Council to Act Monday on Water Main Extension
The city council will consider granting permission to Deere & Co. to extend a 12 inch water main east to Thirty Fourth Street. The action aims to hasten infrastructure work and improve service.
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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1910
Page
5
The city council will consider granting permission to Deere & Co. to extend a 12 inch water main east to Thirty Fourth Street. The action aims to hasten infrastructure work and improve service.
Moline aldermen unanimously approve Deere and Co petition to lay a 12 inch watermain along the rail right of way from Twenty seventh to Thirty fourth street to improve fire protection at Natick yards. Estimated cost ten thousand dollars with city share small. approval may enable water service east of Thirty fourth Street within five years. Action on a Burlington switchtrack petition is deferred until Monday after review.
Public expenditures committee of the board of supervisors selects the first floor location for the probate court and probate clerk’s office to open after the general election. Work to convert former circuit judge and janitor rooms begins with cleaning and carpenters slated to start next week to fit the new court space.
H Bisant chief of police departed Sunday for Cheyenne Wyoming to bring to Moline John Johnson colored charged with the murder of Edward Wyman which occurred in this city last month.
City council debates 70 recommendations and 30 council actions. Proposed erection of a new city hall on city property at Fourth Avenue corner. bid refusal for city center purchase near Fifth Avenue and Fourteenth Street at 52053 dollars. Permit granted to Deere & Co. to lay a twelve inch water main along railroad right of way from Twenty seventh to Thirty fourth Street.
Washington dispatches order Major E D Bricker of the ordnance department from the local government Arsenal to Watervliet Arsenal near Troy New York. The transfer is a station change not a promotion and Bricker will retain his rank. He and Mrs Bricker will move to New York in ten days after twenty six years at the local post.
Aldermen acting as a committee of the whole decided not to move the city hall from its present corner of Fourth Avenue and Sixteenth Street. The plan to build a new $100,000 hall on city property was approved with noise concerns from trains noted, and future bridge traffic expected to reduce disturbances.
Judge Peter S Grosscup of Chicago cannot address the After Dinner club at the first meeting on October 10 due to a heavy trial docket. In a letter to Secretary B B Jackson he explains he cannot appear then but offers to speak in December and invites a suitable alternative date if December proves unavailable.
The Illinois special tax commission will hold a public hearing Thursday December 27 in Chicago starting at 9 am. It will consider proposed changes in tax and revenue laws, submissions must be in writing ten days before the hearing. Address statements to John A Fairlie chief clerk Urbana IL and must be received by October 17.
Rock Island commandery No 13, Knights Templar, has fourteen voting delegates at the grand commandery conclave of Illinois to be held in Chicago the week of October 24. The meeting will consider naming Harry H Cleaveland of Rock Island for grand commander to succeed John Durham Cleveland of Evanston whose term expires this month.
John Gannon, son of Davenport attorney, was tried and found guilty of embezzlement last week. Judge Vermillion Saturday freed him from custody, ruling an alleged indictment error, in Fairfield court.
State's Attorney L i Magill deposited 9508.15 with the county treasurer as proceeds from fines and fees collected by his office between December 7, 1908, and September 1, 1910. The sworn report and treasurer's receipt were filed in the circuit court before Judge W H Gest.
C C Coyne, East End druggist, buys 2319 Fifth Ave for 9000 and plans a two story brick theatre. He will remodel and decorate the building with a cinema front and open in two weeks. The East End will show films nightly, potentially making Moline home to seven moving picture theatres.
August Miedke and I4e Woodyatt lease Sixth avenue property between John F Rose building and Mou's Printing to erect a modern theatre with 600 to 700 seats. C C North is the architect and contractor. razing of an old brick residence starts Monday. Building cost about $5000, to be ready for opening night around Nov 12 with emphasis on music in all entertainments.
Mr and Mrs Peter De Verneze of First Street and Eighteenth Avenue were brought to police court for violating the compulsory educational law. They were fined 2210 after a police matron's lecture. The case notes three years of trouble over their three children aged 8, 11, and 13, who were in school very little last year and did not attend this term. The Board of Education endorses strict enforcement and warned additional cases will be pursued if violations continue.
Oscar Hammerstein in a Lusitania smoke room contrasts America with Europe. He notes Europeans admit America leads on many counts while a British banker concedes the U S is the greatest country, but mocks American fires as a disgrace and blames rapid growth for the problem.
Jurors hear massed evidence as thirty per sema are accused in the Dunbar killing case. Indiet deputies and District Attorney's office present a dense trove of testimony and exhibits, highlighting the gravity of the indictment.
In a ruling, Judge Nissen continues the cases as the matter of preference between Magill Looney and the State's Attorney remains unresolved. Further hearings are scheduled to determine judicial priorities and potential implications for the prosecution.
Hearings on the cases of detectives Scott and Hulse and Sam Taylor Con stable Schmids deputy proceeded in Rock Island. Charges against three men were dismissed at the state’s attorney’s request, while Mayor McCaskrin pursued orderly conduct charges. Indictments from the grand jury include numerous larceny burglary and assault charges against many individuals with bonds set, and seven youths implicated in a murder conspiracy. The jammed docket also notes the dispute over dismissals involving Hauberg and Schmid in Rock Island.
In Rock Island Justice Nissen kept the cases for ten days after Schriver representing Magill asked to dismiss all matter incidents to the gambling raids as the grand jury has cognizance of them. John P Looney for the gamblers opposed and Masen denied the request. A W Billberg and Philip Schaum surrendered to enter recognizance for trial on keeping public gaming houses, indicted by the September grand jury which returned a partial report to Judge W H eest in the circuit court.
At a Galva convention delegates from Stark, Bureau and Henry counties in the Thirty seventh senatorial district nominated JF Scheverman, Geneseo News publisher, as an independent candidate for the state legislature. Republican nominees are C C Pervier of Sheffield and J B Moore of Kewanee, with Democrat Wo McGuire of Kewanee in the race.
Solomon L Meader longtime Rock Island County resident and South Moline township town collector dies at his daughter Eliza Aldrichs home East Moline after a long public life. He settled Zuma township in 1884 and was a successful farmer and official. funeral set for Monday at Aldrichs home with interment at Hampton Cemetery.
A terse caption notes Gold Medal Flour pleasing re coos Besbaica in an unclear local context. The fragment hints at a product mention and regional naming but lacks full details or verifiable entities.
A plan for a residence will be drawn during the winter and building operations will start in early spring. The project aims to begin construction as soon as plans are finalized, with clear timelines set for the planning phase and initial site work.
W E Tolles, head of Moline Heating and Construction, buys four acre bluff property near Forty third Street between Fourth and Sixth avenues for 5000 and plans immediate improvements and a new residence. Herman Nelson purchases 6th avenue property for 12500 and sells his 1815 Sixth avenue home for 12500. Nelson’s 2402 Seventh avenue sale to W A Stein for 4500 with possession June 1. Tolles also buys two acres from George W Walker estate for 1200 as investment. no plats decided. Ground features include ravine, rustic bridge, and planned landscaping by H C Kiehm.
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