The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-27
THE TOWNSHIP LINE.

We hear that certain parties who are
opposed to enlarging our township-or
rather who are opposed to coming into our
township, by change of township mes
are reporting around that by the city cIar-
ter Of this city it is provided that "f'eh-
ever any territory shall be annexed TO TINS
township it therefore and by reasonoi sucil
annexation becomes part of the city ana
subject IN tbe ordinances Of the city, etc.
etc 1t hardly seems to us that any non
est man would report such story without
FIRST investigating its foundation. II he
-. 1.,o,r ,vbether it is true or not then
be certainly ought to inform himself III
- lnows Il is not true, and still reports it
- order TO prejudice people against annex
a,;,n what shall be said of his honesty?
Rnt whoever may be circulating this story
o;,bor lacks candor and truthfulness OF
lacks information, And in order that no
man, hereafter, shall have any excuse for
repeating the story, wewill publish the ex-
tract from the city charter, on that point.
In Article l. Section 4, of the Amended
Charter, passed in 1857, and defining city
boundaries, &c, &c, it provides as fol
lows;
s4 Any tract OF land adjoining said city which
NAV he laid of into lots blocks and recorded
such and Any tract Of land with tn consent OF the
owner thereof, shall and may be annexed ny or
dnance of the city council, to sale city; ana form
part thereof PrOBtled, That the SAID city of
Rock Island shall not tax any properly rear or per
soual living or being in the district OF country an
uexed bv this act to said city (excep such parts of
said real estate has been heretofore Iaid out In
10 town lots, and added 10 said city Tor he purpose
of having any present debt or deh- OF sAld city,
and provided further that ian &C 70 amend the
/ charter of Rock Island" approved FeorGary 2Sth,
! 1854 shall not be construed undo me preceding
provisO as having annexed or addc! any territory
/ to said city of Rock Island.
1t will now be seen that the story allud-
ed to is false in every particular, and that
the truth is the very reverse Of the story
circulated, viz no land can lecome a part
Of the city without its owner consent, and
+. even then it cannot be taxed 10 pay any
debt of the city which exised before it
was annexed And all this an be done
Just as well if the land IS il any adjoining
township as if it was in this @wnship,
The truth is it would be jetter for the
people this side of Rock rive To JON this
township 1t would not INCREASE butpro5-
ably would diminish their t3wn taxes.
State and county taxes would not be
changed, of course. 1t would not make
it any easier to extend on city charter
over the territory than it Is p do it now
But it would give the peoph this side Of
Rock river practically a new and indepen-
g dent township. 1t would i've them all
the road commissioners, an all the path
masters. as people living v.hin the city
limits want nothing to do VIII that bust
ness 1t would probably 9. them the su-
pervisor and assistant supery y, for the rea-
! SON that we expect 70 get a ay enacted Civ
The young gentlemen VI, propose u
form a gvmuastic ASSOCIATE will meet in
the gents parIor at the HaTler House this
evening ut ; O'Clock.
] ingu ward supervisors, am that case our
, people would feel Ike givir the other two
70 the new territory added the township.
II would be more coave.ent for their
town business here, and Projections, than
> at Milan-and we really 10 not see any
reason why every man tn side Of Rock
-, river should not prefer to he in this town
ship.
let the friends of anncation circulate
this article and show Il falsity Of the
o story we first alluded to. here has been
. no amendment to the city aarter since the
section we now publish, ehlging its effect.