Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-29
FACTS FOR VOTERS.

FACTS FOR VOTERS.
By comparing the financial statements of
the last Democratic administration with the
financial stAteme It Of the last Republican
administration, we arrive at the following
comparisons.
The Democrats collected $l,Ol97O for
wharfage the Republicans only 969 20.
The Democrats collected $500 for show
licenses the Republicans only 36O,5O.
The Democrats collected $l63 for ped
dlers' licenses the Republicans only 1884,
The Democrats collected $50 for runners
leense. the Republicans only 40.
The Democrats paid out only $3,2l9 for
salaries of officers, while the Republicans |
paid out 1881 As for the same purpose.
The police department cost only So, 40l.6l
under Democratic rule, aud 4,52l.7l under
Republican rale.
Under Democratic rule the gas for street
lamps cost only s3,ll4.OO; under Republi-
can rule it cost 3,592.77.
The Republicans gave away sl,O52lO.
The Democrats gave away 100.
The city council office cost Slll.25 under
Democratic rule, and .33 under Republi
can rule
The Democrats paid off bonds TO the
amount Of $4,000. The Republicans paid
off bonds to the amount of $3.50.
The Democrats paid off orders to the
amount Of 1882 so. The Republicans 10
the amount of l0,378.
The Democrats left balance in the
Treasury of 81, $500 The Republicans, a
balance Of 300.43.
The road taxes collected from the four
wards by the Democrats amounted 70
$l,524 20. The Republicans should have
collected as much but only got 1879 65 of
il.
The Democrats did not squander the
public revenues ss the Republicans have
done. bat made the following solid improve
ments.
The Democrats expended IS ,626 SO on
the streets OF the first ward, and the Repub-
licsus only 2,l45 40
In the second ward the Democrats ex.
= pended S6,305 90 on the streets and the
Republicans only s3,l9365.
10 the third ward the Democrats expend
ed SIS 1885,, on the streets, and the Repub
leans only $4,000,
In the fourth ward the Democrats ex
pended S2,s9285 on the streets, and the
Republicans only 1864 %.
The total amount expended on the streets
by the Democrats was s2l,759l7. The
publicSns expended only SIl.004I2.
The Democrats expended 1921, OF on the
levee, whereas, the Republicans did not ex
pend cent. The Democrats expended
s347.l9 for lamp posts and the Republi
cans Only $50.
For side walks the Democrats expended
s9I 90. The Republicans expended not g
ceat.
Alderman Kelly was elected for the pur
pose of filing up the slough. What ha,
been the result. Where the Democrats ex
pended $953.78 il slough improvement.
the Republicans expended Just S57.
, In streets extensions the Democrats ex
pended 50 325 II, while the Republican f
r nancisl statement shows not q cent expend
G ed for this purpose. Streets have been ex
r tended, however, and we call for the bills
n Let there De no hiding Of jobs and plum
r deEings.
A The Democrats collected $6997.50 il
t. tolls from the Rock River bridges, while III
!, Republicans collected only 6.767. Here i
G an inportsn; point During the Democrat
9 lc administration there was county fai
e bringing a weeks ipcessant ,ravel1, Their
o was no pork market at all, there was a YER,
Il light grain market, and there we're 6fteel
o hundred teams less to be weighed 3, th,
n city scales, than during the Republican ad
, ministrstion, and yet the Democrats collect
ed more toll than the Republicans.
SUPPOSED HORSE STEALTSG-This morn
0 ing boy aged about l9 or 20 came int,
Rock Island with a bay mare, with whit
e face, three white feet, and one glass eye
5 The horse had evidently been ridden som
distance, and was sEeAty. 1t had only al
A old bride on. he offered to sell or trade
and finally did succeed in trading wit
a Herr i Wright, for horse and FIVE do
e lars. MeSsrs. X. & W. suspected the boy
is and notified Sheriff Psyns, who went eve
'e to their stable, and Subjected the boy to
X severe cross questioning. The answer
&c were so unsatisfactory and Suspicious tha
n Mr.. Payne arrested him and put him il
le jail. The boy had offered TO sell his trade
a. for twenty dollars. He gave his name a
A Thomas Jefferson Quillan.