Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-24
THE REPUBLICAN FINANCIAL
STATEMENT.
Some Interesting Comparisons.


Some Interesting Comparisons.
This morning, with flourish of trumpets,
the adminisiration organ produces what il
calls financial statement Of the city of
Rock Island. To begin with, we denounce
L as fraud and a humbug. Il is an in
suit to the intelligence of this community.
II is grossly false and erroneous iu many
respects, AID its deformities cannot be con.
eealed. Although every school boy in the
city is aware that the water works bonds
have been issued, this so called financial
statement no where hints Of the fact. By
reading this statement, you would not know
that any such bonds were in existence. No
where in this trumped up, electione ering
document, is there the slightest criterion By
which the debt of the city could be Judged.
Our business men and property holders will
repudiate such partisan trickery. However
let us compare few Of the figures that
are given, and see what kind of q moral we
can draw.
We will compare the last Democratic
administration with the Republican admin
is,rA'iOn just going on. of power
The Democrats collected $l,Ol9.7O for
wharfage; the Republicans only 1920.
The Democrats collected $6O3 for snow
licenses; the Republicans only $1,000.
The Democrats collected $l63 for pod.
d!ers' licenses; the Repu blicaus only 1874.
The Democrat, collected $50 for runners
licenses; the Republicans only 40.
The Democrats paid out only $3,2l9 for
salaries Of officers, while the Republicans
paid out 3,597.4s for the same purpose.
The police department cost only s., 4Ol 81
under Democratic rule, and 4,52l.7l under
Republican rule.
Under Democratic rule the gas for street
amps cost only $3,ll4 90; under RepubF-
can rule il cost 8 500 II.
The Republicans gave away Si,O52lO.
This Democrats gave away 100.
The city council office cost SHIPS under
Dem ocrstic rule, and 800 80 under Republi-
caa rule.
The Democrat, paid of bonds to the
amount OF $lS. 600. The Republicans paid
ID bonds 60 the amount Of $3.50.
Tne Democrats paid off orders to the
amount Of $7O,3l2 50. The Republicans to
the snouut oE 10, 1878.
Tae Democrats lief, q balance in The
Treasury of SS54.60 The Republicans, a
balance Of 3O043.
/ The road taxes collected from the four
wards By the Democrats amounted 10
1854 20. Tie Republicans should have
collected IS much but only got ,279. 90 of
It.
The Democrats did not squauder the
public revenues as the Repu biicans have
lone, but made the following solid prove
Dents.
This Democrats expended S. 626 90 on
he streets of the first ward and the Rspub-
leans only 2.l45.4O.
10 the second ward the Democrats ex-
pended So, 30j.69 on the streets ana the
Republicans only $3,l93.65.
In tie third ward the Democrats expend-
I'D $G,933.67, on the streets, aud the Repub-
,icaus only 3,OlO.O9.
| IN the fourth ward the Democrats ex
pended $2,S92.S5 on the streets, and the
Repu blcsns only S2,65498.
The total snount expended on the streets
oy the Democrats was $2l,759 II. The
Republicans expended only $ll,004l2.
The Democrats expended s2Sl.O7 on the
levee, whereas, the Republicans did no, ex-
psud . cent. Tbs Democrats expende d
S3t7.l9 for lamp posts; and the Republi-
cans only $50.
For side walks the Democrats expended
s9l.GO. The Republicans expended not a
| cent.
Alderman Kelly vas elec,s for the pys
pose OF filing Up the ,lossb Wbn
o'ea 'ae result Whore the Democ at. .,
"Ts1 ,9.7s in slough imp .ovemsnt
I -epuDiichne tx Sohotu JuS'. SDI.
In street extensions the democrats e,
pended s9,325.77, while ne Republican (
usuciAl state nent show not a cent expenc
sd for this purpose. Streets have beea e.
tended, however, ard we call for the bill
Let there be no hiding of jobs and plur
derings.
The Democrats collected $6,997 so
tolls from the Rock River bridges, while Ii
Republicans collected only $751;. Here
Al important point. Daring the DemocrA
&c ad nlnlstration there was no county "a
bringing q weeks incessant travel, the
vas no pork msrke. at all, there was a vel
l'ght grain market, and there were hftee
hundred teams less to be weighed at III
city scales, than during the Republican a
ministrstion, and yet the Democrats collects
: more toll than the Republicans.
= The only thing the Republicans have e
ceeded US on has been the collection of Il
' dog tax. Al honor to Marshal Hawes !.
he thought be was going to get one quart
of his collections, and so chased down eve
NANCY cur in the country, and then sipp,
up on his calculations at last.
A perusal of these figures, will copvin
}" the most skeptical reader that the Dem
y Gratis collected up the city revenues clos
u than the Repu blioans, conducted their O
ministrstion in a cheaper manner, and e
he pended more money in useful, durable, 81
y desirable improvements. We have spa
40 - say no more to-day.
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