City Considers One-Week Raise for Health Fund and New Health Board
The council hears a petition from Dr. H E Becker and the Health Association to raise 3500 to support a modern health department. Alderman Ellis wins approval for a one-week delay while a referendum option under state law is discussed to fund health services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Association
Health Department
H. E. Pecker
C. L. Wells
W. P. Martindale
The
Health Association
Becker
Perry Ellis
Ellis
Tompkins
McIntyre
Quincy
Schanz
Bergmann
Geers
Hyatt
Lepper
Bisser
Aid Society Meeting At Kentucky Street Church Parlor
The Aid Society of the Kentucky Street Methodist church will meet all day Thursday in the church parlors. The Epworth League will cancel the planned meeting tonight due to the soldiers celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid Society
Kentucky Street Methodist Church
Epworth League
City Council Forms Step Toward Quincy Street Railway Study
The Quincy city council Monday night ordered initial steps to explore city ownership of a street railway. The finance committee recommended the mayor appoint a committee with the corporation counsel to investigate feasibility and referendum the proposal. Four aldermen were absent due to other city business and conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Street Railway
City of
Quincy
Otto Bergman
Third Ward
E Nutt
Bergman
Ellis
McNutt, Owens and
Ames
Cleveland
White Fire Apparatus Department
Nlein
New Orleans
Sam Hyatt
Washington Park
O’brien
Tompkins
York Street
East York Street
East Avenue
Twentyfourth Street
Board of Public Improvments
E. P. Lanan
John J. Flynn
Paul Wolf
H. C. Sprick
Pratt Audit Company of
Peoria
Henry Uhlenbrock
Council Debates Policeman’s Back Pay Claim
The council grappled with a former policeman’s back pay as to whether he deserved the money. Alderman Geera moved to table the claim until the next meeting, noting five new members lacked official knowledge of the case. Ald Hyatt had previously urged allowing the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald. Geera
Ald Hyatt
One Counterfeiter Pleads Guilty in Quincy Case
James Robinson, a member of a three man group who passed counterfeit rail road bills in Quincy four months ago, pleaded guilty in federal court and faces sentencing. Alvin Johnson and Gertrude Quarles, arrested with him, were found not guilty before Judge Fitzhenry. The trio were charged with passing one dollar bills altered with a 20 over the numeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robinson
Quincy
Springfield
Alvin Johnson
Gertrude Quarles
Robinson
Fitzhenry
More New Sidewalks Ordered Put Down
City council read twelve ordinances authorizing sidewalk construction across multiple streets after inspecting routes last Wednesday. Each ordinance took about three minutes to read and adopt, detailing walks on Adams, Eighth, Maine, Jersey, Spring, Twentysixth Streets, Broadway, Hampshire, and related avenues.
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Adams Street
Ninth
Tenth Streets
Eighth Street
Maple
Locust
Maine
Front
Second
Second Streets; North Side
Jersey
Spring Street
Broadway
Hampshire
Twelfth
Vermont
Twenty-third
Twenty-fourth
Twentieth
Spring
Oak
Side of Hampshire Property Delayed to a Later Time
The parcel on the side of Hampshire between Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth streets was offered but allowed to go over to a later time. The notice records the postponement of the sale and indicates a future date will be set for bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshire
Twentyfourth
Twenty-fifth Streets
Tarvia Surface On East Avenue Decided
East Avenue in Lawndale will receive a tarvia surface after a meeting of Mayor O'Brien and the board of public improvements with property owners Monday at 11 o'clock. Wooden blocks were considered but a curb and fairia surface were chosen to replace the macadam street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Avenue
Lawndale
O'Brien
Board of Public Improvements
Missionary Society Meet at First Christian Church
The Missionary society of the First Christian church met Monday afternoon at Mrs. J. N. Steers home. Mrs. W. D. Endres led the meeting. An employment bureau opened at the church will assist members seeking work. committee members W. Stiniff, L. B. Nesbitt, and L. Tourney oversee it. Rev. Eleanor Gordon of Hamilton spoke at the Unitarian church Sunday. Her sermon honored the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crooks Brothers Millinery
Daniel Hunsaker
Camp Point
Quincy
Thor
Gem City Electric Co
Maine
William M. Zimmerman
Troy
Kas
William M. Jr
C H Becker
Kirksville
Becker
Citizens National Bank
Stannus
Hampshire Street
Newcomb
Wiskitchen
Marcellus Futterer
East Moline
Crooks Brothers Millinery Co
William Winking
Los Angeles
Lawrence Winking
St. Boniface Catholic
Moses Kingsbaker
Adolph Pepper
St. Louis
H. J. Phillips
Ill
State Bank Bldg
Hampshire
Hotel Quincy
Willard McPike
Kentucky Street
Alex Futterer
13Th Regiment
Co. B
Marine Corps
States
France
Ben Fleetman
East St. Louis
E. F. Stannus
Fred Lubbert
Albert Wassman
Chicago
Mike Kostogiani
Paris
Missionary Society of the First Christian Church
J. N. Steers
W. D. Endres
W. Stiniff
L. B. Nesbitt
L. Tourney
Eleanor Gordon
Hamilton
Unitarian Church
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New Park
Henry Freese
North Twentieth Street
John Merker
Charles Lakey
Bernard Belker
William Coxe
Jack Brokamp
Ald. Tompkins
Billis
Public Works
Shelp
Als
South Eighth Street
Board of Public Works
South Ninth
State
Ohio
James ER. Albright
State Street
Water Committee
C. A. Thompson
Twentysixth
Twenty
Thompson
Jone
McDaele
Hoek Corn Counge P Wag
McNantala
Taloum
Webster Auditorium
Webster School
Board of Education
Lloyd Coon
Thelma McDole
Neva Schallenburg
Constance Ellis
Agnes Bitter
Helen Clapper
Gladys Reynolds
Paul Ohnemus
Manual Swartz
William Best
Bill
Bull
Carl Wessells
Joseph Weinhoff
Hannibal
Francis Mervier
Brunswick
Bliss
Weilers
Highland—Danceland
Parker Heights
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