Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02

Rec42im IOO AcreSs-COntInuanc
| of the river front reclamation pro
ject which marked Davenport as
the pioneer city builder OF the Mis-
! sissippi valley was provided for By
a resolution of the Levee Improve
ment commission to ask 500, 001
for the reclamation of 100 acres o.
land west Of the boat club and
east of the Crescent bridge, This
large and valuable tract OF land,
including City island, will be cut
of from the city by sea wall and
filled in to such a level that it can
be used for factory or warehouse
sites. providing industrial space,
the lack of which has for several
years been hindering davenport
commercial growth. These hun
dred acres OF valuable factory and
warehouse space will be rented the
same as other levee property is
now rented. From levee rentals,
Davenport now has an annual in
come Of $4,000. The continuance
of the project means an increase
of this rental by many fold.
Restrict Main Street.-The prop
osition of restricting Main street
for light traffic will be before the
city council once more at the meet
ing tonight. Alderman A. e. Bal
low said yesterday that he intend
ed to make a determined fight to
have the street restricted. 1t has
been before the council on numer-
GUS occasions. 1t is claimed that
heavy trafic is gradually wearing
away the asphalt surface which
makes the street the only north
and-south street which Las an easy
grade.
Employment BHreaa Closed. -
The United States employment bu
reau in Davenport is siosed. A
sign is pasted on the door at 120
Harrison street: Congress did Eot
provide any funds, so this ONCE is
forced to close. Farm hands call
at the county agents Office at tie
court house." Superintendent Nit
eel of the Davenport bureau said
yesterday the office mere would be
forced to close soon if money for
its upkeep we're not forthcoming.
OhNC ~ CO SbtzLAA6HO0
two years ago as one Of the Is
federal employment bureaus in
Iowa. 1t ran a mems and women's
and has been instru-
mental in securing many positions
for discharged soldiers.
Start Platoon System. - If FIRE
men can go before the state legis-
lature and get the law changed so
that a maximum of four mills can
be levied for fire purposes, the
double platoon system my be start
ed in the Davenport fire depart
ment. This was the decision made
at a meeting of the council FIRE
committee with members of the
fire department Monday night. 1t
is not possible under the present
of levying tax, for the
double platoon system to be work
ed out here. If 1t is possible to
use four mills for this purpose. two
platoons can be established, the
committee said. In case the fire.
men carry out their part of the
agreement. the double platoon
move can be started here next
April.
Ballow fer Beach.-Alderman a. |
z. Ballow announced yesterday
hat he would assist Alderman Nc
Adam in every way possible to get
a municipal bathing beach estab-
Iished in Davenport. 1t is planned
10 ask the city councli today to
add $4,000 onto the big four"
bond issue of half a million dol
lars to pay for establishing a mu-
1icIpal bathing beach and skating
pond. It is planned to bring the |
for the big four" i'm
program up at the meet |
ng today, and ,the swimming pool |
project will also be preached at !
hat time. There seems little doubt |
hat the matter will have the APP
prevail of the entire council.
Resigns Coed Position.-To give |
lp a salary of $500 a year so that
/ brother craftsman who has been |
IL the army can get back his old
OBJ is an act that was officially an
1ounced to the Davenport public /
afternoon when DR..
lanes Dunn, city school physician,
eRdered his resignation. 1t is ex-
1ected that DR.. P. H. Schroeder,
Who resigned from the position at
he outbreak of the world war, and
Who has recently returned from
many months service overseas,
will be reappointed when DR..
)unn's resignation is accepted.