The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-05

man collins moved mat Tue report DC Te
ceived and placed on file, it carried almost
unanimously.
THE MERCHANTS PETITION.
The petition presented by the mer-
chants of the city, asking that ex>Police-
man W. H. bunker be clothed with police
authority, created the greatest squabble
of the evening. 1t was hardly expected
that the mayor would have the effrontery
and so disrespect the wishes of the bust
ness men as to refuse to grant the prayer
of the petition, but he did, and sustained
his position with much trag and bluster.
The mayor claimed that he was the head
of the police department AID had right
to say who shonld serve on the police
force and who should not. He thought |
the present force was sufficiently large to
protect the interests of the city, and he
deemed it unnecessary to clothe bunker
with the power of an officer.
Alderman Collins--'If you wish to
make speech you had better take the
floor. move that the prayer of the pc
tition be granted"
Mayor-"His services are not necessary
and refuse to grant the wish of the
petition"
Alderman Ohlweiler Your only rea>
son for refusal is that you think it is
drive at your appointments. 1t is just
and proper that you should comply with
the request of the business men. 1t will
be great security for them to have a spec
ial policeman watch their premises. in
tended to make a motion for the council
to allow him $40 per month additional. >
Mayor-"He is not fit man for the
place; exMarshal Miller says he was sus-
pended several times for drunkenness.
Alderman Collins-"Your honor, in
sist that my motion be put, which is that
Mr.. bunker be given the power of a
policeman.
Mayor rule your motion out of or
der, Alderman Collins"
Alderman Collins-'Then | take an
appeal rom the decision of the chair"
Aldermen Collins and Schroeder in the
, same voice-"You want to run the whole
: council; You might as well let us go home
as you run things to suit yourself
: Mayor-"Dunker is not fit or proper
3 person for the place.
Alderman Ohlweiler-'It seems as
though the business men of Rock Island
/ think he is good officer or they would not
) sign his petition. If you knew the opiu-
2 ion the people have of your appointee for
t deputy marshal. you would think you
were a poor judge of qualifications of a
i police officer
j. Mayor-"I have the authority to ap-
e point who please"
}, Alderman Schroeder-"Youas assume the
l. authority. You thought you had the
d only say in selecting engineers for the
waterworks, but you were mistaken"
e Alderman Schroeder then moved that
n the council adjourn, which motion was
It seconded by Alderman Collins. Fol
some little time the mayor refused to put
e the question, although, as everybody
4 knows, q motion to adjourn is always il
n order. The motion was lost, when tn
e vote wss taken on the appeal of Alder
/. man Collins, which was defeated by {
= vote of TO 6. Below we give list O
the business men; whom the mayor ig
v nored in refusing to clothe Mr. Dunke
/, with police power:
McIntire s Co., R Champion & Co.
Is Mosenfelder & Kohn, Henry Peetz. |
is Fries & Co.. Willard Baker s. Co., Ma,
r Bros. Carse & Co.; Simon 6 Mosenfelder
ID Hawley & Hill, L Lowenstein, T /
n Thomas, & NJ Resenfeld, Kohn 4
Adler, Peoples National Bank,
IL Tegeler & Co.. Abraham Loe
D. Rock Island National Bank. E '
Spencer, D Roy Bowlby, l Liber
il man, ] W McCabe, J c Mcconnell
Is Son, Jonas Bear, Richard F Witt, Henr
is F Lamp, B thinner W Peterson & Co.
Te Mott, Winter & Co., John Aster, W
g, Glockhof, Schmidt & Son, E. Schindle
be GL & S N Wynes, Will R Johnson, Wm
a. Ramskill. David Don, W H Lundy, job
T." C Russ, W J Kerr, Henry Darts Sons
no Stewart & Montgomery, W G Welch