The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-03

/ that Ward approaching his services, nave
signified their intention of returning MIR.
Kerr By asrousing majority.
The citizens candidate ID that Ward is
Mr.. Hui, democrat, but as Mr.. Huh did
not receive the democratic nomination, the
members Of that party are under no obi
CATION to support him at the polls
assa THE ENHANCEMENT. $50
The republicans have been claiming that
owing to the instrumentality of Aldermen
Mahoney and Warnock. the people Of the
First and Third wards were greatly bene-
fitted by the work on the embankment at
the lower end of the slough during the
high water Of $780, In reply to that claim
it is only necessary to state that at that
time Mr.. Mahoney was notrxa member OF
the council, and subsequently no credit at
taches itself to him for the work accom-
plished. better Iza ss4
During the summer of 1880 the council,
under an emergency clause appropriated
81 700 to be used in strengthening the EN-
bankment and thus prevent the overflow
OF the land adjacent to the slough. OF this
Sc, 0S4. 10 was used on the embankment
proper, and the remainder, $1,915.9 90 was
used on the streets and alleys, under War
mock and Street Commissioner Warren. It
is generally asked how the money appro-
priated for specific under an emergency
clause could be used on the streets and
alleys, as had the entire amount been ex-
pended on the embanllment there would
have been no necessity for second APP
preparation last year for the same pur-
pose If such had not been done. the loss
and inconvenience to the residents of the
Third ward would not have occurred, as
was the case during the high water last
year. 80 = So
Many people blame Mr.. Warnock- for al
lowing the funds to be used on street work
when they should have been used III the
lower end Of the city es 81 4s4.ssI
POINTERS. -zn z sf
Arthur Burial, the democratic candidate
for Supervisor, has been confined to his
bed by sickness. He is not allowed to see
any visitors. but his physician thinks that
he will be able to be out to morrow. .4osan
Citizen Bennett, the bone. factory anti
sanitary candidate for alderman in the Sec
ond ward, is becoming disguised with pol.
itics, as it is Thought that he has given up
all hopes or AN election. 81 sse. -zT- zzss-fs
There promises to be several surprise
parties among the republicans tomorrow
night after the ballots have been counted
and the result of the vote made known.
The republicans had glee club around
the Third Ward last Saturday night sing
ing songs appropriate TO the election The
democrats in that Ward as well as other
Wards viii do the singing after the election
issover.ts $50 - @fAsa SISSY =
After to morrow there win be GOODNESS
between the unsuccessful candidate and
the intelligent veter, as the candidate will
no longer extend his hand or ask about the
family. aaz $50 So 30 90 fst8 1*s
The republicans have not a single hold
over Alderman while the democrats
have four Ifsthe people do their duty at
the polls, the democrats will have eight
out of the fourteen Aldermen. ' -
Citizen Bennett is an out and-out Eng
lishman He is also a candidate for Al
herman IN the Second Ward lie is report
ed to have said recently that he thought
Ireland Had received all she was entitled to
from the English government. With such
views, he cannot expect the support of a
single frishman and the result will be that
Bennett will be invited to stay at home for
the next two years.