The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-29
THAT JAIL TAX.
THE ROCK ISLAND Union ADMITS
RADICAL CORRUPTION.

all tht, anu guys ih" "h"s '"'
called zone grand explenasheon'' We al
WAYS labored under the hallucination that
when a sum Of money Was Appropriated ana
collected for a certain purpose, that IL cou'u
not be very properly used for 'omo'h'ng
else. When man steps into store and
hands a Eve dollar bill across the counter
for q hat, he doesn't generally expect 70
walk off with pair of boots. When the
nphlio hands one Of its servants, or parcel
If them, q handsome sum OF money Tor
particular purpose, !, has right to expect
that that money will not be used for some
other purpose. The loyal organ, in explain
ing away what has become Of the jail tax,
says tha, s2l 900 Of it was used for the re-
lief of soldiers families between the years OF
1868. We won't stop to argue whether
or not tho Supervisors had any right to de-
vote to that purpose money which was rails
ed to pay for the jail, especially as s72,2ll.'
Al Of other money was appropriated 10 a'a
the soldiers families. We will not be in
ouisi,ive on this point 1t would give our
neighbor q chance to get out OF the scrape
By calling US copperheads aud traitors We
think i, was all right to take care OF the
soldiers families, just as loyal men every
where promised, and just as the people we're
willing to do. But We don't believe that
one half Of this $2l 900 of the jail tax was
ever devoted to any such a purpose. 1t any
families we're relieved from it, above the
first 8 900 expended, they we're the FAM,
| lies OF our inebriated barnacles. Some oil
the barnaclss themselves may have been
wonderfully relieved by chucking portions
of it In their pockets, and buying town lots
with il after a little time. But We won't say
ANYTHING unkiud Of them, and as we don't
feel contrary today, we won't dispute about
how much Of this S2l 900 was devoted to
relieving the families Of soldiers. We don't
believe half Of it was, but for the sake Of
argument will admit what our neighbor
saws. Now let US sec how much the Jail
cost, according to his own hgufes'
Money in the Treasury in 1854, and
| extended in commencing 'he .,
hniIding Of tho i.il,...............s 5000 90
r.T "a soIIootsd nm 10 date. 92,667 So
Tax lax 70 Dc t Snd.", A. ono ZACH $3.50 Il
Amount of bond. which will then
be stu Outstanding e"t s Ear.
longer wish the :" jail.tax, ".....,". 1000 VI
r., sI1I.4g7 81
Deduct amount claimed to have been
sIpesmaO' !" '''''''"7 '''1 81 900 90
According to the hg ~ re'' "' me ane 'oy" ON,
........ sss,4 97 81
That ia still what we call healthy figure
The real value OF the jail is about 5000
About s., 600 were in the Treasury wher
the iob WAS commenced, and bonds were ls
sued for $40, 600, and yet, according to th'
fgpres If the Rock Island Onion, the jai
has cost ma S90,4g7 81, and the prospects
are that the "iail.tax" will be levied RICH
straight ehoad Cor tho next fifty years, un
less the people raise rumpus about tn
matter Wa call the attention of homes
{ hl;o.,s % tho ohova Gpures
i. W. bava concsdod everything tn
oroa, of ,bs Court House Ring has d,
,,s,dod and vot nv ia own admissions. W
h.ro boan ab,o n show tba most rnnous q,
I ,.oooo This "a hut a semnIe of IN
or tho Corrt House Ring and ;ts adhel
= ort ho-,ocIes ara rp,n;rg thinoa Just a
cha hors,t ,osses kea, them !
,omor ,bov will sonsnder the pnblic rev,
, 80 a;vor, than, from their nroner char
, ,o,. Thoro "a bp, one wav to romedv hi
g og,;xa uorost mon INNS, tax
o II. -;,, or nowor from the hands of rooue,
oLoxu;,o tho roo,lo will Ina gronnd dow
-;,A s,ho. tho harnac,es NAV riot
- ,,v,rv
y a.. .i,hho. .r;.s n sIorce opr hotter
i - ,ho rom;,dor tina, defaloation once OF
g mood a,.;, ,ho administration of a dam,
oro,;o oe;oo- or th;s county manv years ept
VII. Ito 90 Lrow tbo d;fIarsrco f an,
0. between stealing a few thousand and rul
70 many thousand. showing them into yol
,ocket right before our ewes. and then Or