Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
The Day in Davenport

Costs SASH to Run City-It will
cost 4S1, 200 to run the city of Daven-
port during the coming fiscal year, &C
cording to the appropriations passed
on at a meeting of the committee of
the whole yesterday afternoon. This
figure does not include the two mill
levy for park purposes, the one mill
levy for library purposes, One-quarter
mill for policemen's pensions and one
quarter mill for firemen's pensions
decided on last year. If these remain
in 1916 the same as in 1915 the entire
cost of running the city government
can be met by the present tax levy of
is mills. The appropriation total
shows a slight increase over last year
of $4,000. In reality, however, there is
slight proportionate increase as the
new municipal road appropriation
amounting to $4,000 is a fund levied
| by the county supervisors on city
property under new state law. Half
of the amount raised by this Lew law
is turned back to the city and in order
to get it the city levies for that
amount. This $4,000 is to be used to
be used to improve the approaches to
the city The largest item in the ap-
preparations is $6S,000 for the fire de-
partment. The police appropriation is
next with S57,5OO and salaries come
Duh 10Th re
$4,000.
ArmOry Board Meets-Adjutant
General Guy E. Logan, Captain A. M.
Crompton of Battery B and the Arm
DRY board of the Commercial club met
here yesterday to plan new Armory
for Battery B of Davenport Follow
ing the meeting General Logan and
the Armory board went on an automo-
bile tour over Davenport to select a
site for an Armory such as is needed
for a battery of light artillery. If an
available site can be found the Arm
DRY board will put the proposition OF
financing an armory before Davenport
business men and on their decision
will depend whether one will be built
here. The Armory and drill grounds
will cost in the neighborhood of $780,
900. They will be located on the out
skirts of the city near street cal
line. Approximately 10 acres is need
ed. The buildings will be plain sub
stantial structures. There will be g
gun shed, drill hall, an administra-
ton building and stables in the plant
The tract of ground will be large
enough so that the full battery can
maneuver out of doors. All of the drill
will be in the open except in inclem-
ent weather. The present Armory
while we'll adopted to infantry pur-
poses, is thoroughly inadequate fol
artillery maneuvering.
Visiting Day at SchOOl-Next Tues
day, March q, will be visiting day al
the Davenport high school. Principal
George Edward Marshall and members
Of the faculty are DESTROYS that al
parents of students and others inter
ested in the work of the school, vii
visit the institution on thta day. Al
though parents are welcome at the
school at any and all times, next Tues
day has been set aside as a special da.
and at this time every effort will b.
made to allow visitors to make thor
ough inspection of the school and gain
a practical knowledge of the work be
ing done. :
Take i'm 81 Members-Three hundred
and forty-nine end-a-Hand girls me
Tuesday night in their regular month
ly meeting. Sixty-seven new member
took the pledge and were initiated
into membership. The candle cere
mony was used, each candidate hold
ing lighted candle as the presiden
pledged them Ito lend hand III an
way possible. to any who are ill, GU
of employment, or otherwise in need o
a friend; 10 comfort those in trouble
TO help the lonely. the frIendless, Z
have a care for the young, to avoi
islander and evil speaking, and to tr