The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-10
TTr COAL susrEEss.
N. Little Blonde Loses his Tempe

Is. Inc cnange OF Nlnu III ,
ill-tempered article headed Inc ooal
Question" in Sundays U@'on' Is evl-
dence that something has happened
A eaw extracts from that paper will show |
how the wind now blows in that quarter.
The Union says J
RI ncrtincnt question with many good men Of
mis- clty, whether captain Robinson hasn't just ~
rood right 70 '"a pIiNiieEe On the iefee u l.
d or x. r. Gable.
Has he any better right? And if they
stand on an equality, shall the Council turn
out man who pays and put in one who is
in debt and refuses to pay?
Again, our grumbhng neighbor says
The levee lots are public property, and people
fail TO see why the entire interest Of the city IN tha'
leyce shall be bestowed one interest, TO the cN
Clusion Of every other.
"Jes' so, Mr. Winslow-jes so. That
exactly what the people have been think
ing about Robinson claims the right 70
monopolize and control the entire inter
est of the city in that levee. lie claims
the right 70 squat in the middle OF our
steamboat landing and practically destroy
(which he did last summer. lie Is AT
war with the city. He is in fight with
the whole people, and at war with the peo-
niles interests. He has appealed to the
courts to protect him in his efforts to con
troll the whole levee; to move his ferry
landing from place to place whenever he
secs ft and thus take from the people the
right to control and manage their own pub
I lie landing. And after rendering one-halt OF
the levee nearly worthless for any purpose
except his own, he then claims his pick out
of the balance oft, but the Council as the
proper representative of the people don
recognize his right to run the entire leyee.
T. the exclusion of or annoyance OF every
I interest but his own
/ The Union says
. A wear ago the Council refused 70 consider VT
Rnbinsuu's application for lot, ana on motion ol
Joe GRAY even did him the discourtesy 81 PrtNeHi
ing him from making an explanation 10 th' Iouhcii
Which shows that Robinson had become
sd obnoxious that a City Council composed
of a majority Of his own political friends,
with member Of his own party for May
or, was 50 disguised with him that it want
ed no more of his 'palaver -
Again. our ueighbor whines as follows ;
/ few days ago the present Council showed
( themselves guilty OF the same contemplate mean
/ ness. captain Rohinson's name Was stricken rom
the list Of applicants for coal privileges.
When man buys load Of coal Of
Robins on and then refuses to pay for 1t Is
it Contemplate meanness in Robinson
I, refuse to sell him another load until he
paws his Indebtedness? Robinson hired
two lots Of the Council last year. He re
fuses to pay his Indebtedness and the
! Council very properly declines to enter
tain any proposition from him for lott
until he pays what he owes. This is eX
actly right
= listen to our unhappy friend again
l He says
n Last wear the Council mazpauimously gave IN
Robinson interest the privilege Of using a lot 70
e coal purposes which they knew al the time couh
e not be used for any such purpose
The Council rented him exactly what h
A asked for-and at the same time told hin
: he could not get to the lot if they granite,
. it to him. He replied that that was hi
= look out-he would take care Of that
A was a matter Of no concern to the Counc
? whether he used it or not, if he paid for il
n The Council not only rented him the lo
# but granted him the right to put in
&c switch. if he could And now. after get
: ting all he asked for, he refuses to pay
The Council did know that he could n
.e get cars to that lot, and told him so-anC
notwithstanding this, he insisted upon hay
ing it, and imPudently told the Counc
c. that il was a matter of no concern wha
ever to it whether he used the lot or not
X that was his business. Under this stat
Sc of facts he has no excuse for not payin
u He was not deceived By the Council an
st the Council will hold him 10 his arreemeu
y. and probably sue him for his indebtedne
IN to the city, unless he pays up.
vi This year the council very properly d
H. cined to have any dealings with Robins
Is in regard 70 lots until he paid up-b
Is granted Wilson lot exactly where he al
u Robinson petitioned for one. Not on
" that, but the c. Y. NJ Co. actually pr
ny posed to the Council to cover up its ov
switch or river track until the Wilson al
W Robinson interest had a chance to demo
no strate its ability to use Cable main ira
e. without his consent. Here is what the
~, V VI Co. says
-" " Your petitioner asks that its renew
an lease may be so modified as IN give t
Ill City Council the right to order SAID rly
id track 70 be taken up or covered up, IN ca
r said parties shall actually pay for and u
said lot for coal purposes, with the dlStlI
ne understanding that if they do not use ;;
m track in front of said blocks /, > and
he unloading coal onto said lot, your petition
Il will thereupon have the right to uneoy
'' or replace said river track las the ease III
rs be-, and thereafter to use said river trat
K a. is provided for in the existing lease
k. your petitioner.
IS Can anything be fairer or more honD
able than this
The Union says.
"Thcy fthc members Of the Ceuncill didn't m,
70 give anybody chance 20 handle coal except
Cable-."
80 The Council give Robinson every pri
lege he asked for last year, and gave "
,t son exactly what he petitioned for t
70 year If the Union can name any be
who has been excluded, except the n
liz who won't pay for what he has had,
oc should be glad to have it do so.
Now listen to the final CONFUSION of
81, potent rage from Robinsons ten dollar
49,. gan, as follows:
II was very evident at the last meeting Of
Council. that p L. Gable owned it. II was
go evident that a majority had been instructed HOY
hE vote. Dick Lloyd made a rambling and ridicul
,on repor; for his committee; then Gas Stengel mo
the adoption OF Cables proposition; Geo. G
seconded the motion, and as many Of the Alden
/ a. were awake voted aye" There are not II
OK OF the whole number who can this day explain
hi; effect OF their vote or give any intelligent nfOr
i0 ton as 70 why they voted as they did. further
ION that Cable wanted them 10. Everything the C,
interest asked was granted without a dissent
voice. Whether the people want this sort Of pi
- exclusiveness Introduced I'm the Council remain
w be seen.
Dh- 1t would be difficult to cOndense a gre
y err amount of deliberate, impudent and