The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-02
CITY CLERKS OFFICE.

CITY CLERKS OFFICE.
RoCk ISLAND May 2gth, ISI3
] certify that the books ia this Office show that the
city tlEe- on the Union Office for 1871 have not
oe.u P''H- IONS BARGE City Clerk.
For stating this fact he calls the CITY
clerk an odd stoughten bottle, an old
toady, "a Democratic pap-suckcr," "a
lump Of putty not having soul or brains
enough to take an independent course. =
and various other complimentary things
Let us suggest to Capt Haverstick that
this kind Of talk is not argument, and does
not show that the city taxes on the Union
office for l'7l have been paid The Uaion
says:
I'VE again deny that the proprietors Of this pa
/ per owe any taxc- Tor 1871 and w. cballrugr ms
! ARGU- 10 establish TO- statement hv publishing ne
| record from the tay-cOllect0r'- hook In No civ
/ Clerk otlge. Will THE AEgus stop its falsehood
/ or publish the record"
TiH AHGUsnever charged that the pre-
sent proprietors Of the Union owe any
taxes for 1871. nor did Mr. Barge certify
any such thing THE ARGUS charged aud
Mr. Barge certified that the city taxes on
the Union office for 1871 have not been
paid and this is true.
The Union wants US to publish the re-
cord Here it is
"pagc Il. Champion 4 Co., horses val, SO:
carriages and wagons j. val $50 goods and mer. |
chandiae val SG,OuO; manufactured articles. val
tr 60. total net val $lo125 corrected valuation
aud printing oqlcc included"
That the record, exactly as it reads ON
the books The next record is on page .
Of the delinquents returned as unpaid by
Robert Knhler and it reads
Champion a Cos 1851"
Does Mr. Haverstick deny that he and
Richard Champion owned the Union office
in ls7l-2? We CUES, not. Does he deny
that he was a member of the firm of
Champion & Coz If he does, let him
turn to his own files and read as published
by him, the following.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE
O. The partnership heretofore existing between the
agder-Sned under the hrm style Of Haverstick q
Co, nnd CHAMPION Co.. Is hereby dissolved by
mutual consent
K. CEAMrToN.
l.. NJ HAyERsTtCK
Rock Iand. May 1st 1S12
Any more record wanted Captain? If
so we agree to furnish it.
All, there is one other little bit ofinfor-
nation connected with this matter, viz.
When Mr.. Haverstick called at the Nav
or Office, recently to get city order vot-
ed him by the Council, he was informed
by Mayor Davenport that he must nav the
taxes due on his printing Office for 1871
before the order could be issued Mr..
Hayerstick said that Champion agreed to
pay those taxes. - The Mayor replied
that that was matter between him and
MIR. Champion, which they could settle
themselves that he know nothing about {
il that the taxes could be collected from '
either, of course, but inasmuch as the citv
was now able to collect them without a I
aw suit, the money would be retained I'M /
il the taxes were paid And so Mr.. Hav.
,rstick did not get the city order-heuce q
lis rage at everybody connected with the
'ity government. =
We inquired of Mr.. Champion if be had 7
agreed to pay the taxes named, as Haver-
stick had stated, and he replied that he new I
CT did agree to pay them. 9
ANY more record wanted, Captaiu2 =