Supervisor
G. G. Opdycke. Cordova, offered the
following resolution which provided
that the highway along the river, from
Watertown east, should be the next
road TO be improved:
Whereas, It is evidently the inten-
ton Of the Tice road law that the sp-
preparations hereunder should be ex-
pended on the various main roads of
the county.
And whereas, the road known as
Route Number i, extending from East
Moline along the Mississippi river 10
Albany. is one Of the most used roads
in the county,
Therefore. Be it resolved, that al
least a part Of the appropriations
from the state and county be expend-
ed on the construction of a state aid
road on route Number l, beginning at
the eastern limits OF that part Of East
Moline known formerly as Watertown.
and extending eastward on said road:
and that the matter be referred to the
roads and bridge committee TO report
the roads on which the full appropria-
tions should be spent and the definite
limits thereof"
Referred 10 Committee.
Supervisor Exboom said the road
past the Watertown hospital instead
of the river route should be chosen.
Supervisor Daily pointed out that the
board was not ready to act in the mat
ter and moved that the matter be re-
fered to the road and bridge commit
tee,
Il want to know il the board eE-
poets to stand by its original plan,
inquired Supervisor McQuaid, Black
Hawk who is making a hard fight TO
have the Milan road improved. "WIlan
the matter of locating state aid roads
was first brought up, it was decided
to give the country two pieces of the
work, one in Yuma and one in Edging-
ton. The third was the Ninth street
road running south out Of Rock Is
land This latter territory has since
been annexed to Rock Island and the
city is to pave the street. Now it
seems TO me the third piece of road
should come 10 Milan, since the coun-
try districts have two jobs already in
The resolution to improve the Wat
ertown road was accordingly lost and
the motion 10 refer the entire matter
TO the road and bridge committee was
adopted.
Board All Wrong.
Il think the board has been all
wrong in its location of the state aid
roads, was the opinion expressed Big
Supervisor BrunstrOm. The roads
should be improved from the cities
out The trouble is we can't find the
country roads that have been i'm
proved"
A petition was read from the Coal
Valley highway commissioners asking
that the county stand half Of the ex-
nense of erecting a bridge over the
creek near John Pryce's farm. The es-
timated cost is $1,000. Il was referred
to the road and bridge committee.
More Money For Sheriff.
An additional appropriation Of
office. the following resolution being
adopted.
Your committee on fees and sal
aries to whom was referred the Ques-
ton Of the appropriation for the sher-
IFS office respectfully report that on
( Sept. 4, 1915. there was a balance of
3+66.56 of the ST, SEQ appropriated; but
that the expense for cook Tor prison
ers in the Jail (44166 for nine
months1 should NOT be charged against
said appropriation, and that the eX-
. pense account of S739 81 includes a
number Of items that Will be repaid
10 the county as costs in suits, and
also quite a large item for livery hire
that would have been avoided if the
sheriff has been furnished with an
automobile, as contemplated when the
original appropriation was made; also
that the city court of Moline which
was established in April, this year,
/ brings an extra expense on the sher-
( IFS Office.
I'VE would, therefore, recommend
that the salary Of the cook for the
/ prisoners be charged against the cost
of feeding prisoners, and that the
county treasurer be authorized to pay
said salary as fixed by the jail and
/ jail accounts committee. when certi-
I fed to by the sheriff on his pay rolls
and we further recommend that an
addition appropriation of $500 for
the sherif's office be made for the
/ year ending Nov 30, 1915"
/ A laugh was produced when Sup
/ ervisor Kerns moved that the Jail
building committee be permitted a
I brief recess to confer with its attor-
ney. Supervisor Larkin, leader Of the
/ insurgents, jumped to his feet and sec
onded the motion, much TO the sar-
prise Of Mr. Kerns, who had been de-
/ batting with the Rock Island member
most of the afternoon.