The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-30
TEE ABbIT0IR.
The Wisdom and Necessity of
the City's Institution to Sc.
cure Wholesome Meat.
The Filthy and Loathsome Condi-
tion of Outside Slaughter
ing Premises.
Reply of the City's Attorneys in the
Injunction Suit Of the Band.
ed Butchers.

The Injunction suit OF August Hues-
ing, (scting for the bsGded butehers)
against the city Of Rock Island, Thomas
Murdoch, Robert Koehler and George
E. Lambert, will come up in the Circuit
Court in September. The complain
ants counsel are Messrs. Ira 0. Wilkin-
son, William jackson and Charles Dun
ham; those for the defence are City
Attorney II. E. Sweeney and Messrs.
William e. Gest, ii. N, Sturgeon and
E. D. Sweeney. The counsel acting
in behalf OF the city, Mayor Murdoch
and Treasurer Lambert have prepared
the following joint and several answer
and demurrer TO the bill OF complaint.
These defendants saving and resery-
ing all right u exception, ETC., for an
swer unto tie said eompialnsnts bill OF
complaint say: They admit that the
said city OF Rock Island is municipal
corDorstion organized under the gsner-
al laws of the state OF Illinois, ss IN SAID
oompIsiusnt's bill is set forth, and IS
situated on the Mississippi river, and
that the limits thereof are ss set forth IN
said bill. and contains about twelve
Thousand inhabitants; that Thomas
Murdock is Mayor OF said city, that
Robert Koehler Is CLERK and George T..
Lambert ia Treasurer of said city admit
that by ordinance of said city the nscai
wear of said city commences
on the third Monday In April OF each
calendar year and that the munlcipsi
wear OF said city commences on the hrst
Monday IN May of each year; admit
that the total Indebtedness OF SAID CITY
on the Doth day of April A. D. 1850 was
1896. 200. but deny that said indebted
ness mas been increased since SAID date
These defendants aver and charge the
fact to be that a large portion OF SAID
indebtedness, towit, about the sum OF
$40. 600. was created and existed prior
to the year 1870 and was afterwards
funded and go interest bearing oonds
issued therefor.
These defendants also aver and charge
the fact to be that another large portion
of said Indebtedness towlt, the sum OF
SIG. 600, was created in the years 1911
and 1872 by reason of the construction
of a system of water works In said city
and for which the bonds OF said city
were issued, making the total lndeoteo-
ness of said city on account OF the fund
ing of said bonds, $l70, 900, as aforesaid
and the construction of said water WORKS
the sum of $3.50, 900, and that the only
Indebtedness created by SAID CITY since
the building o. said water WorKs
and the funding of its said indebtedness
in 1875. is about the sum Of $4,000 Of
which amount, $4,000 are temporary
loans and time orders issued by sale
CITY for the current year and were II
anticipstion of the collection OF TN
municipal tax at that time levied pu'
not collected, and we're for the purpose
of carrying on the current expenses o
said city for the current year; admi
that the appropriations passed by thu
Citv Council of said city for the hsca
year ending April 20, 1885, were a
set forth in said compliments Dill Q
complaint; that SAID appropriation
were expended Is therein set forth, ais
admit that the receipts and revenues o
said CITY were for said year as alleged
said bill of complaint and set forth Il
Exhibit A" thereto attached.
Admit that the assessed Value {
property in said city for the year 1855
was az set forth in said bill OF complain
Admit that the assessed valuatlon 9
said city for the year 1885 was as sc
forth in SAID compliments bill.
Admit that the appropriation tof tl
health department for the year lee
was $500, $1,000 of which was IL
abattoir ano 50, 500 OF which was Il
other health purposes and the e1pend
lures of said health department for sal
year were ss set forth in said complain
ants bill. =,
These defendants deny that IL
municipal expenses OF said city ma
been and will be largely increased |
the action of it's City Council ard otheel
had and proposed to be had as set Tor
in said bill.
Admit that complainant is and I
several years last past has been 81
owner of real estate and personal pro
erty in said city and subject to ta1afi'
thereon.
And these defendants aver and char
the fact to be that complainant has her
tofore paid certain taxes for munieif
ss well as other purposes; that the Tax
said complainant has paid for munich
purposes for the year 1885 on real esta
was the sum of $27 10, and on 9th
personal property the sum of $40 81
these defendants deny that the amou
of his said taxes will be considerat
increased by the.acsion Of the City Con
Gill and officers Of said city had and pi
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